Novex Corp. proposes to develop a guest/host polymer system using highly conjugated Non-Centrosymmetric (HCNC) molecules as the guest on a photo-lime gel polymeric matrix. The features of this approach will be 1) a Graded Index (GRIN) profile which will allow us to construct guided wave NLO device on any substrate of interest (e.g., PC board, GaAs, Si, N(2)O(3) LiNbO(3), etc.), 2) excellent optical clarity from 300 nm to > 700 nm which will allow us to make low insertion loss NLO active and passive devices in UV, visible and near IR, and 3) highly polarized vacant sites within the host polymer which will allow us to implement an array of HCNC molecules to construct a number of new guest/host NLO polymers. Much faster switching time than inorganic NLO devices is projected. The fabrication process promises to be easy and cost-effective. As a result high quality and low cost NLO material is expected.
