Chalcogenide hybrid inorganic/organic polymers (chips) for infrared optical materials and devices
AssigneeArizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
InventorsDong-Chul Pyun, Robert A. Norwood, Roland Himmelhuber, Tristan Stephen Kleine, Liliana Ruiz Diaz, Laura E. Anderson
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Abstract
The present invention provides certain polymeric materials, precursors thereof as well as the preparation and uses thereof.
Claims19
1-13. (canceled)
A monomer for synthesizing high refractive index optical polymers, said monomer comprising the following structure:
- wherein A is a vinylic group, L is a functional linker, and B is a protecting group capable of being cleaved upon application of an external stimulus.
The monomer of claim 15, wherein the vinylic group, A, is a divinylic, multivinylic, or polyunsaturated group.
An optical polymer having a high refractive index, wherein said optical polymer is prepared from a polymer precursor,
- wherein said polymer precursor is prepared by polymerizing a plurality of monomers, wherein said monomer comprises the following structure:
- wherein A is a vinylic group, L is a functional linker, and B is a protecting group capable of being cleaved upon application of an external stimulus selected from the group consisting of application of an acid, a photoacid generator, heat, light irradiation, or a combination thereof;
- wherein the polymer precursor is deprotected to remove the protecting group, thereby resulting in an irreversible change in refractive index, Δn, and producing the optical polymer, wherein Δn is greater than about 0.01.
18-19. (canceled)
An optical device comprising an optical polymer selected from the group consisting of optical waveguide, a Bragg grating, a phase mask, a waveguide grating router, a polymer interconnect, an echelle grating, a directional coupler and a Mach-Zehnder interferometer;
- wherein said optical polymer having a high refractive index, wherein said optical polymer is prepared from a polymer precursor,
- wherein said polymer precursor is prepared by polymerizing a plurality of monomers, wherein said monomer comprises the following structure:
- wherein A is a vinylic group, L is a functional linker, and B is a protecting group capable of being cleaved upon application of an external stimulus selected from the group consisting of application of an acid, a photoacid generator, heat, light irradiation, or a combination thereof;
- wherein the polymer precursor is deprotected to remove the protecting group, thereby resulting in an irreversible change in refractive index, Δn, and producing the optical polymer, wherein Δn is greater than about 0.01.
The optical device of claim 29, wherein the polymer precursor is applied to a substrate using spin-coating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.