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2010 , Vol. 3 >Issue 1: 45 - 53

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-009-0092-y

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Gain and ultrafast optical switching in PMMA optical fibers and films doped with luminescent conjugated polymers and oligomers

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  • 1.Instituto de Telecomunica??es, Lisbon P-1049-001, Portugal; 2.Department of Physics, Politecnico di Milano, Milan 20133, Italy; 3.Luceat S.p.A., Dello (BS) 25020, Italy; 4.Instituto de Telecomunica??es, Lisbon P-1049-001, Portugal；Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon P-1049-001, Portugal;

Published date: 05 Mar 2010

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Abstract

Conjugated luminescent polymers and oligomers, exhibiting stimulated emission (SE), are dispersed in polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), films and optical fibers, either by blending or upon copolymerisation. With this PMMA doping, we aim to achieve gain and ultrafast optical switching. The modification of the dopant’s chemical structure allows the tuning of the SE spectral region. Furthermore, we aim to achieve dopant chain isolation while maximising their concentration. In this paper, we present an overview of the research done in this area in the context of the European Union (EU)-funded research project “plastic optical fibers with embedded active polymers for data communications — POLYCOM”.

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Ana CHARAS, Jenny CLARK, Juan CABANILLAS-GONZALEZ, Guglielmo LANZANI, Luca BAZZANA, Alessandro NOCIVELLI, Jorge MORGADO, . Gain and ultrafast optical switching in PMMA optical fibers and films doped with luminescent conjugated polymers and oligomers[J]. Frontiers of Optoelectronics, 2010 , 3(1) : 45 -53 . DOI: 10.1007/s12200-009-0092-y

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