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- Title
Optical Isomerization and Photo-Patternable Properties of GeO 2 /Ormosils Organic-Inorganic Composite Films Doped with Azobenzene.
- Authors
Zhang, Xuehua; Wang, Qian; Liu, Shun; Zhang, Wei; Hu, Fangren; Wang, Yongjin
- Abstract
GeO2/organically modified silane (ormosils) organic-inorganic composite films containing azobenzene were prepared by combining sol-gel technology and spin coating method. Optical waveguide properties including the refractive index and thickness of the composite films were characterized by using a prism coupling instrument. Surface morphology and photochemical properties of the composite films were investigated by atomic force microscope and Fourier transform infrared spectrometer. Results indicate that the composite films have smooth and neat surface, and excellent optical waveguide performance. Photo-isomerization properties of the composite films were studied by using a UV–Vis spectrophotometer. Optical switching performance of the composite films was also studied under the alternating exposure of 365 nm ultraviolet light and 410 nm visible light. Finally, strip waveguides and microlens arrays were built in the composite films through a UV soft imprint technique. Based on the above results, we believe that the prepared composite films are promising candidates for micro-nano optics and photonic applications, which would allow directly integrating the optical data storage and optical switching devices onto a single chip.
- Subjects
OPTICAL disk drives; AZOBENZENE; FOURIER transform spectrometers; ISOMERIZATION; ATOMIC force microscopes; PHOTOCHROMIC materials; COMPOSITE coating; SPIN coating
- Publication
Coatings (2079-6412), 2021, Vol 11, Issue 7, p818
- ISSN
2079-6412
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/coatings11070818