Terahertz time domain and far-infrared spectroscopies of side-chain electro-optic polymers

T Yamada, T Kaji, I Aoki, C Yamada… - Japanese Journal of …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
T Yamada, T Kaji, I Aoki, C Yamada, M Mizuno, S Saito, Y Tominari, S Tanaka, A Otomo
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 2016iopscience.iop.org
We investigated the dielectric properties of side-chain electro-optic polymers in a broad THz
frequency region (90 GHz to 7 THz). For this investigation, we used terahertz time domain
spectroscopy and the absorption coefficient in a broader frequency region of up to 20 THz
that was obtained by far-infrared spectroscopy. The polymers studied were a new
methacrylate polymer with a high-hyperpolarizability chromophore as the sidechain, a side-
chain copolymer Disperse Red 1 polymethylmethacrylate, and pure polymethylmethacrylate …
Abstract
We investigated the dielectric properties of side-chain electro-optic polymers in a broad THz frequency region (90 GHz to 7 THz). For this investigation, we used terahertz time domain spectroscopy and the absorption coefficient in a broader frequency region of up to 20 THz that was obtained by far-infrared spectroscopy. The polymers studied were a new methacrylate polymer with a high-hyperpolarizability chromophore as the sidechain, a side-chain copolymer Disperse Red 1 polymethylmethacrylate, and pure polymethylmethacrylate. The dielectric properties in the low THz frequency region (∼ 0.1 THz) provide us with important information about the intrinsic refractive index for ultrahigh-speed electro-optic modulation (∼ 100 GHz), as well as versatile information such as the absorption coefficient and dielectric loss. The THz and far-infrared spectroscopic data in the wide frequency region provide us with the fundamental data for applications of side-chain electro-optic polymers within THz generation and detection.
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