All-optical and photomechanical devices in polymer optical fibers

Mark G. Kuzyk; Q. Li; David J. Welker; Shiliang Zhou; Carl W. Dirk

doi:10.1117/12.173821

15 May 1994 All-optical and photomechanical devices in polymer optical fibers

Mark G. Kuzyk, Q. Li, David J. Welker, Shiliang Zhou, Carl W. Dirk

Proceedings Volume 2143, Organic, Metallo-Organic, and Polymeric Materials for Nonlinear Optical Applications; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.173821
Event: OE/LASE '94, 1994, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

All-optical devices, in which one beam of light controls another, would make possible such applications as fast optical logic, optical amplifiers, and computers with massively parallel architectures. We report on advances in making single mode polymer optical fiber with nonlinear-optical cores, optical loss measurements, beam confinement and imaging studies, and nonlinearity measurements. Aside from all-optical devices, polymer-optical fibers can be used to make a new class of devices such as optical actuators and self-stabilizing positioners. Such devices rely on the fact that the length of a material can change in the presence of high intensity light in direct analogy to light induced refractive index changes. We show that fast fiber length changes can be induced with high power pulsed lasers. Furthermore, by combining photomechanical effects with feedback, we show that smart optical stabilizers can be fabricated. Such a device is demonstrated using the lower thermal effects and a low-power continuous wave laser.

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Mark G. Kuzyk, Q. Li, David J. Welker, Shiliang Zhou, and Carl W. Dirk "All-optical and photomechanical devices in polymer optical fibers", Proc. SPIE 2143, Organic, Metallo-Organic, and Polymeric Materials for Nonlinear Optical Applications, (15 May 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.173821

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