Poled electro-optic photolime gel polymer doped with chlorophenol red and bromomethyl-blue chromophores

an electrooptic polymer with chlorophenol red dye and type-A photolime gel was demonstrated. The electrooptic coefficient (gamma) 33 in the direction of the poling field was measured to be 28 pm/V. Chlorophenol red in polymer showed a 1/e relaxation time constant of 820 hours, which is more stable than other dye demonstrated previously to be electrooptic in the same polymer.