Research Equipment Grant:  Langmuir/Blodgett                Deposition Apparatus
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An alternating layer Langmuir/Blodgett trough and support system                equipment will be used to conduct research on the deposition and                characterization of ultrathin polymeric films.  The materials                   chosen for examination will be polymers with substituted dyes                   selected for their nonlinear optical properties.  Second order                  nonlinear performance, such as second harmonic generation and the               linear electro-optic effect, will be measured for the completed                 film assemblies.  The assemblies must maintain noncentrosymmetric               order throughout if they are to produce the extraordinary large                 effects predicted.  Thus, the assemblies are built up in an                     alternating layer fashion using the active polymer interleaved                  with either inert organic layers or with other active species                   synthesized to present a net nonsymmetric order for each pair of                layers.                                                                                                                                                         The development of novel nonlinear materials is a critical                      technological issue.  Optical fiber communication systems require               the development of switches, modulators, and dispersion                         compensation.  Organic molecules, such as hemocyanin dyes,                      possess the largest second order nonlinear coefficients known.                  The Langmuir/Blodgett permits the development of multi-monolayer                film architectures which may provide the performance in the film                assembly expected from the molecular behavior.  Thus, research                  devoted to studying interleaved organic and polymeric materials                 may provide key components for optical systems of the future.
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{'Code': '1414', 'Text': 'INTERFAC PROCESSES & THERMODYN'}
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