High performance low refractive index materials for photonics I: preliminary characterization

Anna B. Wojcik; Łukasz John; Sławomir Szafert

doi:10.1117/12.911979

11 October 2011 High performance low refractive index materials for photonics I: preliminary characterization

Anna B. Wojcik, Łukasz John, Sławomir Szafert

Proceedings Volume 8306, Photonics, Devices, and Systems V; 830613 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911979
Event: Photonics Prague 2011, 2011, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

The series of inorganic-organic hybrid materials were prepared from silane precursors by the sol-gel process. The resulted perfluorinated organosilicate liquid oligomers were applied on glass substrates and cured by heat yielding hard, clear and well adhering films. The films porosity, water contact angle, refractive index, and absorption in UV-Vis and IR were measured to characterize optical and physicochemical properties of the prepared films. The perfluorinated organosilicate films exhibited excellent optical transparency, low refractive indices, low porosity as well as non-wetting, hydrophobic behavior.

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Anna B. Wojcik, Łukasz John, and Sławomir Szafert "High performance low refractive index materials for photonics I: preliminary characterization", Proc. SPIE 8306, Photonics, Devices, and Systems V, 830613 (11 October 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911979

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