FLUORINATED SOL-GEL LOW REFRACTIVE INDEX HYBRID OPTICAL CLADDING AND ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICES MADE THEREFROM

摘要

A low index of refraction hybrid optical cladding may be formed from a fluorinated sol-gel. An electro-optic device may include a poled organic chromophore-loaded modulation layer (electro-optic polymer) and at least one adjacent fluorinated hybrid sol-gel cladding layer.