title: Wavelength dependence of irreversible photobleaching of dye-doped polymer waveguide materials.
abstract: We report the irreversible bleaching characteristics of 4-(dicyanomethylene)-2-methyl-6-(p-dimethyl aminostyryl)-4H-pyran (DCM) doped into perfluorocyclobutene (PFCB) and a new material known as DH-6 doped into amorphous polycarbonate (APC) by a monochromatic bleaching source. The wavelength dependent rate constants for the irreversible bleaching process are found, and the experimental bleaching characteristics are compared to the theoretical bleaching characteristics determined from a kinetic model of the bleaching process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0425, USA. edward.mckenna@colorado.edu
authors.forename: Ed
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McKenna
authors.forename: Jiuzhi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Regis
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Lou
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bintz
authors.forename: Raluca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dinu
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mickelson