title: New infrared transmitting material via inverse vulcanization of elemental sulfur to prepare high refractive index polymers.
abstract: Polymers for IR imaging: The preparation of high refractive index polymers (n = 1.75 to 1.86) via the inverse vulcanization of elemental sulfur is reported. High quality imaging in the near (1.5 μm) and mid-IR (3-5 μm) regions using high refractive index polymeric lenses from these sulfur materials was demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA.
authors.forename: Jared J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Griebel
authors.forename: Soha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Namnabat
authors.forename: Eui Tae
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Himmelhuber
authors.forename: Dominic H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Moronta
authors.forename: Woo Jin
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Adam G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Simmonds
authors.forename: Kyung-Jo
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van der Laan
authors.forename: Ngoc A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Eustace L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Dereniak
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Mackay
authors.forename: Kookheon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Char
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Glass
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Norwood
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pyun
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007259:Infrared Rays; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D012031:Refractometry; D013455:Sulfur / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D013455:Sulfur
keywords: IR optics; high refractive index; imaging; polymers; sulfur