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Compensation of the photoelastic birefringence of a polymer by doping with an anisotropic molecule

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We report on a method to compensate the photoelastic birefringence of a polymer. In this method, a rod-like molecule that has a polarizability anisotropy was chosen and doped in a polymer. We demonstrated this method by compensating the negative photoelastic birefringence of poly(methylmethacrylate) at a wavelength of 633 nm. Homogeneous doping with 2.2 wt. % of trans-stilbene almost eliminated the photoelastic birefringence of the polymer. The photoelastic coefficient of the synthesized zero-photoelastic birefringence polymer was 0.057×10-12 Pa-1. We found that the photoelastic birefringence of poly(methylmethacrylate) was compensated by the motion of trans-stilbene in the polymer by the analysis of the infrared absorption spectrum.

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  1. Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1, Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, 223-0061, Japan

    H. Ohkita, K. Ishibashi, D. Tsurumoto, A. Tagaya & Y. Koike

  2. ERATO Koike Photonics Polymer Project, Japan Science and Technology Agency, E-building, K2 Town-Campus, 144-8, Ogura, Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, 212-0054, Japan

    H. Ohkita, A. Tagaya & Y. Koike

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Ohkita, H., Ishibashi, K., Tsurumoto, D. et al. Compensation of the photoelastic birefringence of a polymer by doping with an anisotropic molecule. Appl. Phys. A 81, 617–620 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-004-3133-9

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