POLYIMIDES DERIVED FROM 2,2'-BIS(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)-4,4'-DIAMINOBIPHENYL .4. OPTICAL-PROPERTIES OF FLUORINATED POLYIMIDES FOR OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

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MATSUURA, T
ANDO, S
SASAKI, S
YAMAMOTO, F
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[1] NTT Interdisciplinary Research Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180, 3-9-11, Midori-cho
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10.1021/ma00100a061
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O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
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070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
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Optical loss and refractive indices of fluorinated polyimides and copolyimides are studied for application to optoelectronic components. These polyimides and copolyimides are prepared from 2,2-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)hexafluoropropane dianhydride (6FDA), pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA), and 2,2'bis(trifluoromethyl)-4,4'-diaminobiphenyl (TFDB). The polyimide 6FDA/TFDB prepared from GFDA and TFDB cured at 350 degrees C has an optical loss of 0.7 dB/cm at 0.63 mu m, and this is the lowest of all polyimides cured at high temperature. Direct measurement of the optical loss of a polyimide at 1.3 mu m was achieved for the first time by using a 6FDA/TFDB block with unequal length, width, and thickness. The optical loss was also low, 0.3 dB/cm. 6FDA/TFDB, PMDA/TFDB, and their copolyimides cured on a silicon substrate at 350 degrees C have two different refractive indices, an in-plane refractive index (n(TE)) and an out-of-plane refractive index (n(TM)). The n(TE) of the copolyimide at 1.3 mu m can be controlled between 1.523 (6FDA/TFDB) and 1.614 (PMDA/TFDB) by changing the 6FDA/TFDB content. It decreases monotonically with increasing 6FDA/ TFDB content. The n(TM), on the other hand, can be controlled between 1.514 (6FDA/TFDB) and 1.521 (copolyimides with 60 mol % 6FDA/TFDB), but it has a maximum value at a 6FDA/TFDB content of 60 mol %. These polyimides and copolyimides prepared on a silicon substrate have birefringences between 0.008 (6FDA/TFDB) and 0.123 (PMDA/TFDB). Low optical loss and precise refractive index control are very important characteristics for optoelectronic components, especially at the telecommunication wavelength of 1.3 mu m.
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