The University of Arizona

Tristan Stephen Kleine

Robert Andrew Norwood

Dong-Chul Pyun

Laura E Anderson

Roland Himmelhuber

Liliana Ruiz Diaz

Dong-Chul “Jeffrey” Pyun

Julie Ilana Frish

Abhinav Nishant

The present invention is directed to refractive index contrast ('RIC') polymers and methods for producing and using the same. In one particular embodiment, RIC polymers of the invention can be used as waveguides. RIC polymers of the invention are produced from a monomeric mixture comprising a first monomer and a second monomer comprising an acid-labile protecting group, where a first polymer produced from the first monomer has a different refractive index compared to the refractive index of a second polymer produced from the second monomer. The base refractive index of RIC polymers can be tuned by controlling the amount of the first and the second monomers. Furthermore, the refractive index of the waveguide can be modulated by the amount of acid-labile protecting group removal.

Refractive index contrast polymers and methods for producing and using the same

The present invention provides certain CHIP films and coatings, as well as the preparation and uses thereof. Chalcogenide hybrid organic/inorganic polymers or CHIPs may be suitable for use in antireflection coatings for use with infrared optics, for example as applied to lenses for infrared cameras. The coatings may be applied with spin coating and have a thickness related to the quarter wavelength of the desired infrared wavelengths.

Chalcogenide hybrid organic/inorganic polymers films and coatings and the use thereof

The present invention provides certain polymeric materials, precursors thereof as well as the preparation and uses thereof.

Chalcogenide hybrid inorganic/organic polymers (CHIPS) for infrared optical materials and devices

Chalcogenide hybrid inorganic/organic polymers (CHIPs) for infrared optical materials and devices

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Tristan Stephen Kleine