Abstract

Single crystal films of 4′-dimethylamino-N-methyl-4-stilbazolium tosylate (DAST) with excellent optical quality have been prepared by modified shear method. Electro-optic modulation for light propagating perpendicular to the film surface was measured at a wavelength (720 nm) where absorption is small. Very large electro-optic modulation (20%) was demonstrated in a 3 μm thick film at a low ac field (1 V/μm, at 4 kHz). Electro-optic modulation in such thin films is suitable for a wide range of applications in free-space interconnects and various modulator structures with light propagating perpendicular to the film. The magnitude of the electro-optic coefficient at 720 nm, r11∼530 pm/V, is significantly larger than that of bulk crystals.

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