Hyperbranched fluoropolymer-poly(ethylene glycol) (HBFP-PEG) cross-linked networks have been found to exhibit capabilities for the encapsulation of high levels of geraniol guest molecules coupled with unusually rapid release of the volatile compound. The promotion of the release of the volatile fragrance geraniol, observed as decreasing volatilization temperatures and increasing volatilization rates by thermogravimetric analyses, was found to be dependent upon the HBFP-PEG network composition, with increasing effects from decreasing wt % PEG and a maximum effect occurring at 5 wt % PEG.

We have developed a materials system composed of liquid multifunctional fluorinated acrylate monomers that achieves very low absorption losses within both datacom and telecom wavelength ranges. Identified structure–property relationships have guided the design of polymers that are optimized with respect to their inherent materials properties and their ability to be processed into low‐loss optical waveguides. Together these co‐developed materials and processes combine to produce waveguides that have propagation losses equivalent to planar glass guides, and significantly reduced polarization dependence and improved thermal response needed for the performance of thermo‐optic devices. Extensive environmental studies have demonstrated robustness well beyond that required for normal operating conditions.

Abstract— An enhanced liquid crystal display (LCD) design with minimal contrast ratio or color shift with increased viewing angle and with improved performance in high brightness environments has been developed. Contrast ratios of greater than 50:1 have been demonstrated at ±60° (vertical and horizontal) on an active matrix LCD. The operating principles of the key components of this new design will be described.

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Disperse Red-1 type chromophores were attached to the backbones of PMMA, polyvinyl-phenol as well as the styrene-Maleimide alternative copolymer and glass transition temperatures of these three polymer derivatives were in the range of 125, 165, and 245°C, respectively. We have also, for the first time, attached EO chromophores to some thermostable cardo-polymers. Fluorene derivatives in which the 2- and 7-positions were substituted with an electron accepting and an electron donating substitutem, respectively, were made polymerizable through their reactive functional groups at the 9,9′-positions. Various condensation polymers were prepared. These polymers are amorphous, film-forming, thermostable, and having Tg ranging from 150 to 300°C. These polymers exhibit strong electro-optic properties after electrode poling. Thermal stabilities of these polymers were compared by following the spectral decay of the chromophore and the decay of the electro-optic coefficient. The loss of EO activity at elevated temperature can be realized as a combination of chromophore reorientation and chemical degradation.