Infrared plastic optics and photonic devices using chalcogenide hybrid inorganic/organic polymers via inverse vulcanization of elemental sulfur

J Pyun, RA Norwood - Progress in Polymer Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Since the invention of inverse vulcanization and high sulfur content polymers, termed
Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers, the application of these polymers as …

Sulfur polymer as emerging advanced materials: synthesis and applications

S Cherumukkil, S Agrawal, RV Jasra - ChemistrySelect, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abundant availability of inexpensive sulfur coupled with its reactivity triggered the interest of
scientific community to explore the unique chemistry of sulfur for developing advanced …

Synthesis of deuterated and sulfurated polymers by inverse vulcanization: engineering infrared transparency via deuteration

MH Qureshi, J Bao, TS Kleine, KJ Kim… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The synthesis of deuterated, sulfurated, proton-free, glassy polymers offers a route to optical
polymers for infrared (IR) optics, specifically for midwave IR (MWIR) photonic devices …

High refractive index chalcogenide hybrid inorganic/organic polymers for integrated photonics

A Nishant, KJ Kim, SA Showghi… - Advanced Optical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Optical polymer‐based integrated photonic devices are gaining interest for applications in
optical packaging, biosensing, and augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR). The low refractive …

Highly Sensitive and Cost‐Effective Polymeric‐Sulfur‐Based Mid‐Wavelength Infrared Linear Polarizers with Tailored Fabry–Pérot Resonance

W Cho, J Hwang, SY Lee, J Park, N Han… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Inverse‐vulcanized polymeric sulfur has received considerable attention for application in
waste‐based infrared (IR) polarizers with high polarization sensitivities, owing to its high …

Improving infra-red polarized imaging efficiency in a bilayer wire-grid polarizer

J Jeon, BS Chun, Y Seo, M Kim, H Kim, Y Kim… - Nanoscale …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The optical, plasmonic, and imaging performance of an infra-red polarized system exceeds
that of a conventional infra-red detector due to its high resolution and precision. The wire …

Enhanced mid-wavelength infrared refractive index of organically modified chalcogenide (ORMOCHALC) polymer nanocomposites with thermomechanical stability

MD Islam, S Liu, DA Boyd, Y Zhong, MM Nahid… - Optical Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Organically modified chalcogenide (ORMOCHALC) polymers have proven to be alternatives
to the conventional inorganic materials for mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR, λ= 3–5 μm) …

Value-Addition of Wastes from Petroleum Refining Process: Sulfur-Rich Polymers for Sustainable and High-Performance Optical and Energy Applications

W Cho, S Kim, JJ Wie - Accounts of Materials Research, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The petrochemical industry plays a pivotal role in the manufacturing process of
petrochemical products by transforming crude oil into monomers of synthetic polymers used …

Novel computational design of high refractive index nanocomposites and effective refractive index tuning based on nanoparticle morphology effect

S Liu, MD Islam, Z Ku, DA Boyd, Y Zhong… - Composites Part B …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study introduces a method to predict the refractive index (RI) of nanocomposites with
the Finite Elements Analysis (FEA) based on the Fabry-Pérot interference. The efficacy was …

Deep Learning‐Assisted Design of Bilayer Nanowire Gratings for High‐Performance MWIR Polarizers

J Lee, J Oh, H Chi, M Lee, J Hwang… - Advanced Materials …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Optical metamaterials have revolutionized imaging capabilities by manipulating light‐matter
interactions at the nanoscale beyond the diffraction limit. Bilayer nanowire grating …