Claims
- 1. An optical device having an optical functional material as a constitutional element, wherein the optical functional material comprising a polymer chain selected from the group consisting of polysilane, polygermane, polystannane and a copolymer thereof, and a network structure of a metal oxide consisting of a metal atom bonded to another metal atom through an oxygen atom; wherein the polymer chain is chemically crosslinked with a glass matrix of the network structure of the metal oxide at three or more positions directly or indirectly, resulting in a cured state; and an area of signals due to a silicon, germanium or stannum crystal observed within a range of 20 to 60 degrees of 2 .theta. is not more than 1% of the total area of the all signals according to a X-ray diffraction using a Cu tubular bulb as a X-ray source.
- 2. The optical device according to claim 1, wherein an atomic ratio of M atoms, M being at least one element selected from Si, Ge and Sn, of which all four valences form a M--M bond is less than 10% by atomic ratio of all M atoms contained in the optical functional material.
- 3. The optical device according to claim 1, wherein the optical functional material contains 0.1% by atomic ratio or more of C atom.
- 4. The optical device according to claim 1, wherein the optical functional material constitutes a luminescent layer in an electroluminescent device comprising a pair of electrodes and a luminescent layer interposed therebetween or a charge transport layer in an electroluminescent device comprising a pair of electrodes and a luminescent layer and a charge transport layer interposed therebetween.
- 5. The optical device according to claim 1, wherein the optical functional material constitutes a non-linear optical phenomenon generating part of a non-linear optical device comprising a non-linear optical phenomenon generating part and a light waveguide part.
- 6. The optical device according to claim 1, wherein the optical functional material constitutes a laser medium in a laser device comprising a laser medium, an oscillator of a pair of mirrors provided oppositely through the laser medium and an excitation means for exciting the laser medium.
Priority Claims (3)
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Parent Case Info
This is a Division, of application Ser. No. 08/530,409 filed on Sep. 19, 1995, U.S. Pat. No. 5,717,051.
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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J.R. Dahn et al., Structure of Siloxene and Layered Polysilane (Si.sub.6 H.sub.6); Physical Review B. vol. 48, No. 24, pp. 17872-17877, Dec. 15, 1993. |
Divisions (1)
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