Since the invention of inverse vulcanization and high sulfur content polymers, termed , the application of these polymers as optical materials for IR optics & photonics has garnered interest from groups around the world. Earlier publications and review papers have focused on the polymer chemistry aspects of inverse vulcanization, however, recent work in the past decade has seen tremendous new advances in polymer processing, rheology, and optical component (nano-micro) fabrication of lenses and photonic devices across the infrared spectrum. There is an urgent need for a review surveying both new polymer chemistry and polymer engineering aspects of this important new field, for the integration of these new optical polymers into imaging, communications, and sensing systems. In this submission, we review the fabrication and polymer processing of inverse vulcanized organopolysulfides made from elemental sulfur for IR optics and photonics. We survey recent work in the SWIR and MWIR spectrum for the development of integrated photonics devices using high sulfur content polymers, along with the fabrication and testing of LWIR bulk plastic optics using this new class of optical polymers.

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通过元素硫的逆硫化使用硫属化物杂化无机/有机聚合物的红外塑料光学和光子器件


自从逆硫化和高硫含量聚合物（称为 ）的发明以来，这些聚合物作为红外光学和光子学的光学材料的应用引起了世界各地团体的兴趣。早期的出版物和评论论文主要关注反硫化的聚合物化学方面，然而，过去十年的最新工作在聚合物加工、流变学以及透镜和光子器件的光学元件（纳米-微米）制造方面取得了巨大的新进展。红外光谱。迫切需要对这一重要新领域的新聚合物化学和聚合物工程方面进行综述，以便将这些新光学聚合物集成到成像、通信和传感系统中。在本申请中，我们回顾了由元素硫制成的用于红外光学和光子学的反硫化有机多硫化物的制造和聚合物加工。我们调查了短波红外和中波红外光谱领域最近的工作，以开发使用高硫含量聚合物的集成光子器件，以及使用这种新型光学聚合物制造和测试长波红外散装塑料光学器件。