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Lightwave Logic's Core Technology
Lightwave Logic's core technology, based on Perkinamine, is far superior to competitive marketplace technologies and current telecom standards. The secret is a combination of polymer versatility, heterocyclic stability and integrated spacer systems in each molecule. These component technologies dramatically increase the performance of every molecule itself and each molecule's interaction with neighboring molecules. These unique innovations defy today's competitive technologies both in R&D sectors and the marketplace.
Polymer Versatility
Today's technology standard is a molecule called Lithium Niobate (LiNbO3). Lithium Niobate is a crystalline-based material, making it difficult to grow and process. Crystalline-based electro-optic materials must be grown under strict clean-room conditions. The crystalline matrix must be extremely pure in order to modulate light effectively. This raises the production costs, limiting usage of the material. LiNbO3 crystals must also be cut and shaped to specific device configurations. Polymer-based molecules like Perkinamine are simply molded into place, making them cheaper and more versatile.
Molecular Wiggling
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Intellectual Estate
We hold one patent and thirty pending patent applications (consisting of five patent applications in each of Australia, Canada, China, European Patent Convention, Japan and the U.S. based on the PCT applications below) in the field of nonlinear optic chromophore design as follows:
| 6,041,157 | Environmentally sensitive compositions of matter based on 3H-fluoren-3- ylidenes and process for making same; |
| PCT/US05/39212 | Tricyclic Spacer Systems for Nonlinear Optical Devices; |
| PCT/US05/39664 | Anti-Aromatic Chromophore Architectures; |
| PCT/US05/39213 | Heterocyclical Anti-Aromatic Chromophore Architectures; |
| PCT/US05/39010 | Heterocyclical Chromophore Architectures; |
| PCT/US06/11637 | Heterocyclical Chromophore Architectures with Novel Electronic Acceptor Systems |
Heterocyclical Anti-Aromatic Systems.
Two of our provisional patents cover heterocyclical anti-aromatic electronic conductive pathways, which are the heart of our high-performance, high-stability molecular designs. The completely heterocyclical nature of our molecular designs "lock" conductive atomic orbitals into a planar (flat) configuration, which provides improved electronic conduction and a significantly lower reaction to environmental threats (e.g. thermal, chemical, photochemical, etc.) than the BLA design paradigm employed by other competitive electro-optic polymers.
The anti-aromatic nature of these structures dramatically improves the "zwitterionic-aromatic push-pull" of the systems, providing for low energy charge transfer. Low energy charge transfer is important for the production of extremely high electro-optic character.
Heterocyclical Steric Hindering System.
This patent describes a nitrogenous heterocyclical structure for the integration of steric hindering groups that are necessary for the nanoscale material integration. Due to the [pi]-orbital configuration of the nitrogen bridge, this structure has been demonstrated not to interfere with the conductive nature of the electronic conductive pathway and thus is non-disruptive to the electro-optic character of the core molecular construction. The quantum mechanical design of the system is designed to establish complete molecular planarity (flatness) for optimal performance.
Totally Integrated Material Engineering System.
This patent covers material integration structures under a design strategy known as Totally Integrated Material Engineering. These integration structures provide for the "wrapping" of the core molecule in sterically hindering groups that maximally protect the molecule from environmental threats and maximally protect it from microscopic aggregation (which is a major cause of performance degradation and optical loss) within a minimal molecular volume. These structures also provide for the integration of polymerizable groups for integration of materials into a highly stable cross-linked material matrix.
Mystery & Marvel
The electron gives matter solidity.
The electric force binds together matter, providing substance, repelling or bonding atom and atom, DNA and DNA, cell and cell, animal and animal, human and human. The electron is a mystery and a marvel. It has no breadth, no width. No dimension whatsoever yet exhibits an electric field that escalates towards infinity as you approach its core. A literally infinitesimal point in space endowed with strange and exotic properties, which even a single quantum of light, the smallest indivisible teaspoon of radiation, called a photon, can kick with tremendous force as it collides and is absorbed by the electron.
The electron is the glue that binds our daily universe together.
As with the electron, a photon has no breadth or width. Unlike the electron, however, a photon has only one known property --it is equivalent to the electromagnetic field it radiates. It is no more, no less. And although a photon's magnetic force is relatively weak, it s electric field is awesome by comparison. When hit by an energetic particle of light, the electrons within a molecule run berserk. Often unable to break free from their confining molecule, they race from one end of the molecule to the other. When bombarded by photons they vacillate wildly.
Shedding Light on Electro-Optics
When a molecule is bombarded with photons, the energy is absorbed by its electrons (within a shell around the core molecular structure) which "kicks" the electrons into oscillation. In general the better the oscillator, the better the material.
Dramatic comparision of first, second and third-gen electro-optic polymers.
Curves represent electro -optic oscillator strengths and near-IR sensitivities.
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Electro-Optic Plastics in Action
Electro-optic plastics act as a nexus between light and electricity. Applying electricity to these materials changes their optical properties. This makes them ideal materials for everything from bio -imaging and extremely high-speed optical-based computer hardware to wireless/fiber - optic telecommunications.
Most scientists had been trying to make more slender and delicate "molecular flutes" that would vibrate easily, blindly hoping that they would somehow, someday figure out how to stabilize these molecu lar structures. This thin and delicate class of molecules has become known as second-generation electro-optic materials.
Third-Generation
Meanwhile, the scientists at Lightwave Logic continued quietly and indefatigably toward the Holy Grail, the Fluted Stein. A molecule that was robust and yet which would vibrate more easily than the thinnest sliver of crystal.
Once thought impossible, Lightwave Logic succeeded on their quest, producing today's third -generation of electro-optic molecules. Lightwave Logic scientists accomplished this by stabilizing the core of the molecule with interlocking atomic rings, much like crosshatches or the rungs of a ladder.
Within these structures the electrons still vibrate easily, in fact they oscillate significantly better than within second-generation materials, yet they are incredibly robust due to their reinforced scaffold -like structure.
Nanotechnology
Nano-engineered at the molecular level, our breakthrough next - generation materials are the most stable, highest performance electro - optic molecules in the industry.
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