The invention provides an organic/inorganic hybrid material with a high refractive index at telecommunications wavelengths. Energy curable compositions of the present invention include condensed metal oxide nanoparticles, a high refractive index organometallic coupling agent, an energy curable organometallic coupling agent, and a high refractive index monomer or oligomer. Polymeric materials of the present invention include condensed metal oxide nanoparticles having a mixture of organometallic coupling agents covalently bound to the exterior surface of the nanoparticles and a high refractive index solid polymer matrix, wherein the mixture of organometallic coupling agents includes a high refractive index coupling agent, and a coupling agent covalently bound to the polymer matrix. The materials of the present invention are useful in making optical devices for telecommunications applications.
                            本发明提供了一种在电信波长下具有高折射率的有机/无机杂化材料。本发明的能量固化组合物包括缩聚金属氧化物纳米颗粒、高折射率有机
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偶联剂、能量固化有机
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偶联剂和高折射率单体或低聚物。本发明的聚合物材料包括缩聚金属氧化物纳米粒子,其具有与纳米粒子外表面共价结合的有机
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偶联剂混合物和高折射率固体聚合物基体,其中有机
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偶联剂混合物包括高折射率
偶联剂和与聚合物基体共价结合的
偶联剂。本发明的材料可用于制造电信应用的光学设备。