Comparison of Experimental and Mathematical IFP

IFF has been studied both experimentally and mathematically in three categories of no-dopant IFF, dopant-IFP, and inhibitor-IFP. The two main emphases of IFP studies are to produce better GRINs and to produce a predictive tool (i.e., a mathematical model) to determine the ideal conditions to use to produce a desired material [11, 6, 30-32]. Experimental and mathematical work have been conducted from two aspects of the problem (i) product-driven to produce better optical products and (ii) studies to better understand the underlying kinetics as well as the effects that the change in parameters (i.e., initiator concentration, cure temperature, seed composition, amount of small or large molecular weight inhibitor, and dopant type and concentration) have. 

The authors would Hke to thank the Millsaps College JuHan and Kathryn Wiener Medical-Mentoring Fund as well as their research students and colleagues. 

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