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Optimization of Second Order Nonlinear Optical Susceptibilities in Organic Materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

H. E. Katz
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, 600 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974
C. W. Dirk
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, 600 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974
M. L. Schilling
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, 600 Mountain Avenue, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974
K. D. Singer
Affiliation:
AT&T Engineering Research Center, P.O.Box 900, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
J. E. Sohn
Affiliation:
AT&T Engineering Research Center, P.O.Box 900, Princeton, New Jersey 08540
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Abstract

Molecular second-order nonlinear optical susceptibilities (β) based on EFISH measurements in dimethylsulfoxide of selected donor-acceptor substituted organic compounds are reported. Enhanced values were noted for compounds containing highly ionizable substituents. Compounds possessing the highest susceptibilities were dissolved in polymer films and electric-field poled, leading to corresponding enhancements in the nonlinear optical coefficients. The data are consistent with molecular and thermodynamic models.

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Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1988

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