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Design, Methodology and Preparation of Novel Polymers for Nonlinear Optics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

K. G. Chittibabu ,
L. Li ,
S. Balasubramanian ,
X. Wang ,
M. Sukwattanasinitt ,
K. Yang ,
J. Kumar ,
D. J. Sandman  and
S. K. Tripathy
K. G. Chittibabu
Affiliation:
Molecular Technologies Inc., Westford, MA 01886
L. Li
Affiliation:
Molecular Technologies Inc., Westford, MA 01886
S. Balasubramanian
Affiliation:
Molecular Technologies Inc., Westford, MA 01886
X. Wang
Affiliation:
Center for Advanced Materials, Departments of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854
M. Sukwattanasinitt
Affiliation:
Center for Advanced Materials, Departments of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854
K. Yang
Affiliation:
Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854
J. Kumar
Affiliation:
Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854
D. J. Sandman
Affiliation:
Center for Advanced Materials, Departments of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854
S. K. Tripathy
Affiliation:
Center for Advanced Materials, Departments of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854
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Abstract

One-pot post-polymerization modification reactions such as azo-coupling and tricyanovinylation reactions were employed to synthesize a series of polymers containing different nonlinear optical (NLO) chromophoric as well as ionic functionalities. We have extended and established the versatility of our earlier reported post-modification strategy to incorporate various heteroaromatic chromophores as well as ionic functionalities in the polymers, at the final stage of synthesis. The correlation between different heteroaromatic chromophore structures and the NLO properties of the polymers was extensively studied. Polymers containing heteroaromatic chromophores exhibit improved temporal stability and enhanced NLO activity. Polymers with ionic chromophores were employed to fabricate NLO active ultra-thin films using electrostatic selfassembling (ESA) technique. Attempts were also made to synthesize second order NLO active polydiacetylene derivatives using post azo-coupling reaction.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 488: Symposium J – Electrical, Optical & Magnetic Properties of Organic IV , 1997 , 795
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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