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Second Order Nonlinear Optics and Polymer Physics of Corona Poled, Doped Polymer Materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Hilary L. Hampsch ,
Jian Yang ,
George K. Wong  and
John Torkelson
Hilary L. Hampsch
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Jian Yang
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy
George K. Wong
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy
John Torkelson
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering; Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
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Doped glassy polymers have been examined as potential materials for nonlinear optical (NLO) device applications[l-Il1]. In these systems, dopants with excellent nonlinear optical capabilities are dispersed in glassy polymer matrices with good physical properties to make versatile and efficient NLO materials[1-4]. The optical technique of second harmonic generation (SHG), conversion of light of frequency to to light of frequency 2o, is performed as a function of time to examine the temporal stability of NLO dopant orientation in the polymer matrix[I-4]. Through the use of poling, the NLO dopants are aligned into the noncentrosymmetric orientation required for SHG to occur[1-4,7]. Polymeric NLO materials have a number of advantages over the current commercial inorganic crystals, including ease of fabrication and processability, low laser damage, low cost, and excellent chemical and physical resistance[8-10]. Due to the relaxation behavior characterizing glassy polymers even at temperatures well below the glass transition temperature Tg, the dopants can disorient as a function of time following poling[1-4,12,13]. This results in a loss of optical performance with time. The purpose of this work is to examine the basic polymer physics that govern the temporal stability of the dopant orientation and disorientation and related optical behavior as a function of the local microenvironment surrounding the NLO dopants. Systems studied include bisphenol-A-polycarbonate (PC), polystyrene (PS) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) doped with well characterized NLO dyes such as 4-dimethylamino-4′- nitrostilbene (DANS) and 4-amino-4′-nitroazobenzene (or disperse orange 3, D03).

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 173: Symposium Q – Advanced Organic Solid State Materials , 1989 , 625
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1990

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