Title

Nonlinear Optical Probes Of Conjugated Polymers

Authors

Authors

D. Neher; W. E. Torruellas; K. B. Rochford; M. B. Marques; R. Zanoni; G. Assanto;G. I. Stegeman

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Synth. Met.

Keywords

Cubic Susceptibility Dispersion; One-Dimensional Semiconductors; Thin-Films; Wave-Guides; 3Rd-Order Hyperpolarizability; 3Rd-Harmonic; Generation; 2-Photon Absorption; Organic-Molecules; Refractive-Index; Polarizabilities; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Physics, Condensed Matter; Polymer; Science

Abstract

Nonlinear optical properties of conjugated polymers can be measured using various techniques, including third-harmonic generation, two-photon absorption, nonlinear grating coupling and interferometry. These methods will be compared with regard to their suitability for obtaining specific parameters. We illustrate the application of these techniques to the study of pi-conjugated polymeric systems, such as poly(4-BCMU), poly(3-decyl-thiophene) and 4-dialkylamino-4'-nitrostilbene (DANS) side-chain polymer, all of them regarded as candidates for the realization of all-optical switching devices, and outline relevance and limits of each technique.

Journal Title

Synthetic Metals

Volume

49

Issue/Number

1-3

Publication Date

1-1-1992

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

21

Last Page

35

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1992JQ21300003

ISSN

0379-6779

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