Two-dimensional poling of organic and polymer films for improved nonlinear-optical properties

Shlomo Yitzchaik, Garry Berkovic, Valeri Krongauz

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Abstract

Nematic films doped with molecules of high nonlinear polarizability can exhibit two-dimensional asymmetry after electric-field poling along one direction only. Consequently, these films exhibit more nonzero components of the second-order susceptibility tensor than are obtained through usual poling techniques. These films can exhibit very high nonlinear optical coefficients (close to 10−7 esu/cm3) and retain most of their nonlinearity one week after removal of the poling field.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1120-1122
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume15
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Oct 1990
Externally publishedYes

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