3RD-ORDER NONLINEAR-OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF NOVEL POLYTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVES

Authors
VANKEUREN E BELOV V SCHROF W MAYER E ROZOUVAN S SAITOH H HARTMANN T MOHWALD H
Citation
E. Vankeuren et al., 3RD-ORDER NONLINEAR-OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF NOVEL POLYTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVES, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals, 294, 1997, pp. 287-290
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Crystallography
Journal title
Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science and technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals → ACNP
ISSN journal
1058725X
Volume
294
Year of publication
1997
Pages
287 - 290
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-725X(1997)294:<287:3NPONP>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The third order nonlinear optical properties of polythiophene derivati ves produced by a novel application of Stille coupling were investigat ed by degenerate four wave mixing (DFWM) and third harmonic generation (THG). By systematic changes in the substituted side groups, values o f the third order susceptibility, chi((3)), reached 1.8x10(-9) esu (by DFWM) with a figure of merit chi((3))/alpha similar to 7x10(-4) esu.c m.