Bathochromic thiazolylazo second-order nonlinear optical chromophore, havin
g 2-hydroxylethyl group in a molecule, has been prepared. The temperature d
ecomposition of the chromophore was measured by differential scanning calor
imetry (DSC). The second-order polarizabilities at zero energy and the disp
ersion of second-order polarizabilities were measured by solvatochromic met
hod. The other parameters of the chromophore were also measured. (C) 2001 E
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