Title :
Optical third-harmonic generation from polydiacetylene thin films deposited by vacuum evaporation
Author :
Tomaru, S. ; Kubodera, K. ; Zembutsu, S. ; Takeda, Kenji ; Hasegawa, Mikio
Author_Institution :
NTT Electrical Communications Laboratories, Tokai, Japan
Abstract :
Third-harmonic generation measurements have been made on polydiacetylene thin films fabricated by vacuum deposition. The third-order susceptibility was evaluated to be X(3) = 1.4 à 10-11 esu at 1.9 ¿m wavelength.
Keywords :
dielectric thin films; optical harmonic generation; polymer films; vacuum deposited coatings; 1.9 micron; optical third harmonic generations; polydiacetylene thin films; third-order susceptibility; vacuum evaporation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870427