Title :
Investigation of the nonlinear optical response in polymeric azoester systems
Author :
El Ouazzani, Hasnaa ; Iliopoulos, Konstantinos ; Krupka, Oksana ; Smokal, Vitaliy ; Sahraoui, Bouchta
Author_Institution :
Inst. des Sci. et Technol. Moleculaires d´´Angers, Univ. of Angers, Angers, France
Abstract :
The second and third-order nonlinear optical properties of novel push-pull azobenzene polymers have been investigated using 30 ps laser pulses at 1064 nm. The study of the chromophores has been done before and after corona poling and by employing different polarizations. Very strong nonlinear response, which was different for every investigated system has been found due to enhanced charge transfer within the molecules.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical harmonic generation; optical polymers; corona poling; nonlinear optical properties; nonlinear optical response; nonlinear response; polymeric azoester systems; push-pull azobenzene polymers; Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical harmonic generation; Optical polarization; Optical polymers; Plastics; Disperse Red 1 (DR1); Maker fringes; Push-Pull; Second Harmonic Generation (SHG); Third Harmonic Generation (THG); azo dyes;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2011 13th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Stockholm
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0881-7
Electronic_ISBN :
2161-2056
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2011.5970845
