Title :
Origin, scaling, and saturation of nonlinear polarizabilities in donor/acceptor polymers
Author :
Tretiak, S. ; Chernyak, V. ; Mukamel, S.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Theor., Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
Abstract :
The size-scaling of polarizabilities of donor/acceptor substituted polymers is investigated. The second order nonlinearity saturates to a constant value, independent on molecular size, whereas the linear and cubic polarizabilities grow linearly with size.
Keywords :
optical polymers; optical saturation; polarisability; constant value; cubic polarizabilities; donor/acceptor polymers; donor/acceptor substituted polymers; linear polarizabilities; molecular size; nonlinear polarizabilities; optical saturation; saturation; scaling; second order nonlinearity; size-scaling; Bridges; Electrons; Laboratories; Matrices; Matrix decomposition; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical polymers; Optical saturation; Stationary state;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-646-X
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.2000.883557
