Photochemical stability of highly nonlinear optical chromophores for electro-optic applications

Author

Bosch, Marc ; Fischer, Claudia ; Linkatas, I. ; Bosshard, Ch. ; Gunter, P.

Author_Institution

Nonlinear Opt. Lab., Inst. of Quantumelectron., Zurich, Switzerland

fYear

2000

fDate

10-15 Sept. 2000

Abstract

Summary form only. Measurements reveal that estimated device lifetimes are not yet suitable for practical applications. Therefore chromophores with high nonlinearities and sufficient photochemical stability have to be identified. In our group we synthesized a group of different phenyl-bithiophene chromophores with different donors and accepters. Here we report on the photochemical stability of CC 172, a molecule based on the phenylbithiophene bridge and a tricyano acceptor, which exhibits excellent microscopic nonlinear optical properties.

Keywords

electro-optical modulation; nonlinear optics; optical materials; organic compounds; photochemistry; stability; CC 172 molecule; accepters; chromophores; donors; electro-optic applications; estimated device lifetimes; high nonlinearities; highly nonlinear optical chromophores; microscopic nonlinear optical properties; phenyl-bithiophene chromophores; phenylbithiophene bridge; photochemical stability; tricyano acceptor; Absorption; Chemistry; Laboratories; Laser stability; Laser transitions; Nonlinear optics; Optical polymers; Optical pumping; Photochemistry; Pump lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on

Conference_Location

Nice

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6319-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE.2000.910014

Filename

910014