A new guest-host system: towards stable second-order optical nonlinearity
Journal
Optics Communications
Journal Volume
89
Journal Issue
2-4
Pages
212-216
Date Issued
1992
Author(s)
Abstract
A new guest-host system based on the azo dye disperse red 1 and phenyl siloxane polymer has been investigated. The second order susceptibility of the polymer cured at 200° C was found to be stable at room temperature and decayed to 60% of its original value after being maintained at a temperature of 100°C for nearly 30 hours. The linear and second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of this material are measured and reported. Curing at higher temperature is expected to lead to greater stability of NLO properties. © 1992.
Type
journal article