2ND-ORDER NONLINEAR OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS IN GUEST-HOST AND SIDE-CHAIN POLYMERS

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HAYDEN, LM [1 ]
SAUTER, GF [1 ]
ORE, FR [1 ]
PASILLAS, PL [1 ]
HOOVER, JM [1 ]
LINDSAY, GA [1 ]
HENRY, RA [1 ]
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[1] USN,CTR WEAP,DIV CHEM,CHINA LAKE,CA 93555
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10.1063/1.346815
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O59 [应用物理学];
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The second harmonic generation (SHG) coefficients dij of several corona-poled guest-host and side-chain polymers have been measured and studied over time using a new Maker Fringe analysis. The electro-optic coefficient r33 and scattering losses have also been measured in thin-film waveguides, on silicon and glass substrates, made from some of the polymers. Kleinman symmetry (d15=d31) was not valid for near-resonant SHG in these materials and d15/d31 was determined. Stable values of d33, for a fundamental of 1.064 μm, were as high as 40 pm/V for one of the side-chain polymers. Optical waveguide losses determined from scattering measurements were as low as 0.4 dB/cm at 1.06 μm.
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