DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF FERROELECTRIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS .15. FLC MATERIALS FOR NONLINEAR OPTICS APPLICATIONS

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作者
WALBA, DM
ROS, MB
SIERRA, T
REGO, JA
CLARK, NA
SHAO, RF
WAND, MD
VOHRA, RT
ARNETT, KE
VELSCO, SP
机构
[1] UNIV COLORADO,CTR OPTOELECTR COMP SYST,BOULDER,CO 80309
[2] DISPLAYTECH INC,BOULDER,CO 80301
[3] UNIV COLORADO,DEPT PHYS,BOULDER,CO 80309
[4] UNIV CALIF LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATL LAB,LIVERMORE,CA 94550
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1080/00150199108217629
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T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We have recently reported the first FLCs designed specifically for large second order nonlinear optical (NLO) susceptibility (2); a series of o-nitro-1-methylheptyloxy biphenylbenzoates and phenyl biphenylcarboxylates. Properties of a stable room-temperature C* mixture of two such components (1:1 W316/W317 MX5679) are presented. The nonlinear susceptibility, as evidenced by the Type 1 eeo deff for second harmonic generation (SHG) from 1, 064 nm light for MX5679 is indeed large relative to other FLCs which have been evaluated for (2) (deff (ZLI3654) = 0. 0016 pm/V, deff (SCE9) = 0. 0037 pm/V, deff (MX5679) =0. 16 pm/V). The synthesis and some properties of second-generation FLCs designed for NLO applications is also described. © 1991, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
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页码:247 / 257
页数:11
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