2ND-ORDER OPTICAL NONLINEARITY OF POLYMERS INDUCED BY CHARGE INJECTION ASYMMETRY

被引:5
作者
COHEN, R
BERKOVIC, G
YITZCHAIK, S
KRONGAUZ, V
机构
[1] Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute of Science
来源
MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SECTION A-MOLECULAR CRYSTALS AND LIQUID CRYSTALS | 1994年 / 240卷
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10.1080/10587259408029727
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O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
A new mechanism for inducing bulk asymmetry and second order optical nonlinearity in polymer-dye systems is described. An anisotropic distribution of charges is established inside the medium resulting from the application of high voltage via an asymmetric electrode structure. The nonlinearity induced via this mechanism is perpendicular to the externally applied electric field. It is proven that the nonlinearity induced by charge injection cannot arise from dipolar alignment of molecules, but rather results from the nonlinearity of charged dye dimers in a bulk charge gradient.
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页码:169 / 173
页数:5
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