Nonlinear Organized Materials for Optical Devices.
Abstract
Although polymers have been under development for nonlinear optics applications for about two decades, it is only in the last 5-7 years that serious efforts have been made towards device applications. Their unique properties in terms of electron conjugation and efficient charge transfer have led to very large nonlinearities. However, the challenges to using these materials are very different from the more standard nonlinear materials, for example semiconductors, and these challenges have to be overcome before organics will truly be used in devices. This research program dealt with supplying some of the necessary knowledge base and developing new device concepts, for both second and third order nonlinear optics in polymers. (MM)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA292809
Entities
People
- G. I. Stegeman
Organizations
- University of Central Florida