New developments in thermally and chemically stable nonlinear optical chromophores for E-O device applications

Varanasi Pushkara Rao, Alex K Y Jen, Kevin J. Drost, Y. M. Cai

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Abstract

A new class of second order nonlinear optical chromophores resulted from the replacement of the most reactive CN group in tricyanovinylthiophene derivatives with aryl units, have been designed and synthesized. It was shown that these chromophores provide excellent tradeoffs among many relevant properties such as molecular nonlinearity, linear absorption at 830 nm, inherent thermal stability, chemical stability in processing solvents as well as host polymer matrices at high temperatures and attenuation at 830 nm.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)185-192
JournalMaterials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
Volume413
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1996
Externally publishedYes
Event1995 MRS Fall Meeting - Boston, United States
Duration: 27 Nov 19951 Dec 1995
https://www.mrs.org/fall1995

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