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Publication
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section B: Nonlinear Optics
Paper
Assessment of polymeric materials for second-harmonic generation and electro-optic applications
Abstract
The utility of polymeric materials for second-harmonic generation and electro-optic applications is discussed. For second-harmonic generation the importance of reducing chromophore absorption is described. For electro-optic materials the importance of identifying polymer systems with temperature stable nonlinear properties is emphasized. In addition, a remarkable relationship between electric-field poled-order stability and glass transition temperature is presented.