All-optical poling of DMABI molecules in a polymer matrix

Aivars Vembris; Aleksandra Apostoluk; Martins Rutkis; Andrey Tokmakov; Inta Muzikante; Sylvie Dabos-Seignon; Jean-Michel Nunzi

doi:10.1117/12.639195

12 June 2006 All-optical poling of DMABI molecules in a polymer matrix

Aivars Vembris, Aleksandra Apostoluk, Martins Rutkis, Andrey Tokmakov, Inta Muzikante, Sylvie Dabos-Seignon, Jean-Michel Nunzi

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Proceedings Volume 5946, Optical Materials and Applications; 59460P (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.639195
Event: Optical Materials and Applications, 2005, Tartu, Estonia

Abstract

Many organic compounds in solid state have nonlinear optical properties due to the orientation of the molecules in a polymer matrix. In this work, all-optical poling and second harmonic generation in a composition consisting of 1 mass% of N,N-dimethylaminobenzylidene 1,3-indandione (DMABI) compound in poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) matrix were studied. Thin films were prepared by solvent casting. The 1.064-μm fundamental and 532-nm second harmonic wavelengths of a Nd:YAG laser were used. It is shown that DMABI molecules can be oriented by the method of all- optical poling, and that the process is related to the photoinduced switching between two equally stable states of the molecule.

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Aivars Vembris, Aleksandra Apostoluk, Martins Rutkis, Andrey Tokmakov, Inta Muzikante, Sylvie Dabos-Seignon, and Jean-Michel Nunzi "All-optical poling of DMABI molecules in a polymer matrix", Proc. SPIE 5946, Optical Materials and Applications, 59460P (12 June 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.639195

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