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The second- and third-order nonlinear susceptibilities gC(2) and gC(3) of a polymer thin film are determined for three wavelengths (543.Snm, 632.8nm and 1523nm) using a method based on the linear and quadratic electro-optic effect. The frequency dependences of gC(2) and gC(3), deduced from a simple two-level electron-spring model, are consistent with our experimental results. Using this frequency dependence the intensitydependent refractive index, determined by nonlinear grating coupling, is transformed to a gC(3) value for the quadratic electro-optic effect. This value is in good agreement with our experiments. The layer structure used is simple and consists basically of a polymer layer sandwiched between thin metal electrodes.
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Koerkamp, H.M.M.K., Hoekstra, T.H., Driessen, A. et al. Determination of Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of a Polymer Thin Film. MRS Online Proceedings Library 214, 41–46 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-214-41
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