Piperazine Azopolymer Thin Films

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Abstract

This chapter describes the linear and nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of thin films prepared from various liquid crystalline (LC) azo polymers with different donor groups and different azo chromophore content.

Keywords

Second Harmonic Generation Liquid Crystalline Harmonic Signal Nonlinear Coefficient Polar Order 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Condensed Matter PhysicsUniversity of ZaragozaZaragozaSpain

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