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New polymeric thin films containing nonlinear optical chromophores aligned by corona poling for χ (2) experiments have been monitored by spectroscopic and optical waveguiding techniques, as well as by second harmonic generation and electrooptic measurements. Stability has been improved considerably in various crosslinked epoxy polymers by attaching the chromophores at several molecular positions to inhibit relaxation. With increased chromophore concentration and improved alignment, films exhibiting nonlinearities exceeding lithium niobate have now been demonstrated. Several electrooptic phase modulators have been constructed with these new materials and some preliminary results are presented.
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Swalen, J.D. et al. (1991). Poled Epoxy Polymers for Optoelectronics. In: Messier, J., Kajzar, F., Prasad, P. (eds) Organic Molecules for Nonlinear Optics and Photonics. NATO ASI Series, vol 194. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3370-8_31
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