Nonlinear optical structure and methods of making
First Claim
1. A method of making a multilayer structure having macroscopic second order nonlinear optical properties, the method comprising the steps of:
- contacting a substrate having ionic adsorption sites with a first charged polyion to form a first layer of the multilayer structure;
ceasing contact of the substrate with the first charged polyion; and
thereafter,contacting the substrate with a second charged polyion having a charge opposite to that of the first charged polyion to form a second layer of the multilayer substrate, wherein at least one of the polyions comprises nonlinear optical chromophoric side chains that are rod-like mesogens, and wherein the second contacting step causes the side chains to self-align into an ordered arrangement and exhibit macroscopic even-order nonlinear optical properties corresponding to a d33 value of greater than 0.1 pm/V, and wherein at least one of the polyions is formed from a polymer synthesized from an addition reaction of aniline and a compound having two epoxide rings.
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Abstract
A method for making a multilayer structure having macroscopic second order nonlinear optical properties is described. The resulting nonlinear optical structures made by the method are also described. The method includes the steps of contacting a substrate having ionic adsorption sites with a first charged polyion; ceasing contact of the substrate with the first charged polyion; and thereafter, contacting the substrate with a second charged polyion having a charge opposite to that of the first charged polyion, wherein at least one of the polyions includes a nonlinear optical chromophoric side chain.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of making a multilayer structure having macroscopic second order nonlinear optical properties, the method comprising the steps of:
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contacting a substrate having ionic adsorption sites with a first charged polyion to form a first layer of the multilayer structure; ceasing contact of the substrate with the first charged polyion; and
thereafter,contacting the substrate with a second charged polyion having a charge opposite to that of the first charged polyion to form a second layer of the multilayer substrate, wherein at least one of the polyions comprises nonlinear optical chromophoric side chains that are rod-like mesogens, and wherein the second contacting step causes the side chains to self-align into an ordered arrangement and exhibit macroscopic even-order nonlinear optical properties corresponding to a d33 value of greater than 0.1 pm/V, and wherein at least one of the polyions is formed from a polymer synthesized from an addition reaction of aniline and a compound having two epoxide rings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A multilayer structure comprising:
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a first layer comprising a plurality of polymers having nonlinear optical chromophoric side chains that are rod-like mesogens; and a second layer comprising a plurality of polymers different from the plurality of polymers in the first layer, wherein the side chains are oriented to exhibit macroscopic even-order nonlinear optical properties corresponding to a d33 value of greater than 0.1 pm/V, and wherein the polymers in the first layer are formed from a polymer synthesized from an addition reaction of aniline and a compound having two epoxide rings. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of making a multilayer structure having macroscopic second order nonlinear optical properties, the method comprising the steps of:
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contacting a substrate having ionic adsorption sites with a first charged polyion to form a first layer of the multilayer structure; ceasing contact of the substrate with the first charged polyion; and
thereafter,contacting the substrate with a second charged polyion having a charge opposite to that of the first charged polyion to form a second layer of the multilayer substrate, wherein at least one of the polyions comprises nonlinear optical chromophoric side chains that are rod-like mesogens, and wherein the second contacting step causes the side chains to self-align into an ordered arrangement and exhibit macroscopic even-order nonlinear optical properties corresponding to a d33 value of greater than 0.1 pm/V, and wherein at least one of the polyions is formed from a poly(acrylic acid) copolymer.
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23. A multilayer structure comprising:
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a first layer comprising a plurality of polymers having nonlinear optical chromophoric side chains that are rod-like mesogens; and a second layer comprising a plurality of polymers different from the plurality of polymers in the first layer, wherein the side chains are oriented to exhibit macroscopic even-order nonlinear optical properties corresponding to a d33 value of greater than 0.1 pm/V, and wherein the polymers in the first layer are formed from a poly(acrylic acid) copolymer.
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