In situ SHG monitoring of dipolar orientation and relaxation in Disperse Red type/derivative urethane-urea copolymer

A. Samoc; A. Holland; M. Tsuchimori; O. Watanabe; M. Samoc; B. Luther-Davies; V. Z. Kolev

doi:10.1117/12.622712

5 October 2005 In situ SHG monitoring of dipolar orientation and relaxation in Disperse Red type/derivative urethane-urea copolymer

A. Samoc, A. Holland, M. Tsuchimori, O. Watanabe, M. Samoc, B. Luther-Davies, V. Z. Kolev

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Proceedings Volume 5949, Nonlinear Optics Applications; 59490X (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.622712
Event: Congress on Optics and Optoelectronics, 2005, Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

We investigated linear optical and second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of films of urethane-urea copolymer (UU2) functionalised with a high concentration of an azobenzene chromophore. The polymer films on ITO-coated substrate were corona poled to induce a noncentrosymmetric organization of chromophore dipoles and data on the second harmonic generated with the laser beam (the fundamental wavelength 1053 nm, 6 ps/pulse, 20 Hz repetition rate) was acquired as a function of time and temperature. Second harmonic generation (SHG) was used to monitor in situ the polar alignment and relaxation of orientation of the side-chain Disperse Red-like chromophore molecules in the films poled at room temperature and high above the glass transition temperature (T_g 140-150^oC). The d_eff coefficient was determined from the Maker-fringe method and corrected for absorption. A strong second harmonic effect with a fast relaxation was observed in "cold" (room temperature) poling experiments. A large second-order resonantly enhanced optical nonlinearity (d₃₃ of the order of 200 pm/V) was obtained in high temperature poling. A strong and stable nonlinearity has persisted for years after the films were high-temperature poled.

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A. Samoc, A. Holland, M. Tsuchimori, O. Watanabe, M. Samoc, B. Luther-Davies, and V. Z. Kolev "In situ SHG monitoring of dipolar orientation and relaxation in Disperse Red type/derivative urethane-urea copolymer", Proc. SPIE 5949, Nonlinear Optics Applications, 59490X (5 October 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.622712

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