Polar self-assembled thin films for non-linear optical materials
Abstract
The design and synthesis of a family of calix[4]arene-based nonlinear optical (NLO) chromophores are discussed. The calixarene chromophores are macrocyclic compounds consisting of four simple D-.pi.-A units bridged by methylene groups. These molecules were synthesized such that four D-.pi.-A units of the calix[4]arene were aligned along the same direction with the calixarene in a cone conformation. These nonlinear optical super-chromophores were subsequently fabricated into covalently bound self-assembled monolayers on the surfaces of fused silica and silicon. Spectroscopic second harmonic generation (SHG) measurements were carried out to determine the absolute value of the dominant element of the second-order nonlinear susceptibility, d.sub.33, and the average molecular alignment, .PSI.. A value of d.sub.33 =60 pm/V at a fundamental wavelength of 890 nm, and .PSI..about.36.degree. was found with respect to the surface normal.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872893
- Patent Number(s):
- 6033773
- Assignee:
- Regents of University of California (Los Alamos, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02F - DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS, THE OPTICAL OPERATION OF WHICH IS MODIFIED BY CHANGING THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIUM OF THE DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF THE INTENSITY, COLOUR, PHASE, POLARISATION OR DIRECTION OF LIGHT, e.g. SWITCHING, GATING, MODULATING OR DEMODULATING
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- polar; self-assembled; films; non-linear; optical; materials; design; synthesis; family; calix; arene-based; nonlinear; nlo; chromophores; discussed; calixarene; macrocyclic; compounds; consisting; simple; d-; -a; units; bridged; methylene; molecules; synthesized; arene; aligned; direction; cone; conformation; super-chromophores; subsequently; fabricated; covalently; bound; monolayers; surfaces; fused; silica; silicon; spectroscopic; harmonic; generation; shg; measurements; carried; determine; absolute; value; dominant; element; second-order; susceptibility; 33; average; molecular; alignment; psi; 60; fundamental; wavelength; 890; nm; 36; degree; found; respect; surface; normal; non-linear optical; fused silica; average molecular; covalently bound; nonlinear optical; optical materials; absolute value; self-assembled monolayers; macrocyclic compounds; harmonic generation; surface normal; nonlinear optic; compounds consisting; fundamental wave; self-assembled monolayer; /428/252/359/385/
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Yang, XiaoGuang, Swanson, Basil I, and Li, DeQuan. Polar self-assembled thin films for non-linear optical materials. United States: N. p., 2000.
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author = {Yang, XiaoGuang and Swanson, Basil I and Li, DeQuan},
abstractNote = {The design and synthesis of a family of calix[4]arene-based nonlinear optical (NLO) chromophores are discussed. The calixarene chromophores are macrocyclic compounds consisting of four simple D-.pi.-A units bridged by methylene groups. These molecules were synthesized such that four D-.pi.-A units of the calix[4]arene were aligned along the same direction with the calixarene in a cone conformation. These nonlinear optical super-chromophores were subsequently fabricated into covalently bound self-assembled monolayers on the surfaces of fused silica and silicon. Spectroscopic second harmonic generation (SHG) measurements were carried out to determine the absolute value of the dominant element of the second-order nonlinear susceptibility, d.sub.33, and the average molecular alignment, .PSI.. A value of d.sub.33 =60 pm/V at a fundamental wavelength of 890 nm, and .PSI..about.36.degree. was found with respect to the surface normal.},
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year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000},
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