Abstract
Langmuir-Blodgett films have been prepared from amphiphilc molecules containing an indandione-based nonlinear chromophore. Study of the pressure-area (π-A) isotherm enabled us to find optimal conditions for monolayer transfer to a glass substrate. The multilayer films thus formed exhibited strong optical second harmonic generation with a bulk nonlinear co-efficient equal to the ideal value predicted by the product of the chromophore density and its known molecular hyperpolarizability.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 105-111 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 4798 |
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| State | Published - 1 Dec 2002 |
| Event | Linear and Nonlinear Optics of Organic Materials II - Seattle, WA, United States Duration: 9 Jul 2002 → 11 Jul 2002 |
Keywords
- Langmuir-Blodgett film
- Organic molecules
- Second harmonic generation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering