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Four-Wave Mixing in Metal Poly-Ynes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

C. C. Frazier
Affiliation:
Martin Marietta Laboratories, 1450 S. Rolling Rd., Baltimore, MD 21227-3898
E. A. Chauchard
Affiliation:
Martin Marietta Laboratories, 1450 S. Rolling Rd., Baltimore, MD 21227-3898
M. P. Cockerham
Affiliation:
Martin Marietta Laboratories, 1450 S. Rolling Rd., Baltimore, MD 21227-3898
P. L. Porter
Affiliation:
Martin Marietta Laboratories, 1450 S. Rolling Rd., Baltimore, MD 21227-3898
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Abstract

We have reported previously that metal poly-ynes have large thirdorder optical susceptibilities. Based on the four-wave mixing studies reported here, we conclude that strong two-photon absorptions in metal poly-ynes contribute significantly to the observed third-order nonlinearities of these materials. Hyperpolarizability/r.u. increases only slightly with chain length for tetrahydrofuran solutions of the metal poly-ynes. The possible influence of conformers on this behavior is discussed.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1988

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