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High E-O Coefficient Polymers Based on a Chromophore Containing Isophorone Moiety for Second-Order Nonlinear Optics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Jinghong Chen,
Jingsong Zhu,
Galina Todorova,
Mingqian He,
Larry R. Dalton,
Sean M. Garner,
Antao Chen,
Sang-Shin Lee,
Vadim Chuyanov and
William H. Steier
Jinghong Chen
Affiliation:
Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1062
Jingsong Zhu
Affiliation:
Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1062
Galina Todorova
Affiliation:
Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1062
Mingqian He
Affiliation:
Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1062
Larry R. Dalton
Affiliation:
Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1062
Sean M. Garner
Affiliation:
Center for Photonic Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0483
Antao Chen
Affiliation:
Center for Photonic Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0483
Sang-Shin Lee
Affiliation:
Center for Photonic Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0483
Vadim Chuyanov
Affiliation:
Center for Photonic Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0483
William H. Steier
Affiliation:
Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1062
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Abstract

A high -μβ chromophore APII utilizing isophorone as π-conjugation bridge was processed into both PMMA guest host and crosslinked (XL) polyurethane network with various loading densities. High electro -optic coefficients, r33 = 30 pm/V (in PMMA) and r33 = 32 pm/V (in polyurethane) at 1.06 μm were obtained. Alignment temporal stability ranged from 90 to 120°C for XL polymer network. There is virtually no intrinsic absorption loss at 1.3 μm (solution measurement). Also noteworthy is that high optimum loading densities of this chromophore are attainable in both cases without detectable chromophore aggregation due to intermolecular electrostatic interactions.

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