Preparation of polymer optical fibers doped with nonlinear optical active organic chromophores

We synthesized two novel organic nonlinear optical chromophores—chiral S(+)‐N‐[p‐(4‐nitrostyryl) phenyl] prolinol and non‐chiral [p‐(4‐nitrostyryl) phenyl] piperdine—as potential laser‐active dyes for photonic applications. Both materials show good optical transmittance in the telecommunication frequency region, desirable solubility in acrylic polymer optical fiber matrices, and attractive fluorescence properties that are advantageous for laser‐gain materials and devices. Subsequently, these two chromophores were incorporated into poly(methyl methacrylate) and poly(ethyl methacrylate) and drawn into polymer optical fibers. The relevant properties of these organic dye‐doped fibers have been studied, revealing essential attributes of laser‐active characteristics. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 39: 1794–1801, 2001     

Interpenetrating polymer networks with stable second order nonlinear optical properties

Interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) based on polyurethane and polyacrylate-containing 4-(4'-nitrophenylazo) aniline chromophore groups were synthesized and characterized by infrared spectra, gel content and differential scanning calorimetry. Thin, transparent films of the IPNs were prepared by spin-coating, followed by thermal curing and corona poling. The poled IPN film shows very good optical properties and exhibits only one glass transition temperature. The second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) properties of the poled film were studied by visible light absorbance measurement according to one-dimensional rigid oriented gas model. The second-order nonlinear optical polarizability can reach 10^-7 e.s.u. The poled IPN film of defined composition showed a good temporal stability of NLO properties at 120°C for more than 160 hr.     

Synthesis and characterization of a novel nonlinear optical hyperbranched polymer containing a highly performing chromophore

We report herein the peripheral functionalization of a high glass transition temperature hyperbranched polyimide with a new and highly performing electro‐optic chromophore for the elaboration of a second‐order nonlinear optical material. In this study, the CPO1 chromophore was selected for its very high quadratic hyperpolarizability coefficient (μβ = 31,000 ? 10^?48 esu at 1990 nm) and its ease of synthesis in multigram scale. As a result, the new electro‐optic polymer was characterized by an r₃₃ coefficient around 40 pm/V at 1.5 µm, although the poling conditions were not optimized. For sake of comparison, the electro‐optic r₃₃ coefficient of our previously reported similar polymer functionalized with the well‐known Disperse Red One chromophore was also measured using the technique and gave a much lower r₃₃ coefficient. This study underscores that hyperbranched polymers are particularly promising matrices to host highly efficient chromophore to achieve more efficient and more stable electro‐optic devices than classical linear polymers. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effect of pressure and temperature on chromophore reorientation in a side-chain nonlinear optical polymer

Second harmonic generation (SHG) was used to measure the temperature dependence of the reorientation activation volume of the side-chain copolymer poly(disperse red 1 methacrylate-co-methyl methacrylate) (DR1-MMA). The decay of the SHG signal from poled films of DR1-MMA was recorded at hydrostatic pressures up to 3060 atm and at different temperatures between 25°C below the glass transition temperature (T_g) to 35°C above it. The activation volume, ΔV^*, decreased with increasing temperature. The data suggests that the coupling between chromophore reorientation and the long-range motion of the polymer is stronger for the DR1-MMA side-chain system than in previously measured guest–host systems. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 2793–2803, 1998     

Main-chain,syndioregic, high-glass transition temperature polymer for nonlinear optics: Synthesis and characterization

A new main-chain syndioregic (head-to-head) NLO polymer was synthesized. The glass transition temperature of high molecular weight polymer was found to be 208°C, and the polymer has minimal weight loss at temperatures to at least 250°C owing to the incorporation of hydrogen bonding moieties and rigid bridging groups. The polymer was further characterized using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The study of the nonlinear optical properties of this polymer are in progress. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

兼具大的二阶光学非线性与良好透明性的有机生色团的分子设计进展

从采用特殊的共轭桥、寻求给受体强度的最佳组合及设计双（多）重电荷转移 分子三方面，综述了近几年来在兼具较大分子一阶超极化率与良好透光范围的有机 二阶非性光学生色团的研究进展。     

Theoretical studies on nonlinear optical properties of formaldehyde oligomers by ab initio and density functional theory methods

The first and second hyperpolarizability beta and gamma are obtained for formaldehyde oligomers (H2CO)n (n = 1-7) using computational methods. We have used the finite field (FF) approach and hyperpolarizability density analysis (HDA) to predict the microscopic first and second nonlinear hyperpolarizability of the formaldehyde oligomers. The spatial contributions of electrons to the hyperpolarizability by using plots of HDA are presented. It has been found from the numerical stability checking of the hyperpolarizability calculations that the calculated values by FF method are more stable than those by HDA approach. The values of beta are zero when n is even as the molecule possesses centrosymmetry, and when n is odd, the differences among beta values are not clear. The gamma values are increased with increase in n.     

Study on thermal stability of poled non-linear optical polymers

A logarithmic expression is proposed to describe relaxation of the polar order in side chain polymers,together with a new way of plotting temperature dependent relaxation data.This results in a straight line extending even below the glass transition temperature in the case of poled nonlinear optics (NLO) side chain polymers.A simple procedure to determine the rotational diffusion constant Dr is given and Dr values of several polymer systems have been evaluated and compared with each other.It appears that,starting from the conventional and well known poled polymer system currently applied,a further lowering of Dr by about 3 orders of magnitude is necessary in order to reach an acceptable orientational stability or lifetime of poled polymers for practical applications.Attempts have been made to introduce electron push-pull substituents into high thermostable molecular frameworks and results of preliminary measurements are reported.     

Coupled‐perturbed Hartree–Fock theory for quasi–one‐dimensional periodic systems: Calculation of static and dynamic nonlinear optical properties of model systems

An alternative method to solve the coupled‐perturbed Hartree–Fock (CPHF) equations for infinite quasi–one‐dimensional systems is presented. The new procedure follows a proposal made by Langhoff, Epstein, and Karplus to obtain perturbed wavefunctions free from arbitrary phase factors in each order of perturbation. It is based on the intermediate orthonormalization of the perturbed wavefunctions (which is different from the usual one) and a corresponding selection of the Lagrangian multipliers. In this way it is possible to incorporate the orthonormalization conditions into the set of CPHF equations. Moreover, a new, advantageous procedure to determine the derivatives of the wavefunction with respect to the quasimomentum k is presented. We report calculations of the dipole moment, the polarizability α, and the first hyperpolarizability β for different polymers (poly‐HF, poly‐H₂O, trans‐polyacetylene, polyyne, and polycarbonitrile) for different frequencies. These results are extensively compared with oligomer calculations. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem 94: 251–268, 2003     

Preparation of a novel self-assembling nonlinear optical (NLO) polymer film

A novel self-assembling crosslinking second harmonic generation nonlinear optical (SHG/NLO) film with high SHG coefficient (2×10-7 e.s,u.by IR dichroism) was prepared by morecular design and "in-situ poling and sol-gel process".The content of the NLO chromophore (S)-(-)-1-(4)-mtrophenyl-2-pyrrolidinemethanol (NPP) is as high as 50 mol% since NPP molecules probably disperse in the film at a molecular level The film is rigid,uni form and transparent.This designed clathrate supermolecular structure was poved by IR,atomic force microseopv (AFM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) detection.The title film exhibits a long-term temporal stability with 95% of the initial value of SHG coefficient maintained even after 20 d at 65℃(by UV spectroscopy)     

A theoretical investigation on doping superalkali for triggering considerable nonlinear optical properties of Si12C12 nanostructure

In this work, we designed a series of superalkali‐doped Si₁₂C₁₂ nanocage M₃O@Si₁₂C₁₂ (M = Li, Na, K) with donor–acceptor framework. Density functional theory calculations demonstrated that the HOMO–LUMO gap of the complexes conspicuously narrowed with increase of atomic number of the alkali metal, the value decreased from 5.452 eV of pure Si₁₂C₁₂ nanocage to 3.750, 2.984, and 2.634 eV of Li₃O@Si₁₂C₁₂, Na₃O@Si₁₂C₁₂, and K₃O@Si₁₂C₁₂, respectively. This finding shows that the pristine Si₁₂C₁₂ cluster could be transformed to n‐type semiconductor by introduction of the superalkali M₃O. We also showed that the superalkali doping remarkably enhanced the first hyperpolarizability of Si₁₂C₁₂. Among the studied systems, K₃O@Si₁₂C₁₂ not only has the narrowest gap but also has the strongest nonlinear optical (NLO) properties, its first hyperpolarizability reached as high as 21695 a.u. The striking results presented in this work will be beneficial for potential applications of the Si₁₂C₁₂‐based nanostructure in the electronic nanodevices and high‐performance NLO materials. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Nonlinear optical constants of polymers from molecular hyperpolarizabilities of donor–acceptor molecules

A mathematical analysis previously developed to solve the quadratic tensor equations that relate molecular hyperpolarizability and bulk medium nonlinear optical constants is applied to donor–acceptor polyene molecules. The focus is on mutual polarization of spatially organized collections of molecules, e.g., chromophore side chains in an optical polymer. The performance of the electrostatic model is first confirmed by comparison with MOPAC calculations of composite molecules containing a pair of chromophores, and then applied to linear polymer chains as well as lattices in two and three dimensions. An optimal chromophore packing density is determined to maximize the macroscopic susceptibilities of polymer materials of the type studied. This is lower than the density allowed by the structure of the polymer, because of the mutual depolarization of chromophores at high packing densities. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2005     

新型双重电荷转移分子的二阶非线性光学性质的 理论研究

以INDO/SCI方法为基础,按完全态求和(SOS)公式编制了计算分子二阶非线性光学系数β~i~j~k和β~μ的程序。研究了1,2-二氨基-4,5-二硝基苯1和其异构体1,3-二氨基-4,6-二硝基苯2的电子光谱和二阶非线性光学性质。计算表明分子1具有与分子2几乎相等的二阶非线性极化率。但由于分子1的偶极矩明显大于分子2的,故分子1的μβ值比分子2的μβ值大的多。在此基础上,研究了2,3-二(β-苯乙烯基)-5,6-二氰基吡嗪和2,3-二(β-噻吩乙烯基)-5,6-二氰基吡嗪和2,3-二(β-噻吩乙烯基)-5,6二氰基吡嗪衍生物的电子光谱和二阶非线性光学性质。结果表明,这些化合物均具有两个相距很近的强吸收峰,它们对β值的呈加和模式。由于这类化合物特征吸收峰均位于413nm以下且具有大的μβ值,所以,它们是一类很有前途的二阶非线性光学候选材料。     

Effect of pressure and temperature on chromophore reorientation in a new syndioregic main‐chain hydrazone nonlinear optical polymer

Second harmonic generation (SHG) was used to measure the temperature dependence of the reorientation activation volume (ΔV*) of a syndioregic main‐chain hydrazone (SMCH) nonlinear optical polymer. The decay of the SHG signal from poled films of SMCH was recorded at hydrostatic pressures up to 2924 atm and at temperatures between 25 °C below the glass‐transition temperature (T_g) to 20 °C above it. ΔV* for pressures less than 500–1000 atm and T > T_g decreased as the temperature was increased. For pressures greater than 1000 atm, ΔV* was essentially constant for all temperatures. In addition, the size of ΔV* indicated that the chromophore in this main chain was internally flexible. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 39: 895–900, 2001     

Synthesis and nonlinear optical properties of a novel indium phthalocyanine highly branched polymer

Due to the well‐known optical limiting properties of indium (III) phthalocyanines (In [III] Pcs) and aiming at extending their conjugation system, a highly branched indium phthalocyanine polymer was prepared. Flash chromatography was used for obtaining a pure polymer of polydispersity index near to the unity. The structure of the prepared polymer was determined using different spectroscopic techniques. Optical limiting and open aperture Z‐scan measurements were carried out according standard procedures. Compared with many other phthalocyanines, the prepared indium‐phthalocyanine polymer shows a high optical limiting performance that is indicated by a relatively low limiting threshold of 430 mJ cm^?2 and a large nonlinear absorption coefficient (α₂ = 3.4 × 10^?8 cmW^?1). Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

若干有机共轭分子二阶非线性光学系数和结构的关系

利用CNDO/S-CI程序计算了四类结构近似的有机共轭分子的二阶非线性光学系数,系统地研究了分子结构、共轭链链长、取代基的电子性质、取代位置等对有机共轭大分子二阶非线性光学性质的影响。研究结果表明,四类化合物的二阶非线性光学性质与其分子结构有着密切的关系。     

Influence of the polymer structure on the achievement of polar orientation in high glass transition temperature nonlinear optical polyimides by photo-assisted poling

We have used combinations of light, heat, and electrostatic fields to investigate the orientation of nonlinear azo-chromophores chemically incorporated into high glass transition temperature (T_g) polyimides. A number of nonlinear optical polyimides have been synthesized in which the interaction between the nonlinear optical chromophore and the polymer main chain was systematically altered to determine to what extent this steric interaction influences the orientation of the nonlinear chromophore. Chromophores in polymers may be oriented by a number of methods: (a) polarized light at room temperature (i.e., photo-induced orientation or PIO), (b) polarized light and electric fields (i.e., photo-assisted poling or PAP) at temperatures ranging from room temperature to the polymer T_g, and (c) electric fields at T_g (thermal poling). While thermal poling and PIO are usually possible, PAP depends strongly on the molecular structure of the polymer. Previously we have shown that PIO can be accomplished at room temperature in a system where the nonlinear chromophore is embedded into the polyimide main chain via the donor substituent, and this orientation can only be thermally erased at temperatures approaching T_g. In this article we show that, whereas photoisomerization can efficiently depole donor-embedded polyimides in a matter of few minutes at room temperature, PAP does not induce any polar order. This behavior is in marked contrast to a structurally related, side-chain, nonlinear polyimide, in which the azo chromophore is tethered via a flexible linkage to the polymer backbone. In this case some PAP occurs even at room temperature, while no PAP is observed for a donor-embedded system with a similar T_g. We suggest that the orientation during PAP below T_g in the side-chain polyimide is primarily due to the movement of the azo side chains, and there is a very little coupling of this motion to the main chain. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 36: 1669–1677, 1998     

新推拉型电光聚合物中间体的二阶NLO性质的分子设计研究

在能量梯度法（ＡＭ１）和间略微分重叠（ＺＩＮＤＯ）方法基础上,按完全态求和（ＳＯＳ）公式编制了计算分子二阶非线性光学（ＮＬＯ）系数βｉｊｋ,βμ的程序,研究了一系列新推拉型二分子的结构、光谱和二阶非线性光学系数β（２－ω,ω,ω）,β（ω,ω,ω）。考察一分子骨架,给、受电子取代基对βμ的影响及β与外场频率的关系。最后设计了最大βμ的电光聚合物中间体。     

Molecular and crystal structures of a class of push-pull quinonoid compounds with potential nonlinear optical applications

Molecular and crystal structures of three compounds with electron donor-conjugation unit-electron acceptor framework are reported where the conjugation unit is formally a quinonoid ring. Semiempirical quantum chemical calculations indicate large hyperpolarizabilities in these push-pull molecules. Since all the crystal structures are found to belong to centrosymmetric space groups, modifications are necessary for quadratic nonlinear optical applications.