Title :
Electro-optic and second-harmonic generation measurement in 3-methyl-4-methoxy-4´-nitrostilbene (MMONS) single-crystal thin-films
Author :
Tan, S. ; Bhowmik, A.K. ; Thakur, M.
Author_Institution :
Photonic Mater. Res. Lab., Auburn Univ., AL, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Significant effort has been devoted to investigate organic second-order optical materials with potential applications in frequency conversion and electro-optic modulation. Among these materials, 3-methyl-4-methoxy-4´-nitrostilbene (MMONS) possesses one of the largest d-coefficients with a reasonably broad transparency window. We report the growth of single-crystal thin-films of MMONS, polarization dependent UV-visible absorption, second-harmonic generation, and electro-optic measurements of these films.
Keywords :
birefringence; electro-optical effects; electro-optical modulation; optical films; optical frequency conversion; optical harmonic generation; optical materials; organic compounds; thin films; transparency; ultraviolet spectra; visible spectra; 3-methyl-4-methoxy-4´-nitrostilbene; broad transparency window; d-coefficients; electro-optic measurements; electro-optic modulation; frequency conversion; organic second-order optical materials; polarization dependent UV-visible absorption; second-harmonic generation; second-harmonic generation measurement; single-crystal thin-films; Absorption; Electrooptic modulators; Frequency conversion; Optical films; Optical materials; Optical polarization; Thin films;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-634-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2000.906796
