Organic Thin Films for Waveguiding Nonlinear Optics

Kajzar; F. CEA - Recherche Technologique, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.

• Preface, Notations and Symbols, 1. Introduction, 2. Design, Properties and Applications of Nonlinear Optical Chromophores, 3. Relations Between Structure and Third-Order Nonlinearities of Molecules and Polymers, 4. Oriented Molecular Systems, 5. Orientational Order, Poling, and Relaxation in Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Polymers, 6. Liquid Crystalline Polymers, 7. Epitaxy and Single Crystal Growth, 8. Poled Polymers for z<2> Applications, 9. Characterization Techniques of Nonlinear Optical Thin Films, 10. Ultrafast Responses in Various Conjugated Polymers with Large Optical Nonlinearity, 11. Design and Characterization of Organic Waveguides for Passive and Active Optical Devices, 12. Frequency Doubling and Parametric Interactions in Organic Thin Films, 13. All-Optical Materials and Devices, Appendix, Index