Molecular nonlinear optical

Zyss J (1993) Molecular nonlinear optics materials, physics and devices. Academic Press, Boston MA... 

Zyss, J. Molecular Nonlinear Optics Materials, Physics and Devices 1994, Academic Press Boston. 

Int. J. Quantum Chem. special issue on Molecular Nonlinear Optics 43 (1) (1992) edited by M.A. Ratner and P.O. Lowdin. 

S. Kielich, Molecular Nonlinear Optics, Nauka, Moscow, 1986 (in Russian). 

One purpose of this tutorial paper on optical characterization is to provide a brief introduction for chemists to the concepts and methods involved in studies of the nonlinear optical properties of molecules and materials. The intent is to familiarize chemists with the range of commonly used techniques and their physical basis. An attempt is made to provide some background on macroscopic nonlinear optics, relating to what is actually measured, and the connection to molecular nonlinear optical properties. This paper is not intended to be a detailed or comprehensive review. The reader is referred to introductory (1, 2) and advanced (3-6) texts on nonlinear optics for more detailed or complete coverage of the subject. 

Cheng, L. T., Tam, W., Stevenson, S. H., Meredith, G. R., Rikken, G., Marder, S. R., Experimental investigations of organic molecular nonlinear optical polarizabilities. 1. Methods and results on benzene and stilbene derivatives. J. Phys. Chem. 1991,95, 10631-10643. 

Zyss J (ed) (1994) Molecular nonlinear optics. Academic, New York... 

Dick B, Stegeman G, Twieg J,Zyss J (eds) (1999) Molecular Nonlinear Optics Materials, Phenomena, Devices, Special issue of Chem Phys 245... 

R.L. Sutherland Handbook of Nonlinear Optics (Dekker, New York, 1996) J. Zyss (Ed.) Molecular Nonlinear Optics (Academic, San Diego, 1994) H.G. Kuzyk, C.W. Dirk Characterization Techniques and Tabulations for Organic Nonlinear Optical Materials (Dekker, New York, 1998) G.P. Banfi, D. Fortusini, P. Dainesi, D. Grando, S. Sottini J. Chem. Phys. 108, 4319 (1998)... 

The area of molecular nonlinear optics has been rejuvenated by efforts to investigate three-dimensional multipolar systems, functionalized polymers as optoelectronic materials, near infrared optical parametric oscillators and related aspects.71 There have been some advances in chromophore design for second-order nonlinear optical materials 72 these include onedimensional CT molecules, octopolar compounds and organometallics. Some of the polydiacetylenes and poly(/>-phenylenevinylene)s appear to possess the required properties for use as third-order nonlinear optical materials for photonic switching.73... 

B-1997MI1 I. Ledoux and J. Zyss Molecular nonlinear optics Fundamentals and applications, in Novel Optical Materials and... 

N is the number density, 33 is a component of the molecular nonlinear optical susceptibility, is the static dipole moment, Ep is the poling field, e is the static dielectric constant, n is the index of refraction, and where the f s are local field factors at the appropriate frequencies (r - + 2)/3). 

S. Mukamel in Molecular Nonlinear Optics, Materials, Physics, and Devices, J. Zyss, ed., Academic Press, New York 1994, Chapter 1, p. 1. 

The field of molecular nonlinear optics has been growing since the first prediction of the nonlinear optical process, and a strong boost was given to the field with the experimental observation of nonlinear optical effects made by Franken et al. in 1961 [29]. The development of the modern laser had provided scientists with a source of the high-intensity fields needed for nonlinear optical processes to become effective. However, one could not observe a synchronous development in the quantum mechanical modeling of these processes, and there are several reasons for this delay. The molecules of experimental interest are in most cases large, and, 1... 

Molecular nonlinear optics is the description of the change of the molecular optical properties by the presence of an intense light field. Since light either can be considered a classical electromagnetic wave or as a stream of photons, we may describe the interaction between light and matter in two apparently different ways, and we will start by considering how linear and nonlinear optical phenomena can be described in these two frameworks. 

Dick, B. (ed.) Chem. Phys. 245, Special issue on Molecular Nonlinear Optics Materials. Phenomena and Devices, (1999)... 

Wostyn et al. [61] have reported the molecular nonlinear optical polarizability of lanthanate complexes containing stilbazolium ions. Their experimental results indicate that the hyperpolarizability is independent of the nature of the lanthanide, though the complex anion size is a function of the size of the ligand on the lanthanide cation. Andreu et al. [55] have synthesized a new chiral cyanine dye, 4 -[2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidinyl]-l-methylstilbazolium iodide (MPMS + I). They have reported that MPMS +1 exhibits phase-matched SHG with the efficiency of up to 80 times that of urea. 

In my view, this book contains the most in-depth and broad-based discussion of molecular nonlinear materials yet available. While it does not in itself discuss all the issues (there is relatively little on molecular crystals or on local-field effects), the combination of theoretical and experimental presentations makes the book of unique value to any investigators in the general of molecular nonlinear optics. 

Zyss, J., Ed. Molecular Nonlinear Optics Elsevier Boston, MA, 1993. 

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