Optical Nonlinearities in One-Dimensional-Conjugated Polymer Crystals

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C. Sauteret · École Polytechnique

J.P. Hermann · École Polytechnique

R. Frey · École Polytechnique

F. Pradère · École Polytechnique

J. Ducuing · École Polytechnique

Ray H. Baughman · École Polytechnique

R. R. Chance · École Polytechnique

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The one-dimensional electronic delocalization that results from the solid-state polymerization of diacetylenes produces a dramatic enhancement of the optical nonlinearities of these compounds. The third-order susceptibilities of the polymerized crystals reach very high values comparable to those of inorganic semiconductors.

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Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry

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Published in: Physical Review Letters

Volume 36, Issue 16, pp. 956-959

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.36.956

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Optical Nonlinearities in One-Dimensional-Conjugated Polymer Crystals

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