Optimizing specific third-order polarizabilities and approaching the fundamental limit in donor substituted cyanoethynylethene (CEE) molecules

Joshua C. May; Philip R. LaPorta; Bweh Esembeson; Ivan Biaggio; Tsuyoshi Michinobu; Filip Bures; François Diederich

doi:10.1117/12.682451

7 September 2006 Optimizing specific third-order polarizabilities and approaching the fundamental limit in donor substituted cyanoethynylethene (CEE) molecules

Joshua C. May, Philip R. LaPorta, Bweh Esembeson, Ivan Biaggio, Tsuyoshi Michinobu, Filip Bures, François Diederich

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Proceedings Volume 6331, Linear and Nonlinear Optics of Organic Materials VI; 633101 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.682451
Event: SPIE Optics + Photonics, 2006, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We review the molecular third-order polarizability of a series of compact two-dimensional cyanoethynylethene derivatives and show that the best molecules have a nonlinearity that is only by a factor of 50 lower than the fundamental limit derived by Kuzyk, which is revealed to be a quite useful concept in discussing the observed trends in molecular nonlinearities. We also show that the nonlinearity of this family of molecules contains a large two-photon contribution, and that the best molecules have a very high specific third-order polarizability, meaning that they pack a large nonlinearity in a relatively small size.

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Joshua C. May, Philip R. LaPorta, Bweh Esembeson, Ivan Biaggio, Tsuyoshi Michinobu, Filip Bures, and François Diederich "Optimizing specific third-order polarizabilities and approaching the fundamental limit in donor substituted cyanoethynylethene (CEE) molecules", Proc. SPIE 6331, Linear and Nonlinear Optics of Organic Materials VI, 633101 (7 September 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.682451

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