Silicon-containing networked non-linear optical compositions
US5433895A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/3615
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A nonlinear optical composition and a method of forming the nonlinear optical composition are disclosed. The nonlinear optical composition includes a silicon-containing component and a nonlinear optical component which causes the nonlinear optical composition to exhibit second order nonlinear optical polarization of electromagnetic radiation, such as light. The method includes forming a sol of the silicon-containing component and the nonlinear optical component of the composition. A gel is formed from the sol. The nonlinear optical component is then poled while the gel is exposed to conditions sufficient to cause formation of a nonlinear optical composition which exhibits second order nonlinear optical polarization of electromagnetic radiation.
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