Abstract
Self-assembled chromophoric multilayers having large second-order optical nonlinearities can be combined with linear guiding materials such as polymethylmethacrylate to produce two-component frequency doubling waveguides. This approach introduces considerable flexibility in optimizing the trade-off between the overlap of waveguide mode profiles and linear absorption. Extremely low waveguide propagation losses can be achieved because electric field poling and the accompanying poling-induced optical scattering are obviated.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1941-1943 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 70 |
Issue number | 15 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 14 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)