Polymer, Vol.41, No.7, 2583-2590, 2000
High T-g donor-embedded polyimides for second-order nonlinear optical applications
We present here a class of processible donor-embedded nonlinear optical (NLO) polyimides exhibiting the high glass-transition temperature and exceptional thermal and chemical stability. Due to the rigidity of the donor-embedded structure, the stability of the electric field induced dipole orientation of the NLO chromophores was enhanced. A sizable second-order nonlinear optical coefficient was obtained.