2nd-Harmonic Generation of N-(4-Nitrophenyl)-L-Prolinol-Doped Alumina Film Prepared by a Sol-Gel Process

Hosoya Y; Muto S; Ohsugi T; Kurokawa Y

Thin Solid Films, Vol.256, No.1-2, 4-7, 1995

DOI10.1016/0040-6090(95)80025-5 Export Citation

2nd-Harmonic Generation of N-(4-Nitrophenyl)-L-Prolinol-Doped Alumina Film Prepared by a Sol-Gel Process

A second harmonic generation (SHG) active non-linear optical alumina film has been prepared by aligning the non-linear optical dopant, N-(4-nitrophenyl)-L-prolinol, in the alumina matrix by a sol-gel process. The enhancement of SHG may be described by the formation of a pseudo-boehmite film in which the plate-shaped alumina sol particles are stacked in a card-pack structure.