Nonlinear optical active poly(adamantyl methacrylate-methyl vinyl urethane)s functionalised with phenyltetraene-bridged chromophore

Briers D; Picard I; Verbiest T; Persoons A; Samyn C

Polymer, Vol.45, No.1, 19-24, 2004

DOI10.1016/j.polymer.2003.11.002 Export Citation

Nonlinear optical active poly(adamantyl methacrylate-methyl vinyl urethane)s functionalised with phenyltetraene-bridged chromophore

Briers D, Picard I, Verbiest T, Persoons A, Samyn C

Nonlinear optical (NLO) poly(adamantyl methacrylate-methylvinylurethane)s were prepared by functionalisation of adamantyl methacrylate vinyl isocyanate precursor polymers. A modified pathway to obtain phenyltetraene-bridged chromophore was worked out. Poled films of the polymers show high and very stable NLO response even at elevated temperatures. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords:methyl vinyl urethanes;nonlinear optics;second-harmonic generation