Solid-state reversible quadratic nonlinear optical molecular switch with an exceptionally large contrast

Zhihua Sun; Junhua Luo; Shuquan Zhang; Chengmin Ji; Lei Zhou; Shenhui Li; Feng Deng; Maochun Hong

doi:10.1002/adma.201301685

Solid-state reversible quadratic nonlinear optical molecular switch with an exceptionally large contrast

Adv Mater. 2013 Aug 14;25(30):4159-63. doi: 10.1002/adma.201301685. Epub 2013 Jun 27.

Authors

Zhihua Sun¹, Junhua Luo, Shuquan Zhang, Chengmin Ji, Lei Zhou, Shenhui Li, Feng Deng, Maochun Hong

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, P.R. China.

PMID: 23813746
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201301685

Abstract

Exceptional nonlinear optical (NLO) switching behavior, including an extremely large contrast (on/off) of ∼35 and high NLO coefficients, is displayed by a solid-state reversible quadratic NLO switch. The favorable results, induced by very fast molecular motion and anionic ordering, provides impetus for the design of a novel second-harmonic-generation switch involving molecular motion.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Manufactured Materials / analysis*
Materials Testing
Nonlinear Dynamics
Optical Devices*
Refractometry / instrumentation*
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
Surface Plasmon Resonance / instrumentation*