Organic Thin Films for Waveguiding Nonlinear Optics

Design, properties and applications of nonlinear optical chromophores relations between structure and third-order nonlinearities of molecules and polymers oriented molecular systems orientational order, poling and relaxation in second order nonlinear optical systems, liquid crystal polymers epitaxy and single crystal growth poled polymers for X(2) applications characterization techniques of nonlinear optical thin films ultrafast responses in various conjugated polymers with large optical nonlinearity design and characterization of organic waveguides for electro-optic modulation frequency doubling and parametric interactions in organic thin films all optical materials and devices.