Orientational Relaxation of Three Different Dendrimers in Polycarbonate Matrix Investigated by Optical Poling
Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics 2009
G. Seniutinas, Lauma Laipniece, Jana Kreicberga, Valdis Kampars, J. Gražulevičius, R. Petruškevičius, R. Tomašiūnas

We report on all-optical poling relaxation of E-O active dendrimers photo-patterned in the polycarbonate matrix. Three kinds of polyester type dendrimers G0, G1 and G2 containing azobenzene in the core were used as second-order nonlinear optical active chromophores to create noncentrosymmetry inside the material. We used a guest–host type system of these structures spin-coated on a glass substrate. These samples were poled by using an all-optical poling method, where the polar electric field of electromagnetic waves enables us to orient dendrimer molecules creating a quasi-phase-matched grating of nonlinear second-order susceptibility χ(2). Molecular orientation and subsequent dark relaxation kinetics in the samples with different poling beam applied energies were measured. Theoretical modeling of the poling relaxation kinetic revealed a set of characteristic time constants, which were interpreted by different relaxation mechanisms.


Keywords
optical poling, dendrimer, azobenzene, relaxation kinetics
DOI
10.1088/1464-4258/11/3/034003
Hyperlink
http://iopscience.iop.org/1464-4258/11/3/034003/

Seniutinas, G., Laipniece, L., Kreicberga, J., Kampars, V., Gražulevičius, J., Petruškevičius, R., Tomašiūnas, R. Orientational Relaxation of Three Different Dendrimers in Polycarbonate Matrix Investigated by Optical Poling. Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics, 2009, Vol.11, No.3, pp.034003-034003. ISSN 1464-4258. e-ISSN 1741-3567. Available from: doi:10.1088/1464-4258/11/3/034003

Publication language
English (en)
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