Publisher's Synopsis
Research has moved on in the quest for organic materials for non-linear optics and the third volume under this title gives an update on progress made since the previous volume was published in 1991. The goals facing scientists working in this area are now more clearly defined and the search for materials with a better trade-off between transparency and a high β coefficient is more evident than hitherto. Organic Materials for Non-linear Optics III reflects the increased interest in polymer films for both second and third harmonic generation and includes a large number of papers dedicated to this topic. It also reflects the importance of such materials in the fabrication of devices that do not require the time-consuming process of crystal growth or Langmuir-Blodgett film fabrication. The book looks at electro-optic waveguide devices based on polymers that have been demonstrated to have potentially useful properties, and considers the significant impact they could have in the medium-term. This book maintains the international, interdisciplinary approach of the previous two volumes and is important reading for chemists, materials scientists, physicists and theoreticians in industry or academia, worldwide.
