The second harmonic generation (SHG) from alternate-layer Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films of stilbazolium dyes and 4, 4'-dioctadecyl-3, 5, 3', 5'-tetramethyldipyrryl-methene hydrobromide increases as
I
2ω(N)
=
l
2ω(1)
N
2
for N ≥ 2 bilayers, but the equivalent monolayer signal (
I
2ω(1)
) is significantly less than the intensity from LB monolayers of the corresponding dye on glass. This is attributed, in part, to the different molecular tilts and, in part, to the position of the anion which influences the charge distribution within the chromophore. For alternate-layer films of E-N-octadecyl-4-[2-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)ethenyl]pyridinium octadecylsulphate (dye I) the second-order susceptibility and chromophore tilt angle are
χ
(2)
zzz
= 45 pm V
-1
and
ϕ
= 30° respectively, whereas the methoxy congener, E-N-octadecyl-4-[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]pyridinium octadecylsulphate (dye II), has
χ
(2)
zzz
= 11 Pm V
-1
and
ϕ
= 35°. The nonlinear optical properties of such films are dependent upon the compatibility of the dye and spacer.
Abstract. In this letter we report on an initial investigation into the printing of diffracting objects via the high-speed, low-cost, printing process of offset-lithography, a method more commonly used in the printing of books and newspapers. A series of diffracting objects were printed onto clear substrates and evaluated with a coherent light source. The diffraction patterns generated correlate well with the Fourier transform of the printed image.
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