Controlled Synthesis of Bulk Polymer Nanocomposites with Tunable Second Order Nonlinear Optical Properties

Abstract

The transparent bulk polymer nanocomposites blended with rare earth nanoparticles are prepared through the radical polymerization of trimethylolpropane trimethylacrylate (TMPTMA). These materials produce continuously tunable second harmonic (SH) radiation under illumination of a wide spectral range of fundamental waves (750-850 nm). The SHG efficiency can be controlled well by altering the Tb(3+) doping content in the nanoparticles.

Third-order nonlinear optical response of Ag–CdSe/PVA hybrid nanocomposite

“…These improved properties of PNCs are due to the combination of nanoscale effect and the interaction of fillers with polymer matrix. For this reason, it is important to investigate the nonlinear optical properties of PNCs for the photonic applications such as optical switching/limiting, signal/image processing and nonlinear photonic crystals [14][15][16].…”

Synthesis and Multiscale Evaluation of LiNbO3‐Containing Silicate Glass‐Ceramics with Efficient Isotropic SHG Response

“…In order to develop micro photonic devices one should be able to structure non linear optical responses at the micrometer scale, [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] while optical elements with meter scale dimensions and large damage threshold should be developed for high power laser facilities. In order to develop micro photonic devices one should be able to structure non linear optical responses at the micrometer scale, [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] while optical elements with meter scale dimensions and large damage threshold should be developed for high power laser facilities.…”

“…Second order optical properties are fundamental for all applications in which electro-optical effects and optical frequency conversions are required. In order to develop micro photonic devices one should be able to structure non linear optical responses at the micrometer scale, [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] while optical elements with meter scale dimensions and large damage threshold should be developed for high power laser facilities. For both of these extreme cases of applications, glass ceramics with ferroelectric crystalline phase are of great interest.…”

PVA Hydrogel Embedded with Quantum Dots: A Potential Scalable and Healable Display Medium for Holographic 3D Applications

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