Nonlinear optical properties of chromophore-containing polyimides with covalently attached dyes

Spectral dependences of quadratic nonlinear coefficients of new chromophore-containing polyimides with covalently attached DR13 chromophore molecules are synthesized and studied by the second-harmonic generation method in the fundamental radiation wavelength from 800 to 1400 nm. The obtained record values of quadratic nonlinear coefficients are 80 to 120 pm/V. Dispersions of refractive indices and extinction coefficients in the spectral range from 400 to 800 nm are determined by spectral ellipsometry, resulting in the improved accuracy of nonlinear coefficients..