Sub-wavelength modulation of χ(2) optical nonlinearity in organic thin films

Yixin Yan; Yakun Yuan; Baomin Wang; Venkatraman Gopalan; Noel C. Giebink

doi:10.1038/ncomms14269

Nature Communications (Jan 2017)

Sub-wavelength modulation of χ(2) optical nonlinearity in organic thin films

Yixin Yan,
Yakun Yuan,
Baomin Wang,
Venkatraman Gopalan,
Noel C. Giebink

Affiliations

Yixin Yan: Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University
Yakun Yuan: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University
Baomin Wang: Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University
Venkatraman Gopalan: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University
Noel C. Giebink: Department of Electrical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14269
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Materials with spatially modulated nonlinear optical properties are used for quasi-phase matching. Here, Yanet al. exploit the nonlinearity of intermolecular charge transfer states together with oblique-angle deposition to achieve nanoscale modulation of the second-order susceptibility.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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