Abstract
The noncentrosymmetric structure required for second-order optical nonlinearities can be induced in polymers by poling with an applied electric field. This gives any nonlinear constituents a preferred orientation in the glassy structure which is not in thermodynamic equilibrium. The slow relaxation into random orientation is of great importance in using such materials.
© 1991 Optical Society of America
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