We present the results of time-resolved luminescence studies of poly[2-methoxy, 5-(2′-ethyl-hexyloxy)-p-phenylene-vinylene] (MEH-PPV), as a pure film, in solution, in a gel formed by a network of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE), and in a blend with UHMW-PE. The luminescence has a characteristic lifetime of 200–300 ps at room temperature, increasing to 500–700 ps when the materials are cooled to 80 K; the decay time is approximately the same for all the physical forms of the material (solution, film, gel, blend). The relatively short lifetimes, compared to intrinsic values calculated from absorption and emission spectra, and the observed temperature dependence indicate that the luminescence decay is quenched by nonradiative processes. The time decay of the photoluminescence deviates from a single exponential for most forms of the MEH-PPV. Best fits to stretched exponential and double exponential expressions are presented. Steady state photoluminescence spectra and integrated luminescence vs pump intensity data are presented in order to establish which of the possible mechanisms are most important.

Degenerate ground-state conjugated polymers exhibit large third-order nonlinear optical susceptibilities, including substantial two-photon absorption. With the use of a machine architecture suited to these material properties, ultrafast optical processors are possible. A four-wave mixing optical correlator was built with an air-stable, processable, degenerate ground-state conjugated polymer, poly(1,6-heptadiester). The continuously updatable processor correlates two 5000-pixel images in less than 160 femtoseconds, achieving peak processing rates of 3 x 10(16) operations per second.

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