SECOND-ORDER NONLINEAR OPTICAL SUSCEPTIBILITIES OF POLY[(HEXA-2,4-DIYNYLENE-1,6-DIOXY)DIBENZOATES] CONTAINING AZO CHROMOPHORE DISPERSE RED 19 BY ELECTROABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY

Abstract

The second-order nonlinear optical susceptibilities χ (2) of two isomeric polymers containing an azo dye, Disperse Red 19, were determined by the first-order electroabsorption spectroscopy (EAS), and compared with values previously obtained by SHG measurements. The para-polymer was found to have higher susceptibility than the corresponding meta-polymer. χ (2) were found to be 5-6 × 10 −8 esu, which are comparable to those obtained by the Maker Fringe method.