New Methacrylic Polymers with Heterocyclic Analogs of Stilbene in Side Chain – Promising Materials for Optoelectronics

Abstract

Organic and polymeric nonlinear optical (NLO) materials have continuously drawn great interest due to their several advantages superior to conventional inorganics, such as large nonlinear optical coefficient, ultrafast response, wide response wave band, high optical damage threshold, and easy combination and modification. Generally, desired NLO materials should exhibit a high NLO property, good optical transparency, and thermal stability. Designs and syntheses of effective chromophores are very important for acquiring desired NLO materials [1].