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Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy in Conjugated Polymeric Thin Films

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Conjugated polymers with quasi-one dimensional π electron delocalization represent a great potential for applications in nonlinear optical devices. This is due to their enhanced, electronic hyperpolarizability and connected with that fast, under picosecond response time. On the other hand the rich electronic structure of these polymers gives rise to different resonance enhancements in cubic susceptibility. A systematic study of such resonances is interesting from both fundamental and practical points of view as it will be discussed later.

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Kajzar, F. (1991). Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy in Conjugated Polymeric Thin Films. In: Prasad, P.N., Nigam, J.K. (eds) Frontiers of Polymer Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3856-1_7

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