Electro-optic and second-harmonic generation measurement in 3-methyl-4-methoxy-4-nitrostibene (MMONS) single-crystal thin-films

摘要

Significant effort has been devoted to investigate organic second-order optical materials with potential applications in frequency conversion and electro-optic modulation. Among these materials, 3-methyl-4-methoxi-4'-nitrostelbene (MMONS) possesses one of the largest d-coefficients with a reasonably broad transparency window. In this paper, we report the growth of single-crystal thin-films of MMONS, polarization dependent IN-visible absorption, second-harmonic generation, and electro-optic measurements of these films.