申请人:Imperial Chemical Industries PLC
公开号:US04981612A1
公开(公告)日:1991-01-01
An optical element, such as a wave guide, having non-linear optical properties, suitable for use in optical devices in which it is desirable to alter the characteristics of the light, comprising a transparent or reflecting substrate having at least a partial superficial coating comprising alternating monolayers of a first non-linear optical (NLO) compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is an non-hydrophilic aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group containing from 8 to 40 carbon atoms; m is 1 or 2; R.sup.1 is NO.sub.2, CN or COOR.sup.2 ; R.sup.2 is H or C.sub.1-4 -alkyl; n is from 1 to 4; and R.sup.3 is H, a metal or a group containing a tetravalent N atom and a second NLO compound of the formula: ##STR2## wherein T is H, a metal or a group containing a tetravalent N atom; X is S, O, ##STR3## T.sup.1 is NO.sub.2, CN or COOY; Y is selected from H, C.sub.1-4 -alkyl, a metal or a group containing a tetravalent N atom; T.sup.2 and T.sup.3 are each independently H or a non-hydrophilic aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group containing up to 30 carbon atoms; T.sup.4 and T.sup.5 are each independently H or a non-hydrophilic aliphatic or cycloaliphatic group containing up to 30 carbon atoms; and T.sup.6 and T.sup.7 are each independently H or a non-hydrophilic group containing up to 4 carbon atoms; or T.sup.4 and T.sup.6 together comprise ring fused to Ring A and T.sup.5 and T.sup.7 are as hereinbefore defined; or T.sup.5 and T.sup.7 together comprise ring fused to Ring A and T.sup.4 and T.sup.6 are as hereinbefore defined; or T.sup.2 and T.sup.4 together with the N atom to which T.sup.2 is attached form a ring fused to Ring A and T.sup.3 and T.sup.5 are as hereinbefore defined; or T.sup.3 and T.sup.5 together with the N atom to which T.sup.3 is attached form a ring fused to Ring A and T.sup.2 and T.sup.4 are as hereinbefore defined; provided there are, in total, from 8 to 40 carbon atoms in one or two of the groups independently represented by T.sup.2, T.sup.3, T.sup.4 and T.sup.5.
一种具有非线性光学性质的光学元件,例如波导,适用于希望改变光特性的光学设备,包括具有至少部分表面涂层的透明或反射基底,该表面涂层由第一种非线性光学(NLO)化合物的交替单层组成,该化合物的化学式为:其中R是含有8到40个碳原子的非亲水脂肪族或环烷基;m为1或2;R1为NO2,CN或COOR2;R2为H或C1-4-烷基;n为1到4;R3为H,金属或含有四价N原子的基团;以及第二种NLO化合物,其化学式为:其中T为H,金属或含有四价N原子的基团;X为S、O、或;T1为NO2,CN或COOY;Y选择自H、C1-4-烷基、金属或含有四价N原子的基团;T2和T3分别独立地为H或含有高达30个碳原子的非亲水脂肪族或环烷基;T4和T5分别独立地为H或含有高达30个碳原子的非亲水脂肪族或环烷基;T6和T7分别独立地为H或含有高达4个碳原子的非亲水基团;或T4和T6一起构成与环A螺合的环,T5和T7如前所述;或T5和T7一起构成与环A螺合的环,T4和T6如前所述;或T2和T4与T2连接的N原子一起形成与环A螺合的环,T3和T5如前所述;或T3和T5与T3连接的N原子一起形成与环A螺合的环,T2和T4如前所述;只要在由T2、T3、T4和T5独立表示的一个或两个组中总共有8到40个碳原子。