The present invention provides an organic nonlinear optical material comprising a benzylidene-aniline derivative having an electron-donating substituent introduced at the 4-position and an electron-accepting substituent introduced at the 4ʹ-position, by following two contrivances: (l) selecting as the conjugated π electronic system a benzylidene-aniline derivative having a large molecular hyperpolarizability and yet a dipole moment as small as those of benzene derivatives, and (2) introducing a molecular alignment-regulating substituent. The centrosymmetry in the bulk state of the material, for example, in the crystal state, is destroyed and the molecular alignment is regulated to such a bulk structure in that the optical nonlinearity possessed by the molecule is effectively utilized. The material shows even a large optical nonlinearity never attained by the conventional techniques.
The intermolecular cohesive force due to the π electron interaction between the molecules in the present invention is larger than that between benzene derivatives. Consequently, the material has, comparatively, a high melting point, a low subliming property, and a low water-absorbing property. In conclusion, a practically invaluable nonlinear optical material having a high durability in the bulk state and an excellent resistance to laser damage can be provided.
本发明通过以下两种方法提供了一种有机非线性光学材料,该材料包含一种苯亚甲基
苯胺衍
生物,该衍
生物在4-位上引入了一个电子捐赠取代基,在4ʹ-位上引入了一个电子接受取代基:(l) 选择一种苯亚甲基
苯胺衍
生物作为共轭 π 电子系统,这种衍
生物具有较大的分子超极化能力,但偶极矩却与苯衍
生物的偶极矩一样小;(2) 引入一个分子配位调节取代基。破坏材料体态(例如晶体态)中的中心对称性,并将分子排列调节为这样的体态结构,从而有效利用分子所具有的光学非线性。这种材料甚至能显示出传统技术无法达到的巨大光学非线性。
本发明中分子之间由于 π 电子相互作用而产生的分子间内聚力大于苯衍
生物之间的内聚力。因此,该材料具有较高的熔点、较低的升华性和较低的吸
水性。总之,本发明提供了一种实际上无价的非线性光学材料,它在块状状态下具有很高的耐久性和出色的抗激光损伤能力。