Abstract
Theory-inspired design of organic electro-optic materials is explored
for three classes of materials: 1) chromophore/polymer composites; 2) chromophores
covalently incorporated into polymers, dendrimers, and dendronized polymers;
and 3) chromophores doped into chromophore-containing host materials. Correlated
quantum/statistical mechanical calculations are used to quantitatively simulate
electro-optic activity for a variety of materials falling into these three
classes, elucidating the dependence of electro-optic activity on chromophore
dipole moment, chromophore shape, covalent bond potentials, and dielectric
permittivity. The practical consequence has been the production of materials
exhibiting femtosecond response electro-optic activity approaching 600 pm/V
at telecommunication wavelengths. Theory also provides insight into minimizing
optical loss and maximizing stability.
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