Claims
- 1. A compound, for forming a nonlinear optic material, comprising the structure:
- 2. The compound of claim 1, wherein said compound is substantially deuterated.
- 3. The compound of claim 1, wherein said electron withdrawing group is selected from the group consisting of
- 4. A polymer comprising the compound of claim 1, wherein at least one said labile group is removed from said compound.
- 5. A polymer comprising the compound of claim 3, wherein at least one said labile group is removed from said compound.
- 6. The polymer of claim 4, further comprising a linking monomer, wherein at least one said labile group is removed from said compound.
- 7. The polymer of claim 6, wherein said linking monomer is selected from the group consisting of
- 8. The polymer of claim 4, further comprising at least two linking monomers, wherein at least one of said two linking monomers is a crosslinkable linking monomer comprising the structure
- 9. The polymer of claim 8, wherein said crosslinking substituent is selected from the group consisting of
- 10. The polymer of claim 9, wherein a first crosslinking substituent and a second crosslinking substituent are crosslinked.
- 11. The polymer of claim 5, further comprising a linking monomer, wherein at least one said labile group is removed from said compound.
- 12. The polymer of claim 11, wherein said linking monomer is selected from the group consisting of
- 13. The polymer of claim 5, further comprising at least two linking monomers, wherein at least one of said two linking monomers is a crosslinkable linking monomer comprising the structure
- 14. The polymer of claim 13, wherein said crosslinking substituent is selected from the group consisting of
- 15. The polymer of claim 14, wherein a first crosslinking substituent and a second crosslinking substituent are crosslinked.
- 16. A polymer comprising a chromophoric monomer unit and a linking monomer, comprising the structure:
- 17. A polymer comprising a chromophoric monomer unit and a linking monomer, comprising the structure:
- 18. The polymer of claim 17, wherein said crosslinking substituent is selected from the group consisting of
- 19. The polymer of claim 18, wherein a first crosslinking substituent and a second crosslinking substituent are crosslinked.
- 20. Polymerizing a composition comprising the compound of claim 1.
- 21. Polymerizing a composition comprising the compound of claim 3.
- 22. An electro-optical device comprising the polymer of claim 4, wherein said device has an electro-optically variable refractive index.
- 23. The electro-optical device of claim 22, wherein said device is selected from the group consisting of a phase modulator, a light intensity modulator, a directional coupler, an optical switch, an optical waveguide, and bulk devices having variable indices of refraction.
- 24. An electro-optical device comprising the polymer of claim 5, wherein said device has an electro-optically variable refractive index.
- 25. The electro-optical device of claim 24, wherein said device is selected from the group consisting of a phase modulator, a light intensity modulator, a directional coupler, an optical switch, an optical waveguide, and bulk devices having variable indices of refraction.
- 26. An electro-optical device comprising the polymer of claim 6, wherein said device has an electro-optically variable refractive index.
- 27. The electro-optical device of claim 26, wherein said device is selected from the group consisting of a phase modulator, a light intensity modulator, a directional coupler, an optical switch, an optical waveguide, and bulk devices having variable indices of refraction.
- 28. An electro-optical device comprising the polymer of claim 7, wherein said device has an electro-optically variable refractive index.
- 29. The electro-optical device of claim 28, wherein said device is selected from the group consisting of a phase modulator, a light intensity modulator, a directional coupler, an optical switch, an optical waveguide, and bulk devices having variable indices of refraction.
- 30. An electro-optical device comprising the polymer of claim 8, wherein said device has an electro-optically variable refractive index.
- 31. The electro-optical device of claim 30, wherein said device is selected from the group consisting of a phase modulator, a light intensity modulator, a directional coupler, an optical switch, an optical waveguide, and bulk devices having variable indices of refraction.
- 32. An electro-optical device comprising the polymer of claim 10, wherein said device has an electro-optically variable refractive index.
- 33. The electro-optical device of claim 32, wherein said device is selected from the group consisting of a phase modulator, a light intensity modulator, a directional coupler, an optical switch, an optical waveguide, and bulk devices having variable indices of refraction.
- 34. An electro-optical device comprising the polymer of claim 12, wherein said device has an electro-optically variable refractive index.
- 35. The electro-optical device of claim 34, wherein said device is selected from the group consisting of a phase modulator, a light intensity modulator, a directional coupler, an optical switch, an optical waveguide, and bulk devices having variable indices of refraction.
- 36. An electro-optical device comprising the polymer of claim 13, wherein said device has an electro-optically variable refractive index.
- 37. The electro-optical device of claim 36, wherein said device is selected from the group consisting of a phase modulator, a light intensity modulator, a directional coupler, an optical switch, an optical waveguide, and bulk devices having variable indices of refraction.
- 38. An electro-optical device comprising the polymer of claim 15, wherein said device has an electro-optically variable refractive index.
- 39. The electro-optical device of claim 38, wherein said device is selected from the group consisting of a phase modulator, a light intensity modulator, a directional coupler, an optical switch, an optical waveguide, and bulk devices having variable indices of refraction.
- 40. An electro-optical device comprising the polymer of claim 16, wherein said device has an electro-optically variable refractive index.
- 41. The electro-optical device of claim 40, wherein said device is selected from the group consisting of a phase modulator, a light intensity modulator, a directional coupler, an optical switch, an optical waveguide, and bulk devices having variable indices of refraction.
- 42. An electro-optical device comprising the polymer of claim 17, wherein said device has an electro-optically variable refractive index.
- 43. The electro-optical device of claim 42, wherein said device is selected from the group consisting of a phase modulator, a light intensity modulator, a directional coupler, an optical switch, an optical waveguide, and bulk devices having variable indices of refraction.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/305,374, filed Jul. 13, 2001, entitled “Novel Nonlinear Optical Polyesterimides Containing Chromophores with Large Hyperpolarizabilities,” the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Provisional Applications (1)
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