Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2004, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (2): 372.

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Preparation, Third-order Nonlinear Optical Property and Optical Information Storage of Polyimide Attached with Azobenzene Chromophore Side-chain

SUN Jian-Ping, WU Hong-Cai, LI Bao-Ming, YING Zu-Jin   

  1. Institute of Photoelectric Technology and Solar Energy, School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Xian Jiaotong University, Xian 710049, China
  • Received:2002-11-06 Online:2004-02-24 Published:2004-02-24

Abstract: Using aniline and benzaldehyde as raw materials, p,p'-diaminotriphenylmethane(DTM) was synthesized. Co-condensation type poly(amic acid) was prepared by using p,p'-diaminotriphenylmethane as the co-diamine monomer and pyromellitic dianhydride(PMDA) as the the dianhydride monomer. And then the nonlinear optical polyimide(NLOPI) attached with azobenzene chromophore side-chain was synthesized by diazo coupling reaction of 4-nitrobenzenediazonium tetrafluoroborate to poly(amic acid) in 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone(NMP) and imidization reaction at 250 ℃. The designed chemical structure of production can be proved in the infrared spectrum and ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum. The NLOPI exhibits UV-Vis absorption of the azobenzene chromophore at the wavelength of about 330 nm and 490 nm. The third-order nonlinear optical property of NLOPI was studied by degenerate four-wave mixing(DFWM). Third-order nonlinear susceptibility of NLOPI is 3.28×10-10 esu(4.58×10-18 m2/W). It is indicated that NLOPI has strong optical information storage through DFWM. Forward pumping light(If) and detecting light(Ip) are prime writing light, however backward pumping light(Ib) is principal reading light. It is proved that optical information storage can be caused by photo-induced trans-cis isomerization of azobenzene.

Key words: Azobenzene chromophore, Polyimide, Third-order nonlinear optics, Third-order nonlinear susceptibility, Optical information storage

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