non-linear optical polymer

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Polymer that exhibits an optical effect brought about by electromagnetic radiation such that the magnitude of the effect is not proportional to the irradiance.
Notes:
  1. An example of non-linear optical effects is the generation of higher harmonics of the incident light wave.
  2. A polymer that exhibits a non-linear optical effect due to anisotropic electric susceptibilities when subjected to electric field together with light irradiation is called an electro-optical polymer. A polymer that exhibits electro-optical behavior combined with photoconductivity is called a photo-refractive polymer.
See also: non-linear optical effect
Source:
PAC, 2004, 76, 889. (Definitions of terms relating to reactions of polymers and to functional polymeric materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2003)) on page 900 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'non-linear optical polymer' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.NT07178 RIS BibTex EndNote
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