Nonlinear Optical Susceptibility of Oligo- and Polygermanes

Abstract

Abstract Third-order nonlinear susceptibilities (χ(3)) for thin films of oligo- and polygermanes were measured in the range of 0.6—86 × 10−12 esu. A measured χ(3)of 86 × 10−12 esu for a polygermane–polysilane random copolymer, coploy(methylphenylsilylene/methylphenylgermylene), was the largest ever reported for transparent polymers in the visible spectral region.