Abstract
Phase-matched second-harmonic generation (SHG) in azodye-doped polymethylmethacrylate films was demonstrated using the nonresonant optical poling technique. During the seeding process, samples were irradiated simultaneously by coherent superposition of the fundamental and the second-harmonic light of a femtosecond laser. Optical poling experiments were performed at three wavelengths of 1500, 1320, and 1300 nm, respectively. The quadratic dependence of SHG on the film thickness showed that a χ(2) grating that satisfied the phase-matching condition for SHG was optically induced in the polymer films. The SHG conversion efficiency of a 105 μm thick film was estimated to be about 2%. A relaxation retardation effect of the photoinduced χ(2) was also observed in the thick films.
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