Third-order nonlinear optical material
AssigneeAgency of Industrial Science and Technology
InventorsToru Sakaguchi, Koji Ohta, Akira Nakamura, Kazushi Mashima
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AssigneeAgency of Industrial Science and Technology
InventorsToru Sakaguchi, Koji Ohta, Akira Nakamura, Kazushi Mashima
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A third-order nonlinear optical material comprising a complex compound represented by the general formula: A.sub.k B.sub.l (LIG.sub.a).sub.i (LIG.sub.b).sub.j (1) wherein A represents one metallic element selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mo and W; B represents one metal selected from the group consisting of Ni, Pd and Pt; each of LIG.sub.a and LIG.sub.b represents one ligand selected from the group consisting of monodentate and higher ligands; k is an integer of 0 or 1 to 4; l is an integer of 0 or 1 to 4; k+l is 2 or 4; i is an integer of 0 to 18; j is an integer of 0 to 18; and i+j is an integer of 1 to 18; provided that i and i+j are determined depending on the type and number of metals and the types of LIG.sub.a and LIG.sub.b.
A third order nonlinear optical device comprising a material comprising a complex compound represented by the general formula:
The device of 1 wherein at least one of LIG.sub.a and LIG.sub.b is bidentate and is selected from the group consisting of:
A method of making an optical device having high third order nonlinear optical effects comprising manufacturing the device from a material comprising a complex compound represented by the general formula:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.