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Production of crosslinked polymer layers having nonlinear optical properties and their use
Assignee: BASF SE
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Filing: 1993-12-16
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Granted: 1995-02-28
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Expires: 2013-12-16
Abstract
Abstract Crosslinked polymer layers having nonlinear optical properties are produced by a process in which (A) diallyl esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acids or mixtures thereof with monoallyl monoalkyl esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acids are copolymerized with compounds having nonlinear optical activities and containing groups capable of polymerization or (B) prepolymers of diallyl esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acids or prepolymers of mixtures of diallyl esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acids and monoallyl monoalkyl esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acids are mixed with compounds having nonlinear optical activity and with or without polymerizable groups (=guest/host system), applied to a substrate and, after orientation in an electric field above 50° C., crosslinked in a reaction which is initiated thermally or by free radicals.
Inventors
- 👤 Karl-Heinz Etzbach
- 👤 Heike Kilburg
- 👤 Hans-Joachim Lorkowski
- 👤 Karl Pfeiffer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 00:57
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/35; G02F1/355; G02F1/361; G02F1/3615; G02F1/3617; C; C08; C08F; C08F218/00; C08F218/14; C08F218/16; C08F263/00; C08F263/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A process for the production of crosslinked polymer layers having nonlinear optical properties, wherein (A) diallyl esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acids or mixtures thereof with monoallyl monoalkyl esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acids are copolymerized with compounds having nonlinear optical activities and containing polymerizable groups or (B) prepolymers of diallyl esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acids or prepolymers of mixtures of diallyl esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acids and monoallyl monoalkyl esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acids are mixed with compounds having nonlinear optical activity and with or without polymerizable groups (=guest/host system), applied to a substrate and, after orientation in an electric field above 50° C., crosslinked in a reaction which is initiated thermally or by free radicals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A process for the production of crosslinked polymer layers having nonlinear optical properties, wherein (A) diallyl esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acids or mixtures thereof with monoallyl monoalkyl esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acids are copolymerized with compounds having nonlinear optical activities and containing polymerizable groups or (B) prepolymers of diallyl esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acids or prepolymers of mixtures of diallyl esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acids and monoallyl monoalkyl esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acids are mixed with compounds having nonlinear optical activity and with or without polymerizable groups (=guest/host system), applied to a substrate and, after orientation in an electric field above 50° C., crosslinked in a reaction which is initiated thermally or by free radicals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein diallyl esters of terephthalic, isophthalic or phthalic acid are used as the diallyl esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acids.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein monoallyl monoalkyl esters where the alkyl chain is of 1 to 5 carbon atoms are used as the monoallyl monoalkyl esters of aromatic dicarboxylic acids.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein allyl-, acrylate-, methacrylate- or epoxy-containing stilbene, azo or azomethine compounds are used as compounds containing polymerizable groups having nonlinear optical activity.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein stilbene, azo or azomethine compounds are used as compounds having nonlinear optical activity and with or without polymerizable groups.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein allyl methyl terephthalate, isophthalate or phthalate is used as the monoallyl monoalkyl ester of aromatic dicarboxylic acids.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
64 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein a compound of the formula (I) ##STR3## where R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are identical or different and may each be hydrogen, allyl, acrylate, methacrylate or epoxy, X is --N═N--, --CH═CH-- or --N═CH--, A is an acceptor group and D is a donor group, is used as the compound having nonlinear optical activity.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the acceptor group A is nitro.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A process as claimed in claim 1, wherein a free radical polymerization initiator, in an amount of from 0.2 to 5% by weight, based on copolymer (A) or prepolymer (B), is used for the free radical crosslinking.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process for the production of electro-optical switches or electro-optical modulators using crosslinked polymer layers having nonlinear optical properties, which comprises using crosslinked polymer layers as obtained by the process of claim 1.
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