Side chain liquid crystalline polymers exhibiting nonlinear opti

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1986-11-21

1989-08-08

Thexton, Matthew A.

Synthetic resins or natural rubbers -- part of the class 520 ser

Synthetic resins

Polymers from only ethylenic monomers or processes of...

25229901, 2522991, 25229968, 252582, 252583, 252600, 372 21, 372 26, 307425, 526288, 526312, 526246, 526248, C08F26504, F21V 900

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ABSTRACT:
This invention provides novel sidechain liquid crystalline polymers which exhibit nonlinear response, and which have utility as a transparent nonlinear optical component in optical light switch and light modulator devices.
An invention sidechain liquid crystalline polymer is illustrated by poly[4-(8-hydroxyoctyloxybenzylideneamino)-4'-nitrostilbene methacrylate]: ##STR1##

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