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The efficient second harmonic generation has been observed in poled polymer systems. But, the nonlinear optical activity of these systems was relaxed with time. In order to enhance the stability of second harmonic activity over time, poling and subsequent physical aging process was applied to a doped polymer system. The aging process changes the relaxation behavior and improves the temporal stability of the second harmonic activity.
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Lee, S., Kidoguchi, A., Watanabe, T. et al. The Effect of Physical Aging on the Time-Decay Behavior of Second Harmonic Generation Activity in a Poled Polymer Film. Polym J 23, 1209–1212 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.23.1209
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.23.1209