Frontiers of Polymer Research

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Paras N. Prasad

      Pages 1-3

3. Polymers for Photonics

   1. An Overview of the Development of Plastic Optical Fibers

      • Fumio Ide, Akira Hasegawa

      Pages 5-26

   2. Multifunctional Polymers — An Industrial Perspective

      • John P. Riggs, Harris A. Goldberg, James B. Stamatoff

      Pages 27-44

   3. Polymers for Photonics

      • Paras N. Prasad

      Pages 45-62

   4. Nonlinear Optical Devices: Relative Status of Polymeric Materials

      • George I. Stegeman

      Pages 63-69

   5. Recent Development of Polymers for Nonlinear Optics

      • T. Kurihara, T. Kaino

      Pages 71-82

   6. Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy in Conjugated Polymeric Thin Films

      • F. Kajzar

      Pages 83-101

   7. Thin Films Systems for Seperation and Opto-Electronic Applications

      • Naoya Ogata

      Pages 103-114

   8. Static and Dynamic Photo-Induced Index of Refraction Changes

      • Larry R. Dalton, Linda Sapochak, Malcolm R. McLean, Luping Yu, Mai Chen, Charles W. Spangler

      Pages 115-123

   9. Nonlinear Optical Properties of Thiophene Based Conjugated Polymers

      • C. Taliani, G. Ruani, R. Zamboni, L. Yang, R. Dorsinville, R. R. Alfano

      Pages 125-141

   10. Optical Studies of Polysilanes

       • Jonathan R. G. Thorne, Robin M. Hochstrasser, John M. Zeigler, Andreas Tilgner, H. Peter Trommsdorff, Roger H. French et al.

       Pages 143-148

   11. New Copolymers for Nonlinear Optics Application which Incorporate Electroactive Subunits with Well Defined Conjugation Lengths

       • Charles W. Spangler, Pei-Kang Liu, Eric G. Nickel, David W. Polis, Linda S. Sapochak, Larry R. Dalton

       Pages 149-156

   12. Second Harmonic Generation in Langmuir-Blodgett Films of N-Docosyl-4-Nitroaniline

       • T. Geisler, S. Rosenkilde, W. M. K. P. Wijekoon, P. N. Prasad, P. S. Ramanujam

       Pages 157-166

   13. Second Harmonic Generation by Thermoplastic Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal Films

       • Cheng-Tsung Huang, Hwa-Fu Chen

       Pages 167-172

   14. Third-Order Optical Nonlinearity and Conductivity of 2, 5-Disubstituted Poly(1, 4-Phenylene Vinylene) Composites with SOL-GEL Processed Inorganic Glasses

       • K.-S. Lee, C. J. Wung, P. N. Prasad, C. K. Park, J. C. Kim, J.-I. Jin et al.

       Pages 173-182

   15. Optical Properties of Polydiacetylenes with π-Conjugating Substituents in Solution and Solid State

       • K. Nagendra Babu, Abhijit Sarkar, Lalita P. Bhagwat, Satya S. Talwar

       Pages 183-187

   16. Application of Liquid Crystals in Space Activities

       • S. K. Gupta

       Pages 189-193

   17. Development of Multilayer AR Coatings Derived from Alkoxide Based Polymeric Sols

       • Arup K. Atta, Prasanta K. Biswas, Dibyendu Ganguli

       Pages 195-199

   18. Third Order Nonlinear Optical Response of Pure and Doped Polyphenyl Acetylene: A Wavelength Dependence Study

       • R. Vijaya, Y. V. G. S. Murti, G. Sundararajan, T. A. Prasada Rao

       Pages 201-205

This book represents the proceedings of the First International Conference on Frontiers of Polymer Research held in New Delhi, India during January 20-25, 1991. Polymers have usually been perceived as substances to be used in insulations, coatings, fabrics, and structural materials. Defying this classical view, polymers are emerging as a new class of materials with potential applications in many new technologies. They also offer challenging opportunities for fundamental research. Recognizing a tremendous growth in world wide interest in polymer research and technology, a truly global "1st International Conference on Frontiers of Polymer Research" was organized by P. N. Prasad (SUNY at Buffalo), F. E. Karasz (University of Massachusetts) and J. K. Nigam (Shriram Institute for Industrial Research, India). The 225 participants represented 25 countries and a wide variety of academic, industrial and government groups. The conference was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India, Mr. Chandra Shekhar and had a high level media coverage. The focus of the conference was on three frontier areas of polymer research: (i) Polymers for photonics, where nonlinear optical properties of polymers show great promise, (ii) Polymers for electronics, where new conduction mechanisms and photophysics have generated considerable enthusiasm and (iii) High performance polymers as new advanced polymers have exhibited exceptionally high mechanical strength coupled with light weight.

• crystal
• liquid
• photonics
• polymer
• polymers

• State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA

  Paras N. Prasad

• Shriram Institute for Industrial Research, Delhi, India

  Jai K. Nigam

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