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Geoff A Lindsay

John D Stenger-Smith

Kenneth Joseph Wynne

Andrew P Chafin

Peter Zarras

Rena Y Yee

Richard A Holloins

M Joe Roberts

A process that lends itself to automation for producing multi-layer second-order nonlinear optical polymer (NLOP) thin films by the forming of a polycation layer containing an NLO-active cationic polymer, having non-centrosymmetric chromophores, on a substrate followed by the forming of a polyanion layer, also having non-centrosymmetric chromophores, on the polycation layer. A predetermind number of the polycation and the polyanion layers may be alternated upon the surface as well as one or more buffer layers. An added benefit is the formation of an ultra-smooth surface of the same order of roughness as the substrate upon which the layers are formed.

Process for mass producing uniform multi-layer non-linear optical polymer thin polar films

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Ridgecrest, CA, United States of America

Geoff A Lindsay