Side chain liquid crystalline condensation polymers exhibiting nonlinear optical response

摘要

This invention provides novel side chain liquid crystalline polymers with a polyester or polyamide main chain structure. An invention polymer exhibits nonlinear optical response, and has utility as a transparent nonlinear optical component in optical light switch and light modulator devices. A present invention side chain liquid crystalline polymer is illustrated by the following polyester structure with pendant mesogenic side chains: <IMAGE>