New polyamides with main-chain cyanine chromophores

Polyamides containing main-chain cyanine chromophores are synthesized, and their molecular, nonlinear optical, and mechanical properties are studied. It is shown that the Kerr electro-optical effect in polymer solutions is determined by the rigidity of polymer chains and that the nonlinear optical properties are dependent only on the chromophore content.

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