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Preface: New Materials for a New AgePart I. Introduction Chapter I-1 The Structure and Properties of the Organic Solid State I. Introduction II. Structure III. Electronic States IV. Electronic Structure of Conjugated Polymers V. Conclusion ReferencesPart II. Quadratic Nonlinear Optical Effects Chapter II-1 Quadratic Nonlinear Optics and Optimization of the Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Response of Molecular Crystals I. Introduction II. Basic Concepts in Quadratic Nonlinear Optics III. Second-Order Nonlinear Optical Effects IV. Quadratic Nonlinear Effects in Organic Molecules V. Relationships Between Microscopic and Macroscopic Optical Nonlinearities VI. Nonlinear Organic Crystals: From Bulk to Waveguided Demonstration VII. Conclusion References Chapter II-2 Molecular Hyperpolarizabilities of Organic Materials I. Introduction II. Electric-Field-Induced SHG in Liquids and Solutions III. The Sum Over States Method IV. Molecular Orbital Calculations of the Hyperpolarizability V. The ß Tensor for 4-Nitroaniline VI. Calculations for Other Molecules References Chapter II-3 Design and Synthesis of Organic Molecular Compounds for Efficient Second-Harmonic Generation I. Introduction II. Origins of Optical Nonlinearity in Organic Molecular Crystals III. Molecular Engineering IV. Extensively Studied Organic Materials V. Less Thoroughly Studied Organic Materials VI. Conclusion References Chapter II-4 Growth and Characterization of Molecular Crystals I. Introduction II. Physicochemical Properties of Nonlinear Organic Materials III. Material Preparation for Crystal Growth IV. Crystal Growth V. Characterization VI. Elaboration of Organic Nonlinear Waveguides VII. Conclusions Appendix References Chapter II-5 Growth and Characterization of Organic Thin Films (Langmuir-Blodgett Films) I. Langmuir-Blodgett, Film Fabrication II. LB Film Characterization III. Conclusion: What Are LB Films? References Chapter II-6 Properties and Applications of Urea I. Introduction II. Nonlinear Optical Properties of the Urea Molecule III. Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Crystalline Urea IV. Second-Harmonic Generation and Sum-Frequency Mixing in Crystalline Urea V. Spontaneous and Stimulated Optical Parametric Processes in Crystalline Urea References Chapter II-7 Nonlinear Optical Properties of Guest-Host Polymer Structures I. Introduction II. Physical Description of Guest-Host Interactions III. Second-Order Nonlinear Effects in Polymer Films IV. Outlook for Polymeric Guest-Host Systems References Chapter II-8 Electro-Optic Organic Materials I. Introduction II. Linear Electro-Optic Effect III. Organic Crystals IV. New Trends V. Conclusions ReferencesIndex