Two-photon materials with large two-photon cross sections. Structure-property relationship

Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 Jan 8:(2):153-64. doi: 10.1039/b813280a. Epub 2008 Nov 17.

Abstract

The development of two-photon materials has been growing very fast during the last decade due to the potential applications in optical limiting, 3D microfabrication, and multiphoton microscopy. In this article, the structure-two-photon absorption property relationships of dipolar, quadrupolar, and octupolar molecules as well as the derivatives of triphenylamine, [2.2]paracyclophanes, multi-annulenes, and porphyrins are briefly reviewed to provide a guideline for the design of efficient two-photon materials.