Nonlinear optical materials based on ionic liquid crystals and anisotropic glasses of metal alkanoate

High demands of modern photonic technologies stimulate researches to create advanced optical and nonlinear optical materials. In this paper we review our recent results on nonlinear optical properties of novel materials based on ionic liquid crystals and anisotropic glasses of metal alkanoate. Such materials exhibit fast (ns-ps) and high enough ( 10
^-7
-10
^-9
esu) third-order nonlinear optical response, and are promising candidates for photonic applications.