A series of Side-chain Liquid Crystalline Polymethacrylates with different tolane-based mesogenic group content have been synthesized. The mesogenic group content was characterized with 1H-NMR for the polymers. The phase behaviors were determined by the differential scanning calorimeter, and optical polarizing microscopy. A smectic A phase was obtained when the mesogenic group content was increased up to 80 mol. %. Dielectric relaxation behaviors were studied by a broadband dielectric spectroscopy. The a-relaxation (associated with the glass transition) behaviors were described by the Williams-Landel- Ferry, and Havriliak-Negami equations, and discussed in terms of structure and temperature dependencies. To study the effect of liquid crystal (LC) phase on the nonlinear optical (NLO) properties, the second-order nonlinearity of the poled SCLCPs was measured. Relaxation behavior of the NLO properties was achieved by the in-situ second-harmonic generation (SHG) technique, and subsequently by curve-fitting with Kohlrausch- Williams-Watts equation. The relationship among the chemical structure, thermal dynamic behavior, and second-order nonlinear optical properties were studied for the polymers.