Abstract
Photorefractive polymer are emerging as promising photonic materials for a variety of applications including holographic storage, real-Time optical processing, imaging, nondestructive testing, and phase conjugation. These materials combine the low cost and ease of processing of polymers with the highly sensitive optical encoding mechanism of photorefractive materials in general. This paper will introduce the basic concepts of photorefractivity, organic nonlinear optical materials, and amorphous organic photo- conductors. Then we will review the physics and the chemistry of photorefractive polymers and give a survey of different classes of materials that have been proposed during the relatively short history of organic photorefractive materials. Finally, we will discuss some of the potential and future challenges of these materials in the context of photonic applications.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 102900G |
| Pages (from-to) | 343-373 |
| Number of pages | 31 |
| Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 10290 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 29 1997 |
| Event | Sol-Gel and Polymer Photonic Devices: A Critical Review 1997 - San Diego, United States Duration: Jul 27 1997 → Aug 1 1997 |
Keywords
- Electro-optics
- Holography
- Nonlinear optics
- Optical processing
- Organic
- Photoconductors
- Photorefractivity
- Polymers
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering