Current status and future of photorefractive polymers for photonic applications

Bernard Kippelen; Nasser Peyghambarian

doi:10.1117/12.279823

29 July 1997 Current status and future of photorefractive polymers for photonic applications

Bernard Kippelen, Nasser Peyghambarian

Proceedings Volume 10290, Sol-Gel and Polymer Photonic Devices: A Critical Review; 102900G (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279823
Event: Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

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 photoconductors. Then we will review the physics and the chemistiy 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.

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Bernard Kippelen and Nasser Peyghambarian "Current status and future of photorefractive polymers for photonic applications", Proc. SPIE 10290, Sol-Gel and Polymer Photonic Devices: A Critical Review, 102900G (29 July 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279823

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