While photorefractivity during the 1970s and 1980s was studied in many different classes of
inorganic materials [1], organic photorefractive (PR) materials emerged only in the 1990s …

Materials demonstrating a photorefractive effect are principal candidates for numerous
applications, including high‐density optical data storage, optical image processing, phase …

Photorefractive polymer are emerging as promising photonic materials for a variety of
applications including holographic storage, real-time optical processing, imaging …

Photorefractive materials have many potential photonic applications, including dynamic
holographic storage and image processing. Recently, the new class of photorefractive …

Photorefractive materials are capable of reversibly changing their index of refraction upon
illumination. That property allows them to dynamically record holograms, which is a key …

A photorefractive polymer system based on a substituted polysiloxane backbone is
described. In addition to high holographic diffraction efficiency and reasonable writing …

Photorefractive materials can be used to record and erase holograms many times without
the need for chemical processing. This places photorefractive materials at the cutting edge …

We report on the fabrication of bulk samples of photorefractive polymers using the injection
molding technique. The photorefractive properties of these materials are evaluated by four …

A new class of photorefractive polymers is described in which an inert polymer binder is
doped with a great molecule called a dual-function dopant, which has the dual functions of …

Materials that can be exploited for in-situ and real-time optical holographic recording have
been investigated for many years. 1–5 These include photorefractive materials, 6 …