In this article, we review recent progress in the area of photorefractive polymers.
Photorefractive (PR) polymers are multifunctional materials which combine …

During the past decade, polymers for photonic devices have matured considerably and
numerous functionalities such as electrical, electrooptical, and light-emitting properties have …

Organic photorefractive (PR) materials are a new kind of electrooptic substance that
emerged 10 years ago. These are very complicated materials that possess both electrooptic …

This review article describes the current state-of-the-art research on organic photorefractive
polymer composites. A historical background on photorefractive materials is first introduced …

Photorefractive (PR) materials are multifunctional materials which combine
photoconductivity and an electro-optic (EO) response to manifest a photorefractive effect. 1 …

To manifest a photorefractive effect, the polymer must possess a photocharge generator, a
charge transporter, a charge trapping center, and a nonlinear optical (NLO) chromophore …

A new class of photorefractive polymeric materials is described on the basis of inert polymer
binders doped with a single small molecule species which has the dual function of providing …

This paper reports detailed synthesis and characterization of a hybridized polymer system
which combines the ionic transition metal complexes and a conjugated polymer backbone …

A new class of photorefractive (PR) composite based on a fully functionalized polymer with
high phase‐stability is reported. The polymer containing non‐linear optical (NLO) …

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