The photorefractive effect is now firmly established as one of the highest-sensitivity
nonlinear optical effects, making it an attractive choice for use in many optical holographic …

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

The advances of photorefractive optics have demonstrated many useful and practical
applications, which include the development of photorefractive optic devices for computer …

This is the first volume of a set of three within the Springer Series in Optical Sciences, and is
devoted to photorefractive effects, photorefractive materials, and their applications. Since the …

We predict the formation of optical spatial solitons in photorefractive polymers. The
orientational enhancement from the doped chromophores and the dependency of the …

This review describes the current state‐of‐the‐art of photorefractive polymers for
holography. The analysis of this rich field begins with a brief historical perspective followed …

Photorefractive materials can form" instant" holograms without time-consuming development
steps. Their potential applications include image processing, optical data storage, and …

Photorefractive materials, including traditional electro-optic photorefractive crystals as well
as photopolymers and photosensitive glasses, have demonstrated their potential in …

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 …

Photorefractive Materials presents an overview of the basic features and properties of
photorefractive materials, covering a wide array of related topics. It provides a coherent …