For many years, considerable research efforts have been directed toward exploring the
interaction between light and matter for the prospective replacement of electronic devices …

▪ Abstract Rapid advances in the field of photorefractive polymers and composites have in
the brief time since their inception in 1991 led to the development of high-performance …

Organic Nonlinear Optical Materials provides an extensive description of the preparation
and characterization of organic materials for applications in nonlinear and electro-optics …

This definitive guide to modern organic electro-optic and photonic technologies provides
critical insight into recent advances in organic electro-optic materials, from the underlying …

Transparent “smart” windows comprising a thin layer of viologen on low‐density
polyethylene are fabricated here via graft polymerization. The transmittance of this system is …

▪ Abstract A review of the field of photorefractive liquid crystals is presented. The first reports
of photorefractive liquid crystals occurred in 1994, and the performance of these materials …

" Furnishes the necessary background information, methods of characterization, and
applications of optic and photonic systems based on polymers. Provides detailed tutorial …

The first observation of photorefractivity in ferroelectric liquid crystals (FLCs) is reported
here. Dopant chromophores chosen to optimize production of mobile ions and careful …

By the phrase “refractive index modulation amplitude”, it is meant the amount the magnitude
of the refractive indeX in a material can be varied tunably by an external Stimulus. By the …

Photorefractive liquid crystals represent the newest class of photorefractive materials. The
low electric fields required for reorienting liquid crystals, combined with their high …