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Photorefractive Polymers With High Speed

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

N. Peyghambarian,
K. B. Ferrio,
J. A. Herlocker,
E. Hendrick,
B. D. Guenther,
S. Mery,
Y. Zhang and
B. Kippelen
N. Peyghambarian
Affiliation:
Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson
K. B. Ferrio*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson
J. A. Herlocker
Affiliation:
Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson
E. Hendrick
Affiliation:
Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson
B. D. Guenther
Affiliation:
Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson
S. Mery
Affiliation:
Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg, Groupe des Matériaux Organiques, CNRS, Strasbourg, France
Y. Zhang
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson
B. Kippelen*
Affiliation:
Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson
*
corresponding authors: kyle@u.arizona.edu, kippelen@u.arizona.edu
corresponding authors: kyle@u.arizona.edu, kippelen@u.arizona.edu
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Abstract

Rapid progress in photorefractive polymers includes new materials with improved response rates. We briefly review recent developments in this rapidly evolving area and report grating formation with a 2-millisecond time-constant, the fastest reported to date in any photorefractive polymer.

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