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Photorefractive Polymers with Non-Destructive Readout

  1. B. Kippelen,
  2. P.-A. Blanche1,
  3. A. Schülzgen1,
  4. C. Fuentes-Hernandez1,
  5. G. Ramos-Ortiz1,
  6. J.-F. Wang1,
  7. N. Peyghambarian1,
  8. S.R. Marder1,
  9. A. Leclercq2,
  10. D. Beljonne2,
  11. J.-L. Brédas1

Article first published online: 16 SEP 2002

DOI: 10.1002/1616-3028(20020916)12:9<615::AID-ADFM615>3.0.CO;2-O

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Advanced Functional Materials

Advanced Functional Materials

Volume 12, Issue 9, pages 615–620, September, 2002

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Kippelen, B., Blanche, P.-A., Schülzgen, A., Fuentes-Hernandez, C., Ramos-Ortiz, G., Wang, J.-F., Peyghambarian, N., Marder, S.R., Leclercq, A., Beljonne, D. and Brédas, J.-L. (2002), Photorefractive Polymers with Non-Destructive Readout. Adv. Funct. Mater., 12: 615–620. doi: 10.1002/1616-3028(20020916)12:9<615::AID-ADFM615>3.0.CO;2-O

Author Information

  1. 1

    Optical Sciences Center, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 (USA)

  2. 2

    Department of Chemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 (USA)

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 16 SEP 2002
  2. Article first published online: 16 SEP 2002
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 16 MAY 2002
  4. Manuscript Received: 11 MAR 2002

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Keywords:

  • Holographics;
  • Non-destructive testing;
  • Photorefractive polymers;
  • Poly(N-vinylcarbazole)s

Abstract

Photorefractive polymers are suitable for real-time holographic applications. Since the recording and readout of a hologram is carried out with laser beams with the same wavelength, the readout process partially erases the stored information, a problem common to all current photorefractive materials and referred to as destructive readout. In this paper we describe photorefractive polymers that are sensitized by two-photon absorption. Holographic recording is achieved with high-intensity writing beams and readout using low light intensity, but high power beams. Using this nonlinear recording scheme, non-destructive readout was demonstrated.

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