In our research we have used optical pulses to initiate molecular reorientation by photoisomerization. The unstable cis-isomer of azobenzene is used to enable a transition between two states which both involve the stable trans-isomer. Because of the extreme speed at which the photoisomerization can be initiated, it could find an application in digital optical storage. Our experiments have been performed using a sidechain polymer which is a poly(methyl methacrylate) backbone onto which a pseudo-stilbene Disperse Red 1 is attached.
Optically initiated electric field poling of nonlinear polymers
1995-01-01
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Optically Initiated Electric Field Poling of Nonlinear Polymers
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