Large photo-induced birefringence in azobenzene copolymer

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 446, Issue , 2006, Pages 71-80

  Kim, Jun Young ^a,b   Fukuda, Takashi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b Photonics Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Azobenzene copolymer; Molecular re orientation; Photo induced birefringence; Photo isomerization

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BENZENE; BIREFRINGENCE; CHROMOPHORES; HOLOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RELAXATION PROCESSES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

AZOBENZENE COPOLYMER; MOLECULAR RE-ORIENTATION; PHOTO-INDUCED BIREFRINGENCE; PHOTO-ISOMERIZATION;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 32944478667     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421400500383196     Document Type: Conference Paper

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