Photo-induced birefringence and all-optical switching effect in azobenzene-grafted polyurethanes

Optical Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 585-590

  Tang, Tian ^a   Zeng, Fang ^a   Shuizhu, Wu ^a   Tong, Zhen ^a   Luo, Duanbin ^b   She, Weilong ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

All optic switching; Azobenzene; Isomerizalion; Photo induced birefringence; Polyurethane

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BENZENE; BIREFRINGENCE; CHROMOPHORES; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GLASS TRANSITION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOMERIZATION; LASER BEAMS; MONOMERS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALL-OPTIC SWITCHING; AZOBENZENE; OPTIC SWITCHING MODULATIONS; PHOTO-INDUCED BIREFRINGES;

POLYURETHANES;

EID: 9544248674     PISSN: 09253467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2004.07.010     Document Type: Article

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