New photorefractive polymer based on multifunctional polyurethane

  • Y. M. Chen
    Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5735 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637
  • Z. H. Peng
    Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5735 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637
  • W. K. Chan
    Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5735 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637
  • L. P. Yu
    Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, 5735 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637

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<jats:p>A new photorefractive polymer containing a photocarrier generator, a hole transporting compound, and a nonlinear optical chromophore covalently linked to the polymer backbone has been synthesized. Two-beam coupling experiments have clearly demonstrated asymmetric energy exchange under zero-field condition, a sign for photorefractivity and a maximum optical gain of 0.88 cm−1 was measured. Although it is not a net gain, the result reported here demonstrates the feasibility of rational designs of photorefractive polymers.</jats:p>

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