Photorefractivity in polymeric composite materials

Maciek E. Orczyk; Jaroslaw W. Zieba; Paras N. Prasad

doi:10.1117/12.165267

16 December 1993 Photorefractivity in polymeric composite materials

Maciek E. Orczyk, Jaroslaw W. Zieba, Paras N. Prasad

Proceedings Volume 2025, Nonlinear Optical Properties of Organic Materials VI; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.165267
Event: SPIE's 1993 International Symposium on Optics, Imaging, and Instrumentation, 1993, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The results of photorefractivity studies in newly developed polymer composite C₆₀/PVK/DEANST are presented. The composite contains fullerene (C₆₀) photosensitizing molecules, second-order active molecules of diethylaminonitrostyrene (DEANST) and charge transporting polymeric matrix of poly[N-vinylcarbazole] (PVK). Photorefractive properties of the material were investigated using erasable volume holography and two-beam coupling techniques. Additional information was obtained from the results of photoconductivity, electro-optic modulation and the angular dependence of holographic diffraction. The kinetics of the effect, as well as the writing beams and the external dc field switching of the refractive grating are discussed. A previously developed theory of space-charge field gratings formation in photoconductive polymers is used to calculate four-wave mixing diffraction efficiency.

Citation Download Citation

Maciek E. Orczyk, Jaroslaw W. Zieba, and Paras N. Prasad "Photorefractivity in polymeric composite materials", Proc. SPIE 2025, Nonlinear Optical Properties of Organic Materials VI, (16 December 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.165267

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available