Effect of the introduction of supramolecular structure on the photorefractive properties of liquid crystalline polymers

Takeo Sasaki; Godai Fukunaga

doi:10.1117/12.553220

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15 October 2004 Effect of the introduction of supramolecular structure on the photorefractive properties of liquid crystalline polymers

Takeo Sasaki, Godai Fukunaga

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Proceedings Volume 5518, Liquid Crystals VIII; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.553220
Event: Optical Science and Technology, the SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, 2004, Denver, Colorado, United States

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The effect of the introduction of micro-domains in polymer films on the photorefractive effect was investigated. The photorefractivity of side-chain liquid crystalline polymers that possess a hydrogen-bonding moiety was examined using a four-wave mixing experiment. The photorefractivity was compared to that of a polymer which has no hydrogen-bonding moiety. A significant difference was found in the photorefractivity between hydrogen-bonding polymers and non-hydrogen-bonding polymers. This difference was likely due to the presence of micro-domain structures in the polymers with the hydrogen-bonding moieties.

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Takeo Sasaki and Godai Fukunaga "Effect of the introduction of supramolecular structure on the photorefractive properties of liquid crystalline polymers", Proc. SPIE 5518, Liquid Crystals VIII, (15 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.553220

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