Photodegradation of azobenzene nonlinear optical chromophores: the influence of structure and environment

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作者
Galvan-Gonzalez, A
Canva, M
Stegeman, GI
Sukhomlinova, L
Twieg, RJ
Chan, KP
Kowalczyk, TC
Lackritz, HS
机构
[1] Univ Cent Florida, Sch Opt, CREOL, Orlando, FL 32816 USA
[2] Kent State Univ, Dept Chem, Kent, OH 44242 USA
[3] Mol OptoElect Corp, Watervliet, NY 12189 USA
[4] Gemfire Corp, Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA
[5] Univ Paris 11, CNRS, UMR 8501, Inst Opt,Lab Charles Fabry, F-91403 Orsay, France
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10.1364/JOSAB.17.001992
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O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The photodegradation of a variety of donor-acceptor-substituted azobenzene nonlinear optical chromophores has been studied. The variables examined that influence the rate of degradation include chromophore and host polymer structure, irradiation wavelength, temperature, and atmosphere. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America [S0740-3224(00)01311-4] OCIS codes: 160.4330, 160.2100, 190.4400, 260.5130.
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页码:1992 / 2000
页数:9
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