ENHANCED PHOTOREFRACTIVE PERFORMANCE IN A PHOTOREFRACTIVE POLYMERIC COMPOSITE

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ORCZYK, ME
SWEDEK, B
ZIEBA, J
PRASAD, PN
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[1] Photonics Research Laboratory, State University of New York at Buffalo, NSM Complex, Amherst
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10.1063/1.357210
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We characterize the photorefractive behavior of a photorefractive multicomponent polymer composite of PVK-TCP:C-60:DEANST. Efficient plasticization of the host polymeric matrix and utilization of a nonlinear chromophore with a large dipole moment provide a large poling-induced electro-optic coefficient. Diffraction efficiencies as high as 40% and asymmetric net two-beam coupling gain coefficients in excess of 130 cm(-1), surpassing those of known inorganic single-crystalline photorefractive media, are reported.
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