Azobenzene photochemistry is a fascinating area of investigation, on one hand, because it
is fairly wellknown, 1 and on the other hand because it has produced and continues to …

Photochromic molecules are usually embedded in solid matrices for both fundamental and
practical studies so that photochromism suffers from multiple matrix effects. 1, 2 It should be …

Incorporating photochromic molecules into organic or hybrid organic-inorganic materials
leads to photoresponsive systems, the properties of which can be manipulated by light …

This review discusses charge transfer (CT) interactions in wholly aromatic polyimides (PI).
Discussion was extended to the influence of CT interactions on PI properties, ie …

All optical fabrication of Surface Relief Grating (SRG) on azobenzene functionalized polymer
films is reviewed in this article. The uniqueness of the single step erasable photofabrication …

The review gives a brief survey of NLO polymeric materials based on azobenzene units and
of high thermal and temporal stability. It starts with a brief introduction which comprises …

Recent advances in polymeric electro-optic materials and device fabrication techniques
have significantly increased the potential for incorporation of these materials and devices …

Polymeric electro-optic materials have recently been developed that, when fabricated into
devices such as Mach-Zehnder interferometers, permit drive (V π) voltages of less than 1 V …

An increase in random molecular vibrations of a solid owing to heating above the melting
point leads to a decrease in its long-range order and a loss of structural symmetry. Therefore …

It is well known that azobenzene-containing polymers (azopolymers) are sensitive to the
polarization orientation of the illuminating radiation, with the resulting photoisomerization …