Abstract

Many inorganic materials have been developed and studied for their photorefractive effect during the last two decades.¹ However, there have been only a few studies of organic photorefractive materials.^2-4 We report on synthesis and characterization of a new polymeric material that has both the photoconductivity and the electro-optic (EO) effect intrinsically. Thus, there is no need for a dopant such as a photosensitizer or a carrier transport agent. This is in contrast to the previously reported polymers for photorefractive uses that have needed dopants.^3-4

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