论文信息 - Reversible optical structuring of polymer waveguides doped with photochromic molecules

Reversible optical structuring of polymer waveguides doped with photochromic molecules

We show that polymeric films doped with the photochromic molecule 1,8a-dihydro-2(4-iodophenyl)-1,1-azulenedicarbonitrile can be reversibly structured by light. We discuss the relevant material properties of the photochromic molecule in solution as well as in polymer films and demonstrate light-induced waveguides at the telecommunication wavelength of 1.313 μm.

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