High performance photorefractive polymer with improved stability

A novel photorefractive polymer composite is reported which exhibits a high two-beam coupling gain coefficient (Γ=200 cm−1 at 120 V/μm, fast response time (τg=50 ms at 1 W/cm2), overmodulation of diffraction efficiency, and high sensitivity. The composition and processing have been altered to yield greatly improved material stability.

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