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Remanent photoinduced birefringence in thin photochromic sol-gel films

  • J. Peretti
  • , J. Biteau
  • , J. P. Boilot
  • , F. Chaput
  • , V. I. Safarov
  • , J. M. Lehn
  • , A. Fernández-Acebes
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique
  • Collège de France

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Abstract

The optical anisotropy and birefringence of thin photochromic sol-gel films, which results from discoloration by linearly-polarized visible light, were examined. The kinetics of the process was analyzed using dithienylethene derivative molecules which are grafted to the sol-gel matrix.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1657-1659
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume74
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 Mar 1999

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