Photodegradation of azobenzene nonlinear optical chromophores: the influence of structure and environment

A. Galvan-Gonzalez (1) , Michael Canva (2, 1) , G.I. Stegeman (1) , Kwok Pong Chan (3) , Tony C. Kowalczyk (4) , Hilary S. Lackritz (4)

1 CREOL - Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers
2 Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l'Institut d'Optique / Macsybio
3 MOEC - Molecular OptoElectronics Corporation
4 Gemfire Corporation

The photodegradation of a variety of donor-acceptor-substituted azobenzene nonlinear optical chromophores has been studied. The variables examined that influence the rate of degradation include chromophore and host polymer structure, irradiation wavelength, temperature, and atmosphere.

Domains: Physics [physics]; Physics [physics]; Optics [physics.optics]

A. Galvan-Gonzalez, Michael Canva, G.I. Stegeman, Kwok Pong Chan, Tony C. Kowalczyk, et al.. Photodegradation of azobenzene nonlinear optical chromophores: the influence of structure and environment. Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 2000, 17 (12), pp.1992-2000. ⟨hal-00668000⟩