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α‐Sexithiopene; A new photochromic material for a prototype ultrafast incoherent‐to‐coherent optical converter
Author(s) -
Fichou Denis,
Nunzi JeanMichel,
Charra Farbrice,
Pfeffer Nicola
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.19940060114
Subject(s) - photochromism , ultrashort pulse , materials science , thin film , optoelectronics , modulation (music) , optics , converters , simple (philosophy) , nanotechnology , laser , physics , quantum mechanics , voltage , acoustics , philosophy , epistemology
Ultrafast incoherent‐to‐coherent optical converters based on α‐ sexithiophen (α‐ 6T ) thin films are described. Unlike state‐of‐the‐art materials for spatial light modulation such as liquied crystals and photorefractives, the spectral concentration and fast response times in α‐6T thin films originate at the molecular level, and thus can be modeled using simple molecular engineering rules.