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Dark enhancement of optically induced birefringence in azobenzene-containing polyester films

Jiro Minabe, Katsunori Kawano, Yasunari Nishikata, Tsutomu Ishii, Takehiro Niitsu, and Kazuo Baba

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Abstract

The birefringence of azo-polyester films remarkably developed after interception of a pump beam. The birefringence increased by a factor-of-2. The thermal cis-trans isomerization of the azo groups contributed to this dark enhancement.

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