Abstract

The fluorescence-intensity variations on the surface of a photoisomerizing film of an organic dye under the action of the temperature contrasts that appear when a thermal image is projected onto it are considered. It is shown that a sensitive (δT=0.01°C) detector that directly converts a thermal image into a visible image can be based on this phenomenon.

Photochromic Indigoids. III: A Photochromic Element Based on the cis–trans Photoisomerization of a Thioindigo Dye

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Image Converter for Thermal Radiation*

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One more possible mechanism of Weigert's effect in azo-dye-colored materials

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Creation of second-order nonlinear optical effects by photoisomerization of polar azo dyes in polymeric films: theoretical study of steady-state and transient properties

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Dual-grating formation through photorefractivity and photoisomerization in azo-dye-doped polymers

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