Linear and Nonlinear Light Chromophore Interactions

Abstract

Polymers play an important role in the field of photochemical applications and photo-electrical applications. In this article we will focus on some typical examples of using polymers in modern technologies taken from the field of photoconductivity, photochemistry, and nonlinear optical applications. The latter field points towards a new direction, namely using polymers for optoelectronic applications. It will be shown that the technical material requirements for optoelectronic applications are rather different from the requirements which have to be fulfilled for conventional photochemistry and photophysics. It will be more and more the solid-state and semiconductor aspects which will enter the field of research, and developement and these new aspects will be as important as the aspects of conventional polymer physics.