The research activities concern the investigation of new soft materials and of their properties of interest for optical information processing, optical data storage, biophotonics.
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Materials investigated include polymers, liquid crystals, composites and self-assembled structures with organic compounds.
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Phenomena investigated include nonlinear optical properties, light-induced memory effects, holographic patterning of special morphologies, optically driven molecular motors.
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Applications considered include optical data storage, spatial light modulation, signal processing, light manipulation of biological objects, sensors for biomaterials.