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Because of cyclic isomerization, the optical anisotropy birefringence and/or dichroism is generated as the consequence of reorientation of the azobenzene moieties.
All of these investigations into thin films are important since they provided an early foundation for thin film knowledge, but it was a publication by Hurion in 1884 (Hurion 1884) reporting on observations of optical anisotropy in thin films that served to initiate the advance of our understanding of thin film morphology.
For the molding of optical components from BAPC it is essential to understand the origins of the birefringence and the intrinsic lim its with respect to the optical anisotropy of the material.
 
 
 
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