Chemical Reviews, 2000, Vol. 100, No. 4 9A
To Appear in CHEMICAL REVIEWS, Vol. 100, No. 5 Spiropyrans and Spirooxazines for Memories and SwitchessGarry Berkovic, Valeri Krongauz, and Victor Weiss, Soreq Nuclear Research Center, Weizmann Institute of Science, and ELOP Electronic Industries. Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Photochromic Molecules and MaterialssJacques A. Delaire and Keitaro Nakatani, Ecole Normale Supe´rieure de Cachan. Chiroptical Molecular Switches−Ben L. Feringa, Richard A. van Delden, Nagatoshi Koumura, and Edzard M. Geertsema, University of Groningen. Bacteriorhodopsin as a Photochromic Retinal Protein for Optical Memories−Norbert Hampp, University of Marburg. Photoalignment of Liquid-Crystal Systems−Kunihiro Ichimura, Tokyo Institute of Technology. Diarylethenes for Memories and Switches−Masahiro Irie, Kyushu University, CREST, Japan Science and Technology Corporation. Three-Dimensional Optical Data Storage Using Photochromic MaterialssSatoshi Kawata and Yoshimasa Kawata, Osaka University, and Shizuoka University. Ultrafast Dynamics of Photochromic SystemssNaoto Tamai and Hiroshi Miyasaka, Kwansei Gakuin University, Kyoto Institute of Technology, and Japan Science and Technology Corporation. Fulgides for Memories and SwitchessYasushi Yokoyama, Yokohama National University.