photorefractive effect

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photorefractive effect [‚fōd·ō·ri′frak·tiv i′fekt]

(optics)

An effect displayed by many electrooptic materials in which a change in the index of refraction is induced by the presence of light, and this change is retained for a time after the light exposure ceases.

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