Part A - Photoisomerization and Photo-Orientation of Azobenzenes<br><br>1. Photoisomerization of Benzenes<br>2. Ultrafast Dynamics in the Excited States of Azo Compounds<br>3. Photo-Orientation by Photoisomerization<br><br>Part B - Photoisomerization in Organic Thin Films<br><br>4. Photoisomerization and Photo-orientation of Azo Dye in Films of Polymer: Molecualr Interaction, Free Volume, and Polymer Structural Effects<br>5. Chrial Polymers with Photoaffected Phase Behavior for Optical Data Storage<br>6. Photoisomerization in Langmuir-Blodget-Kuhn Structures<br>7. Electronic and Optical Transduction of Photoisomerization Processes at Molecualr - and Bimolecular-Functionalized Surfaces<br><br>Part C - Photochemistry and Organic Nonlinear Optics<br><br>8. Photoisomerization Effects in Organic Nonlinear Optics: Photo-Assisted Poling and Depoling and Polarizability Switching<br>9. Photoisomerization in Polymer Films in the Presence of Electrostatic and Optical Fields<br>10. Photoassisted Poling and Photoswitching of NLO Properties of Spiropyrans and other Photochromic Molecules in Polymers and Crystals<br>11. All Optical Poling in Polymers and Applications<br>12. Photoinduced Third Order Nonlinear Optical Phenomena in Azo-Dye Polymers<br><br>Part D - Optical Manipulation and Memory<br><br>13. Photoinduced Motions in Azobenzene-Based Polymers<br>14. Surface Relief Gratings on Azobenzene-Containing Films<br>15. Dynamic Photocontrols of Molecular Organization and Motion of Materials by Two-Dimensionally Arranged Azobenzene Assemblies<br>16. 3-D Data Storage and Near Field Recording<br>17. Synthesis and Applications of Amorphous Diarylethenes<br>Index