The two special volumes of Advances in Polymer Science entitled "Polymers for Photonics Applications" provide authoritative and critical reviews of up-to-date research and advances in various fields of photonic polymers as well as their promising applications. Eight articles contributed by internationally recognized scientists are concerned with polymers for second- and third-order nonlinear optics, quadratic parametric interactions in polymer waveguides, electroluminescent polymers for light sources, photoreflective polymers for holographic information storage, and highly efficient two-photon absorbing organics and polymers, including their applications. This review should provide individuals working in the field of photonic polymers with invaluable scientific knowledge on the state of the art while giving directions for future research to those deeply interested. TOC:L. Dalton: Nonlinear Optical Polymeric Materials: From Chromophore Design to Commercial Applications.- G.I. Stegeman, M. Canva: Quadratic Parametric Interactions in Organic Waveguides.- U. Gubler, C. Bosshard: Molecular Design for Third-Order Nonlinear Optics.- H.-K. Shim, J.-I. Jin: Light-Emitting Characteristics of Conjugated Polymers.

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Nonlinear Optical Polymeric Materials: From Chromophore Design to Commercial Applications.- Quadratic Parametric Interactions in Organic Waveguides.- Molecular Design for Third-Order Nonlinear Optics.- Light-Emitting Characteristics of Conjugated Polymers.