Nonlinear optical properties and holographic recording performance of methyl orange doped polymer films

Author

Reardon, Janine V. ; Oliver, Earlie ; Gregory, Don A. ; McDonald, Joseph K. ; Atkins, Teresa C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Alabama Univ., Huntsville, AL, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

25-29 Jul 1994

Firstpage

99

Lastpage

101

Abstract

In conclusion, solid and liquid matrices and changing pH of methyl orange showed no significant difference in the degenerate four wave mixing (DFWM) results. Holographic recording in methyl orange doped films was observed only in the basic form of the azo dye. The increased damage threshold and decreased humidity sensitivity however, make the epoxy films much more attractive for practical applications even with the increased write/erase cycle time over the PVA films

Keywords

holography; multiwave mixing; optical films; optical polymers; organic compounds; sensitivity; azo dye; damage threshold; degenerate four wave mixing; holographic recording; humidity sensitivity; liquid matrices; methyl orange doped polymer films; nonlinear optical properties; pH; polymers films; write/erase cycle time; Four-wave mixing; Holographic optical components; Holography; Humidity; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical mixing; Optical recording; Optical sensors; Solids;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 1994. NLO '94 IEEE

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1473-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NLO.1994.470880

Filename

470880