Title :
Holographic volume gratings in a glass-like polymer material
Author :
Matusevich, V. ; Kowarschik, R. ; Mahilny, U.V. ; Marmysh, D.N. ; Stankevich, A.I. ; Tolstik, A.L. ; Agishev, I.N.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Opt., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate the possibility to write a volume holographic grating with a diffraction efficiency of almost 100% and a grating period >0.3μm in a novel glass-like polymeric material based on PMMA. It is succeeded due to the thermal amplification of the grating during the writing process with a following fixation by an incoherent optical illumination. The grating is stable for room temperature. The different processes of generation, amplification, and fixation are discussed both for symmetrical and slanted holographic gratings.
Keywords :
holographic gratings; light coherence; optical glass; optical polymers; 293 to 298 K; diffraction efficiency; glass-like polymer material; holographic volume gratings; incoherent optical illumination; thermal amplification; Diffraction gratings; Holographic optical components; Holography; Lighting; Optical diffraction; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Stimulated emission; Temperature; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1567979
