Optical properties of nonlinear volume holographic elements

Author

Malcuit, Michelle S. ; Heid, Christy ; Stone, Thomas W.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1995

fDate

30 Oct-2 Nov 1995

Firstpage

350

Abstract

In this talk we will discuss the optical properties of volume holographic elements whose index of refraction is intensity dependent. For the elements that we have investigated the index modulation is intensity dependent and hence the diffraction efficiency can be optically controlled. Polaroid Corporation´s DMP-128 photopolymer was used to form the host gratings. These gratings were filled with the nematic liquid crystal 5CB

Keywords

holographic gratings; optical polymers; polymer dispersed liquid crystals; refractive index; thermo-optical effects; Polaroid Corporation´s DMP-128 photopolymer; diffraction efficiency; holographic gratings; host gratings; index modulation; index of refraction; intensity dependent; nematic liquid crystal 5CB; nonlinear volume holographic elements; optical properties; optically controlled; Gratings; Holographic optical components; Holography; Intensity modulation; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical diffraction; Optical modulation; Optical refraction;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2450-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1995.484747

Filename

484747