title: Silica-nanoparticle-dispersed methacrylate photopolymers with net diffraction efficiency near 100%.
abstract: We demonstrate volume holographic recording in silica-nanoparticle-dispersed methacrylate photopolymers with reduced scattering loss as low as 2%. This is made possible by use of 13-nm silica nanoparticles. As a result a net diffraction efficiency near 100% is achieved for a transmission volume hologram of 45-microm thickness. Grating buildup dynamics are measured for various nanoparticle concentrations, and the effects of nanoparticle size on refractive-index modulation and polymerization shrinkage are also evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electronics Engineering, University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofu-gaoka, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan.
authors.forename: Naoaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomita