title: Holographic manipulation of nanoparticle distribution morphology in nanoparticle-dispersed photopolymers.
abstract: We report on experimental verification of mass transfer of nanoparticles during holographic recording in nanoparticle-dispersed photopolymers. Through direct observations of the microscopic structure of recorded holograms as well as optical measurements of the phase shift between the light interference pattern and a recorded hologram we find that holographic exposure causes nanoparticles to be redistributed from bright to dark regions, leading to periodic assembly of nanoparticles and thereby to formation of high-contrast holograms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electronics Engineering, University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan. ytomita@ee.uec.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Naoaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Katsumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chikama