Study of reflection gratings recorded in polyvinyl alcohol/acrylamide-based photopolymer.
High-spatial-frequency fringes associated with reflection holographic optical elements are difficult to obtain with currently available recording materials. In this work, holographic reflection gratings were stored in a polyvinyl alcohol/acrylamide photopolymer. This material is formed of acrylamide photopolymer, which is considered interesting material for optical storage applications such as holographic memories. The experimental procedure for examining the high-spatial-frequency response of this material is explained, and the experimental results obtained are presented. With the aim of obtaining the best results, the performance of different material compositions is compared.
Fuentes
Rosa
R
Departamento Optica, Farmacología y Anatomía, Universidad de Alicante, Apartado 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain. fuentes@ua.es
Fernández
Elena
E
García
Celia
C
Beléndez
Augusto
A
Pascual
Inmaculada
I
D020106:Acrylamide / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D008027:Light; D010777:Photochemistry / Q000379:methods; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*
D011108:Polymers; D020106:Acrylamide; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol