VOLUME HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE STORAGE AND ELECTROOPTICAL READOUT IN A POLYMER-DISPERSED LIQUID-CRYSTAL FILM

被引:110
作者
TONDIGLIA, VP
NATARAJAN, LV
SUTHERLAND, RL
BUNNING, TJ
ADAMS, WW
机构
[1] SCI APPLICAT INT CORP,DAYTON,OH 45431
[2] WRIGHT LAB,MAT DIRECTORATE,WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB,OH 45433
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10.1364/OL.20.001325
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report storage and electrical switching of holographic image data in an economical polymer-dispersed liquid-crystal material. The hologram is recorded in a fast, single-step process and can be reversibly erased and restored repeatedly by the application of fields of approximately 10-15 V/mu m, with a response time of 22 mu s and a relaxation time of 42 mu s. Simple (quasi-sinusoidal) holographic transmission gratings also are studied with switching fields of <5 V/mu m and with response and relaxation times of 25 and 44 mu s, respectively.
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