High-efficiency holographic volume index gratings in DR1-dye-doped poly(methyl methacrylate)

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作者
Zhang, WY [1 ]
Bian, SP
Kim, SI
Kuzyk, MG
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[1] Washington State Univ, Dept Phys, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
[2] Washington State Univ, Mat Sci Program, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
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10.1364/OL.27.001105
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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Holographic volume index gratings with high diffraction efficiency (greater than 80%) are recorded in a thick sample of Disperse Red 1-doped poly(methyl methacrylate) with red light (647 nm), which is far away from the absorption peak (488 nm) of the material. Measurements of photoinduced birefringence and polarization holography recording confirm that the azo-dye reorientation mechanism is responsible for the grating formation. Energy coupling between the two writing beams is observed even when the incident beams have equal intensity. (C) 2002 Optical Society of America.
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