BRAGG GRATINGS IN AN ACRYLATE POLYMER CONSISTING OF PERIODIC POLYMER-DISPERSED LIQUID-CRYSTAL PLANES
BRAGG GRATINGS IN AN ACRYLATE POLYMER CONSISTING OF PERIODIC POLYMER-DISPERSED LIQUID-CRYSTAL PLANES
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DOI:
10.1021/cm00034a025
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发表时间:
1993-10-01
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
BUNNING, TJ
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作者:
SUTHERLAND, RL;NATARAJAN, LV;BUNNING, TJ
We report on the results of holographic studies in an acrylate photopolymer system containing a nematic liquid crystal. We demonstrate that Bragg gratings can be formed in this system and that the liquid crystal greatly enhances the diffraction efficiency. For a liquid crystal loading of 16.5 wt %, we have observed diffraction efficiencies approaching 100 %. With careful control of liquid-crystal loading and rapid postcuring, we have obtained optically clear gratings of high diffraction efficiency (>80 %) and narrow angular selectivity (