Nanoparticle-photopolymer composites for holographic applications

Author

Tomita, Yasuo

Author_Institution

Univ. of Electro-Commun., Tokyo

fYear

2007

fDate

17-22 June 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

In this paper a new type of holographic dry photopolymer system, nanoparticle-photopolymer composite is described. Inorganic (silica, titania or zirconia) or organic (hyperbranched polymer) nanoparticles having a large refractive-index difference from a formed polymer are dispersed in methacrylate or epoxy monomer to increase as well as to suppress polymerization shrinkage at the same time. Characterization of the volume holographic storage capability and photonic lattice structures using the nanoparticle-photopolymer composite system are also described.

Keywords

holographic storage; nanocomposites; nanoparticles; optical polymers; polymerisation; refractive index; epoxy monomer; holographic applications; holographic dry photopolymer system; inorganic nanoparticles; methacrylate; nanoparticle-photopolymer composites; organic nanoparticles; photonic lattice structures; polymerization shrinkage; refractive-index difference; volume holographic storage capability; Crystalline materials; Holographic optical components; Holography; Nanoparticles; Optical films; Optical recording; Optimized production technology; Photorefractive materials; Polymers; Silicon compounds;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0931-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0931-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386060

Filename

4386060