Study of photopolymerizable sol-gel glasses incorporating ionic liquid: Impact on material properties and holographic gratings performance

Author

Velasco, A.V. ; Hernández-Garay, M.P. ; Calvo, M.L. ; Cheben, P. ; Monte, F. Del

Author_Institution

Dept. of Opt., Univ. of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

fYear

2011

fDate

18-20 May 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

In this work we explore the possibilities of incorporating a specific type of Ionic Liquid (IL) in the synthesis of photopolymerizable glasses using sol-gel techniques. For this purpose, three different photomaterials were synthesized, characterized and compared: our previously developed photopolymerizable glass incorporating a High Refractive Index Species (HRIS), and two new materials incorporating IL, with and without HRIS respectively. Diffraction gratings were recorded in photopolymerizable glass samples of each material, showing distinct holographic behaviours.

Keywords

holographic gratings; optical glass; optical polymers; polymerisation; refractive index; sol-gel processing; diffraction gratings; high refractive index species; holographic gratings performance; ionic liquid; material properties; photomaterials; photopolymerizable glass samples; photopolymerizable glasses; photopolymerizable sol-gel glasses; sol-gel techniques; Diffraction; Diffraction gratings; Glass; Holographic optical components; Modulation; Refractive index;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information Photonics (IP), 2011 ICO International Conference on

Conference_Location

Ottawa, ON

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-315-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICO-IP.2011.5953793

Filename

5953793