Title :
Holographic grating formation in silver nanoparticle suspensions
Author :
Adleman, James R. ; Eggert, Helge ; Buse, Karsten ; Psaltis, Demetri
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
Abstract :
Thermal gratings are recorded in silver nanoparticle suspensions by nanosecond pulsed holography. Initial transients in diffraction efficiency demonstrate competing effects in grating formation. The gratingpsilas final decay is consistent with the suspensionpsilas thermal conductivity.
Keywords :
holographic gratings; nanoparticles; nanophotonics; optical materials; silver; suspensions; thermal conductivity; thermo-optical devices; Ag; diffraction efficiency; grating decay; holographic grating formation; nanosecond pulsed holographic recording; silver nanoparticle suspensions; thermal conductivity; thermal grating; Diffraction; Gratings; Holographic optical components; Holography; Nanoparticles; Optical harmonic generation; Optical refraction; Silver; Solvents; Suspensions; (090.7330) Volume holographic gratings; (160.4330) Nonlinear optical materials;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627575
