Polarization Dependent Recordings of Surface Relief Gratings on Azobenzene Containing Polymer Films.

Abstract

Experimental studies on the recording of surface relief gratings on azobenzene containing polymer films using laser beams with different polarizations were carried out. The results indicate that the localized variations of light intensity and alternation of the resultant electric field polarization in the film are essential to the formation of the surface relief gratings.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 18, 1996
Accession Number
ADA307917

Entities

People

  • D. Y. Kim
  • Jayant Ram Kumar
  • Lian Li
  • V. Shivshankar
  • X. L. Jiang

Organizations

  • University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Chemistry
  • Electric Fields
  • Ethers
  • Films
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • Intensity
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Massachusetts
  • Optical Properties
  • Polarization
  • Polymeric Films
  • Polymers
  • Refractive Index
  • Transition Temperature
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy