Open AccessDesign concepts for diffusive holographic photopolymers
Author(s) -
Kowalski Benjamin A.,
McLeod Robert R.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of polymer science part b: polymer physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1099-0488
pISSN - 0887-6266
DOI - 10.1002/polb.24011
Subject(s) - photopolymer , holography , context (archaeology) , refractive index , holographic data storage , scope (computer science) , fidelity , optics , materials science , range (aeronautics) , computer science , physics , polymer , composite material , telecommunications , geology , paleontology , polymerization , programming language
ABSTRACT Diffusive photopolymers are an area of intense recent materials development, spurred by interest in holographic data storage, display holography, and custom diffractive optical elements, among other applications. This review examines a range of photopolymer formulations of academic and commercial interest, and places their design strategies in context via quantitative analysis of the recording fidelity, maximum refractive index change and the degree to which they achieve this limit. Finally, this analysis is extended to estimate the scope of achievable future performance improvements. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2016 , 54 , 1021–1035.