All-optical patterning of 3D microstructures in azo polymers: toward a full control of the molecular order

Celine Fiorini; Jean-Michel Nunzi; Fabrice Charra; Paul Raimond

doi:10.1117/12.264191

23 January 1997 All-optical patterning of 3D microstructures in azo polymers: toward a full control of the molecular order

Celine Fiorini, Jean-Michel Nunzi, Fabrice Charra, Paul Raimond

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Proceedings Volume 2998, Photosensitive Optical Materials and Devices; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.264191
Event: Photonics West '97, 1997, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

One challenging requirement for the design of devices for photonic applications is to achieve complete manipulation of molecular order. The great latitude and flexibility of optical means offers interesting prospects for material engineering using light-matter interactions. Efficient spatial modulation of polymer macroscopic properties is usually achieved using holographic recording of an interference pattern between intense light-waves. However, patterning with polarized monochromatic beams results only in axial order (e.g. vertical or horizontal alignment). For second-order optical nonlinear processes, a polar organization is mandatory (e.g. upwards or downwards orientation). We report here on a new, purely optical technique based on a non-classical holographic process with coherent mixing of dual-frequency fields. It enables an efficient and complete 3-dimensional spatio-tensorial control of polymer micro-structures.

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Celine Fiorini, Jean-Michel Nunzi, Fabrice Charra, and Paul Raimond "All-optical patterning of 3D microstructures in azo polymers: toward a full control of the molecular order", Proc. SPIE 2998, Photosensitive Optical Materials and Devices, (23 January 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.264191

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