Temperature dependence and characterization of gratings in PQ/PMMA holographic materials

Juan Manuel Russo; Chia-Hung Chen; Raymond K. Kostuk

doi:10.1117/12.683840

13 September 2006 Temperature dependence and characterization of gratings in PQ/PMMA holographic materials

Juan Manuel Russo, Chia-Hung Chen, Raymond K. Kostuk

Proceedings Volume 6335, Organic Holographic Materials and Applications IV; 633505 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.683840
Event: SPIE Optics + Photonics, 2006, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The good optical properties of PQ (phenanthrenequinone)-doped PMMA (poly methylmethacrylate) and the ability to form it in a wide range of substrate configurations makes it attractive as a holographic recording material. Previously Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) and Optical Code Division Multiple Access (OCDMA) filters were demonstrated in this material operating near 1550 nm using edge-illuminated geometry. In this paper we investigate the temperature dependence of edge-illuminated holographic filters formed in PQ/PMMA. It was found that both the volume and refractive index of the material changes as a function of temperature. It was also found that changes to the refractive index dominate the wavelength selectivity of the grating. Experimental measurements and a theoretical model for the grating behavior as a function of temperature are presented.

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Juan Manuel Russo, Chia-Hung Chen, and Raymond K. Kostuk "Temperature dependence and characterization of gratings in PQ/PMMA holographic materials", Proc. SPIE 6335, Organic Holographic Materials and Applications IV, 633505 (13 September 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.683840

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