Polarization-sensitive holograms formed using DMP-128 photopolymer

James J. Butler, Miguel A. Rodriguez, Michelle S. Malcuit, Thomas W. Stone

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Abstract

The diffraction efficiency of volume holographic gratings can depend strongly on the state of polarization of the incident light. We have experimentally studied the diffraction properties of highly polarization-sensitive, volume holographic gratings in the highly modulated regime formed using DMP-128 photopolymer and have compared data in this regime to existing theories. We have found that rigorous coupled-wave theory accurately predicts experimental measurements of the diffraction efficiency in the highly-modulated, polarization-sensitive regime, while a simpler two-wave theory modified to include form birefringence does not.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)23-27
Number of pages5
JournalOptics Communications
Volume155
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 1998
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bragg gratings
  • Photopolymer
  • Polarization
  • Volume holograms

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