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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 23-27 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Optics Communications |
Volume | 155 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1 1998 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bragg gratings
- Photopolymer
- Polarization
- Volume holograms