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Experimental studies of surface relief gratings on polymer Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

X. L. Jiang ,
D. Y. Kim ,
L. Li ,
V. Shivshankar ,
J. Kumar  and
S. K. Tripathy
X. L. Jiang
Affiliation:
Departments of Physics
D. Y. Kim
Affiliation:
Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854
L. Li
Affiliation:
Departments of Physics
V. Shivshankar
Affiliation:
Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854
J. Kumar
Affiliation:
Departments of Physics
S. K. Tripathy
Affiliation:
Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854
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Abstract

We report our investigation on the recording of surface relief gratings on azobenzene containing polymer films by laser beams with different polarizations. Experimental evidence shows that it is necessary to have spatial variations of both magnitude and direction of net electric field in the films to record surface relief gratings. Large surface modulation (> 3500 Å) and high diffraction efficiency (about 30%) were obtained under optimized recording conditions. In addition, polarization dependent erasure of the gratings by a single laser beam has been studied.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 413: Symposium W – Electrical, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Organic Solid State Materials III , 1995 , 299
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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