SINGLE LASER BEAM-INDUCED SURFACE DEFORMATION ON AZOBENZENE POLYMER-FILMS

Authors
BIAN S LI L KUMAR J KIM DY WILLIAMS J TRIPATHY SK
Citation
S. Bian et al., SINGLE LASER BEAM-INDUCED SURFACE DEFORMATION ON AZOBENZENE POLYMER-FILMS, Applied physics letters, 73(13), 1998, pp. 1817-1819
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Applied physics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036951
Volume
73
Issue
13
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1817 - 1819
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6951(1998)73:13<1817:SLBSDO>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The surface deformation induced by a Gaussian laser beam on azobenzene polymer film reveals strong polarization dependence and establishes t hat an optical field component in the direction of the intensity gradi ent is essential for the deformation process. The experimental results allow us to infer the phase relationship between the surface relief g ratings and the writing interference pattern. (C) 1998 American Instit ute of Physics. [S0003-6951(98)04839-6].