Diffraction properties of highly birefringent liquid-crystal composite gratings

Authors
Butler, JJ Malcuit, MS
Citation
Jj. Butler et Ms. Malcuit, Diffraction properties of highly birefringent liquid-crystal composite gratings, OPTICS LETT, 25(6), 2000, pp. 420-422
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01469592 → ACNP
Volume
25
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
420 - 422
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(20000315)25:6<420:DPOHBL>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We have fabricated electrically switchable holographic gratings, using Pola roid Corporation's DMP-128 photopolymer filled with the nematic liquid crys tal E7. It is shown that a coupled-wave theory that includes the effects of the birefringence of the Liquid crystal must be used to explain the diffra ction properties of these anisotropic volume gratings. Furthermore, a detai led comparison of theory and experiment provides information about the alig nment of the liquid crystal within the polymer host. (C) 2000 Optical Socie ty of America OCIS codes: 090.7330, 230.1950, 230.3720.