Sol-gel approach for the preparation of holographic and photorefractive materials

Francisco del Monte; Gonzalo Ramos; Tomas Belenguer; David Levy

doi:10.1117/12.456541

5 November 2002 Sol-gel approach for the preparation of holographic and photorefractive materials

Francisco del Monte, Gonzalo Ramos, Tomas Belenguer, David Levy

Proceedings Volume 4802, Organic Photorefractive and Photosensitive Materials for Holographic Applications; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.456541
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2002, Seattle, WA, United States

Abstract

This work describes how the sol-gel process can be a useful approach for the preparation of hybrid materials showing either holographic as well as photorefractive properties. The composition of the holographic and photorefractive materials prepared through the sol-gel approach are completely based on their respective multi-functional polymer analogues, but in the polymer acting as host matrix which is replaced by a nanoporous silica matrix. Such a replacement infers an overall improvement in both the optical and the mechanical properties of the material. The goodness of the properties found for either the holographic as well as the photorefractive materials demonstrate the validity of these new synthetic routes for the preparation of optical recording materials.

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Francisco del Monte, Gonzalo Ramos, Tomas Belenguer, and David Levy "Sol-gel approach for the preparation of holographic and photorefractive materials", Proc. SPIE 4802, Organic Photorefractive and Photosensitive Materials for Holographic Applications, (5 November 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.456541

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