Resumen
We report the diffraction properties at wavelengths of 632.8 and 1550 nm for volume transmission gratings made of a sequence of continuously aligned nematic liquid-crystal layers separated by isotropic polymer slices. The gratings are generated by holographically curing a solution of liquid crystal diluted in an isotropic prepolymer by means of a laser beam at a wavelength of 352 nm with a total intensity of approximately 10 mW/cm2. A diffraction efficiency of 98% was measured, and an electric field as low as 5 V/μm switches off the phase grating. Measured angular spectra are fitted by use of the modified coupled-mode theory including the effects of grating birefringence.
Idioma original | Inglés |
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Páginas (desde-hasta) | 1405-1407 |
Número de páginas | 3 |
Publicación | Optics Letters |
Volumen | 29 |
N.º | 12 |
DOI | |
Estado | Publicada - 15 jun. 2004 |
Publicado de forma externa | Sí |