Erasure mechanisms of polarization holographic gratings in spirooxazine-doped polymer films

  1. Shencheng Fu1,
  2. Weilin Hu2,
  3. Minggui Xie2,
  4. Yichun Liu3,
  5. Qingduo Duanmu1,*

Article first published online: 11 NOV 2008

DOI: 10.1002/app.29196

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Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volume 111, Issue 4, pages 2157–2162, 15 February 2009

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Fu, S., Hu, W., Xie, M., Liu, Y. and Duanmu, Q. (2009), Erasure mechanisms of polarization holographic gratings in spirooxazine-doped polymer films. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 111: 2157–2162. doi: 10.1002/app.29196

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  1. 1

    School of Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, People's Republic of China

  2. 2

    Faculty of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, People's Republic of China

  3. 3

    Center for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Material Research, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, People's Republic of China

*School of Science, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, People's Republic of China

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 12 NOV 2008
  2. Article first published online: 11 NOV 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 30 JUL 2008
  4. Manuscript Received: 21 FEB 2008

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  • National Natural Science Foundation of China. Grant Number: 29972032

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Keywords:

  • orientation;
  • isomerization;
  • matrix;
  • erasure;
  • films

Abstract

Dynamic holographic recording under linear polarized writing beams at 632.8 nm was performed on two different new spirooxazine doped PMMA matrices assisted by UV light. Thermal rate constants of the two holographic storage medium were determined. It was found that diffraction efficiency and erasure dynamics of the holographic gratings in the two polymer films were dependent on the thermal stability and aggregation of spirooxazine molecules in PMMA matrices. During erasure of the holographic gratings, only in the polymer film with a lower thermal rate constant, a nearly instantaneous increase of diffraction efficiency was observed, resulting from the formation of a transient orientation grating. A theoretical description of the transient orientation grating, competing with isomerization gratings, agrees well with experimental results. The interaction between the chromophores and matrices was also discussed. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009

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