Improving the holographic sensitivity of dichromated gelatin in the blue–green part of the spectrum by sensitization with xanthene dyes

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 17, 2001, Pages 2871-2875

  Dejan, Pantelić ^a   Murić, Branka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; DYES; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

DIFFRACTION EFFICIENCY;

HOLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0009734422     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.002871     Document Type: Article

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