Photofabrication of surface relief gratings using photodynamic polymers

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 314, Issue , 1998, Pages 245-255

  Tripathy, Sukant ^a   Kim, Dong Yu ^a   Jiang, Xin Li ^a   Li, Lian ^a   Lee, Taekseung ^b   Wang, Xiaogong ^a   Kumar, Jayant ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Azobenzene; Gradient force; Polymer; Surface relief grating

Indexed keywords

AZO DYES; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FILM PREPARATION; ISOMERIZATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

PHOTODYNAMIC POLYMERS; PHOTOFABRICATION; SURFACE RELIEF GRATINGS;

AROMATIC POLYMERS;

EID: 0032056926     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259808042484     Document Type: Article

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