Optical applications of photorefractive Azo-dye doped pmma films

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2688, Issue , 1996, Pages 60-69

  Pham, Vinh Phuc ^a   Lessard, Roger A ^a   Manivannan, Gurusamy ^b  

^a CENTRE D OPTIQUE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Azo dye doped polymer; Contrast reversal; Dynamic holography; Optical computing; Photorefractivity; Recording medium

Indexed keywords

HOLOGRAMS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; PHOTOREACTIVITY; POLYMERS;

AZO DYE DOPED POLYMERS; CONTRAST REVERSAL; DYNAMIC HOLOGRAPHY; PHOTOREFRACTIVITY; RECORDING MEDIUM;

AZO DYES;

EID: 0141770494     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.238533     Document Type: Conference Paper

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