Holographic information storage in azobenzene-containing diblock copolymers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5939, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-10

  Häckel, Michael ^a   Kador, Lothar ^a   Kropp, Daniela ^a   Frenz, Carsten ^a   Schmidt, Hans Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Azobenzene; Block copolymer; Information storage; Photo expansion; Volume holography

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CHROMOPHORES; HOLOGRAPHY; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

AZOBENZENE; PHOTO-EXPANSION; VOLUME HOLOGRAPHY;

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT;

EID: 31844435562     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.616717     Document Type: Conference Paper

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