Refractive index imaging via a chemically amplified process in a solid polymeric medium

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6117, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Robello, Douglas R ^a   Farid, Samir Y ^a   Dinnocenzo, Joseph P ^b   Brown, Thomas G ^c  

^a EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angular multiplexing; Chemical amplification; Holographic recording; Photosensitive polymer; Refractive index imaging

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; IRRADIATION; ISOMERIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANGULAR MULTIPLEXING; CHEMICAL AMPLIFICATION; HOLOGRAPHIC RECORDING; PHOTOSENSITIVE POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX IMAGING;

POLYMERS;

EID: 33646685746     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.658458     Document Type: Conference Paper

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