Variation of Bragg condition in low-glass-transition photorefractive polymers when recorded in reflection geometry

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 11622-11628

  Eralp, M ^a   Thomas, J ^a   Tay, S ^a   Blanche, P A ^a   Schulzgen A ^a   Norwood, R A ^a   Yamamoto, M ^b   Peyghambarian, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Biomedical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; BRAGG GRATINGS; HOLOGRAMS; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT REFRACTION;

BRAGG CONDITIONS; PHOTOREFRACTIVE POLYMERS; REFLECTION GEOMETRY; SYMMETRIC REFLECTION GEOMETRY;

PHOTOPOLYMERS;

EID: 34548416078     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.011622     Document Type: Article

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