Holographic studies of azobenzene-containing low-molecular-weight organic glasses

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7233, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Audorff, Hubert ^a   Walker, Roland ^a   Kador, Lothar ^a   Schmid, Hans Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Azobenzene; Gradient force model; Holography; Organic glass; Photochromism; Sensitivity; Surface relief grating

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS PHASE; ANGULAR MULTIPLEXING; AZOBENZENE GROUPS; AZOBENZENE MOIETIES; GRADIENT FORCE MODEL; HIGH DENSITIES; HIGH SENSITIVITIES; HOLOGRAPHIC DATA STORAGES; HOLOGRAPHIC METHODS; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHTS; MOLECULAR CORES; MOLECULAR GLASS; ORGANIC GLASS; PHASE GRATINGS; REPLICA MOLDINGS; SENSITIVITY; SURFACE GRATINGS; SURFACE RELIEF GRATING; TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS; TEMPORAL EVOLUTIONS; THERMAL STABILITIES; WRITING BEAMS;

APPLICATIONS; BLENDING; GLASS; HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; HOLOGRAPHY; PHOTOCHROMISM; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

SURFACES;

EID: 63449126251     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.811007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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