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Fabrication of GRIN-Materials by Photopolymerization of Diffusion- Controlled Organic-Inorganic Nanocomposite Materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

P. W. Oliveira ,
H. Krug ,
P. Müller  and
H. Schmidt
P. W. Oliveira
Affiliation:
Institut für Neue Materialien, Composite Technology Group, Im Stadtwald 43, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
H. Krug
Affiliation:
Institut für Neue Materialien, Composite Technology Group, Im Stadtwald 43, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
P. Müller
Affiliation:
Institut für Neue Materialien, Composite Technology Group, Im Stadtwald 43, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
H. Schmidt
Affiliation:
Institut für Neue Materialien, Composite Technology Group, Im Stadtwald 43, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany.
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Abstract

New photopolymers have contributed significantly to the recent growth of holographic and lithographic applications. Photopolymerizable organic-inorganic hybrid materials, based on methacrylate functionalized silane and zirconia particles as holographic recording material, are presented. Thick films of this composite system were prepared and volume diffractive gratings were fabricated by a two laser beam interference technique. The formation of the gratings is based on the diffusion of high refractive index components (ZrO2-nanoparticles) to areas with high irradiation intensity with subsequent immobilization by full irradiation of the film. The influence of the zirconia particles as the main component for obtaining highly efficient gratings is presented and the correlation between particle concentration and refractive index profile is shown.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 435: Symposium V – Better Ceramics Through Chemistry VII , 1996 , 553
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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