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Electric field assisted holographic recording of surface relief gratings in an azo-glass

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The formation of holographic gratings in an azo-glass is investigated for the simple case of an intensity grating in the s-polarization of the recording beams. A dual grating is formed as a function of time with a refractive index grating and a relief grating. The diffraction efficiency as a function of recording time is discussed in a model of two consecutive processes with a phase shift. A material transport process is involved in the formation of relief patterns. An additional electrical corona field perpendicular to the sample leads to a magnification of the relief pattern. This process also works in case of a homogeneous exposure.

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  1. Institute of Physics, University of Duisburg, Lotharstr. 1, 47048, Duisburg, Germany

    N. Reinke, A. Draude & H. Franke

  2. Macromolecular Chemistry and Molecular Materials, University of Kassel, Heinrich Plett Str. 40, 34109, Kassel, Germany

    T. Fuhrmann

  3. COPL, Department de Physique, Univ. Laval, G1K7P4, Quebec, Canada

    R.A. Lessard

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78.66.Qn; 42.40.Eq; 42.70

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Reinke, N., Draude, A., Fuhrmann, T. et al. Electric field assisted holographic recording of surface relief gratings in an azo-glass. Appl Phys B 78, 205–209 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-003-1369-2

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