Optimal period for diffraction gratings recorded in polymer dispersed liquid crystals

New diffusion model of recording diffraction gratings in the media of PDLC is described in which besides diffusion of monomer molecules also diffusion of polymer molecules and non-locality of diffusion coefficient are taken into account. It lets us to explain why diffraction efficiency is low for low and high values of intensities of grating recording beam. With the considered model, we have theoretically got optimal period for grating recording.     

纳米银掺杂的高效率全息聚合物分散液晶光栅制备

报道了一种基于掺杂纳米银聚合物分散液晶(PDLC)材料的高衍射率全息电控光栅的制备及特性。通过在原有聚合物分散液晶材料体系中添加适量的纳米银颗粒以制备体全息光栅,实验研究了掺杂不同质量比的纳米银颗粒对全息聚合物分散液晶(H-PDLC)体光栅的衍射效率、驱动阈值电压、响应时间的影响。实验结果表明,通过掺杂纳米银材料,能够优化聚合物和液晶两相分离结构,使聚合物与液晶分离更加彻底,显著提高H-PDLC体光栅的一级衍射效率,同时能改善体光栅的电光特性,缩短响应时间。初步分析表明,由于纳米银颗粒的表面等离子体效应和体系折射率匹配的优化改善了H-PDLC光栅的特性。     

聚合物分散液晶光栅的衍射特性的研究

报道了一种由聚合物分散液晶膜与具有周期性条状电极结构板结合的新型光栅器件，借助于聚合物分散液晶膜的电光特性，这种栅对入射光的散射或衍射取决于对其施加的电压，即它是电场可调的，实验结果显示出当驱动电压超过器件器件阈值电压时，衍射光的强度和衍射斑的可见级次被电场调制，而且它能入射光的线性偏振态变为椭圆偏振态。     

表面活性剂含量对全息聚合物分散液晶光栅电光特性的影响

研究了含表面活性剂Actyflon-G04的全息聚合物分散液晶透射光栅的表面形貌和电光特性,通过理论分析得出驱动电压和膜的锚定能及表面自由能的关系.实验结果表明,在Actyflon-G04含量为4wt%-8wt%时光栅相分离程度高,相界面平滑,聚合物层的致密度增加.光栅的衍射效率达到96%,接近理想值.实现了在提高光栅衍射效率的同时降低驱动电压,使光栅的电光特性得到改善.     

新型聚合物分散液晶相位光栅的制备

把具有光敏特性的预聚物与向列相液晶按一定比例混合 ,注入表面经过取向处理的液晶盒中。以紫外灯为光源 ,通过光掩膜法 ,使混合物在光场的引发下发生相分离 ,形成液晶 /聚合物相位光栅。由于相分离后液晶在取向膜的作用下沿液晶盒面方向旋转 180° ,克服了传统液晶光栅器件对入射光偏振方向的依赖 ,提高了光的有效利用率。采用光学显微镜和He Ne激光器进行测试 ,结果表明所制样品具有较好的栅结构 ,其衍射效率不受入射光偏振方向的影响且具有电场可调性。该光栅制作方法简便 ,驱动电压低 ,在光通信器件、衍射光学、投影显示、光开关等领域有广泛的应用前景     

凹面光栅衍射效率的研究进展

凹面光栅因同时具有聚焦和色散功能而广泛应用于各类紫外、可见和红外波段的光谱分析仪器中,尤其是平场凹面光栅可以结合线阵或面阵探测器来实现即时分析。凹面光栅衍射效率的高低直接影响光谱仪器的信噪比和信号采集,其相关研究也逐渐为人们所关注。介绍了凹面光栅衍射效率的研究进展,比较了由机械刻划法和全息法制作的凹面光栅在掠入射下衍射效率的差别,分析了现有计算衍射效率方法的优缺点,并且对凹面光栅衍射效率的研究趋势做了简要预测,提出了需要同时在凹面光栅的主截面和非主截面内考虑光束对其衍射效率的影响。     

Fresnel formulation for multi-element lamellar diffraction gratings in conical mountings

A formulation of the modal method for multi-element dielectric lamellar diffraction gratings is presented. It combines the conventional semi-analytic Kronig–Penny formulation with a Fresnel scattering matrix approach to the solution of the diffraction problem. The theory is intuitive, applicable to complex geometries, and provides insight into diffraction grating physics. With the Fresnel matrix extensions the method potentially has greater generality than other formulations, and is applicable to non-trivial waveguide problems, such as characterizing the coupling between 1D photonic crystal waveguides. A numerically stable way of using the modal method for multilayer stacks of lamellar gratings is described.     

Fresnel formulation for multi-element lamellar diffraction gratings in conical mountings

A formulation of the modal method for multi-element dielectric lamellar diffraction gratings is presented. It combines the conventional semi-analytic Kronig-Penny formulation with a Fresnel scattering matrix approach to the solution of the diffraction problem. The theory is intuitive, applicable to complex geometries, and provides insight into diffraction grating physics. With the Fresnel matrix extensions the method potentially has greater generality than other formulations, and is applicable to non-trivial waveguide problems, such as characterizing the coupling between 1D photonic crystal waveguides. A numerically stable way of using the modal method for multilayer stacks of lamellar gratings is described.     

PDLC-based VOA with a small polarization dependent loss

A polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC)-based variable optical attenuator (VOA) was demonstrated to exhibit a relatively small polarization dependent loss (PDL) in the optical communication C band. The influence of the PDLC characteristics, the temperature, as well as the wavelength of the laser irradiation, on the PDLC VOA performance was analyzed. The PDL, the insertion loss at saturated voltage, and the operating voltage of the PDLC-based VOA were reduced by optimizing the fabrication conditions and applying a bias voltage to the PDLC cells during polymerization-induced phase separation.     

Attenuated thick hologram gratings. Part I: Diffraction efficiency

In this paper volume hologram reconstruction is considered as an electromagnetic scattering problem that leads to a characteristic integral equation. Our main attempt is the calculation of diffraction efficiency for attenuated gratings, that is compared with those of unattenuated gratings, to point out the influence of grating attenuation. In this respect the solution in the first Born approximation is found to be sufficient for diffraction efficiency calculations of attenuated gratings.     

Cholesterol-oleate-doped polymer-dispersed liquid-crystal voltage-controlled ring projector

We report a cholesterol-oleate-doped polymer-dispersed liquid-crystal (PDLC) device that, under laser illumination, exhibits a ring diffraction pattern, the radius of which is controlled by an externally applied voltage. This effect is accurately explained by modeling of the random distribution of spiral cells shown in the microstructure with a voltage-dependent shape variation.     

Blazing of smooth gratings

The diffraction efficiency of smooth weak gratings can depend significantly on the profile of the gratings as, in the diffraction process there exists wave coupling. By adjusting the grating profile it is possible to obtain enhancement or suppression of the diffraction efficiency. Possible applications include improvements in grating devices, grating profile reconstruction, and precise control of the slightest periodical disturbances. Some numerical examples are given.     

台阶光栅衍射的傅里叶分析

提出了一种台阶光栅模型 ,并应用傅里叶光学方法推导出了反射式衍射光强的表达式。分析计算了衍射光强随台阶数、入射波长、衍射角和轮廓角 (闪耀角 )的变化关系。结果表明 ,台阶光栅能起到闪耀作用 ,台阶对衍射强度分布有影响 ,但不改变衍射光极大值的位置 ,随台阶数的增加 ,能量逐渐向闪耀方向集中。当台阶数等于 8时 ,其衍射效率可接近三角形闪耀光栅的衍射。台阶光栅衍射的傅里叶分析对光栅制作有一定的指导意义     

Polarization holographic gratings in hybrid solgel films doped with Disperse Red 1

Polarization holographic gratings in sp configuration are written at 488 nm in photorefractive organic-inorganic films based on SiO2. The films, prepared by a solgel technique, contain Disperse Red 1, carbazole units, and 2,4,7-trinitro-9-fluorenone. The gratings are characterized by their diffraction efficiency for a 632.8-nm probe. The polarization gratings act as a half-wave plate, and the diffraction efficiency is independent of the polarization direction of the probe.     

Optimization of near-field optical field of multi-layer dielectric gratings for pulse compressor

Multi-layer dielectric (MLD) gratings for pulse compressors in high-energy laser systems should provide high diffraction efficiency as well as high laser induced damage thresholds (LIDT). Nonuniform optical near-field distribution is one of the important factors to limit their damage resistant capabilities. Electric field distributions in the gratings and multi-layer film region are analyzed by using Fourier modal method. Optimization of peak electric field in the gratings ridge is performed with a merit function, including both diffraction efficiency and electric field enhancement when the top layer material is HfO₂ and SiO₂, respectively. A set of optimized gratings parameters is obtained for each structure, which reduce the peak electric field within the gratings ridge to being respective 1.39 and 1.84 times the value of incident light respectively. Finally, we also discuss the effects of gratings refractive index, gratings sidewall angle and incident angle on peak electric field in the gratings ridge.     

全息离子束刻蚀衍射光栅

全息离子束刻蚀衍射光栅集中了机械刻划光栅的高效率和全息光栅的无鬼线、低杂散光、高信噪比的优点．全息离子束刻蚀已作为常规工艺手段应用于真空紫外及软x射线衍射光栅的制作．文章对全息离子束刻蚀衍射光栅的制作方法、主要类型、研究现状和应用进行了综述．     

Coupled scalar wave diffraction theory

A simple but accurate coupled-wave theory describing diffraction from a volume grating is developed, which applies to planar diffraction geometries with the electric field polarized normal to the plane of incidence. Modulation of the dielectric and the absorption properties of the medium are considered, and the analysis is developed for gratings nonuniform with depth and for composite (multiplexed) gratings. The theory is based axiomatically on Maxwell's equations, and no approximations or simplifying assumptions other than those requisite to the scalar wave formulation of the theory enter into the analysis (except that for computational applications, only a finite number of diffracted orders may be retained in the analysis).     

Study on measuring refractive index modulation of volume phase holographic gratings

In this paper, we present an approach to measure the refractive index modulation of volume phase holographic gratings (VPHG) by use of its angular selectivity, with the advantage of avoiding the diffraction efficiency errors induced by noise. Based on Kogelnik's coupled wave theory for volume holographic gratings, the wave vectors matching relationship for reflective VPHG at different readout wavelengths is deduced and the diffraction efficiency as a function of readout angle is also obtained. Then an all-fiber experimental system is designed to measure corresponding diffraction efficiency with different readout angles for VPHG recorded in dichromate gelatin. By seeking the Bragg angle where diffraction efficiency is maximum and the blank angle where diffraction efficiency drops to the minimum value, the refractive index modulation can be calculated. The experiment results proves the feasibility of the method.     

Effect of diffusion nonlinearity and an external electric field on the formation of ion-exchange diffraction gratings in glass

The formation of gratings in glass by the ion exchange technique is analyzed. The ion exchange is modeled, and the effect of diffusion nonlinearity and the external electric field on the diffusant concentration profile and diffraction characteristics of gratings are studied. It is shown that the character of diffusion nonlinearity has a substantial effect on the diffraction efficiency of the gratings produced by thermal ion exchange. It is also shown that the diffraction efficiency can be considerably increased by using an external electric field.