Holograms in polyvinyl alcohol photosensitized with CuCl2(2H2O)

Arturo Olivares-Perez; Israel Fuentes-Tapia; María de la Paz Hernández-Garay; Juan Carlos Ibarra-Torres

doi:10.1117/1.3589293

1 June 2011 Holograms in polyvinyl alcohol photosensitized with CuCl₂(2H₂O)

Arturo Olivares-Perez, Israel Fuentes-Tapia, María de la Paz Hernández-Garay, Juan Carlos Ibarra-Torres

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 50, Issue 6, 065801 (June 2011). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3589293

Abstract

We propose the use of polyvinyl alcohol photosensitized with copper chloride dihydrated CuCl₂(2H₂O) as a photosensitive material for recording holographic gratings. We obtained different dissolutions changing concentration of photosensitive agent and varying their pH factor, refraction index, and optical density for each sample. We registered diffraction gratings by holographic methods. The behaviors of diffraction efficiency parameters of holographic gratings regarding the concentration of a photosensitive agent were analyzed. We show there exists a correspondence between the diffraction efficiency parameter with concentration change of CuCl₂(2H₂O). The low toxicity of this holographic recording material as well as its peculiar behavior, photosensitivity, and ability to conduct electricity, makes it attractive for production diffractive optical elements with bio-polymers.

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Arturo Olivares-Perez, Israel Fuentes-Tapia, María de la Paz Hernández-Garay, and Juan Carlos Ibarra-Torres "Holograms in polyvinyl alcohol photosensitized with CuCl₂(2H₂O)," Optical Engineering 50(6), 065801 (1 June 2011). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3589293

Published: 1 June 2011

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