Study of an acrylamide-based photopolymer for use as a holographic data storage medium

H. Sherif, I. Naydenova, S. Martin, C. McGinn, G. Berger, C. Denz, V. Toal

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    Abstract

    An acrylamide-based photopolymer formulated in the Centre for Industrial and Engineering Optics has been investigated with a view to further optimisation for holographic optical storage. Series of 15 to 30 gratings were angularly multiplexed in a volume of the photopolymer layers with different thickness at a spatial frequency of 1500 lines/mm. Since the photopolymer is a saturable material, an exposure scheduling method was used to exploit the entire dynamic range of the material and allow equal strength gratings to be recorded. From this investigation the photopolymer layer's M/# was determined with regard to the recording geometry used. The temporal stability of photopolymer layers was studied in terms of diffraction efficiency and change of the reconstructed angle due to material shrinkage. In addition, the potential of the photopolymer as a holographic data storage medium was demonstrated by recording bit data-pages.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings Volume 5827, Opto-Ireland 2005: Photonic Engineering
    Pages305-313
    Number of pages9
    Volume5827
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2005
    EventOpto-Ireland 2005: Photonic Engineering - Dublin, Ireland
    Duration: 4 Apr 20056 Apr 2005

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
    PublisherSPIE
    ISSN (Print)0277-786X

    Conference

    ConferenceOpto-Ireland 2005: Photonic Engineering
    Country/TerritoryIreland
    CityDublin
    Period4/04/056/04/05

    Keywords

    • Holographic characteristics
    • Holographic material
    • Photopolymer dynamic range
    • Shrinkage

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