Two-wavelength volume holographic recording in thick PQ-doped PMMA photopolymer

Abstract

We report holographic recording in thick phenanthrenequinone-doped poly(methyl methacrylate) (PQ/PMMA) photopolymer material via the two-wavelength technique. By using gating light at 325 nm and writing light at 647 nm two-wavelength holographic recording is achieved. Non-volatile readout of a holographic image under 24 hours continuous reconstruction is demonstrated. A four-level modeling for the photochemical procedures of the two-wavelength holographic recording is proposed, and dynamic behaviors of the holograms are illustrated. A planar integrated optical correlator system is constructed by selective writing of holographic optical elements via two-wavelength holographic recording on a photopolymer disk.