ISSN:
1349-9432
Keywords:
optical storage
;
liquid-crystalline polyesters
;
holography
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Long-term, high resolution holographic storage has been achieved in side-chain liquid crystalline polyesters with high diffraction efficiency. The information can be completely erased by heating the film to about 80°C. The modular architecture of the polyesters permits a varition in the length of the main- and side-chains and the substituents of the azo chromophore. Each of these has a profound influence on the storage properties of the polyesters. In this article, we examine the influence of the length of the side-chains, the probe-beam-polarization dependence of the observed signal on the interface and the crystalline vs. amorphous nature of the films for optical storage.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10043-994-0030-6
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