Abstract
Erasable polarization holographic grating was recorded with two-wave mixing in PCN which was side-chain liquid crystalline polymalonic esters containing two symmetrical 4-cyanoazobenzene as photoresponsive groups. The diffraction efficiency of recorded grating was measured and the characteristics of recording, decay in a dark room and erasing by circularly polarized light were investigated. As the results, birefringence, $\Delta$n of PCN was measured $6.5{\times}10^{-2}$, which was 0~100 times higher than those of crystals such as Fe:$LiNbO_3$, Ce:$BaTiO_3$ crystals. Dark decay rates was $4.3{\times}10^{-5}$ %/hour, which showed the possibility of application as data storage media.
서로 대칭인 두 광기능성 그룹들 (4-cyanoazobenzene groups)을 포함하는 측쇄형 액정 고분자(liquid crystalline polymalonic esters, PCN)에 이광파혼합을 이용하여 소거가 가능한 편광 홀로그램을 기록하였다. 기록된 회절격자의 회절효율을 측정하고, 기록광의 세기에 대한 격자의 기록 특성, 암실 상태에서의 감쇠 및 광에 의한 소거 특성을 조사하였다. 측정결과, 복굴절$\Delta$n은 약6.5$\times$10-2;로 Fe:LiNbO3, Ce:BaTiO3 등의 무기결정에 비해 10~100배 정도 높게 측정되었으며, 감쇠곡선도 1시간 동안 4.3$\times$10-5%의 감쇠를 나타냄으로서 정보저장소자로서의 응용 가능성을 보였다.
