Ultrafast volume holographic storage on PQ/PMMA photopolymers with nanosecond pulsed exposures.

Ultrafast holographic recording in bulk phenanthrenequinone dispersed poly (methyl methacrylate) photopolymers is experimentally examined under nanosecond pulsed exposure. A modified interference optical system is set to investigate the dark enhancement effect and real-time diffraction grating strength. Single transmission diffraction grating is recorded in a 6 nanosecond pulse exposure. Grating enhancement formation with different pulse quantity, repetition rate and spatial frequency are also measured. Diffraction efficiency is enhanced by increasing the pulse number as well as the single-pulse energy. The grating strength of 0.58 within 1.8 μs cumulative exposure time is obtained. Moreover, holographic reciprocity failure occurring in the ultrafast holographic storage is analyzed. This paper presents a practical support for PQ/PMMA photopolymers in applications of transient information holographic storage.