SBIR/STTR Research Award
UV HOLOGRAPHIC MATERIALS
Award amount
$64,182Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1994Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Science Foundation
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Accuwave Corp.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
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- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
BBO AND LBO CLASS MATERIALS WERE STUDIED FOR POSSIBLE APPLICATION AS UV-SENSITIVE PHOTOREFRACTIVE MATERIALS. UNDOPED SAMPLES OF BBO AND LBO WERE DOPED BY HIGH TEMPERATURE DIFFUSION WITH VARIOUS TRANSITION METAL SPECIES TO DETERMINE THEIR SUITABILITY FOR STORING HIGH EFFICIENCY HOLOGRAPHIC GRATINGS. OXIDATION AND REDUCTION HEAT TREATMENTS WERE CARRIED OUT ON THE RESULTING MATERIALS TO OPTIMIZE THEIR PHOTOREFRACTIVE PROPERTIES. THE RESULTS WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE OPTIMUM MATERIAL AND DOPANT CONFIGURATION FOR A FUTURE CRYSTAL GROWTH EFFORT.
Technology keywords
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