Using acrylamide-based photopolymers for fabrication of holographic optical elements in solar energy applications

H Akbari, I Naydenova, S Martin - Applied optics, 2014 - opg.optica.org
A holographic device is under development that aims to improve light collection in solar
cells. The aim is to explore the potential of using photopolymer holographic optical elements …

Optimization of a thick polyvinyl alcohol-acrylamide photopolymer for data storage using a combination of angular and peristrophic holographic multiplexing

E Fernández, C García, I Pascual, M Ortuño… - Applied …, 2006 - opg.optica.org
The capability of polyvinyl alcohol-acrylamide photopolymer materials to obtain angularly
multiplexed holographic gratings has been demonstrated [Appl. Phys. B 76, 851 (2003)]. A …

[HTML][HTML] Photopolymer holographic lenses for solar energy applications: A review

E Alfaro, T Lloret, JM Vilardy, M Bastidas… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Holographic lenses (HLs) are part of holographic optical elements (HOE), and are being
applied to concentrate solar energy on a focal point or focal line. In this way, the …

Development and testing of low spatial frequency holographic concentrator elements for collection of solar energy

H Akbari, I Naydenova, H Ahmed, S McCormack… - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this research is to use holographically recorded diffractive optical elements
(DOEs) recorded in photopolymer in order to effectively collect and concentrate solar …

Photopolymeric holographic recording media: in-situ and real-time characterization

V Weiss, E Millul, AA Friesem - Holographic Materials II, 1996 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Photoactive polymer matrices are investigated by and for holographic recording at 514 nm.
The photopolymers are based on acrylamide monomers, which are dissolved together with …

Study of effective optical thickness in photopolymer for application

H Wang, J Wang, H Liu, D Yu, X Sun, J Zhang - Optics Letters, 2012 - opg.optica.org
The impact of the effective optical thickness of a photopolymer on its holographic
performance was studied. To overcome the attenuation of gratings for a better uniformity, a …

Development of a panchromatic acrylamide-based photopolymer for multicolor reflection holography

C Meka, R Jallapuram, I Naydenova, S Martin… - Applied optics, 2010 - opg.optica.org
We present the development of a panchromatic acrylamide-based photopolymer (ABP) for
holographic recording application. The scattering of the recording medium was …

Thickness variation of self-processing acrylamide-based photopolymer and reflection holography

FT O'Neill, JR Lawrence, JT Sheridan - Optical Engineering, 2001 - spiedigitallibrary.org
There are many types of holographic recording material. The acrylamide-based recording
material examined here has one significant advantage: it is self-processing. This simplifies …

Photopolymer holographic optical elements for application in solar energy concentrators

I Naydenova, H Akbari, C Dalton… - … Basic Principles and …, 2013 - books.google.com
Making use of the sun's radiation as an alternate energy resource has become increasingly
worthwhile in recent years both on a domestic and large industrial scale. Rooftop solar …

Holographic recording characteristics of an acrylamide-based photopolymer

S Martin, CA Feely, V Toal - Applied optics, 1997 - opg.optica.org
Recent research on an acrylamide-based photopolymerizable holographic recording
material is presented. The recording characteristics of the material are discussed in detail in …