Abstract
Bragg-type gratings were prepared by irradiation inside a series of optical polymers with femtosecond laser pulses and the preparation conditions of the grating were examined. Repeated scanning irradiation with femtosecond laser pulses formed gratings due to refractive index changes inside polymers. Among the polymers examined in the present study, polymethylpentene (PMP) showed the highest diffraction efficiency, which was an order of magnitude higher than those of other optical polymers. The density of PMP was the lowest among the polymers evaluated in the present study, and the large volume contraction based on its low density was responsible for the larger refractive index change of PMP. Furthermore, we fabricated large-area diffractive optical elements (DOEs) in PMP measuring 15 × 25 mm 2 by widening the scanning area.
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