Diffraction Gratings for Neutrons from Polymers and Holographic Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals

Author(s)

Martin Fally, Martin Bichler, Mostafa Ellabban, Irena Drevensek-Olenik, Christian Pruner, Helmut Eckerlebe, Klaus P. Pranzas

Abstract

We discuss the applicability of holographically recorded gratings in photopolymers and

holographic polymer-dispersed liquid crystals as neutron optical elements. An experimental

investigation of their properties for light and neutrons with different grating spacings and

grating thicknesses is performed. The angular dependences of the diffraction efficiencies for

those gratings are interpreted in terms of a rigorous coupled wave analysis. Starting from the

obtained results we work out the lines for the production of an optimized neutron optical

diffraction grating, i.e. high diffraction efficiency in the Bragg diffraction regime with moderate

angular selectivity.

Organisation(s)

Physics of Functional Materials

External organisation(s)

University of Ljubljana, Paris-Lodron Universität Salzburg, GKSS-Forschungszentrum

Journal

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics (Print Edition)

Volume

Pages

1-8

No. of pages

ISSN

1464-4258

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1088/1464-4258/11/2/024019

Publication date

2009

Peer reviewed

Yes

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

103021 Optics, 103034 Particle physics

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