Advances in Photopolymer Materials: Holographic Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 35
Special Issue Editors
Interests: holographic lenses; holographic nonimaging systems; holographic concentrators; photopolymers; photovoltaics; holographic sensors; multiplexing holography; organic lasers; optical sensors; label-free biosensing; waveguides; photopolymers; materials
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Interests: holography; photopolymers; holographic optical elements; reflection holography; holographic lenses; data storage; imaging systems; holographic concentrators; multiplexing holography; nanoparticles; sustainable polymers
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: photopolymers; materials; holographic lenses; imaging systems; nonimaging systems; holographic concentrators; augmented reality; data storage; multiplexing holography; aberrations; reflection holography
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Photopolymers are highly adaptable for various optical applications. Every day, new opportunities arise in areas like data storage, diffractive optical elements, photonic structures, reflection holography, holographic gratings for astronomy and astrophysics, waveguides, holographic sensors, wavefront sensing, holographic diffusers, holographic optical elements (HOEs) for solar energy applications, and holographic couplers for see-through applications. These applications are becoming increasingly complex and require recording materials with new characteristics, such as sustainability, low-toxicity properties, the ability to interact with specific molecules or analytes, and nanoparticle-doped materials.
This Special Issue focuses on the development and characterization of photopolymer materials for optical and photonic applications. Topics covered include new media development, performance enhancements, and material optimization. Techniques explored will include the fabrication of holographic optical elements, surface embossing, and the fabrication of volumetric elements. Papers describing the behaviour of photopolymers under shrinkage, swelling and thermal conditions, and the fabrication and application of photopolymers and other photosensitive materials in sensors to produce nanostructures or holographic applications will be included. Both original contributions and technical review articles will be accepted.
Dr. Marta Morales-Vidal
Prof. Dr. Inmaculada Pascual
Dr. Tomás Lloret
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- photopolymers
- holographic recording materials
- theoretical modelling of photosensitive polymers
- holographic optical elements
- polymeric materials for sensing holography
- nanocomposite polymeric materials
- photorefractive polymers
- nanoparticles
- sustainable polymers
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