Experimental research on modulation degree of refractive index in the SCLP/E_7/C_(60) polymer using a fiber fabry-Perot Interferometer

摘要

Modulation degree of refractive index is an important parameter for information storage in photorefractive materials. Using the relationship between the refractive index and the wavelengths of laser and the order of interference, we introduce a new method to measure the modulation degree of refractive index in photorefractive materials through detecting the shift of the interference fringe in a fiber Fabry-Perot interferometer with a CCD. The measurement precision is also analyzed. With this method, the modulation degree of refractive index in our prepared SCLP/E_7/C_(60) photorefractive polymer is measured for different external voltages and the external voltage corresponding to the maximal modulation degree of refractive index is reported. The dynamic change of refractive index in the SCLP/E_7/C_(60) is also studied, which will be helpful to understand the reaction mechanism of photochemistry in the material.