Abstract
A photopolymer must satisfy certain criteria to qualify as a practical recording medium. However, the reaction processes of such photopolymers are highly complicated. In this study, we have simulated the formation of diffraction gratings in photopolymers using the diffusion model based on elementary reactions, and analyzed their diffraction characteristics in detail by the beam propagation method. Moreover, we also performed experimental interference fringe recording and evaluated the recording characteristics of photopolymer media.
