Photopolymerizable compositions used in holograms

摘要

Novel photopolymerizable compositions are provided which comprise a dye sensitizer, a branched polyethylenimine as a polymerization initiator and a free radical polymerizable ethylenic unsaturated monomer. In the preferred embodiments, the branched polyethylenimine is used in combination with lithium acrylate. This combination provides dry coatings which may be stored for extended periods prior to being activated for imaging, and which produce volume holograms of very high resolution and diffraction efficiency.