The formation of microstructures as a result of the self-focusing of light in a photopolymer nanocomposite

Денисюк И.Ю., Бурункова Ю.Э., Фокина М.И., Ворзобова Н.Д., Булгакова В.Г. Формирование микроструктур в результате самофокусировки света в фотополимерном нанокомпозите // Оптический журнал. 2008. Т. 75. № 10. С. 59–65.

Denisyuk I.Yu., Burunkova Yu.E., Fokina M.I., Vorzobova N.D., Bulgakova V.G. The formation of microstructures as a result of the self-focusing of light in a photopolymer nanocomposite [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2008. V. 75. № 10. P. 59–65. 

I. Yu. Denisyuk, Yu. É. Burunkova, M. I. Fokina, N. D. Vorzobova, and V. G. Bulgakova, "The formation of microstructures as a result of the self-focusing of light in a photopolymer nanocomposite," Journal of Optical Technology. 75 (10), 658-663 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.75.000658

This paper presents the results of studies of the process of forming microstructures in UV-hardenable monomeric composites. The main effects that determine the parameters of the resulting structures are investigated: the self-focusing of light in a material with a positive sign of the refractive-index change during photopolymerization, shrinkage during photopolymerization, and the photoradical-diffusion rate. The conditions are determined for obtaining microstructures with a format ratio up to 1:50.