阅读说明：本技术 染料化合物和光聚合物组合物 (Dye compounds and photopolymer compositions ) 是由 金宪 金宥植 R·卡尔巴什 权洗铉 张影来 张锡勋 于 2018-12-07 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种具有新结构的化合物、包含所述化合物作为染料的光聚合物组合物、由所述光聚合物组合物制备而成的全息图记录介质、包括所述全息图记录介质的光学元件,和使用所述全息图记录介质的全息记录方法。(The present invention relates to a compound having a novel structure, a photopolymer composition comprising the compound as a dye, a hologram recording medium prepared from the photopolymer composition, an optical element comprising the hologram recording medium, and a hologram recording method using the hologram recording medium.)

1. A compound of the following chemical formula 1:

[ chemical formula 1]

Wherein, in chemical formula 1,

X₁and X₂Are identical or different from one another and are each hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; a halogen group; a nitrile group; substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms,

R₁and R₂Are identical to or different from one another and are each hydrogen; deuterium; a halogen group; a nitrile group; a nitro group; a hydroxyl group; a carboxyl group-COOH; an alkylcarboxylate group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; a cycloalkylcarboxylic acid ester group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; an arylcarboxylate group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; an ether group; an ester group; an imide group; an amide group; substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; quiltA substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; substituted or unsubstituted arylthio having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfenoxy groups having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms; substituted or unsubstituted silyl; a substituted or unsubstituted boron group; substituted or unsubstituted amine groups; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl phosphine group; a substituted or unsubstituted phosphinoxide group; substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 5 to 20 carbon atoms,

R₃、R₄、R₅and R₆Are identical to or different from one another and are each hydrogen; an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; a halogen group; a nitrile group; substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms,

R₃and R₄May be linked to each other to form a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic ring having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring having 6 to 20 carbon atoms,

R₅and R₆May be linked to each other to form a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic ring having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring having 6 to 20 carbon atoms,

Ar₁is an aromatic divalent functional group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms,

Y₁is a functional group comprising a carboxyl group COOH, an ether group-O-or an ester group-COO-.

2. The compound according to claim 1, wherein, in chemical formula 1,

X₁and X₂Is hydrogen; alkanes having 1 to 20 carbon atomsA group; a halogen group; or a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms,

R₁and R₂Each independently is carboxy-COOH; an alkylcarboxylate group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; a cycloalkylcarboxylic acid ester group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; or an arylcarboxylate group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms,

R₃and R₄May be linked to each other to form a substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic monocyclic or polycyclic ring having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic monocyclic or polycyclic ring having 6 to 20 carbon atoms,

R₅and R₆May be linked to each other to form a substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic monocyclic or polycyclic ring having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic monocyclic or polycyclic ring having 6 to 20 carbon atoms,

Ar₁is an aromatic divalent functional group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms,

Y₁is a functional group of the following chemical formula 2,

[ chemical formula 2]

-Y₂-Ar₂

Wherein, in chemical formula 2,

Y₂is an ether group or an ester group,

Ar₂is an aliphatic functional group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or an aromatic functional group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein one or more halogen groups are substituted.

3. The compound according to claim 1, wherein, in chemical formula 1, the compound of chemical formula 1 includes one compound selected from the following chemical formulae 3 to 5:

[ chemical formula 3]

[ chemical formula 4]

[ chemical formula 5]

Wherein, in chemical formulas 3 to 5,

R₁₁and R₁₂Each independently hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms,

X₁and X₂Is a halogen group; or a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms,

R₃₀and R₆₀Each independently is a halogen group; or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms,

m and n are R substituted in an aromatic or alicyclic ring₃₀And R₆₀And 1 to 4 in chemical formulas 3 and 5, and 1 to 3 in chemical formula 4,

Ar₃is an aromatic ring having 6 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with one or more halogen groups.

4. A photopolymer composition comprising:

a polymer matrix or a precursor thereof;

a dye comprising the compound of claim 1;

a photoreactive monomer; and

a photoinitiator.

5. Photopolymer composition according to claim 4, wherein the polymer matrix or a precursor thereof comprises: 1) a reaction product between a compound comprising one or more isocyanate groups and a polyol; or 2) a polymer matrix comprising a (meth) acrylate-based (co) polymer having a silane-based functional group in a branch and a silane crosslinking agent.

6. Photopolymer composition according to claim 4, wherein the silane cross-linker comprises a linear polyether backbone with a weight average molecular weight of 100 to 2000 and silane functional groups bonded to the ends or branches of the backbone.

7. The photopolymer composition according to claim 4, wherein the (meth) acrylate (co) polymer having a silane-based functional group in a branch chain comprises a (meth) acrylate repeating unit and a (meth) acrylate repeating unit having a silane-based functional group in a branch chain, and

the weight average molecular weight is 100,000 to 1,000,000.

8. The photopolymer composition of claim 4, wherein the photoreactive monomer comprises a multifunctional (meth) acrylate monomer or a monofunctional (meth) acrylate monomer.

9. The photopolymer composition of claim 4 comprising: 1 to 80% by weight of the polymer matrix or precursor thereof; 1 to 80 weight percent of the photoreactive monomer; 0.0001 to 10% by weight of the dye; and 0.1 to 20 wt% of the photoinitiator.

10. The photopolymer composition according to claim 4, wherein the photopolymer composition further comprises at least one selected from a catalyst, a phosphate compound, and a low refractive index fluorine compound.

11. The photopolymer composition according to claim 10, wherein the low refractive index fluorine-based compound comprises at least one functional group selected from an ether group, an ester group, and an amide group, and at least two difluoromethylene groups.

12. A hologram recording medium prepared from the photopolymer composition of claim 4.

13. An optical element comprising the hologram recording medium according to claim 11.

14. A holographic recording method comprising selectively polymerizing the photoreactive monomer contained in the photopolymer composition of claim 1 by coherent laser light.

Technical Field

Cross Reference to Related Applications

The present application claims rights based on the priority of korean patent application No. 10-2017-.

The present invention relates to a dye compound, a photopolymer composition, a hologram recording medium, an optical element, and a hologram recording method.

Background

The hologram recording medium records information by changing a refractive index in a hologram recording layer in the medium through an exposure process, and reads a change in the refractive index in the medium thus recorded, and reproduces the information.

When a photopolymer (photosensitive resin) is used, the optical interference pattern can be easily stored as a hologram by photopolymerization of a low molecular weight monomer. Therefore, the photopolymer can be used in various fields such as optical lenses, mirrors, deflection mirrors, optical filters, diffusion screens, diffraction elements, light guides, waveguides, holographic optical elements having a screen projection and/or mask function, media for optical memory systems and light diffusion plates, optical wavelength multiplexers, reflective and transmissive color filters, and the like.

Generally, a photopolymer composition for hologram production includes a polymer binder, a monomer, and a photoinitiator, and a photosensitive film prepared from such a composition is irradiated with laser interference light to induce photopolymerization of a local monomer.

In such a photopolymerization process, the refractive index becomes high in a portion where a relatively large amount of monomer is present. And in a portion where a relatively large amount of the polymer binder is present, the refractive index is relatively lowered, and therefore, refractive index modulation occurs, and a diffraction grating is produced by such refractive index modulation. The refractive index modulation value n is affected by the thickness and Diffraction Efficiency (DE) of the photopolymer layer, and as the thickness decreases, the angular selectivity increases.

Recently, development of a substance capable of maintaining a stable hologram with high diffraction efficiency is required, and various attempts have also been made to manufacture a photopolymer layer having a thin thickness and a high refractive index modulation value.

Disclosure of Invention

Technical problem

An object of the present invention is to provide a compound having a novel structure.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a photopolymer composition capable of providing a hologram recording medium that can achieve a high refractive index modulation value even with a thin thickness and has improved durability against temperature and humidity.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a hologram recording medium which can realize a high refractive index modulation value even with a thin thickness and has improved durability against temperature and humidity.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an optical element including the hologram recording medium described above.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a holographic recording method comprising selectively polymerizing a photoreactive monomer contained in the photopolymer composition by coherent laser light.

Technical scheme

One embodiment of the present invention provides a compound having a novel structure. Such compounds can be used as dyes.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a photopolymer composition comprising the compound having the new structure.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a hologram recording medium prepared from the photopolymer composition.

Still another embodiment of the present invention provides an optical element including the hologram recording medium.

Still another embodiment of the present invention provides a hologram recording method including selectively polymerizing a photoreactive monomer contained in the hologram recording medium by coherent laser light.

Hereinafter, the compound having a novel structure, the photopolymer composition, the hologram recording medium, the optical element, and the hologram recording method according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail.

As used herein, the term "(meth) acrylate" refers to a methacrylate or acrylate.

As used herein, (co) polymer refers to a homopolymer or a copolymer (including random, block, and graft copolymers).

In addition, the term "hologram" used herein refers to a recording medium for recording optical information in the entire visible light range and near ultraviolet range (300nm to 800nm) by an exposure process, and examples thereof include all visible holograms such as on-axis (Gabor) holograms, off-axis holograms, full aperture transfer holograms, white light transmission holograms ("rainbow holograms"), Denisyuk holograms, off-axis reflection holograms, edge illumination holograms, or holographic stereograms.

As used herein, an alkyl group may be straight-chain or branched, and the number of carbon atoms thereof is not particularly limited, but is preferably 1 to 40. According to one embodiment, the number of carbon atoms of the alkyl group is from 1 to 20. According to another embodiment, the number of carbon atoms of the alkyl group is from 1 to 10. According to another embodiment, the number of carbon atoms of the alkyl group is from 1 to 6. Specific examples of the alkyl group include methyl, ethyl, propyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, butyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, tert-butyl, sec-butyl, 1-methylbutyl, 1-ethylbutyl, pentyl, n-pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, tert-pentyl, hexyl, n-hexyl, 1-methylpentyl, 2-methylpentyl, 4-methyl-2-pentyl, 3-dimethylbutyl, 2-ethylbutyl, heptyl, n-heptyl, 1-methylhexyl, cyclopentylmethyl, cycloheptylmethyl, octyl, n-octyl, tert-octyl, 1-methylheptyl, 2-ethylhexyl, 2-propylpentyl, n-nonyl, 2-dimethylheptyl, 1-ethyl-propyl, 1-dimethyl-propyl, isohexyl, 2-methylpentyl group, 4-methylhexyl group, 5-methylhexyl group and the like, but is not limited thereto.

As used herein, alkylene is a divalent functional group derived from an alkane, and may be, for example, a linear, branched or cyclic methylene group, ethylene group, propylene group, isobutylene group, sec-butyl ene group, tert-butyl ene group, pentylene group, hexylene group, or the like.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there may be provided a compound of the following chemical formula 1.

[ chemical formula 1]

Wherein, in chemical formula 1,

X₁and X₂Are identical or different from one another and are each hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; a halogen group; a nitrile group; substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms,

R₁and R₂Are connected with each otherAre the same or different and are each hydrogen; deuterium; a halogen group; a nitrile group; a nitro group; a hydroxyl group; a carboxyl group (-COOH); an alkylcarboxylate group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; a cycloalkylcarboxylic acid ester group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; an arylcarboxylate group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; an ether group; an ester group; an imide group; an amide group; substituted or unsubstituted alkyl having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio (alkylthio) groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; substituted or unsubstituted arylthio having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfoxy group (alkyl sulfo xy group) having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfenoxy groups having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl having 2 to 20 carbon atoms; substituted or unsubstituted silyl; a substituted or unsubstituted boron group; substituted or unsubstituted amine groups; a substituted or unsubstituted aryl phosphine group; a substituted or unsubstituted phosphinoxide group; substituted or unsubstituted aryl having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl having 5 to 20 carbon atoms,

R₃、R₄、R₅and R₆Are identical to or different from one another and are each hydrogen; an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; a halogen group; a nitrile group; substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms,

R₃and R₄May be linked to each other to form a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic ring having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring having 6 to 20 carbon atoms,

R₅and R₆May be linked to each other to form a substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic ring having 4 to 20 carbon atoms,or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic ring having 6 to 20 carbon atoms,

Ar₁is an aromatic divalent functional group having 6 to 30 carbon atoms,

Y₁is a functional group containing a carboxyl group (COOH), an ether group (-O-) or an ester group (-COO-).

The present inventors newly synthesized the compound of the above chemical formula 1, and found through experiments that, since the compound of chemical formula 1 has the above-described new structure, it can have high fluorescence efficiency or excellent light resistance, or obtain improved brightness and color reproducibility, or achieve high refractive index modulation in a holographic medium, thereby completing the present invention.

More specifically, the compound of chemical formula 1 may be used as a dye in a photopolymer composition for providing a hologram recording medium.

In chemical formula 1, the description of each functional group is the same as that described above.

In more specific examples of the functional group of chemical formula 1 above,

X₁and X₂May be hydrogen; an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; a halogen group; or a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms,

R₁and R₂May each independently be a carboxyl group (-COOH); an alkylcarboxylate group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; a cycloalkylcarboxylic acid ester group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms; or an arylcarboxylate group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms,

R₃and R₄May be linked to each other to form a substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic monocyclic or polycyclic ring having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic monocyclic or polycyclic ring having 6 to 20 carbon atoms,

R₅and R₆May be linked to each other to form a substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic monocyclic or polycyclic ring having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic monocyclic or polycyclic ring having 6 to 20 carbon atoms,

Ar₁is an aromatic hydrocarbon having 6 to 20 carbon atomsA divalent functional group of an aromatic group,

Y₁may be a functional group of the following chemical formula 2.

[ chemical formula 2]

-Y₂-Ar₂

Wherein, in chemical formula 2, Y₂May be an ether or ester group, Ar₂May be an aliphatic functional group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or an aromatic functional group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, wherein one or more halogen groups are substituted.

More specific examples of the compound of chemical formula 1 include compounds of the following chemical formulae 3 to 5 or mixtures thereof.

[ chemical formula 3]

[ chemical formula 4]

[ chemical formula 5]

Wherein, in chemical formulas 3 to 5,

R₁₁and R₁₂Each independently hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms,

X₁and X₂Is a halogen group; or a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms,

R₃₀and R₆₀Each independently is a halogen group; or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms,

m and n are R substituted in an aromatic or alicyclic ring₃₀And R₆₀And 1 to 4 in chemical formulas 3 and 5, in chemical formulas4 is a number from 1 to 3,

Ar₃is an aromatic ring having 6 to 20 carbon atoms substituted with one or more halogen groups.

Meanwhile, according to another embodiment of the present invention, there may be provided a photopolymer composition comprising: a polymer matrix or a precursor thereof; a dye comprising the compound of chemical formula 1; a photoreactive monomer; and a photoinitiator.

As described above, the present inventors newly synthesized the compound of chemical formula 1 above, and found through experiments that, when such a compound of chemical formula 1 is used as a dye in a photopolymer composition providing a hologram recording medium, a high refractive index modulation value and a high diffraction efficiency can be achieved even in a thin thickness range, thereby completing the present invention.

In general, in a photopolymer composition for providing a hologram recording medium, a method is known in which a certain change is imparted to a polymer matrix or a recording monomer to increase a refractive index modulation value and diffraction efficiency, or a specific additive or the like can be used. However, the compound of the above chemical formula 1 can more easily improve the refractive index modulation value and diffraction efficiency even if the amount is not too high.

The compound of chemical formula 1 is the same as described above.

Meanwhile, the polymer matrix or its precursor may serve as a support for the hologram recording medium and the final product prepared therefrom, and the photoreactive monomer may serve as a recording monomer. According to its use, in the process of holographic recording, photoreactive monomers can be selectively polymerized on a polymer matrix, and refractive index modulation occurs due to portions having different refractive indices.

The polymer matrix or its precursor is a compound that can be generally used in a photopolymer composition for providing a hologram recording medium, and can be used without particular limitation.

Specific examples of the polymer matrix or its precursor include: 1) a reaction product between a compound comprising one or more isocyanate groups and a polyol; or 2) a polymer matrix comprising a (meth) acrylate-based (co) polymer having a silane-based functional group in a branch and a silane crosslinking agent.

Compared to previously known holograms, holograms formed from photopolymer compositions comprising a polymer matrix or precursor thereof comprising a (meth) acrylate (co) polymer with silane-based functional groups in the branches and a silane crosslinker can achieve significantly improved refractive index modulation values and excellent durability to temperature and humidity even in a smaller thickness range.

When a silane-based crosslinking agent and a polymer matrix containing a (meth) acrylate-based (co) polymer having a silane-based functional group in a branch chain and a silane crosslinking agent or a precursor thereof are used, the crosslinking density is optimized when a coating film or hologram is prepared from the photopolymer composition, and excellent durability against temperature and humidity can be ensured compared to the existing matrix. Further, by optimizing the crosslinking density as described above, the mobility between the photoreactive monomer having a high refractive index and the component having a low refractive index is increased, so that the refractive index modulation may be maximized and the recording characteristics may be improved.

In particular, a cross-linked structure mediated by siloxane bonds can be easily introduced by a sol-gel reaction between a modified (meth) acrylate (co) polymer containing silane-based functional groups and a silane cross-linking agent containing terminal silane-based functional groups, and excellent durability against temperature and humidity can be secured by the siloxane bonds.

For the polymer matrix, the (meth) acrylate-based (co) polymer having the silane-based functional group in the side chain and the silane crosslinking agent may be present as separate components, and they may also be present in the form of a complex formed by reacting with each other.

In the above (meth) acrylate (co) polymer, the silane-based functional group may be located in a branch. The silane-based functional group may include a silane functional group or an alkoxysilane functional group, and preferably trimethoxy silane group may be used as the alkoxysilane functional group.

The silane-based functional group can form a siloxane bond by a sol-gel reaction with the silane-based functional group contained in the silane crosslinking agent to crosslink the (meth) acrylate-based (co) polymer with the silane crosslinking agent.

The silane crosslinking agent may be a compound having an average of at least one silane-based functional group per molecule or a mixture thereof, or may be a compound containing one or more silane-based functional groups. The silane-based functional group may include a silane functional group or an alkoxysilane functional group, and a triethoxysilane group may be preferably used as the alkoxysilane functional group. The silane-based functional group forms a siloxane bond by a sol-gel reaction with the silane-based functional group contained in the (meth) acrylate-based (co) polymer to crosslink the (meth) acrylate-based (co) polymer with the silane crosslinking agent.

In this case, the silane crosslinking agent may have an equivalent weight of silane functional groups of 200g/piece to 1000 g/piece. Thereby, the crosslinking density between the (meth) acrylate-based (co) polymer and the silane crosslinking agent is optimized, so that it is possible to secure excellent durability against temperature and humidity compared to the existing substrate. Further, by optimizing the crosslinking density as described above, the mobility between the photoreactive monomer having a high refractive index and the component having a low refractive index is increased, so that the refractive index modulation may be maximized and the recording characteristics may be improved.

If the equivalent weight of the silane-based functional group contained in the silane crosslinking agent is excessively increased to 1000g/piece or more, the interface of the diffraction grating collapses after recording due to a decrease in the crosslinking density of the matrix. Due to the loose crosslink density and low glass transition temperature, the monomer and plasticizer components can elute to the surface, creating haze. When the equivalent of the silane functional group contained in the silane crosslinking agent is excessively reduced to less than 200g/piece, the crosslinking density is too high, which hinders the flow of the monomer and plasticizer components, whereby a problem arises in that the recording characteristics become very low.

More specifically, the silane crosslinking agent is a linear polyether backbone having a weight average molecular weight of 100 to 2000, or 300 to 1000, or 300 to 700, and a silane-based functional group is bonded to a terminal or branch of the backbone.

The linear polyether backbone having a weight average molecular weight of 100 to 2000 may include a repeating unit represented by the following chemical formula 3.

[ chemical formula 3]

-(R₈O)_n-R₈-

Wherein, in chemical formula 3, R₈Is an alkylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of 1 or more, or 1 to 50, or 5 to 20, or 8 to 10.

The introduction of the flexible polyether polyol as a main chain can improve the fluidity of the component by adjusting the glass transition temperature and the crosslinking density of the matrix.

Meanwhile, the linkage between the silane-based functional group and the polyether main chain may be formed by a urethane bond. Specifically, the silane-based functional group and the polyether main chain may form a common bond (mutual bond) through a urethane bond. More specifically, a silicon atom contained in the functional group of the silane type is bonded to a nitrogen atom of a urethane bond directly or through an alkylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and R contained in the polyether main chain₈The functional group may be directly bonded to an oxygen atom of a urethane bond.

As described above, the reason why the silane-based functional group and the polyether main chain are bonded through a urethane bond is that the silane crosslinking agent is a reaction product prepared by a reaction between an isocyanate compound containing a silane-based functional group and a linear polyether polyol compound having a weight average molecular weight of 100 to 2000.

More specifically, the isocyanate compound may include aliphatic, alicyclic, aromatic or araliphatic mono-, di-, tri-or polyisocyanates; or diisocyanates or triisocyanates having urethane, urea, carbodiimide, acylurea, isocyanurate, allophanate, biuret, oxadiazinetrione, uretdione or iminooxadiazinedione structures.

In addition, a specific example of the isocyanate compound containing a silane-based functional group may be 3-isocyanatopropyltriethoxysilane.

Further, the polyether polyol is, for example, a polyaddition product of styrene oxide, a polyaddition product of ethylene oxide, a polyaddition product of propylene oxide, a polyaddition product of tetrahydrofuran, a polyaddition product of butylene oxide, a polyaddition product of epichlorohydrin and mixed addition products and graft products thereof, a polyether polyol obtained by condensation of a polyhydric alcohol or a mixture thereof, and a substance obtained by alkoxylation of a polyhydric alcohol, an amine and an aminoalcohol.

Specific examples of polyether polyols are poly (propylene oxide), poly (ethylene oxide) and combinations thereof, in the form of random or block copolymers, or poly (tetrahydrofuran) and mixtures thereof, having an OH functionality of from 1.5 to 6 and a number average molecular weight of from 200g/mol to 18000g/mol, preferably an OH functionality of from 1.8 to 4.0 and a number average molecular weight of from 600g/mol to 8000g/mol, particularly preferably an OH functionality of from 1.9 to 3.1 and a number average molecular weight of from 650g/mol to 4500 g/mol.

Thus, when the silane-based functional group is bonded to the polyether main chain via a urethane bond, the silane crosslinking agent can be synthesized more easily.

The silane crosslinking agent may have a weight average molecular weight (measured by GPC) of 1000 to 5,000,000, the weight average molecular weight refers to a polystyrene-reduced weight average molecular weight (unit: g/mol) measured by a GPC method in the measurement of the polystyrene-reduced weight average molecular weight measured by the GPC method, a detector and an analytical column such as a well-known analyzer and a differential refractive index detector may be used, and conventionally used temperature conditions, solvents and flow rates may be used.

Meanwhile, the (meth) acrylate-based (co) polymer may include a (meth) acrylate repeating unit and a (meth) acrylate repeating unit in which a silane-based functional group is located in a branch chain.

Examples of the (meth) acrylate repeating unit and the (meth) acrylate repeating unit in which the silane-based functional group is located in a branch chain may include a repeating unit represented by the following chemical formula 1.

[ chemical formula 1]

Wherein, in chemical formula 1, R₁To R₃Each independently is an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R₄Is hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R₅Is an alkylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

Preferably, in chemical formula 1, R₁To R₃Each independently being a methyl group having 1 carbon atom, R₄Is methyl having 1 carbon atom, R₅Is a repeating unit from 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (KBM-503) which is a propylene group having 3 carbon atoms, or R₁To R₃Each independently being a methyl group having 1 carbon atom, R₄Is hydrogen, R₅May be a repeating unit derived from 3-acryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (KBM-5103), which is a propylene group having 3 carbon atoms.

In addition, examples of the (meth) acrylate repeating unit may be a repeating unit represented by the following chemical formula 2.

[ chemical formula 2]

Wherein, in chemical formula 2, R₆Is an alkyl radical having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R₇Is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, preferably, in chemical formula 2, R₆Is a butyl radical having 4 carbon atoms, R₇Is hydrogen.

The molar ratio between the repeating unit of chemical formula 2 and the repeating unit of chemical formula 1 may be 0.5:1 to 14: 1. If the molar ratio of the repeating unit of chemical formula 1 is excessively decreased, the crosslinking density of the matrix becomes too low to act as a support, causing a decrease in recording characteristics after recording. If the molar ratio of the repeating unit of chemical formula 1 is excessively increased, the crosslinking density of the matrix becomes too high and the fluidity of each component is deteriorated, causing a decrease in the refractive index modulation value.

The weight average molecular weight (measured by GPC) of the (meth) acrylate-based (co) polymer may be 100,000 to 5,000,000 or 300,000 to 900,000 weight average molecular weight means a weight average molecular weight (unit: g/mol) converted from polystyrene measured by a GPC method in the measurement of the weight average molecular weight converted from polystyrene measured by the GPC method, a detector such as a well-known analytical apparatus and a differential refractive index detector and an analytical column may be used, and a conventionally used temperature condition, solvent and flow rate may be used.

Meanwhile, in the (meth) acrylate-based (co) polymer, the equivalent weight of the silane-based functional group may be 300g/piece to 2000g/piece, or 500g/piece to 2000g/piece, or 550g/piece to 1800g/piece, or 580g/piece to 1600g/piece, or 586g/piece to 1562 g/piece. Equivalent weight refers to the average of the molecular weights between silane functional groups. The smaller the equivalent value, the higher the density of the functional group, and the larger the equivalent value, the smaller the density of the functional group.

Therefore, the crosslinking density between the (meth) acrylate-based (co) polymer and the silane crosslinking agent is optimized, and excellent durability against temperature and humidity can be ensured compared to the existing substrate. Further, by optimizing the crosslinking density as described above, the mobility between the photoreactive monomer having a high refractive index and the component having a low refractive index is increased, so that the refractive index modulation may be maximized and the recording characteristics may be improved.

When the equivalent of the silane-based functional group contained in the (meth) acrylate-based (co) polymer is excessively reduced to less than 300g/piece, the crosslinking density of the matrix becomes too high and the fluidity of the components is hindered, thereby causing a decrease in recording characteristics. Further, if the equivalent of the silane-based functional group contained in the (meth) acrylate-based (co) polymer is excessively increased to more than 2000g/piece, the crosslinking density is too low to act as a support, the interface of the diffraction grating generated after recording collapses, and the refractive index modulation value decreases with the passage of time.

Meanwhile, the silane crosslinking agent may be contained in an amount of 10 to 90 parts by weight, or 20 to 70 parts by weight, or 22 to 65 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the (meth) acrylate-based (co) polymer.

When the content of the silane crosslinking agent in the reaction product is excessively reduced with respect to 100 parts by weight of the (meth) acrylate-based (co) polymer, the curing speed of the matrix is significantly slowed, the function as a support is lost, and the interface of the diffraction grating is easily collapsed after recording. When the content of the silane crosslinking agent in the reaction product is excessively increased with respect to 100 parts by weight of the (meth) acrylate-based (co) polymer, the curing speed of the substrate may be increased, but compatibility with other components may be caused due to an excessive increase in the content of the reactive silane group, thereby generating haze.

In addition, the modulus (storage elastic modulus) of the reaction product may be 0.01MPa to 5 MPa. As a specific example of the modulus measurement method, the value of the storage modulus (G') can be measured at room temperature (20 ℃ to 25 ℃) using a Discovery Hybrid Rheometer (DHR) from TA Instruments at a frequency of 1 Hz.

In addition, the glass transition temperature of the reaction product may be-40 ℃ to 10 ℃. One specific example of the glass transition temperature may be the following method: the change in phase angle (loss modulus) of the film coated with the photopolymer composition was measured using Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) in the range of-80 ℃ to 30 ℃ under the set conditions of 0.1% strain, frequency of 1Hz, temperature ramp rate of 5 ℃/min.

Another example of the polymer matrix or precursor thereof may be a polymer matrix comprising the reaction product between a compound comprising at least one isocyanate group and a polyol.

The compound containing at least one isocyanate group may be a known compound having an average of at least one NCO functional group per molecule or a mixture thereof, and may be a compound containing at least one isocyanate group.

More specifically, the compound comprising at least one isocyanate group is an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic or araliphatic mono-, di-, tri-or polyisocyanate. In addition, relatively high molecular weight secondary products (oligo-and polyisocyanates) of monomeric diisocyanates or triisocyanates having urethane, urea, carbodiimide, acylurea, isocyanurate, allophanate, biuret, oxadiazinetrione, uretdione or iminooxadiazinedione structures.

Specific examples of the compound containing at least one isocyanate group include: butylidene diisocyanate, Hexamethylene Diisocyanate (HDI), isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), 1, 8-diisocyanato-4- (isocyanatomethyl) octane, 2, 4-and/or 2,4, 4-trimethylhexamethylene diisocyanate, the isomeric bis (4,4 '-isocyanatocyclohexyl) methanes and mixtures thereof having any desired isomer content, isocyanatomethyl-1, 8-octane diisocyanate, 1, 4-cyclohexylidene diisocyanate, the isomeric cyclohexanedimethylene diisocyanates, 1, 4-phenylene diisocyanate, 2, 4-and/or 2, 6-toluene diisocyanate, 1, 5-naphthylene diisocyanate, 2,4' -or 4,4 '-diphenylmethane diisocyanate and/or 4,4' -triisocyanate, and the like.

The polyol reacted with the compound comprising at least one isocyanate group to form the polymer matrix may be an aliphatic, aromatic aliphatic or cycloaliphatic diol, triol and/or higher polyol comprising from 2 to 20 carbon atoms.

The polyol can have a hydroxyl equivalent weight of 300g/mol to 10,000g/mol and a weight average molecular weight of 100,000 to 1,500,0000 g/mol.

Examples of diols are ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol, 1, 2-propanediol, 1, 3-propanediol, 1, 4-butanediol, neopentyl glycol, 2-ethyl-2-butylpropanediol, trimethylpentanediol, diethyloctanediol positional isomers, 1, 3-butanediol, cyclohexanediol, 1, 4-cyclohexanedimethanol, 1, 6-hexanediol, 1, 2-and 1, 4-cyclohexanediol, hydrogenated bisphenol A (2, 2-bis (4-hydroxycyclohexyl) propane), 2-dimethyl-3-hydroxypropyldimethyl-3-hydroxypropionate.

Further, examples of the trihydric alcohol are trimethylolethane, trimethylolpropane, or glycerin. Suitable higher functional alcohols are ditrimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol or sorbitol.

In addition, as the polyol, relatively high molecular weight aliphatic and alicyclic polyols, such as polyester polyols, polyether polyols, polycarbonate polyols, hydroxyl-functional acrylic resins, hydroxyl-functional polyurethanes, hydroxyl-functional epoxy resins, and the like, can be used.

The polyester polyol may be a linear polyester diol, and the linear polyester diol may use a polyhydric alcohol such as ethylene glycol, di-, tri-or tetraethylene glycol, 1, 2-propanediol, di-, tri-or tetrapropylene glycol, 1, 3-propanediol, 1, 4-butanediol, 1, 3-butanediol, 2, 3-butanediol, 1, 5-pentanediol, 1, 6-hexanediol, 2-dimethyl-1, 3-propanediol, 1, 4-dihydroxycyclohexane, 1, 4-dimethylolcyclohexane, 1, 8-octanediol, 1, 10-decanediol, 1, 12-dodecanediol or a mixture thereof, optionally with the concomitant use of a higher functional polyol such as trimethylolpropane or glycerol, from an aliphatic polyester, Alicyclic or aromatic dicarboxylic or polycarboxylic acids or their anhydrides, for example succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, nonanedicarboxylic acid, decanedicarboxylic acid, terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, phthalic acid, tetrahydrophthalic acid, hexahydrophthalic acid or trimellitic acid, and also anhydrides such as phthalic anhydride, trimellitic anhydride or succinic anhydride or mixtures thereof, are prepared in a known manner. Cycloaliphatic and/or aromatic dihydroxy and polyhydroxy compounds are, of course, also suitable as polyhydroxy alcohols for the preparation of the polyester polyols. Instead of the free polycarboxylic acids, it is also possible to use polycarboxylic anhydrides or corresponding polycarboxylic esters of lower alcohols, or mixtures thereof, in the preparation of the polyesters.

In addition, the polyester polyols which can be used for the synthesis of the polymer matrix can be homopolymers or copolymers of lactones, which are preferably obtained by addition reaction of lactones or lactone mixtures, such as butyrolactone, -caprolactone and/or methyl-caprolactone, with suitable difunctional and/or higher-functional initiator molecules, for example the low molecular weight polyhydric alcohols mentioned above as synthesis components for polyester polyols.

In addition, polycarbonates having hydroxyl groups are also suitable as polyhydroxy components for the prepolymer synthesis, and may be, for example, those prepared by reacting diols such as 1, 4-butanediol and/or 1, 6-hexanediol and/or 3-methylpentanediol with diaryl carbonates, for example diphenyl carbonate, dimethyl carbonate or phosgene.

In addition, polyether polyols which may be used for the synthesis of the polymer matrix include, for example, polyaddition products of styrene oxide, polyaddition products of ethylene oxide, polyaddition products of propylene oxide, polyaddition products of tetrahydrofuran, polyaddition products of butylene oxide, polyaddition products of epichlorohydrin and mixed addition products and graft products thereof, polyether polyols obtained by condensation of polyhydric alcohols or mixtures thereof, and substances obtained by alkoxylation of polyhydric alcohols, amines and aminoalcohols. Specific examples of polyether polyols are poly (propylene oxide), poly (ethylene oxide) and combinations thereof, in the form of random or block copolymers, or poly (tetrahydrofuran) and mixtures thereof, having an OH functionality of from 1.5 to 6 and a number average molecular weight of from 200g/mol to 18000g/mol, preferably an OH functionality of from 1.8 to 4.0 and a number average molecular weight of from 600g/mol to 8000g/mol, particularly preferably an OH functionality of from 1.9 to 3.1 and a number average molecular weight of from 650g/mol to 4500 g/mol.

Meanwhile, the photoreactive monomer may include a multifunctional (meth) acrylate monomer or a monofunctional (meth) acrylate monomer.

As described above, in the portion where the monomer is polymerized and the polymer is present in a relatively large amount during photopolymerization of the photopolymer composition, the refractive index becomes high. In a portion where the polymer binder is present in a relatively large amount, the refractive index becomes relatively low, refractive index modulation occurs, and a diffraction grating is produced by this refractive index modulation.

Specifically, one example of the photoreactive monomer may include (meth) acrylate α -unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives, such as, (meth) acrylate, (meth) acrylamide, (meth) acrylonitrile, (meth) acrylic acid, and the like, or compounds containing a vinyl group or a thiol group.

One example of the photoreactive monomer may include a multifunctional (meth) acrylate monomer having a refractive index of 1.5 or more, 1.53 or more, or 1.5 to 1.7. The multifunctional (meth) acrylate monomer having a refractive index of 1.5 or more, or 1.53 or more, or 1.5 to 1.7 may contain a halogen atom (bromine, iodine, etc.), sulfur (S), phosphorus (P), or an aromatic ring.

More specific examples of the photoreactive monomer including the multifunctional (meth) acrylate monomer having a refractive index of 1.5 or more include bisphenol a-modified diacrylate type, fluorene acrylate type (HR6022 and the like-Miwon specialty chemical), bisphenol fluorene epoxy acrylate type (HR6100, HR6060, HR6042 and the like-Miwon), halogenated epoxy acrylate series (HR1139, HR3362 and the like-Miwon).

Another example of the photoreactive monomer may include a monofunctional (meth) acrylate monomer. The monofunctional (meth) acrylate monomer may contain an ether bond and a fluorene functional group in a molecule. Specific examples of such monofunctional (meth) acrylate monomers include phenoxybenzyl (meth) acrylate, orthophenylphenol ethylene oxide (meth) acrylate, benzyl (meth) acrylate, 2- (phenylthio) ethyl (meth) acrylate, biphenylmethyl (meth) acrylate, and the like.

Meanwhile, the photoreactive monomer may have a weight average molecular weight of 50g/mol to 1000g/mol or 200g/mol to 600 g/mol. The weight average molecular weight refers to a weight average molecular weight converted from polystyrene measured by a GPC method.

Meanwhile, the hologram recording medium of the embodiment includes a photoinitiator. The photoinitiator is a compound activated by light or actinic radiation, and initiates polymerization of a compound containing a photoreactive functional group, such as a photoreactive monomer.

As the photoinitiator, generally known photoinitiators may be used without particular limitation, but specific examples thereof include a photo radical polymerization initiator, a photo cation polymerization initiator, or a photo anion polymerization initiator.

Specific examples of the photo radical polymerization initiator include imidazole derivatives, bisimidazole derivatives, N-arylglycine derivatives, organic azide compounds, cyclopentadienyl titanium, aluminate complexes, organic peroxides, N-alkoxypyridinium salts, thioxanthone derivatives, amine derivatives, etc. more specifically, examples of the photo radical polymerization initiator include 1, 3-bis (t-butyldioxycarbonyl) benzophenone, 3',4, 4' -tetrakis (t-butyldioxycarbonyl) benzophenone, 3-phenyl-5-isoxazolone, 2-mercaptobenzimidazole, bis (2,4, 5-triphenyl) imidazole, 2-dimethoxy-1, 2-diphenylethane-1-one (product name: Irgacure 651/manufacturer: BASF), 1-hydroxy-cyclohexyl-phenyl-one (product name: Irgacure 184/manufacturer: BASF), 2-benzyl-2-dimethylamino-1- (4-morpholinophenyl) -butanone-1 (product name: Irgacure/manufacturer: BASF), bis (product name: 355-cyclopentadienylpyrrole) -1- (4-morpholinophenyl) -butanone-1 (product name: Irgacure 115: BASF), bis (product name: Irgacure) 355-difluorophenyl) -1- (4-pyridyl) -1, 2-1- (2-difluoro-phenyl) -1-SK-1- (product: IRgacure-115: IRgacure-IRBCF).

The photocationic polymerization initiator may include a diazonium salt, a sulfonium salt or an iodonium salt, and examples thereof include sulfonic acid esters, iminosulfonic acid salts, dialkyl-4-hydroxysulfonium salts, arylsulfonic acid-p-nitrobenzyl esters, silanol-aluminum complexes, (η 6-benzene) (η 5-cyclopentadienyl) iron (II), and the like, furthermore, benzoin tosylate salts, 2, 5-dinitrobenzyltosylate salts, N-tosylphthalimide phthalate, and the like can be mentioned.

The photo-anionic polymerization initiator may be a borate, for example, butyrylchlorobutyl triphenylborate, etc. More specific examples of the photo-anionic polymerization initiator include commercially available products such as Borate V (manufacturer: Spectra Group).

In addition, the photopolymer composition of embodiments can include a monomolecular (type I) initiator or a bimolecular (type II) initiator the (type I) system for free radical photopolymerization can include, for example, an aromatic ketone compound such as benzophenone, alkylbenzophenone, 4' -bis (dimethylamino) benzophenone (Michson), anthrone, and halobenzophenone, or a mixture of these types in combination with a tertiary amine the bimolecular (type II) initiator can include benzoin and its derivatives, benzyl ketals, acylphosphine oxides, e.g., 2,4, 6-trimethylbenzoyldiphenylphosphine oxide, bisacryloylphosphine oxide, phenylacetyl esters, camphorquinone, α -aminoalkylphenone, α -dialkoxyacetophenone, 1- [4- (phenylthio) phenyl ] octane-1, 2-dione 2- (phthaloyl oxime), α -hydroxyalkanophenone, and the like.

The photopolymer composition of embodiments may comprise: 1 to 80% by weight of the polymer matrix or precursor thereof; 1 to 80 weight percent of the photoreactive monomer; 0.0001 to 10% by weight of the dye; and 0.1 to 20 wt% of the photoinitiator. When the photopolymer composition further comprises an organic solvent as described below, the content of the above-mentioned components is based on the sum of the above-mentioned components (the sum of the components excluding the organic solvent).

Meanwhile, the hologram recording medium may further include at least one selected from a catalyst, a phosphate ester compound, and a low refractive index fluorine compound.

The phosphate compound and the low refractive index fluorine compound have a lower refractive index than the photoreactive monomer, whereby the refractive index of the polymer matrix is reduced and the modulation of the refractive index of the photopolymer composition can be maximized. In addition, the phosphate compounds may act as plasticizers to lower the glass transition temperature of the polymer matrix, thereby increasing the mobility of the photoreactive monomer and low refractive component, and helping to improve the formability of the photopolymer composition.

More specifically, the low refractive index fluorine-based compound has stability and small reactivity, and has low refractive properties. Thus, when added to a photopolymer composition, the refractive index of the polymer matrix can be more reduced and the refractive index modulation with the monomer can be maximized.

The fluorine-based compound may include at least one functional group selected from an ether group, an ester group, and an amide group, and at least two difluoromethylene groups. The fluorine-based compound may include a structure of the following chemical formula 4, in which a functional group including an ether group is bonded to both ends of a central functional group including a direct bond between two difluoromethylene groups or an ether bond.

[ chemical formula 4]

Wherein, in chemical formula 4, R₁₁And R₁₂Each independently is difluoromethylene, R₁₃And R₁₆Each independently being methylene, R₁₄And R₁₅Each independently is difluoromethylene, R₁₇And R₁₈Each independently is a polyalkylene oxide group, and m is an integer of 1 or more, or an integer of 1 to 10, or an integer of 1 to 3.

Preferably, in chemical formula 4, R₁₁And R₁₂Each independently is difluoromethylene, R₁₃And R₁₆Each independently being methylene, R₁₄And R₁₅Each independently is difluoromethylene, R₁₇And R₁₈Each independently is 2-methoxyethoxymethoxy, and m is the integer 2.

The fluorine-based compound may have a refractive index of less than 1.45, or more than 1.3 and less than 1.45. As described above, since the photoreactive monomer has a refractive index of 1.5 or more, the fluorine-based compound may further reduce the refractive index of the polymer matrix by having a lower refractive index than the photoreactive monomer, thereby maximizing the modulation of the refractive index with the monomer.

Specifically, the fluorine-based compound may be contained in an amount of 30 parts by weight to 150 parts by weight, or 50 parts by weight to 110 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the photoreactive monomer.

When the content of the fluorine-based compound is excessively reduced with respect to 100 parts by weight of the photoreactive monomer, the refractive index modulation value after recording is reduced due to the lack of the low refractive index component. When the content of the fluorine-based compound is excessively increased with respect to 100 parts by weight of the photoreactive monomer, haze may be generated due to a problem of compatibility with other components, or a problem may occur in that a part of the fluorine-based compound may be eluted onto the surface of the coating layer.

The fluorine-based compound may have a weight average molecular weight (measured by GPC) of 300 or more, or 300 to 1000. The specific method for measuring the weight average molecular weight is as described above.

Meanwhile, specific examples of the phosphate ester compound include triphenyl phosphate, tricresyl phosphate, cresyl diphenyl phosphate, octyl diphenyl phosphate, diphenyl phosphate, trioctyl phosphate, tributyl phosphate, and the like.

The phosphate ester compound may be added together with the fluorine compound in a weight ratio of 1:5 to 5: 1. The phosphate-based compound may have a refractive index of less than 1.5 and a molecular weight of 700 or less.

The photopolymer composition may also contain other additives, catalysts, and the like. For example, the photopolymer composition may comprise catalysts generally known to promote polymerization of polymer matrices or photoreactive monomers. Examples of the catalyst include: tin octoate, zinc octoate, dibutyltin dilaurate, dimethyl bis [ (1-oxopneodecyl) oxy ] stannane, dimethyltin dicarboxylate, zirconium bis (ethylhexanoate), zirconium acetylacetonate, p-toluenesulfonic acid or tertiary amines, for example 1, 4-diazabicyclo [2.2.2] octane, diazabicyclononane, diazabicyclodecane, 1,3, 3-tetramethylguanidine, 1,3,4,6,7, 8-hexahydro-1-methyl-2H-pyrimido (1,2-a) pyrimidine and the like.

Examples of other additives include an antifoaming agent, and as the antifoaming agent, a silicone-based reactive additive, one example of which is Tego Rad 2500, may be used.

Meanwhile, the photopolymer composition of the embodiment may further include a photoreactive dye different from the compound of the above chemical formula 1.

The photosensitive dye acts as a photosensitive pigment to sensitize the photoinitiator. More specifically, the photosensitive dye may be excited by light irradiated on the photopolymer composition and may also act as an initiator to initiate polymerization of the monomer and the crosslinking monomer.

Examples of the photosensitizing dye other than the compound of chemical formula 1 are not particularly limited, and various compounds known in the art may be used.

Specific examples of the photosensitizing dye include: a sulfonium derivative of anthrao (9,1-bc) naphtho (3,2,1-kl) acridine (ceramidinone), new methylene blue, thioerythrosine triethylammonium, 6-acetamido-2-methylanthraceo (9,1-bc) naphtho (3,2,1-kl) acridine, eosin, erythrosine, rose bengal, thionine, basic yellow, pinacyanol chloride, rhodamine 6G, cyanine, ethyl violet, victoria blue R, azurite blue, methyl azonaphthalene red, crystal violet, brilliant green, basic orange G, daruohong, pyronin Y, basic red 29, pyrylium iodide, safranin O, cyanine blue, methylene blue, azure a, or a combination of two or more thereof.

Meanwhile, an organic solvent may be used in preparing the hologram recording medium. Non-limiting examples of organic solvents include ketones, alcohols, acetates, ethers, and mixtures of two or more thereof.

Specific examples of such organic solvents include: ketones such as methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, acetylacetone or isobutyl ketone; alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, isobutanol or tert-butanol; acetates such as ethyl acetate, isopropyl acetate or polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate; ethers, such as tetrahydrofuran or propylene glycol monomethyl ether; or a mixture of two or more thereof.

The organic solvent may be added at the time of mixing the respective components included in the photopolymer composition for preparing the hologram recording medium, or may be included in the photopolymer composition at the time of adding the respective components dispersed or mixed in the organic solvent. When the content of the organic solvent in the photopolymer composition is too low, the fluidity of the photopolymer composition may be reduced, resulting in generation of defects such as occurrence of a stripe pattern on the finally prepared film. In addition, when an excessive amount of organic solvent is added, the solid content is reduced, and coating and film formation are insufficient, so that physical properties and surface characteristics of the film may be deteriorated and defects may be generated during the drying and curing process. Thus, the photopolymer composition may comprise an organic solvent such that the total solids content concentration of the included components is from 1 to 70 weight percent, or from 2 to 50 weight percent.

Meanwhile, the hologram recording medium may obtain a refractive index modulation value (n) of 0.020 or more, 0.021 or more, 0.022 or more, or 0.0225 to 0.035 even at a thickness of 5 μm to 30 μm.

In addition, the hologram recording medium may obtain a diffraction efficiency of 50% or more, 85% or more, or 85% to 99% at a thickness of 5 μm to 30 μm.

In a photopolymer composition for preparing a hologram recording medium, respective components contained therein are uniformly mixed, dried and cured at a temperature of 20 ℃ or more, and then subjected to a predetermined exposure procedure, thereby preparing a hologram for optical applications in the entire visible light range and near ultraviolet region (300nm to 800 nm).

In the photopolymer composition, first, the remaining components forming the polymer matrix or its precursors are homogeneously mixed. Subsequently, the hologram can be prepared by mixing the silane crosslinker with the catalyst as described above.

In the photopolymer composition, the respective components contained therein may be mixed using a mixing device, an agitator, a mixer, and the like well known in the art without particular limitation. The temperature during mixing may be from 0 ℃ to 100 ℃, preferably from 10 ℃ to 80 ℃, particularly preferably from 20 ℃ to 60 ℃.

At the same time, in the photopolymer composition, the components forming the polymer matrix or precursors thereof are first homogenized and mixed. Subsequently, it may be a liquid formulation that cures at a temperature above 20 ℃. The curing temperature may vary depending on the composition of the photopolymer and is promoted by, for example, heating at a temperature of 30 ℃ to 180 ℃.

Upon curing, the photopolymer may be in a state of being injected or coated on a predetermined substrate or mold.

Meanwhile, as a method of recording a visible hologram on a hologram recording medium prepared from the photopolymer composition, a generally known method may be used without particular limitation. The method described in the hologram recording method of the embodiment described below can be adopted as an example.

Meanwhile, according to another embodiment of the present invention, there may be provided a holographic recording method including selectively polymerizing a photoreactive monomer included in the photopolymer composition using coherent laser light.

As described above, a medium on which a visible hologram is not recorded may be prepared through the process of mixing and curing the photopolymer composition, and a visible hologram may be recorded on the medium through a predetermined exposure process.

The visible hologram may be recorded on a medium provided by a process of mixing and curing the photopolymer composition using known apparatus and methods under known conditions.

Meanwhile, according to another embodiment of the present invention, an optical element including a hologram recording medium may be provided.

Specific examples of the optical element include: optical lenses, mirrors, deflection mirrors, filters, diffusion screens, diffraction elements, light guides, waveguides, holographic optical elements with projection and/or masking functions, media for optical memory systems and light diffusion plates, optical wavelength multiplexers, reflective and transmissive color filters, etc.

One example of the optical element including the hologram recording medium may include a hologram display device.

The hologram display device includes a light source unit, an input unit, an optical system, and a display unit, the light source unit being a portion that irradiates a laser beam for providing, recording, and reproducing three-dimensional image information of an object in the input unit and the display unit, furthermore, the input unit is a portion that inputs the three-dimensional image information of the object to be recorded on the display unit in advance, for example, the three-dimensional information of the object such as intensity and phase of light for each space may be input into an electrically addressable liquid crystal S L M, wherein an input beam may be used.

The display unit may receive three-dimensional image information of an object from the input unit, record it on a hologram plate including the optical addressing S L M, and reproduce the three-dimensional image of the object.

Advantageous effects

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a compound having a novel structure, a photopolymer composition capable of providing a hologram recording medium capable of realizing a high refractive index modulation value even with a thin thickness, an optical element including the hologram recording medium, and a hologram recording method using the hologram recording medium.