Laser-Light Polarization Plastic Visualizer: Light-Scattering Distribution and Anisotropy

A laser light polarization visualizer (LPV) is obtainable by the photopolymerization of a multi-acrylate monomer, initiated by diketones under a single beam nano-pulsed (lambda = 532 nm) laser light. The derived light scattering distribution and polymer anisotropy are dependent on the polarization state of the incident-polymerizing beam. By adding a 1-haloalkane to the mixture, the solid angle of the scattered light increases. This phenomenon is dependent on the halogen of the haloalkane.