Sol-gel glasses that self-process to form surface-relief gratingsare described. A method is presented by which, upon UV illumination of acrylate-modified silica–titania sol-gel glass thin films through a contact amplitude mask, constrained densification takes place and surface corrugations are formed (see Figure). No post-treatment is required.
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Blanc et al. (1999) studied this question.