Modulation of the characteristics of complex holographic gratings under an additional laser pulse

Recording of elementary holographic gratings in polymer films and solutions coloured with organic dyes has been investigated. Possible mechanisms of modifying a recorded grating by an additional laser pulse are considered. A theoretical model is proposed to describe the processes of recording/relaxation and modification of gratings recorded on triplet states of photochrome molecules; the predictions of this model are found to be in good agreement with the experimental data.