The invention discloses a 4, 4 '-bis (
omega-alkenyl
thioether)
diphenyl sulfide monomer and a preparation method, the structural general formula of the 4, 4'-bis (
omega-alkenyl
thioether)
diphenyl sulfide monomer is shown in the specification, n represents the number of
methylene and is a positive integer, n = 1-10, the
refractive index of a
polymer obtained after the
monomer and 4 '4-dimercapto
diphenyl sulfide are polymerized is larger than 1.65 and smaller than 1.8,
diffraction efficiency is remarkably improved, the preparation method is easy to operate, and the preparation method is suitable for industrial production. The invention further provides a
photopolymer type
holographic recording medium containing the monomer and a preparation method of the
photopolymer type
holographic recording medium, the sensitivity of the
holographic recording medium is larger than 100 cm / mJ, the
diffraction efficiency of a recording
grating is larger than 95%, the
refractive index modulation degree is larger than 0.1, the
shrinkage rate is lower than 1%, and the preparation method is simple, controllable and suitable for industrial production. The invention also provides a volume
holographic grating containing the holographic recording medium, a
holographic optical element and an optical device.