Dynamic holography in alkali metal vapour

Problems of dynamic hologram recording on resonant absorption lines of alkali metal vapour are discussed. Light beams and media parameters are determined that are necessary for hologram recording with usable efficiency. The effects of thermal atomic motion and the radiative transport of excitation influence on the spatial frequency transfer function of two-level media are investigated. Results of hologram recording in vapour of Rb (780.0 nm) and Cs (852.1 nm) using low-power CW-lasers are presented. Transmission holograms in the volume media and reflection holograms near the boundary of the resonant vapour and the dielectric are compared. For transmission holograms the advantage of collinear read-out when using pure vapour in comparison with a counterpropagating read-out is shown, and this makes it possible to achieve higher values of hologram efficiency over a wide range of atomic density. It is shown that reflection hologram recording is characterized by higher resolution, as compared with hologram recordings in the volume of extended media. Problems of metal vapour hologram usage for laser parameter control are discussed. The feasibility of holograms in Cs-vapour usage as a spectral-selective real-time feedback element in a semiconductor laser external cavity is shown.     

The diffraction efficiency of hologram grating recorded in an absorptive medium

The profile of the hologram grating is described considerating the absorption of the recording medium and its diffraction efficiency is calculated for special cases using the coupled wave theory. The maximum diffraction efficiency obtainable is not affected by the absorption of the recording medium in the case of transmission holograms, while it decreases with increasing absorption in the case of absorptive reflection holograms.     

Pre-compensated design formulae for shift-corrected volume reflection holograms

Shifts in the thickness and the refractive-index of holographic recording materials occur naturally, degrading the performance of volume holograms, and reflection-type holograms in particular. In this study, pre-compensated design formulae are derived to correct these effects in fabricating volume reflection holograms. The experimental results are highly consistent with the theory. This method is also applicable to other phase media when the associated film shrinkage and refractive-index shift data are experimentally determined.     

Speckle-free imaging of two-dimensional microscopic objects by holography

Schemes for recording and reconstruction of relief-phase reflection holograms providing virtually aberration-free imaging of the structure of two-dimensional objects were developed and substantiated. Samples of relief-phase reflection holograms forming a speckle-free image of a photolithographic test pattern with a characteristic size of 0.8 μm at a wavelength of 0.488 μm with a numerical aperture of 0.6 were obtained on a layer of recording medium (chalcogenide deposited on a plane glass substrate). On the basis of the results obtained, it was concluded that it is practically possible to attain the diffraction limit of hologram resolution and that further studies aimed at the implementation of methods of optical holography into photolithography and, predominantly, into short-wavelength ultraviolet lithography, are undoubtedly promising.     

Reflection mode holographic recording in methylene blue-sensitized polyvinyl alcohol acrylamide films

Photopolymer systems can produce good image quality holograms that does not require any post-processing and are environmentally stable with good diffraction efficiency. The present work reports the development of a methylene blue-sensitized polyvinyl alcohol acrylamide (MBPVA/AA) photopolymer system for recording white light reflection holograms. Reflection gratings were recorded in the photopolymer films with different concentrations of methylene blue (MB). Various parameters affecting the holographic properties of the samples were also studied. The holographic performance of the material is found to depend on its chemical composition and the recording parameters.     

显示反射全息图单光束相干复制技术

描述用单光束激光复活制银盐白光显示反射全息图的技术，本技术的关键：１）母全息图的颜色必须恢复到满足其布拉格条件；２）复制所用的光波与记录母全息图时的参考的相同；（３）复制所用的激光采用平行偏振，以减少界面反射；９４）采用白糖溶液作为折射率匹配液，取得极佳效果。     

Diffraction efficiency of volume holograms

In this paper we give an exact solution of the coupled differential equation system as developed by Kogelnik [1] for the case of symmetrical recording without neglecting the second differentials. This generalized solution is applicable to dielectric, absorption and so-called mixed volume holograms. It is shown that under special assumptions and approximations we get the same equations for the diffraction efficiency as derived by Kogelnik. In this first part of the paper transmission holograms are only investigated and in the second part we will give the solution for reflection holograms.     

国产KL全色全息干板感光特性研究

为了用国产KL型全色全息干板制作真彩色反射全息图,对KL全息干板的感光特性进行了实验研究.介绍了实验的光路,化学处理方法,三基色的选择.测试了底片单波长记录的感光特性和波长灵敏度,对三基色波长记录的特性进行了实验和分析,结果表明KL全息干板可用于记录真彩色反射全息图.     

Zum Beugungswirkungsgrad von Volumenhologrammen. Teil II. Reflexionshologramme

In this paper we give an exact solution of the coupled differential equation system as developed by Kogelnik [1] for the case of symmetrical recording without neglecting the second differentials for the reflection volume hologram. This solution is applicable to dielectric, absorption and so-called mixed volume holograms. There are some remarkable distinctions between our results and those got by Kogelnik for the case of absorption and mixed holograms. It is shown, that under special assumptions and approximations or for special combinations of the material parameters we get the same relations as Kogelnik.     

Spectral selectivity of holographic mirrors recorded in an attenuating medium

Numerical simulation of the optical properties of unslanted reflection holographic gratings (holographic mirrors) is made by the characteristic matrix method. The holograms are recorded in an attenuating medium but the reconstruction is that of pure phase structures in which the refractive index depends exponentially on the exposure. The dependence of the hologram spectral selectivity on medium absorption, amplitude ratio of the two interference waves and recording linearity is studied.     

Reflection-type photorefractive gratings in tin hypotiodiphosphate

Reflection photorefractive gratings recorded by nearly counterpropagating light waves in the near infrared are studied in tin hypothiodiphosphate. The ratios are established for certain electrooptic tensor components responsible for reflection grating recording, and the Debye screening length is evaluated. Reflection holograms of binary objects are recorded. Received: 26 June 2001 / Revised version: 3 September 2001 / Published online: 29 November 2001     

Adaptive interferometers with no external field using reflection gratings in CdTe:Ge at 1550 nm

We demonstrate experimentally the operation of an adaptive two-wave mixing interferometer with no field applied to a photorefractive crystal in which the quadrature condition is introduced by an external π/2 phase step. To achieve high signal to noise ratio the counter-propagating geometry for grating recording is used with a CdTe:Ge crystal, ensuring effective recording of reflection holograms. It is demonstrated that the interferometer with a photorefractive semiconductor crystal provides good sensitivity without the adverse effects that are normally associated with an applied field.     

Multiplexing holograms in LiNbO3:Fe:Mn crystals

Persistent holograms are recorded with red light in lithium niobate crystals doped with manganese and iron. Different erasure mechanisms are investigated, and a recording schedule for multiplexing holograms with equal diffraction efficiencies is proposed. To test the recording schedule experimentally, we multiplex 50 plane-wave holograms with the proposed recording schedule.     

Diffraction efficiency of sequentially stored gratings in reflection volume holograms

On the basis of the theory of coupled waves the amplitudes of the first-order diffracted waves and the diffraction efficiency is calculated for sequentially superposed phase gratings stored in dielectric reflection holograms. The investigations are restricted to the case of a fixed reference wave during recording and Bragg-angle incidence.By analogy to the transmission volume grating the coupling effects which appear between incident beams and diffracted waves give the possibility of building up beam-couplers and -splitters with certain coupling parameters determined by the recording process. Moreover, reflection gratings allow a favourable combination between coupling and reflecting properties and avoid the diffraction efficiency oscillations that are characteristic of transmission gratings. The performance of the reconstruction process with several waves simultaneously allows the tuning of the intensities of diffracted waves with dependence on amplitude or phase differences between incident beams.     

Polarization volume holograms in layers of polymethylmethacrylate with phenanthrenequinone

Polarization volume holograms are recorded in the polymethylmethacrylate layers that contain phenanthrenequinone at a molar content of 2.5–3%. The effect of the polarization of recording beams on the kinetics of diffraction efficiency and properties of holograms is analyzed. Polarization hologram recording in the polymethylmethacrylate layers with phenanthrenequinone and a relatively high optical stability of the holograms are demonstrated.     

Formation of holographic and speckle-interference patterns characterizing changes in the wave-front tilt. P. 1

Formation of interference patterns is analyzed for the cases of double-exposure recording of quasi-Fourier holograms and specklograms using a negative lens to control changes in the wave-front tilt. It is shown that the interference patterns are localized in the far diffraction zone, and the interferometer sensitivity depends on the scale in the hologram or specklogram planes of the Fourier transform of the function characterizing the complex transmittance or reflection amplitudes of a diffusively scattering flat surface. The experimental results are in good agreement with theory.     

Characteristics of the reconstructed image upon multiplexing on-axis holograms

A comparative analysis of the experimental data on recording and multiplexing holograms, including speckle holograms, by an axial scheme is presented. The contrast and signal-to-noise ratio in the images reconstructed are compared. It is demonstrated that the thickness of the photosensitive material has an effect on the image quality during the recording of filamentary holograms.     

利用反射全息实现计算全息三维显示

计算全息和光学全息都可应用于三维显示,但各有自己的优势和缺陷.将计算全息和光学反射全息相结合,可以突破光学全息对记录物体的限制,进行虚拟物体或自然场景的全息图的制作,同时可以实现白光再现.本文首先用三维扫描仪获得实际物体的三维数据,用"点云算法"模拟得到其菲涅耳全息图透射率数据,采用计算全息打印机将其输出于全息记录介质,得到可光学再现的菲涅耳计算全息图H₁.然后将H₁作为光学全息的记录物体进行反射全息记录,将平面全息转化为体全息,实现了计算全息白光再现.     

Role of recording geometry in the performance of spectral diversity filters with spherical beam volume holograms

We present experimental demonstrations of spectral diversity filters with spherical beam volume holograms for multimodal multiplex spectroscopy. Major properties of filters under diffuse-light illumination are discussed. The comparisons of spectral diversity between the transmission geometry holograms and the reflection geometry holograms are also studied. The results show that there is a trade-off between the degree of the spatial coherence of the source and the spectral diversity of the filter. We also conclude that the reflection geometry holograms have better spectral diversity and less sensitivity to the spatial coherence of the source.     

利用反射全息实现计算全息三维显示

计算全息和光学全息都可应用于三维显示,但各有自己的优势和缺陷.将计算全息和光学反射全息相结合,可以突破光学全息对记录物体的限制,进行虚拟物体或自然场景的全息图的制作,同时可以实现白光再现.本文首先用三维扫描仪获得实际物体的三维数据,用"点云算法"模拟得到其菲涅耳全息图透射率数据,采用计算全息打印机将其输出于全息记录介质,得到可光学再现的菲涅耳计算全息图H1.然后将H1作为光学全息的记录物体进行反射全息记录,将平面全息转化为体全息,实现了计算全息白光再现.