Light-induced lens analysis in photorefractive crystals employing phase-shifting real-time holographic interferometry

The purpose of this work is to study the potentialities of phase-shifting real-time holographic interferometry for the analysis of light-induced lens in photorefractive and nonlinear optical materials. We show that this technique can be used for quantitative evaluation of the phase distribution of a wavefront changed by a light-induced lens and, consequently, the refractive index changes in these materials. The basic principle of this technique combines real-time holographic interferometry with phase-shifting technique for interferogram analysis. This method is demonstrated with in situ visualization, monitoring and analysis in real-time and uses a Bi₁₂SiO₂₀ crystal as the holographic medium and a Bi₁₂TiO₂₀ as the test sample.     

Recent contribution in color interferometry and applications to high-speed flows

Recent improvements brought to color interferometry for analyzing high-speed flows are described through different applications. First, the optical technique based on differential interferometry using a polarized white light and one or two Wollaston prisms allows to record high-speed interferograms of the flow downstream of a circular cylinder. Then, this technique has been applied to axisymmetric flows for studying an interaction between a supersonic hot jet and a coaxial supersonic flow. Another application concerns the study of hypersonic flows using Wollaston prisms with a large birefringence angle. Finally, the analysis of gaseous mixture and the evolution of two-gases interface submitted to an acceleration is presented. Interferograms analysis is made from a modeling of interference fringes versus the optical path difference which allows to easily extract quantitative information of the gas density. In order to obtain absolute measurements of the gas density, real-time holographic interferometry has been developed using a three-color laser source and a panchromatic holographic plate. The technique generates the achromatic white fringe which makes the zero order of interference fringes easy to identify. An application is presented in a 2D subsonic wind tunnel, in which the unsteady wake flow past a cylinder is recorded at high framing rate. In this optical setup, transmission holograms are used. As a conclusion, an approach is proposed to analyze the 3D flows from real-time color holographic interferometry using reflection holograms and the problems to solve are described.     

Evaluation of holographic emulsion movement using phase difference amplification

A real-time holographic interferometry technique is typically used in the evaluation of aberrations caused by movement of the photographic emulsion. However, this technique is insufficiently accurate when an emulsion, with strain which has been released prior to exposure, is used. A proposed solution is based on the difference amplification method, which uses the higher diffraction orders of a non-linearly recorded hologram.     

A digital phase-measurement system for real-time holographic interferometry

While holographic interferometry gives a good picture of the stress distribution over a complex structure, its use in stress-analysis has been limited by the fact that quantitative information on the deformation of the surface is directly available only at points on the fringe maxima or minima, and interpolation between these points is slow and not very accurate. An improved phase-measurement system for real-time holographic interferometry is described. This uses a diode array television camera to view the interference pattern, and digital electronics to calculate and store the phase difference at a 100 × 100 grid of points. This permits measurements of the phase with an accuracy estimated at ±2°.     

Holographic visualization of laser-induced plume in pulsed laser welding

High-speed holographic interferometry was applied to the experimental study of a laser-induced plasma plume in pulsed laser welding. We adopted two kinds of holographic interferometers for visualizing and imaging the refractive index distribution of the plume and vaporized metal; a real-time holographic interferometer with a high-speed camera and a double-pulsed holographic interferometer with a dual-reference-beam module. The high-speed photographs of the weld plume were compared with the visualized images by holographic interferometer. The experimental results show the process of generation and propagation of the laser-induced plume and give the feasibility of quantitative measurement of the density distribution of the laser-induced plume and vaporized metal in laser welding.     

Real-time holographic interferometry using sillenite photorefractive crystals. Study and optimization of a transportable set-up for quantified phase measurements on large objects

We present the development of a holographic interferometer that uses a photorefractive crystal of the sillenite family as holographic recording medium. The aim of this work is to achieve a transportable and breadboard instrument, with a flexible design and which is user friendly for the quantified measurements of displacements on large scattering objects. The state of the art of the use of photorefractive crystals in holographic interferometry is presented. Based on the latter, a method that is the best suited to our mentioned objectives is chosen: the real-time interferometric technique associated with the crystal configuration exhibiting diffraction anisotropy. On this basis, we have studied and compared two imaging systems, we have experimentally determined the holographic figures of merit of three sillenite crystals samples, and, finally, we have shown the use of two measurement quantification methods. The result of these investigations is a certified and transportable holographic camera prototype containing all the necessary equipment for its operation, which can be easily adapted to various applications. Among these, we show its use in the detection of defects in composite structures, in the measurement of time-evolving deformations, and in the measurement of vibration modes. Received: 4 December 1998 / Revised version: 6 March 1999 / Published online: 12 April 1999     

Wave optics analysis by phase-shifting real-time holographic interferometry

The purpose of this work is to study the potentialities in the phase-shifting real-time holographic interferometry using photorefractive crystals as the recording medium for wave-optics analysis in optical elements and non-linear optical materials. This technique was used for obtaining quantitative measurements from the phase distributions of the wave front of lens and lens systems along the propagation direction with in situ visualization, monitoring and analysis in real time.     

Holographic projection based on interference and analytical algorithm

We propose an analytical method for holographic projection based on interference. The method to calculate the phase hologram does not need iterative process and has great computation efficiency. Experimental result demonstrates the validity of this new proposed method. It is believed that this technique is useful in further real-time video holographic projection.     

Shockwave Visualization Using Holographic Interferometer

High-speed holographic interferometry was employed to visualize and record Shockwave phenomena. We performed three kinds of holographic interferometry for visualization and recording of the propagation of a Shockwave: a real-time holographic interferometer with a high-speed framing camera, a real-time holographic interferometer with a high-speed streak camera and a double-pulse laser holographic interferometer with a dual-reference-beam module. The experimental results were compared and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. The experimental results clearly show the high-speed Shockwave propagation and give the feasibility of quantitative interpretation of high-speed gas-dynamics.     

Holographic Three-Dimensional Display Using an Electron-Beam-Addressed Spatial Light Modulator

Three-dimensional (3-D) or holographic information extracted by two-dimensional active optical heterodyne scanning has been demonstrated recently. The technique is called optical scanning holography. To reconstruct the obtainable 3-D holographic information, digital techniques have been used and demonstrated. For real-time applications, we need to investigate spatial-light-modulator-based systems. In this paper, we first briefly review optical scanning holography, and then present experimental results of 3-D image reconstruction using an electron-beam-addressed spatial light modulator.     

Realization of an optical interferometer based on holographic optics for real-time testing of phase objects

The paper describes a simple and cost effective method for the realization of an optical interferometer based on holographic optics, which use minimal bulk optical components. The optical arrangement in the proposed method involves a very simple alignment procedure and inexpensive holographic recording material is used in the formation of holographic optical elements. The proposed interferometer set-up is quite suitable for performing optical test studies on phase (transparent) objects in real-time. Recording schemes for the formation of holographic optical elements and the related technique for the realization of the interferometer set-up along with the experimental results have been presented.     

Digital holography for quantitative phase-contrast imaging

We present a new application of digital holography for phase-contrast imaging and optical metrology. This holographic imaging technique uses a CCD camera for recording of a digital Fresnel off-axis hologram and a numerical method for hologram reconstruction. The method simultaneously provides an amplitude-contrast image and a quantitative phase-contrast image. An application to surface profilometry is presented and shows excellent agreement with contact-stylus probe measurements.     

State of the art of color interferometry at ONERA

At ONERA-Lille center a lot of studies have been conducted to characterize complex flows using an optical method based on differential interferometry with Wollaston prism and white polarized light source. Several applications are presented in two-dimensional and axisymmetric flows and in a gaseous mixture where the two gases interface is submitted to acceleration. Then, real-time color holographic interferometry (RCHI) has been developed to obtain the refractive index itself in two dimensional wake flow. The last improvements concern the extension of this method for analyzing three dimensional flows. The authors present a specific setup defined in a single sight direction, the aim being to reproduce the same optical setup along several sight directions, each shifted by a given angle. This optical technique uses reflection holograms where the diffraction efficiency of plates is strongly influenced by the variations in the gelatin thickness produced during the holograms treatment. Problems are discussed and solutions are proposed to control the gelatin shrinkage for two different types of used holograms. The results obtained in a one sight direction make it possible to build in the future an optical setup allowing several simultaneous line-of-sight optical measurements.     

Dynamic moiré patterns produced by sinusoidal gratings superposition in the Bi12 TiO20 crystal

In the present note a real-time holographic moire-like pattern is shown. It is produced by the superposition of two rotated sinusoidal phase gratings and the result represents a promising technique for possible metrological applications. The experiments were performed in a diffusion-only recording mechanism in a photorefractive Bi₁₂TiO₂₀ crystal illuminated by λ = 0.633 μm from a HeNe laser light source.     

利用压电移相器判别物体变形方向

本文提出了一种在实时全息干涉计量术中利用压电移相器判别物体形变方向的简单而可靠的方法,文中给出了它的原理和实验验证.     

全息检测中的焦散线现象与干涉条纹的关系

在实时全息干涉计量实验中，当试件负荷甚大时，干涉条纹中会出现一些阴影区，它们在试件破裂过程中起重要作用。当负荷接近试件断裂强度时，可清晰看到并记录下阴影区的延伸、分叉、扩展直至试件破裂的过程。这些阴影区实际上就是几何光学中的焦散线现象。应用此现象可以计算应力强度因子。介绍了在寻找全息干涉条纹与应力强度因子之间关系所作的研究，导出了干涉条纹最大值与应力强度因子之间的定量关系式。从而，为使用全息法与焦散线法相结合的检测方法提供了定量计算的基础。     

Photochemically deposited surface relief gratings of an azo-dye-labeled phospholipid from the aqueous phase

Surface relief holographic gratings are fabricated on the polybutadiene-coated walls of a cell filled with an aqueous solution of an azo-dye-labeled phospholipid. A low power (2 mW) 488 nm argon ion laser wavelength is used. Laser-excited azo dye reacts to produce a permanent surface-relief pattern on the polybutadiene substrate. Gratings are recorded for varying concentrations of the phospholipid solution as well as laser intensity. Lithographic masks are used to show that the photochemical pattern on the substrate is an exact replica of the light intensity distribution, and so the technique can be used for holographic recording as well as for biomolecular applications.     

Digital color holographic recording and reconstruction using synthetic aperture and multiple reference waves

This paper presents a method for recording and reconstructing high-quality digital color holographic images. The synthetic aperture technique is used to improve the resolution of the reconstructed image and also reduce the speckle size in the reconstruction plane. Subsequently, the multiple reference wave technique is used to suppress speckle noise in the reconstructed color holographic image by superposing speckle fields with different distributions. The final high-quality color holographic image is obtained due to the resolution improvement and speckle noise reduction achieved by the two techniques. Our method has potential applications in the digital color holographic displays.     

Multislip spatial filtered pseudocolor holographic imaging

A technique of pseudocolor encoding of spatial holographic imaging by a multslit rainbow process is illustrated. The encoding takes place at the spatial frequency plane of a coherent optical processor. The pseudocolor hologram imaging is obtained by white light reconstruction of the multiplexed rainbow hologram. The basic advantage of this technique as compared with the multiwavelength technique is the elimination of multicoherent sources. This multislit technique provides a simple encoding process for which a broad range of pseudo-color holographic images can be easily obtained. The potential applications of this technique may range from aerial photography for remote sensing to X-ray transparencies for medical diagnosis.     

Measurement of properties of silver telluride thin films using holography

Holography is an interferometric method of recording the light waves diffracted by a subject illuminated with coherent light. Holographic interferometry (H.I.) is one of the most important applications of holography. It is concerned with the formation and interpretation of fringe patterns, which appears when a wave generated at some earlier time and stored in a hologram is later reconstructed by interfering with comparison wave. We report a technique, which uses double exposure holographic interferometry together with simple mathematical interpretation, which allow immediate finding of stress and thickness of thin film. We tested the same for different normalities of solutions. It was further noticed that the fringe spacing changes with solution concentration as well as time of deposition. The thin films are prepared using electrodeposition technique. It’s structural, morphological and optical study carried out by XRD, SEM, and UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer.