Photorefractive polymers sensitized by two-photon absorption

We demonstrate the recording of holograms and their nondestructive readout in a photorefractive polymer, using two-photon absorption. Sensitivity is provided by the excitation of the electroactive chromophore with femtosecond pulses, followed by charge injection into the photoconducting poly(N -vinylcarbazole) matrix. The holograms can be fully erased with a pulsed laser source but are insensitive to cw laser beams with the same wavelength. Studies of the field and intensity dependence of the diffraction efficiency indicate that the holograms are formed through the photorefractive effect.     

Two step excitation in LiTaO3:Fe for optical data storage

A stepwise two-photon excitation is used to record elementary volume phase holograms in LiTaO₃:Fe crystals. We demonstrate readout without erasure, however, desired optical erasure via two-photon processes is still possible. Time, intensity, and Fe-concentration dependence of refractive index change are investigated and can be explained by the known photorefractive process in this material.     

基于相位共轭的动态体全息衍射特性的实时非破坏性测量

基于相位共轭技术,提出了一种动态体全息衍射特性的实时测量方法.在光学系统设计中,通过调整使得物光和参考光较强,而与参考光共轭的再现光非常弱（约为参考光的1/1 000）,借助非常微弱的共轭再现光实现了动态体全息的非破坏性实时测量.三束光的强度和偏振态可通过1/4波片、偏振片和衰减片进行调节和组合,可记录光强调制型或偏振态调制型体全息.本方法适合于光致折射率变化和光致变色材料体全息的测量.     

Nonvolatile photorefractive spectral holography

We demonstrate nonvolatile storage of femtosecond pulses in a photorefractive LiNbO(3) crystal with recording and readout of spectral holograms at wavelengths of 460 and 920 nm, respectively. No degradation was observed after 24 h of continuous readout. We also show that we can realize the time-lens effect with our system by appropriately setting the ratio of the recording and the reconstruction wavelengths and the spectral resolution of the recording and the reconstruction processes.     

Positive and negative feedback effects of four-wave mixing in photorefractive crystals with two active centres

Based on a two-level model of optical transitions, the problem of positive and negative feedback effects during simultaneous reading and writing of dynamic holograms in photorefractive crystals has been solved analytically. The diffraction efficiency and the gain coefficient are shown to be nonlinear functions of the readout beam intensity and are nonreciprocal with respect to the readout from the two input ports. The readout beam intensity value that affects a previously recorded grating is shown to depend on microscopic parameters such as the cross-section of photoionization, the recombination coefficient and the concentration of photorefractive centres. An analysis of the amplitude of the overall shared grating has shown that with increasing readout beam intensity the holographic grating thickness decreases. In this case, under negative feedback the grating amplitude decreases, while with positive feedback it increases. The possibility is shown of achieving (under positive feedback) a maximum value of diffraction efficiency and complete energy transfer in a finite thickness of the photorefractive crystal, in contrast to the infinite thickness required in the standard two-beam coupling case.     

Output characteristics of mixed holograms in the ($$\left( {\overline {11} 0} \right)$$)-Cut Bi12TiO20 crystal

An analytical solution to the system of linear differential equations that describe the reconstruction of object wave using a transmission holographic grating formed in a cubic photorefractive piezoelectric (\(\left( {\overline {11} 0} \right)\))- cut crystal with the 23 symmetry is derived. The solution is used to interpret the experimental results on the dependence of the diffraction efficiency of mixed holograms on the thickness of the Bi₁₂TiO₂₀ crystal at a fixed orientation angle and three azimuths of linear polarization of the readout reference beam. The best agreement of the theoretical and experimental results on mixed holograms is reached when the inverse piezoelectric effect and photoelasticity are taken into account in addition to the conventional electrooptic effect.     

基于层状固定光折变全息的单块光学修正的gamma网络

提出一种利用ＣＯ２激光热固定的层状光折变体相位全息在一块晶体内实现一个固态微小化光学系统的方法理论分析证明利用双面线状激光加热的方案可以形成适合热固定的层状温度分布，初步实验中，在一块ＬｉＮｂＯ３光折变晶体中建立了单级的修正的ｇａｍｍａ网络，由此表明把一个复杂的光学系统微小化组装在单块的晶体中是可行的。     

Image transmission via a multimode fiber assisted by polarization preserving phase conjugation in the photorefractive crystal

Image transmission via a 2m-long multimode fiber was realized by using polarization-preserving phase conjugation in the photorefractive crystal and correcting holograms.     

Visualization of light propagation

Abramson has demonstrated that by using the finite coherence properties of light, holograms can be constructed that allow one to visualize the path that a simulated light pulse takes through an optical system. We have demonstrated that using an alternate hologram construction and readout geometry, light with a very long coherence length can also be used to visualize light propagation. Experimental results showing well resolved time-sequence photographs of reflection, refraction, and diffraction in an optical system are given.     

Multiplexed phase-conjugate holographic data storage with a buffer hologram

We describe and demonstrate a volume holographic storage system in which a phase-conjugate object beam is reconstructed by the same reference beam that was used for recording. An intermediate hologram is used as a temporary buffer, recorded with its own reference beam and the data-bearing object beam. Reading this buffer hologram with the phase conjugate of its reference beam reconstructs the phase conjugate of the object beam, which can then be recorded into the desired volume hologram for long-term storage. This method combines the immunity to lens aberrations provided by phase-conjugate readout with the simplicity of using the same multiplexed reference beam for both recording and readout. Only a single pair of phase-conjugate reference beams is required. Experimental results are shown with a single LiNbO(3):Fe crystal used as both buffer and storage holograms and a self-pumped phase-conjugate mirror in BaTiO(3) that provides the pair of phase-conjugate reference beams.     

Two-step holographic recording in photorefractive lithium niobate crystals using ultrashort laser pulses

We investigate non-volatile holographic data storage in photorefractive lithium niobate crystals. Infrared picosecond laser pulses are used to write holograms after sensitizing the crystal with blue light from a cw-laser. The dependence of the dynamic range and the photoconductivity on the pulse intensities and the recording wavelength is investigated in detail. The results can be explained by a two-center model if the mean intensity of the laser pulses is considered. We demonstrate that several fixed holograms can be multiplexed by employing the wavelength multiplexing technique.     

Femtosecond pulse shaping by dynamic holograms in photorefractive multiple quantum wells

Femtosecond pulses can be shaped in the time domain by diffraction from dynamic holograms in a photorefractive multiple quantum well placed inside a Fourier pulse shaper. We present several examples of shaped pulses obtained by controlling the amplitude or the phase of the hologram writing beams, which modifies the complex spectrum of the femtosecond output.     

Self-enhanced diffraction properties of a nominally undoped barium titanate crystal with a thermally fixed grating

We describe recent studies on diffraction properties of a photorefractive barium titanate crystal having a thermally fixed grating. Buildup dynamics of diffracted signals are measured to analyze the contributions of ionic and re-created photocarrier (hole) gratings to the temperature-dependent diffraction efficiency in self-enhanced readout. An activation energy of mobile ions as nonphotoactive secondary carriers for fixing volume holograms is determined holographically. This value is compared with that of hydrogen ions estimated from polarization-dependent infrared absorption spectra in order to indentify the fixing species.     

Photorefractive dynamic holography using self-pumped phase conjugate beam

Dynamic holography in photorefractive materials using self-pumped phase conjugate beam of the object beam itself as the other writing beam is proposed. Our detailed theoretical analysis shows four-fold increase in the diffraction efficiency of dynamic holograms if recorded using this geometry even in photorefractive crystal like BTO (having low optical activity) without applying external field. Detailed theoretical analysis is given.     

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.     

光折变晶体均匀多重全息图存储研究

本文推导了光折变晶体角度编码多重全息存储中写入均匀光栅时的曝光时间递推公式.分析了散射效应对光栅写入时间常数的影响和写入光耦合对光栅振幅的影响,给出了两种因素影响下曝光时间计算的修正递推公式.数值计算结果表明,按照这种修正公式计算所得多重存储中各幅全息光栅振幅不仅均匀性好,而且振幅相对较大,这种曝光方法有利于提高晶体的存储容量.实验中以递推公式所得时间进行曝光记录,在厚度为0.6mm的Fe:LiNbO₃晶体中采用角度编码很容易存储了30幅全息图.     

Consumer holographic read-only memory reader with mastering and replication technology

What is believed to be a novel holographic design for read-only memory systems allows a compact low-cost consumer drive within a 10 mm drive height, using a lensless phase conjugate readout and a combination of polytopic and angle multiplexing. A two-step mastering method enables production of high-efficiency holographic masters, and fast replication is possible by using only a series of plane-wave illuminations. Mastering and replication techniques are verified experimentally with an array of 125 holograms with no measured bit errors.     

Enhancement of the diffraction efficiency of the hologram recorded in photorefractive media under the action of external electric field

Diffraction efficiency as a function of the applied electric field for the non-linear regime has been calculated by solving numerically the beam coupling equations. The refractive index variation used in the beam coupling equations was calculated directly from the material rate equations via the total space charge field. The diffraction efficiency of the holograms recorded in photorefractive media is not only a function of the applied external electric field but also a function of crystal thickness, diffusion field, reduced fringe contrast modulation ratio and absorption coefficient of the materials. The effects of these parameters on the efficiency of the holograms have been studied in details. In the absence of the external applied field, it is found that the diffraction efficiency of the holograms could be maximized for a thinner photorefractive crystal having lower absorption coefficient and higher value of diffusion field, which could exist at a much lower value of reduced fringe contrast modulation ratio of the index grating. More efficient holograms can be recorded in the presence of the externally applied electric field as compared to the case of no external field.     

Enhancing the sensitivity of an adaptive holographic interferometer using non-Bragg diffraction orders

The signal-to-noise ratio of the output of an adaptive holographic interferometer (AHI) based on a Bi(12)TiO(20) crystal is investigated. We show experimentally that the sensitivity of an AHI using the non-Bragg orders of diffraction in a thin photorefractive material is more than an order of magnitude greater than that of an AHI employing two-wave mixing in photorefractive volume holograms.     

Holographic storage properties of BaTiO3

BaTiO₃ single crystals have been grown for the storage of volume phase holograms via photorefractive effects. The storage properties are derived from measurements with incoherent light and the results are examined with the help of holographic experiments.