Formation of the holographic image of a diffuse object in second-harmonic radiation generated by a nonlinear medium

Results of experiments on recording three-dimensional holographic images of extended diffuse objects using an SHG hologram generating the second harmonic are presented. In this case, the object image is formed by the second-harmonic radiation whose wavelength is smaller than the wavelength of object and reference waves recorded on a hologram by a factor of two. Elements of the theory of an SHG hologram are considered. A holographic image of a transparency object illuminated with diffuse light is obtained. It is shown that the resolving power of this image is close to the limit determined by diffraction effects. An experiment on defocusing the reconstructed image showed that it was localized in one spatial plane and, therefore, was three-dimensional.     

Image formation by inertialess dynamic holograms recorded in a medium with quadratic nonlinearity at different frequencies of the object and reference waves

It is shown theoretically and experimentally that the hologram recorded in a quadratically nonlinear medium is capable of forming the image in the case when the wavelengths of the object and reference beams are essentially different. The relations are derived that determine the wavelength of the reconstructed image, the direction of propagation of the restored beam, and the longitudinal shift of the reconstructed image depending on the wavelength of the beam scattered by the object. The experiment is carried out in a noncollinear arrange-ment of interaction of the object and reference waves in the KTP crystal. As a light source, a YAG:Nd laser (λ=1.064 μm) with a pulsewidth of 300 ps was used. The wavelength of the object wave was tuned by the Ba(NO₃)₂ crystal, which generated from one to three Stokes SRS components with the frequency shifts Δν, 2Δν, and 3Δν (Δν=1047 cm^?1). These components, upon interaction with the reference wave of the fundamental frequency formed the image at the wavelengths 0.532, 0.563, and 0.6 μm with an almost diffraction-limited quality. The experimental values of the angles of propagation of the beams that formed reconstructed images at different frequency shifts of the object wave corresponded to those predicted theoretically. We have confirmed the presence and direction of longitudinal shifts of the reconstructed images upon variation of the wavelength of the light scattered by the object. Thus, we have demonstrated the feasibility of the multicolor (multiwave) holographic generation of high-quality images separated in space. The inertialess nature of the beam coupling makes it possible to use the holograms of this type for ultrafast commutation of the information fluxes in optical computers and communication lines.     

Essay Review-Scholarly froth and engineering skeletons

Holography is a two-stage process of photography using coherent light from a laser to illuminate the scene. In the first stage a hologram is formed by combining the light scattered from the object and the direct laser beam on a photographic plate. In the second stage a three-dimensional image is reconstructed without the use of lenses, by directing the laser beam through the hologram. Applications of holography include information storage, recording of images in depth, the use of holograms as optical elements, and as a means of performing precise interferometric measurements on three-dimensional objects of any shape and surface finish.     

Achromatic reconstruction of femtosecond holograms in the planar optical waveguide

Holograms were recorded by 30 fs laser pulses in 20 microm film of dichromated gelatin on the polished quartz substrate and reconstructed in the waveguide mode. The geometric-optical regime of waveguide hologram reconstruction was obtained: the direction of the reconstructed beam was observed to be independent on the reconstructing wavelength within the hologram spectral selectivity band. We discuss the possibility of producing achromatic waveguide optical elements containing only a few periods.     

双波长全息术实验研究及在自适应光学中的应用

在双波长全息术中,全息图可用一个波长记录,用另一个波长重现。用光学寻址液晶空间光调制器作为记录介质,可方便实现动态双波长全息图的记录。经一个畸变波前记录动态全息图后,由具有相同畸变的另一个波前去重现该动态全息图,可以实现对光学波前畸变的等比例缩小。在用于自适应光学的负性反馈回路中时,可简化大波前畸变的测量过程,可在中红外光谱范围内记录并制作动态全息图畸变校正器(在此波段直接的全息记录是极难的),也能增大可校正的畸变范围。介绍了这种动态干涉仪的实验实现,及该动态全息记录技术应用于自适应光学的前景。     

Hologram recording in glass and direct reconstruction using visible-wavelength laser beam

We propose a method of hologram recording in a glass plate by corona charging. The holographic recording materials used in this study are conventional soda-lime glass and azobenzene polymer film. A Fourier transform hologram on an azobenzene polymer film coated on the glass plate is recorded in the glass plate by corona charging. After removing the polymer film, the hologram recorded in the plate can be reconstructed using a visible-wavelength laser beam. The first-order diffraction efficiency of the hologram at a wavelength of 532 nm is 0.03%; the efficiency depends on the depth of the surface relief structure on the azobenzene polymer film and the corona-charging time. The hologram recorded in the glass plate has high environmental resistance.     

Fluorescence multicolor hologram recorded by using a macrolens array

We present a new efficient method for obtaining multicolor digital Fresnel holograms of three-dimensional (3-D) objects emitting incoherent fluorescent light. For each emitted fluorescent light wavelength, a single monochromatic digital modified Fresnel hologram of the 3-D scene is generated. Using a macrolens array, only nine projections of the 3-D scene are captured in a single camera shot and are then digitally processed to yield the hologram. The 3-D reconstructed images from all the monochromatic holograms are composed into a single multicolor image of the 3-D scene. The proposed holographic technique is demonstrated by experiments.     

双Lloyd镜数字全息显微测量术

提出了一种双Lloyd镜数字全息显微测量技术.其基本思想是将Lloyd镜的共光束自干涉特性与双波长光学相位解包裹方法相结合,使用两个Lloyd镜调节参考光与物光夹角以形成共光束自干涉,从而获得一张双波长复合全息图,再通过角谱法再现得到每个波长对应的包裹相位,利用两波长的相位差求得解包裹后的相位图和三维高度分布图.采用532和632 nm两波长记录全息图,通过数值再现重构被测物体的振幅和相位信息.与标定值相比,实验值的误差小于5%,证明了该方法的有效性.     

Study on the reduction of speckle noise in the reconstructed image of digital hologram

As one of the most important 3-D display technique, reduction of speckle noise in the reconstructed image of digital holography should be grounded on the digital hologram itself. Based on the whole process of the recording and reconstruction of digital holography, the optical distributions of recorded object and reconstructed image of digital holography have been studied. It has been proposed that the root formation cause of speckle noise in its reconstructed image is the speckle noise formed on the recorded object surface when illuminated by coherent light because of its optical roughness. A novel approach has been presented to reduce speckle noise in digital holography by changing the interference structure of hologram itself. First, by reducing the speckle noise in the reconstructed image, the distribution of ideal reconstruction light with reduced speckle noise is acquired. Then in turn, taking the ideal reconstruction light with reduced speckle noise as ideal object light, a new hologram can be rebuilt, which can reconstruct the ideal object light. The experimental results are given to confirm the proposed method. Therefore, it offers a brand-new thought and practical way to reduce the speckle noise in the reconstructed image of digital holography.     

Noise gratings in silver halide volume holograms

Diffraction efficiencies of 70% have been reported for planar gratings in silver halide emulsion. The main obstacle in increasing the efficiency is the granular structure of the recording material which causes scattering of the input light both at recording and at reconstruction. This study concentrates on the effect of noise gratings recorded when the incident beam interferes with its own scattered radiation. The experimental evaluation is divided into two parts. Firstly, one single beam is used for recording a holographic plate, and the transmitted intensity of the reconstructing beam illuminating the developed hologram is measured as a function of incident angle and wavelength. Dips in the measured intensity are associated with the reconstruction of a strong scattered beam. Secondly, a main grating is recorded by two incident beams, which also interfere with the field scattered by the grains and give rise to noise gratings. When a beam is incident upon the developed hologram at the same angle and wavelength as one of the recording beams then besides the desired beam the scattered radiation is also reconstructed. This may reduce the otherwise available efficiency by several percent.     

单色CCD记录多波长数字全息图及再现像彩色显示

对多波长数字全息图的记录和再现像的彩色显示问题进行了研究.从菲涅耳近似算法出发,对在记录距离一定情况下,不同波长全息图数字再现像的像元所表示的几何尺寸会因波长不同而不同,从而导致各波长再现像无法重合的情况进行了讨论.通过理论分析,讨论了不同波长全息图像素数与再现像像元之间的关系、不同波长全息图记录距离与再现像像元之间的关系,据此得出的解决不同波长再现像重合问题的方法及其对再现像的影响和适用范围等问题；并对合成再现像中原始色彩信息改变及其解决办法进行了分析.通过无透镜傅里叶变换数字全息方法,以632.8 nm和532.0 nm两种波长的激光为光源,用单色CCD进行记录,验证了方法的可行性.     

The formation of large scale reconstructed images through the use of holograms

We propose and demonstrate a method which constructs large size multicolor images using a holographic technique in limited spaces, i.e., tunnels. A traffic sign image of the same size and color as an actual traffic sign board is displayed using many comparative small holograms. Each hologram is composed of a single computer generated hologram (CGH). Though it was necessary to make many CGHs, we have shortened the hologram production time by putting a reconstructed image on long distance, and using many reconstruction sources. Moreover, though cross-talk images are caused in a color reconstruction, by adjusting the optical system it is possible to make sure that drivers see only the appropriate image. Many holograms function as one big hologram, and it has been confirmed that a large reconstructed image can be displayed in a limited space.     

基于有限脉冲响应滤波器的数字全息零级像消除

针对数字全息中零级像的存在影响数字再现像的质量,分析数字全息图的记录、再现原理及频谱特性,提出了一种利用有限脉冲响应滤波器消除全息图数字再现中零级像的方法.该方法只需记录一幅数字全息图,不需要相移器材或其他辅助设备,直接利用数字图像处理对数字全息图在空域进行预处理,消除全息再现时的零级像干扰.对比了数字模拟和实验拍摄到的全息图在应用有限脉冲响应滤波器消除零级像前后的再现结果,表明该方法可消除零级衍射像,改善重建像质量,并且算法简单.     

可分离再现的双脉冲曝光全息图

本文提出一种可以分别再现双脉冲曝光粒子场全息图的两幅图像的技术,记录全息图时,利用电光晶体和偏振分光棱镜,使两个光脉冲的物光波或参考光波沿不同的空间路径到达全息底板,从而通过不同的空间滤波在再现全息图时分别获得对应于不同脉冲时刻的粒子场图像.实验证实了该技术的可行性.     

Recording a binary computer-generated hologram on a thermoplastic film

A computer-generated hologram was recorded on a thermoplastic film using an electron-beam recording device. The hologram was a binary one of detour phase type and of surface relief type. A bright image was reconstructed from the recorded hologram.     

An Iterative Fourier Transform Algorithm for digital hologram generation using phase-only information and its implementation in a fixed-point digital signal processor

An Iterative Fourier Transform Algorithm (IFTA) for digital hologram generation from a digital image using phase-only information is described in this paper. The algorithm is implemented in a Texas Instruments TMS320C64x fixed point digital signal processor (DSP). The holograms are reconstructed in real time using a liquid crystal display system and a He–Ne laser. The ideas described in this paper can be extended to digital hologram generation of three-dimensional objects and their reconstruction in real time using liquid crystal spatial light modulators, which could be a way for 3D-display systems.     

Computer-generated line holograms using an xy plotter

A new method is presented for constructing a computer-generated Fourier-transformed line hologram using an xy plotter. Phase and amplitude of the complex amplitude in the hologram plane are represented by varying, respectively, the position and height of triangles formed in the cells composing the hologram. An image reconstructed optically from the hologram can be moved arbitrarily from the optical axis since the hologram contains information about the phase and amplitude of the complex amplitude in the hologram plane. A three-dimensional hologram from which an image was successfully reconstructed is also presented.     

A comparison of iterative Fourier transform algorithms for image quality estimation

A comparison was established between two iterative Fourier transform algorithms (IFTAs), such as the original Gerchberg–Saxton (GS) and the mixed-region amplitude freedom (MRAF) algorithms, for the hologram reconstruction of different target images through the full reference image quality estimation (IQE) and pixel homogeneity in the Fourier plane presented theoretically and experimentally. The comparison was applied depending upon both algorithms based on a computer-generated hologram (CGH) implemented utilizing a reflective phase-modulated liquid-crystal spatial light modulator (LC-SLM) to obtain the digital kinoform holograms of the desired intensity distributions. These digital holograms were applied to reconstruct the intensity patterns for 852 nm, which represents a laser beam source. The theoretical and experimental results of the reconstructed patterns obtained using the MRAF algorithm were found to be smoother and better than the patterns obtained using the GS algorithm. Unmodulated light beam (dc term) is removed from the reconstructed patterns attributed to digital kinoform holograms of MRAF algorithm as an alternative to the theoretical and experimental results without using any additional optic equipment at the light path. Moreover, this paper discussed the full reference objective quality estimations, such as mean square error (MSE), peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR), structural content (SC), normalized absolute error (NAE), normalized cross correlation (NK), and homogeneity of pixels, through the contrast (Cont) and inverse difference moment (IDM) for numerical and experimental results. According to the two desired intensity distributions processed theoretically and experimentally, the results of MRAF algorithm were found to be in the highly accurate recovered phase, the quality of image was enhanced, and the dc term was decreased. Image quality estimation of full reference objective relay on the feedback algorithms experimental attestation has not been implemented yet.     

基于液晶空间光调制器的全息显示

在传统的纯相位全息显示系统中, 一般基于快速傅里叶变换(FFT)算法来计算相位全息图, 在FFT的计算中需要遵循Nyquist采样定理, 因此, 重建图像的尺寸往往受限于空间光调制器的固定采样率. 这个限制可以通过卷积算法或者两步菲涅耳衍射算法来解决, 但是需要使用多个FFT的计算, 导致计算量增大. 鉴于此, 提出了一种基于透镜的纯相位全息图计算方法. 在全息图的计算中, 通过透镜的成像原理建立一个采样率可变的虚拟全息面, 通过调节相应的距离参数使得在全息图的计算中可以任意调节原始图像的采样率, 摆脱了传统方法中液晶空间光调制器带宽积对重建图像尺寸的限制, 并且这种算法只需使用一次FFT就能达到变采样率的衍射计算, 大幅提高了全息图的计算速度. 数值模拟及光学实验结果证明了此方法可以在全息显示光学系统中清晰地重建不同尺寸的图像. 同时该系统可以有效地消除由空间光调制器的像素化结构带来的零级衍射.     

二步法大景深反射全息图

以开拓反射全息图的景深表达能力为目的,从反射全息图的共轭物像关系出发,利用反射全息图的均匀介质耦合波理论和布拉格条件,对其白光再现像模糊作了具体的分析和讨论,得到色模糊和线模糊的表达式.指出反射全息图上不同各点对任意白光再现像点的色模糊和线迷糊的影响均存在差异,给出反射全息图白光再现像的景深表达式.实验利用二步法制作了一张景深为83 cm的反射全息图,与大景深彩虹全息图再现像相比,其再现像的立体感更加强烈.理论分析和实验结果表明,光源的再现角度和观察距离对反射全息图的再现像景深大小影响显著.在再现光垂直于反射全息图平面照明情况下,反射全息图具有最好的景深表达能力.