Fast reconstruction of multiple off-axis holograms based on a combination of complex encoding and digital spatial multiplexing

An algorithm is proposed for the fast reconstruction of off-axis digital holograms based on a combination of complex encoding(CE) and spatial multiplexing(SM). In this algorithm, every two off-axis holograms recorded in sequence are first assembled into a CE hologram using the CE method, and then four of the CE holograms are again encoded into one complex spatial multiplexing(CSM) hologram based on the SM algorithm. It is demonstrated that the eight holograms encoded into such one CSM hologram can be quickly reconstructed by performing a two-dimensional(2D) Fourier transform(FT) on the CSM hologram. Using this method, the eight 2D FTs required for the reconstruction of the eight holograms in the conventional spatial filtering methods can be simplified to a process with only one 2D FT, which can largely improve the computation efficiency with the     

Holographic simultaneous readout polarization multiplexing based on photoinduced anisotropy in bacteriorhodopsin

Bacteriorhodopsin (bR) is a reversible photochromic protein that can be used as a holographic medium. The dichroic absorption of the bR molecule is polarization dependent, thereby allowing for the recording of polarization holograms. The properties of polarization holograms can be used to multiplex two independent images in a single bR film. A new technique and associated polarization-multiplexing scheme are demonstrated that allow for simultaneous readout of two orthogonally polarized images while achieving a high normalized diffraction efficiency for each of the individual images.     

X射线像面全息术

提出了一种新的分辨率能达到10nm的X射线像面全息术。它采用了两个波带板,其中一个用来成像,另一个用来产生参考光束,能有效地降低对X射线相干性的要求。全息像能被CCD相机记录。此技术也能用在X射线干涉仪上,称之为双波带板X射线干涉仪。     

利用傅里叶变换全息图实现彩色胶片存储

本文提出一种利用傅里叶变换全息图存储彩色胶片的方法.在参考光路和透明片后置入采栅,以红、绿、蓝三种波长记录+1级谱的点全息图.当三色光分别照明各自的全息图时,可再现两个真彩色图像.     

体积全息图中的光子禁带

利用光子晶体的概念和方法分析光学全息,用光子晶体的带结构解释了体积全息图的性质.与超晶格不同,全息光子晶体的介电常量是渐变而不是突变的.着重讨论了一维非倾斜反射全息图在再现光不同角度入射情况下禁带结构的性质,通过基元反射全息实验的验证,证明体全息的禁带分析与实验结果符合得很好. 关键词： 体积全息图 光子晶体 禁带     

Multiframe full-field heterodyne digital holographic microscopy

Digital holographic microscopy using multiframe full-field heterodyne technology is discussed in which two acousto-optic modulators are applied to generate low-frequency heterodyne interference and a high-speed camera is applied to acquire multiframe full-field holograms. We use a temporal frequency spectrum analysis algorithm to extract the object's information. The twin-image problem can be solved and the random noise can be significantly suppressed. The relationship between the frame number and the reconstruction accuracy is discussed. The typical objects of microlenses and biology cells are reconstructed well with 100-frame holograms for illustration.     

Spatial-frequency-filtering effect of multiphase holograms

A well-designed hologram can be used as a spatial frequency filter to remove moiré fringes in a digital imaging system. However, it also degrades the resolution of the image. We have used a homemade program to design holograms with better filtering characteristics. We have designed holograms with two, four, eight, and 16 phases and compared their diffraction efficiencies and modulation transfer functions (MTFs). The four-phase hologram showed a diffraction efficiency and MTF characteristics similar to those of the binary hologram. The eight-phase hologram, however, showed much better diffraction efficiency than the previous two, and thus higher MTF values. The 16-phase hologram was still better, but the improvement was marginal. We have manufactured binary and eight-phase holograms and measured their MTFs. We have also observed directly their filtering effects by attaching them to a digital camera and taking pictures of test charts. The Moiré-fringe-removing effects of the two holograms were similar, but the eight-phase hologram showed better resolution.     

Computer generated holograms using personal computers

Holography or the method of wave-front reconstruction to produce an image was introduced by D. Gabor in 1948. Normally a laser is necessary to produce holograms in the laboratory. This paper introduces the usage of the high resolution display of the IBM-PC and a graphics printer to generate holograms. The advantages of using this method are that holograms of real or fictitious objects can be made, since all objects can be represented by a collection of points and one does not need an elaborate set up to make the holograms. This method is also useful for making Fourier transform holograms, image plane holograms, spatial filters, optical elements, etc.^1,2     

对用空间扩展宽谱光源再现的彩虹全息像的分析

用空间扩展宽谱光源再现的彩虹全息像时,整个光源只在一定的光谱的和空间的“有效宽度”内起作用,本文在此概念的基础上,研究了光源的光谱扩展和空间扩展在其单独作用和联合作用时对全息像的影响。发现当两者联合作用时,对像质的总影响几乎与它们单独作用时一样。给出了用宽谱空间扩展光源所再现的彩虹全息像的分辨率,从而提出了一个实用的狭缝宽度。     

Measurement of Slopes of a Deformed Object Corresponding to Different Directions with Digital Holography

A digital holographic method that can be used for the simultaneous measurement of slopes of a deformed object in different directions is described in this paper. In this method, two holograms are recorded numerically under the normal and deformed states of the specimen, and two object waves are numerically calculated from these two holograms. The slopes corresponding to different directions are measured by superposing the two object waves with appropriate shifts. It is a superior method in regard to the simple experiment setup, the flexibility in handing the data, and the high quality phase maps.     

Measurement of Slopes of a Deformed Object Corresponding to Different Directions with Digital Holography

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Experiments evaluating holograms in professional communication

The potential of holograms to achieve improved communication in education and training tasks has been investigated. Experiments in education have been carried out at the secondary level and additionally observations of pupil reactions have been observed for younger children. The holograms were found to command attention which is an important aspect of teaching. Some typical examples of the use of holograms included communication of visual information recorded from rare museum exhibits and science examples in physics and biology. The holograms were capable of displaying images in true perspective, thus conveying the same information as a model or real object, but being conviniently reproduced and requiring a minimum of maintenance and storage space.

The experiments were extended to training in two study areas where interest was expressed by tutors and there was a willingness to cooperate in the creation and use of training material in holographic form. The areas concerned were in foundry technology and textiles. The requirements in foundry technology were to assist students in the comprehension of the solid form from engineering drawings and the reverse requirement to produce adequate engineering drawings to define a cast form. In the textile case holograms were used to assist the comprehension of the relationship between stitch form and fabric properties and to identify machine faults from stitch irregularities.

The number of students formally tested was small leaving statistical analysis inconclusive, but tutors using holograms found that students learned faster when holograms were made available. As a parallel investigation, three undergraduate engineering students used holographic communication as the subject of their project. Subjects included a tutorial display of a carburettor showing the outside form with air and fuel passages in correct perspective. Other examples showed the transmission arrangement in a Mercedes car and the arrangement of cams for a new ‘Locstitch’ textile machine. Holograms also found use in communication between a UK laboratory and overseas manufacturer to explain the effect of bearing lubricant cavitation.

The work was carried out during a period of rapid development of the holographic process and the initial holograms were difficult to use since they required special monochromatic light sources. Later developments used white light reflection holograms which were much more convinient to use. The cost of producing holograms can also be expected to fall. All holograms used in the trials were individually made in the laboratory, but developments in ‘printed’ holograms promise reduced costs in the future. It is to be expected that holograms will in future be used in distance learning packages and possibly in textbooks.     

Optical restoration of photorefractive holograms

We consider the possibility of restoration and/or enhancement of decaying holograms in photorefractive media by using a simple optical readout in conjunction with a phase conjugator. The results indicate that extremely weak holograms can be enhanced provided that the two-beam coupling is sufficiently strong. Steady-state photorefractive holograms can be maintained continuously without decay by using a self-enhanced readout scheme. The results also provide an explanation for the formation of mutually pumped phase conjugation in terms of the amplification of an initial noise grating. The results are presented and discussed.     

Recording of dynamic holograms by nanosecond and picosecond laser pulses in solid-state fullerene-containing matrices

The results of a complex investigation of the recording of dynamic holograms by pulsed radiation with a duration of 20 ns and 300 ps in fullerene-containing media based on porous glasses and polymethyl methacrylate matrices are reported. Spectral analysis of these media in the range 300–700 nm was performed. The efficiency of hologram recording was found to relate with the occurrence of a band at 330 nm in the absorption spectrum of a medium. It is shown that dynamic holograms can be recorded in the fullerene-containing media by nanosecond and picosecond pulses. In the latter case, holograms arise mainly due to a change in the electronic polarizability of fullerene molecules, which is almost inertialess. The results obtained can be used in the development of ultrafast switching devices based on dynamic holograms.     

3D trapping and manipulation of micro-particles using holographic optical tweezers with optimized computer-generated holograms

A multi-plane adaptive-additive algorithm is developed for optimizing computer-generated holograms for the reconstruction of traps in three-dimensional(3D) spaces.This algorithm overcomes the converging stagnation problem of the traditional multi-plane Gerchberg-Saxton algorithm and improves the diffraction efficiency of the holograms effectively.The optimized holograms are applied in a holographic optical tweezers(HOT) platform.Additionally,a computer program is developed and integrated into the HOT platform for the purpose of achieving the interactive control of traps.Experiments demonstrate that the manipulation of micro-particles into the 3D structure with optimized holograms can be carried out effectively on the HOT platform.     

Concealed moiré pattern encoded security holograms readable by a key hologram

This paper describes a novel method of incorporating concealed coding features in security holograms in the form of moiré patterns, which need an encoded key hologram to decode them. These concealed codes in the holograms are in turn recorded with an encoded feature, so that these remain invisible to the counterfeiters thereby enhancing the anti-counterfeiting ability of security holograms. These security features, which are specific kinds of moiré patterns, can only be decoded by using an encoded key hologram in the final reading process. Though these type of security holograms are quite suitable for visual inspection, they possess high degree of anti-counterfeit ability and also do not require expensive reading machines. They can also be used as security codes for better protection against counterfeiting embossed holograms. Two different recording schemes for the formation of such security holograms and typical experimental results have been presented.     

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.     

Fast phase retrieval in slightly off-axis digital holography

In this study, three efficient algorithms are proposed for fast phase retrieval in slightly off-axis digital holography using spectrum cropping, spatial multiplexing, and complex encoding. In the first algorithm, the real spectral order of the subtracted hologram is filtered and cropped, and the number of pixels is decreased in the subsequent retrieval operations. In the second algorithm, two sequential subtracted holograms are digitally phase shifted and spatial multiplexed into one synthetic hologram, and thus only one inverse Fourier transformation is then required. In the third algorithm, two sequential subtracted holograms are encoded separately into the real part and the imaginary part of a complex hologram. Two cross-correlations can be used to reconstruct the phase, thereby improving the utilization of the spectrum. The three new algorithms speed up our previously proposed retrieval method with the assistance of specimen-free holograms. Our experiments demonstrated the validity and improved time requirements of the proposed methods.     

Recording of dynamic information holograms in a CdF<Subscript>2</Subscript>:In crystal

It is shown that CdF₂:In crystals can be used to record amplitude-phase information holograms in real time. The diffraction efficiency of these holograms is several percent, but they are characterized by a much higher sensitivity in comparison with phase holograms recorded in the transparency region of the crystal. A model experiment on pattern recognition is performed.     

Cross-talk free image encryption and watermarking by digital holography and random composition

In previous image watermarking methods an encoded host image and a watermark image are usually directly added, consequently the two images have cross-talk in the decryption step. To eliminate this effect, we propose a novel method based on digital holography, in which all the image pixels of the two sets of holograms resulted from two hidden images are rearranged and integrated into one set of composite holograms with a random scattering matrix (RSM). In decryption the use of this matrix can ensure the exact retrieval of each hologram, and then the perfect reconstruction of each image without cross-talk noise can be achieved. The feasibility of this method and its robustness against occlusion and additional noise are verified by computer simulations with phase-shifting interferometry and double random-phase encoding technique. This approach is suitable for both two- and three-dimensional images, and the additional RSM as a key provides a much higher level of security.