Holographic ballistic gravimeter with the fixation of the angular position of a test mass

We have reported on the results of an experimental simulation of a holographic absolute ballistic gravimeter with the minimal (down to 0.5 mm) length of the trajectory of a falling test mass and rigid stabilization of its angular position. Gravimeters of this type ensure the mobile measurement of the free fall acceleration and are intended for the application in a new field of research, i.e., HF gravimetry.     

凹面全息光栅单色仪设计

提出了单色仪在光纤传感系统中的应用,通过分析Ⅳ型凹面全息光栅的光程函数、像差校正原理和像差校正效果,以光栅为分光元件,设计了一种小型凹面光栅单色仪。单色仪使用自聚焦透镜作为入射狭缝和准直元件,PIN光电二极管作为接收元件,使用步进电机带动凹面光栅旋转扫描光谱。LabVIEW程序控制数据采集卡的数字输出,并显示采集到的光谱。单色仪结构简单、价格低廉,通过实验实现了对单色光的检测。     

Polarization and grating interferometers in ballistic experiments

Methods of improving the quality of interferograms, obtained by means of polarization or grating interferometers used with a multi-mode pulsed laser as a light source, have been proposed. The adjustment procedure developed essentially allows the illuminating aperture size to be increased and, thus, a reduction of the speckle-effect. Tests have been carried out using a ballistic facility. The interferograms obtained are presented together with the processed results.     

全息光栅在光学测量中的应用

本文介绍了全息光栅在各种光学系统焦距、截距、像散、单透镜折射率，以及会聚光束曲率半径和位移测量中的应用，并给出了部分实验结果。     

Nanosecond dye laser with a high-efficiency holographic grating for grazing incidence

By using a holographic grating specifically optimized for grazing incidence, it is possible to use an FP etalon in a dye laser resonator with grazing incidence. A spectral width of 4 pm with a power output of 31 kW is generated in stable operation. The influence of the mode of output coupling on the line/background ratio and the power output for grazing incidence have been investigated.     

Self-starting Nd:YAG holographic laser oscillator with a thermal grating

Self-starting operation of a self-conjugating loop oscillator is achieved, for the first time to our knowledge, by use of an optically induced thermal hologram in a nonsaturable absorbing medium. Self-Q-switched single-longitudinal-mode pulses of 12-ns duration are obtained in a near-diffraction-limited spatial mode and with an output energy of >250 mJ . Good correction of intracavity phase distortions is obtained, as well as good extraction efficiency in the laser mode volume. It is shown that one has to set an additional nonreciprocal phase-shift element in the loop to ensure resonant operation of the system.     

Focussing properties of a holographic plane diffraction grating

A plane holographic diffraction grating is the simplest grating, yet very important component for many optical devices. Very little has been done with regards to its focusing properties and stigmatic conditions. In this paper, we discuss a holographic plane diffraction grating and show that the grating can exhibit focusing properties under some conditions. We also discuss the conditions for zero astigmatism.     

Structure of an anisotropic holographic diffraction grating image

Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 308–311, February, 1989.     

Electrically tunable holographic waveguide display based on holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystal grating

In this Letter, we present an electrically tunable holographic waveguide display(HWD) based on two slanted holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystal(HPDLC) gratings. Experimental results show that a see-through effect is obtained in the HWD that both the display light from HWD and the ambient light can be clearly seen simultaneously. By applying an external electric field, the output intensity of the display light can be modulated,which is attributed to the field-induced rotation of the liquid crystal molecules in the two HPDLC gratings.We also show that this electrically tunable performance enables the HWD to adapt to different ambient light conditions. This study provides some ideas towards the development of HWD and its application in augmented reality.     

Filter characteristics of a chirped volume holographic grating

We compare and analyze the filter properties of transmission-type volume holographic gratings, especially the dispersion characteristics for uniform and chirped gratings. It is theoretically and experimentally shown that the dispersion characteristics can be controlled by introducing one-dimensional chirping to the volume grating in a photorefractive crystal. The filter response including output power and dispersion comes from a combined effect of the spatial spectra of the grating structure, input beam, and output-coupling fiber mode. Filter responses can be designed by controlling these parameters for optical communication applications.     

Peculiarities of spontaneous grating generation in light-sensitive waveguide layers during holographic grating formation

The generation of spontaneous (noise) gratings during the simultaneous formation of a holographic grating in thin (on the order of the cutoff thickness of the TE₀ waveguide mode) AgCl-Ag films by two laser beams with λ = 532 nm and polarization vectors that make an angle of 45° with the plane of incidence have been studied. The electron microscopy images and diffraction patterns have revealed a significant difference of the spontaneous-grating structure from the structure obtained under irradiation by one laser beam. The spontaneous gratings have a significant spread in the directions of their wave vector, and the diffraction pattern (recorded using a probe beam with λ = 337 nm) has the form of a bundle of diverging arcs that intersect at one point. This difference is caused by self-diffraction from the holographic grating, which is responsible for the main diffraction peaks with odd orders, the growth of spontaneous gratings because of the interference of the beams diffracted by the holographic grating with the waveguide TE₀ modes scattered in the film, and silver transport to the interference minima. The diffraction patterns are quantitatively analyzed and the period of the new (formed under two-beam irradiation) spontaneous gratings is calculated. The calculation results are in good agreement with the experimental data.     

Asymmetric dynamic phase holographic grating in nematic liquid crystal

A new scheme for recording a dynamic phase grating with an asymmetric profile in C60-doped homeotropically aligned nematic liquid crystal(NLC) was presented.An oblique incidence beam was used to record the thin asymmetric dynamic phase holographic grating.The diffraction efficiency we achieved is more than 40%,exceeding the theoretical limit for symmetric profile gratings.Both facts can be explained by assuming that a grating with an asymmetric saw-tooth profile is formed in the NLC.Finally,physical mechanism and mathematical model for characterizing the asymmetric phase holographic grating were presented,based on the photo-refractive-like(PR-like) effect.     

Study on holographic grating diffraction for Laguerre--Gaussian beam generation

Laguerre-Gaussian beams, as a special model with spiral phase structure, have been intensively investigated. Holographic grating method is a convenient method of generating Laguerre-Gaussian beams and measuring their orbital angular momenta. But due to some inevitable adverse factors such as lateral displacement, angular deflection and elliptical incident profile of incident beam, the practical effectiveness should be reevaluated. This paper is devoted to the study on the influences of the abovementioned three adverse factors on the holographic grating method. The characteristics of the mode decomposition of diffractive order and the relative powers of the orbital angular momentum eigen-states are also given.     

零像散宽波段平场全息凹面光栅的优化设计

平场全息凹面光栅的理想像面应为一平面,此时子午焦线与弧矢焦线均位于像面内且彼此重合,形成接近理想像点的光谱像。但子午焦线总是存在弯曲,只有弧矢焦线在满足一定条件的情况下可以成为直线。鉴于此,提出一种满足平场弧矢焦线条件的平场全息凹面光栅设计方法。利用光学设计软件ZEMAX研究了运用此方法设计的零像散光栅的成像特性,并与原有设计方法得到的结果进行比较。模拟结果显示,满足平场弧矢焦线条件的光栅能够达到与原有方法所设计光栅相当的光谱分辨率,而其全波段零像散特性使其拥有更加出色的弧矢方向聚焦性能,显著提高平场光谱仪的信噪比。     

利用平面平晶反射干涉制作低频全息光栅

基于对光栅制作方法优缺点的分析,提出了利用平面平晶双光束干涉原理制作低频全息光栅的方案.在保证光栅质量的前提下,简化了原有全息光栅制作的光路,实验证明简化后的光路是可行的,所制得的全息光栅可用于光学教学实验.     

A method for the evaluation of the grating envelope in volume holographic media

A novel method for measuring the three-dimensional spatial distribution of gratings in a volume holographic medium is described. In this method, the diffraction of a uniform probe light wave is measured as a function of the deviation (either in angle or wavelength) from the Bragg condition. The envelope function of the grating is obtained by solving the coupled wave equations inversely. Not only the amplitude but also the phase of the envelope function is obtained. This method allows for the depletion of the probe light wave in the hologram and is applicable to both dielectric (refractive index) and absorption gratings. The resolution and the maximum measurable depth in this method are discussed.     

An external cavity diode laser using a volume holographic grating

This study presents an external cavity diode laser (ECDL) system, utilizing a volume holographic grating (VHG) and a microfabricated silicon flexure as the VHG holder. The laser design is aimed for easy assembly, controllability, and better stability of the laser cavity. The laser frequency was stabilized to a D₂ transition of rubidium at 780.247 nm, with a mode-hop-free tuning range of 16 GHz and 9.6 GHz with and without feed-forward on the diode injection current. The measured linewidth was 850 kHz in 500 s, qualified for laser cooling experiments.     

Design of aberration-corrected flat-field holographic concave grating by parameter optimization

Based on the aberration theory of concave grating [1], [2], [3], a method to design aberration-corrected flat-field holographic concave gratings by parameter optimization is introduced. And the influence of different parameters such as the incident angle, effective grating grooves and grating radii on the aberrations at diffracted order ?1 is discussed. The results indicate that for a concave grating working in a given spectral range, we can correct aberrations by optimizing the incident angle. In addition, flat-field holographic concave gratings with higher resolution and lower aberration can also be designed by choosing the effective grating grooves and larger grating radius properly.