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.