Dynamic recording of χ(2) holograms with multifrequency object and reference waves

The transformation properties of images formed by inertialess dynamic χ⁽²⁾ holograms recorded by multifrequency reference and object beams are studied theoretically and experimentally. The regular features of the spatial localization and scales of holographic images obtained with different frequency combinations of the reference and object image-forming beams are ascertained. It is shown that, in the general case of an arbitrary variation in the ratio of these frequencies, the reconstructed images of an object point source are localized on a segment of a straight line, which we referred to as the locris. The slope of the locris does not depend on the frequency ratio of the reference and object beams, and its endpoints are specified by the positions of the reference and object sources. The possibility of obtaining of achromatic holographic images for noncollinear multifrequency interactions is demonstrated. The conditions for the noncollinear phase matching of interacting waves in a KTP crystal, as well as for simultaneous attainment of phase matching for selected frequency combinations, are determined. The important role of controlling the shape of wavefronts in experiments with frequency conversion of radiation in the reference beam by stimulated Raman scattering of light is ascertained.