Diffraction Efficiency Of Reflection Holograms Research Articles

Влияние поляризации считывающей волны и циркулярного дихроизма на дифракционную эффективность отражательной голограммы в кубическом оптически активном фоторефрактивном поглощающем пьезокристалле

In the approximation of slowly varying amplitudes, a system of coupled waves equations is obtained, which is applicable for describing the diffraction and coupling of elliptically polarized light waves on a volume phase-amplitude holographic grating formed in a cubic optically active photorefractive absorbing piezoelectric crystal. The dependence of the diffraction efficiency of the phase reflection hologram on the ellipticity of the readout wave and the thickness of the Bi12SiO20 crystal of the (001) and (111) cuts was studied. The regularities of the effect of circular dichroism on the diffraction efficiency of the phase reflection hologram are analyzed. It is shown that for crystal of (001)-cut the maximum diffraction efficiency of the reflection hologram depending on the crystal thickness can be achieved using a readout wave both with linear polarization and with elliptical polarization. For crystal of (111)-cut the highest diffraction efficiency is achieved using a linearly polarized readout wave. It has been established that the effect of circular dichroism on the intensity of the reconstructed wave depends on the cut of the crystal, the ellipticity of the readout wave and the thickness of the crystal.

Effect of optical activity and crystal symmetry on maximal diffraction efficiency of reflection holograms in cubic photorefractive piezocrystals

The dependence of the maximal diffraction efficiency of a volume reflection hologram recorded in a cubic optically active photorefractive piezocrystal on the crystal thickness is investigated. The theoretical analysis is fulfilled on the basis of the coupled wave equations in a static grating approximation taking into account the linear electro-optic, inverse piezoelectric, and photoelastic effects. The optimal cuts of the crystals with various thickness for which the maximal diffraction efficiency of the reflection hologram can be attained are determined. It is shown that the optical activity of the crystal is responsible for a variety of the optimal cuts corresponding to different crystal thicknesses. Effect of the crystal on the dependence of the maximal diffraction efficiency of the reflection hologram on a crystal cut is discussed.