Abstract:
System of local control and stabilization of a device for the writing of holografic gratings in composite liquid crystal materials by means of interference figure generated by two components, defracted and reflected, of a UV laser beam. This beam falls on a semireflecting mirror (5), which two components are reflected from two mirrors (6,7) one of which is piezoelectrical and falls on a sample container (8) on which a sample grating (16) and a grating to be realized (17) are placed. This latter is characterized by the fact that a ramp tension is sent to the piezoelectrical mirror (6*) which produces a difference of optical path between the two arms (20,21) of the interferometer; that by means of an acquisition card placed on a standard personal computer, and through the photodetector (15), the reference signal produced by the sample grating (16) is acquired; that the first acquired value is chosen as set -point, that is the value at which the reference signal is stabilized; that the 'subsequent reference values revealed are acquired; that if the error signal (that is the difference between the set -point and the subsequent reference values) is zero the system is stable and does not execute any operation; that if the error signal is different from zero the personal computer sends to the piezoelectrical mirror (6*) a correction tension.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus (300) for making holograms includes a technique for exposing a film substrate (319) or other light sensitive medium to consecutive two-dimensional images, together representative of a three-dimensional system, to generate a three-dimensional hologram of the physical system. Low beam ratios are employed to superimpose multiple (20-300) images on the substrate (319). Each image is relatively weak, but the combination of the series of weak images ultimatly appears as a single clearly defined hologram.
Abstract:
First and second coherent beams illuminate a common area on an exposure station (17). A phase detector, comprising left and right photodiodes (26), senses the relative phase between the first and second beams (31 and 32) to provide a control signal. There is at least one phase shifter (19) in the path of at least one of the coherent beams (31 and 32). The control signal is coupled to the phase shifter (19) to adjust the phase imparted thereby so that the relative phase between the first and second coherent beams (31 and 32) is substantially constant.
Abstract:
An optical information recording/reproducing apparatus and method thereof which compensate for the effect of mechanical instability on holographic data storage. A time dependent deviation profile of an optical beam during recording is determined. The time dependent deviation profile is related to a phase profile to be applied to a reference beam during recording or reproduction of a hologram, and the related phase profile is applied to the reference beam during recording or reproduction of the hologram.
Abstract:
A holographic recording apparatus comprises: a source of illumination (2); a master hologram (1) containing at least one hologram lamina (20) overlaying; a copy substrate (50) containing a holographic recording medium; and a voltage generator (40) for applied a voltage across at least one of said master hologram and said copy substrate. The master hologram diffracts the illumination light (100) into zero order light (102, 104) and diffracted light (101, 103) which interfere in the copy substrate to form a copy of the master hologram. The source of illumination is applied for a predefined exposure time during which the voltage varies the refractive index modulation of at least one of the master hologram and the copy hologram.