In the tensor polarization holography theory, parameters A and B represent the scalar and tensor coefficients of the photo-induced change in the dielectric tensor, respectively. A/B is called the exposure response coefficient, a key factor for manipulating the polarization state of the reconstructed wave in polarization holography. We measure the initial exposure response coefficient of the polarization-sensitive material, phenanthrenequinone-doped polymethyl methacrylate (PQ/PMMA), and analyze the effect of the interference angle and the polarization states of the signal and reference waves on the coefficient in linear polarization holography. To better understand the linear polarization holography, we develop a formula to describe the law of the initial exposure response coefficient.
Polarization holography based on tensor theory can accurately describe the reconstruction characteristics at arbitrary interference angles, so some optical elements such as wave plates can be produced by polarization holography. The wave plates are important optical elements that can control the phase and polarization state of wave. Conventional wave plates convert the polarization state of the incident wave through crystal birefringence and then require the accurate thickness. Based on the polarization holography described by tensor theory, we produce the half-wave plate whose azimuthal angle of fast axis may be arbitrary by using the polarization sensitive material, phenanthrenequinone-doped poly methyl methacrylate (PQ/PMMA).
The tensor polarization holography theory has predicated some phenomena and been verified by the experiments. In the theory, the parameters α and β represent the scalar and tensor coefficients of the photoinduced change in dielectric tensor respectively. The ratio of α to β, called the exposure response coefficient, is a key to manipulate the polarization state of reconstructed waves and deepen the understanding of tensor polarization holography theory. In this work, for the polarization-sensitive material, phenanthrenequinone-doped poly methyl methacrylate (PQ/PMMA), we analyze the effect of interference angle and the polarization states of signal wave on the initial exposure response coefficient when the reference wave is s-polarized in linear polarization holography.
Based on tensor polarization holography, the variation of exposure response coefficient with the increase of exposure energy under different recording process is introduced in this paper. We find that different recording processes have different effects on the exposure response coefficient. However, at the beginning of exposure, there is an initial value of the exposure response coefficient independent of the holographic recording process. With this special phenomenon, polarization modulation of reconstructed wave can be easily realized at low exposure energy, such as faithful reconstruction, orthogonal reconstruction and null reconstruction.
Polarization holography has great potential in Ultra-high-definition (UHD) information diplay and data storage. Due to the faithful reconstruction in polarization holography, the storage capacity is further improved easily. In this paper, a device for generating vector vortex beam is demonstrated using the faithful reconstruction characteristics. Through the analysis of the experimental results, it is found that the helical phase order corresponding to different polarization states is different in the transmission process. It shows the independence of vector vortex beam propagation. This method has a certain research space in optical storage, and application prospect in optical micromanipulation optical tweezers.
In polarization holography, the polarization information is recorded in the photopolymer material by interference, and the polarization state of the reconstructed wave can be calculated accurately by tensor method. Based on the guidance of tensor theory, this paper systematically analyzes the method of faithful reconstruction under any interference angle independent of exposure energy, and gives experimental verification under the condition of 40° interference angle. This conclusion is helpful to broaden our understanding of polarization holography based on tensor theory, and can be applied to the research of polarization multiplexing multi-channel holography.
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