High Efficiency Holographic Optical Elements For All-Optical Digital Computing

M. R. Taghizadeh; I. R. Redmond; B. Robertson; A. C. Walker; S. D. Smith

doi:10.1117/12.961697

26 October 1989 High Efficiency Holographic Optical Elements For All-Optical Digital Computing

M. R. Taghizadeh, I. R. Redmond, B. Robertson, A. C. Walker, S. D. Smith

Proceedings Volume 1136, Holographic Optics II: Principles and Applications; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.961697
Event: 1989 International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, 1989, Paris, France

Abstract

We report on the design and fabrication of holographic optical elements in dichromated gelatin (DCG) for use in all-optical digital computing. Lenslet arrays as large as 56 x 56, optimised to replay in the near infrared region of the spectrum, and with diffraction efficiencies > 90% and a uniformity of ± 2% have been constructed. Pre- and post-processing techniques have allowed us to improve the optical quality, as well as the optical damage threshold, of these components. In addition we have copied computer generated holograms (CGHs) onto DCG, thereby recording higher efficiency holograms.

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M. R. Taghizadeh, I. R. Redmond, B. Robertson, A. C. Walker, and S. D. Smith "High Efficiency Holographic Optical Elements For All-Optical Digital Computing", Proc. SPIE 1136, Holographic Optics II: Principles and Applications, (26 October 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.961697

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