Polarization properties of gelatin holograms

Richard D. Rallison; Scott R. Schicker

doi:10.1117/12.59645

1 May 1992 Polarization properties of gelatin holograms

Richard D. Rallison, Scott R. Schicker

Proceedings Volume 1667, Practical Holography VI; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59645
Event: SPIE/IS&T 1992 Symposium on Electronic Imaging: Science and Technology, 1992, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Dichromated gelatin exhibits variable changes in effective refractive index (n) from 1.54 before exposure to less than 1.25 as it expands during processing. This aerogel like effects causes aberrations in diffractive optics and Kogelnik's theory predicts strong polarization separation in gratings at many different angles other than 90 degrees. The diffraction efficiency of both S and P polarizations at any angle is dependent on the product of thickness and index modulation while the angle inside the medium is dependent on n. We investigated predicted conditions where only one polarization would be diffracted and subsequently proved n varies from about 1.4 to 1.2 after processing and depends on the film thickness and processing procedures. Transmission gratings made at angles from 36 to 66 degrees were fit to mathematical models as proof of the phenomena, some performed with extinction ratios greater than 100:1. We were also able to demonstrate a similar range in conformal reflection structures and to design a novel polarizer. The calculation of exposure geometries for display holograms becomes more accurate when index change is included in the formulas but some results remain hard to explain.

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Richard D. Rallison and Scott R. Schicker "Polarization properties of gelatin holograms", Proc. SPIE 1667, Practical Holography VI, (1 May 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.59645

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