Spherical beam volume holograms for spectroscopic applications: Modeling and implementation

Omid Momtahan, Chao Ray Hsieh, Arash Karbaschi, Ali Adibi, Michael E. Sullivan, David J. Brady

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Abstract

The spherical beam volume hologram, recorded by a plane wave and a spherical beam, is investigated for spectroscopic applications in detail. It is shown that both the diffracted and the transmitted beam can be used for spectroscopy when the hologram is read with a collimated beam. A new method is introduced and used for analysis of the spherical beam volume hologram that can be extended for analysis of arbitrary holograms. Experimental results are consistent with the theoretical study. It is shown that the spherical beam volume hologram can be used in a compact spectroscopic configuration when the transmitted beam is monitored. Also, on the basis of the properties of the spherical beam hologram, the response of a hologram recorded by a plane wave and an arbitrary pattern is predicted. The information can be used to optimize holographic spectrometer design.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6557-6567
Number of pages11
JournalApplied optics
Volume43
Issue number36
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 20 2004
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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