Spherical beam volume holograms for spectroscopic applications: modeling and implementation.

TitleSpherical beam volume holograms for spectroscopic applications: modeling and implementation.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2004
AuthorsO Momtahan, CR Hsieh, A Karbaschi, A Adibi, ME Sullivan, and DJ Brady
JournalApplied Optics
Volume43
Issue36
Start Page6557
Pagination6557 - 6567
Date Published12/2004
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.

DOI10.1364/ao.43.006557
Short TitleApplied Optics