Observation of light propagation by holography with a picosecond pulsed laser
Optics Letters, Vol. 27, Issue 10, pp. 815-817 (2002)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.27.000815
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Abstract
We demonstrate the propagation of a light pulse undergoing refraction and total refraction inside a glass block as well as diffraction at a grating. Observation of a frameless, continuous motion picture of the light propagation is possible by recording of hologram with a picosecond pulsed laser. It is shown that the direction of the pulse changes as a result of refraction, the pulse's speed decreases inside a glass block, and the pulse travels a zigzag path by total refraction. The pulse fronts of the diffracted light propagating parallel to the grating surface are also demonstrated.
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OCIS Codes
(050.1940) Diffraction and gratings : Diffraction
(090.0090) Holography : Holography
(120.5710) Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology : Refraction
(140.7090) Lasers and laser optics : Ultrafast lasers
(260.6970) Physical optics : Total internal reflection
(320.7100) Ultrafast optics : Ultrafast measurements
Citation
Toshihiro Kubota and Yasuhiro Awatsuji, "Observation of light propagation by holography with a picosecond pulsed laser," Opt. Lett. 27, 815-817 (2002)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-27-10-815
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