Talbot and Lau phenomena implementation via a photorefractive converter

Tebaldi, Myrian Cristina; Ángel Toro, Luciano; Bolognini, Néstor Alberto

Talbot and Lau phenomena implementation via a photorefractive converter

Fecha

1999-07-06

Autores

Tebaldi, Myrian Cristina

Ángel Toro, Luciano

Bolognini, Néstor Alberto

Editor

SPIE

Resumen

We propose a novel implementation of the Lau and Talbot effects. It employs a grating registered as modulation of birefringence in a Bi12SiO20 crystal. The systems proposed allow to control the visibility and in particular to reverse the contrast of the self images and Lau fringes by rotating an analyzer. A theoretical approach is outlined and the predicted behavior is confirmed by results obtained under different experimental conditions. We have taken advantage of the arrangements to demonstrate some applications.

Citación

Myrian C. Tebaldi ; Luciano Angel and Nestor A. Bolognini "Talbot and Lau phenomena implementation via a photorefractive converter", Proc. SPIE 3572, 3rd Iberoamerican Optics Meeting and 6th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Their Applications, 242 (July 6, 1999); doi:10.1117/12.358375; http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.358375