Holography in information systems

Author

Psaltis, Demetri ; Myers, T.G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

24-24 May 2002

Abstract

Summary form only given. Holography is probably best known for its application in 3D displays. The unique ability of holography to record and reproduce the amplitude and phase of optical wavefronts has also been used for storage, processing, communication, and sensing of information. In this tutorial will focus primarily on the application of holography in information systems with emphasis on devices for telecommunications. The primary use of holography in telecommunications has been for the recording of gratings in fibers, waveguides and bulk media. We will review some of these devices and discuss how the properties of the holographic recording medium determines device performance.

Keywords

diffraction gratings; holographic storage; holography; optical communication; optical fibres; optical information processing; optical sensors; optical waveguides; three-dimensional displays; 3D displays; bulk media; communication; device performance; fibers; gratings; holographic recording medium; information systems; optical wavefront amplitude; optical wavefront phase; processing; sensing; storage; telecommunications; tutorial; waveguides; Fiber gratings; Holographic optical components; Holography; Information systems; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical recording; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Three dimensional displays;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-706-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033444

Filename

1033444