Received 25 September 2015; accepted 20 January 2016; published 25 January 2016

ABSTRACT

The recording and playback of information using a reverse stimulated photon―echo hologram when exposed to the recording medium pulse of non-resonant electromagnetic standing wave was considered. It was shown that the spatial intensity distribution in stimulated echo hologram response depended on the electric field intensity of non-resonant standing wave that allowed controlling by a reproducible image.

Keywords:

Data Recording, Playback Information, A Reverse Stimulated Echo Hologram, Standing Wave, Control of the Reproduced Image

1. Introduction

The recording of dynamic echo-hologram in a case of coherent nonlinear interaction of laser pulses with a resonant medium allows for the memorization and reproduction of information about the dynamic processes associated with the change of states in space and time [1] -[5] .

Of particular interest is the ability of the echo-hologram to restore wave front and the temporary shape of an object laser pulse that can be used in systems of operative information processing. The question arises: is it possible to image a manage reproducible stimulated echo-hologram response? At first glance, this is not possible because of the hard spatial synchronism [6] . However, if we consider the decomposition of the object laser pulse electric field over spherical or plane waves [7] , it is clear that we may manage the stimulated echo-hologram response by changing, in some way, the amplitudes associated with the propagation directions of the spherical or plane waves. With such a mechanism of action on the components of the object laser pulse, you can use the photon echo locking effect [8] -[10] .

This work investigates the influence of non-resonant electromagnetic standing waves on image in a stimulated echo-hologram response when the first laser pulse is taken as object pulse.

2. Spatial Phase-Synchronism of Stimulated Echo-Hologram

We write the electric field intensity of the object laser pulse, as:

, (1)

where― the duration of the exciting laser pulse, and describes the spatial structure of the object laser pulse.

Consider approximation where we can expand into a series of spherical or plane waves in the electric field intensity of the object laser pulse. The object will be regarded as a set of points with the radius vectors. Each point radiates a spherical wave. The totality of these waves in the location of j-th optical center with the radius vector gives the value of the perturbation of the resonance transition of the optical center. In this case, the electric field intensity of the object laser pulse at the point can be written as

, (2)

where, ,―the initial phases of the spherical waves, and can be in-

cluded in the complex amplitudes (the index j indicates that in general the amplitudes may depend

on the orientation). If symbol is much larger than the dimension of the medium in which echo- hologram is recorded, then the expansion into a series (2) in spherical waves is converted to the expansion into a series in plane waves:

, (3)

where―the amplitudes of the electric field intensity of the waves from the individual points of the object. At every point of the sample in this approximation, disturbance is almost created with the same set of plane waves. The best reproduction of information can be achieved by the use of stimulated echo-hologram (SEH). When recording stimulated echo-holograms possible two there are cases: when the first laser pulse is an object pulse or the second laser pulse is an object pulse. In the first case, the wave front of stimulated echo-holograms response is a complex conjugate to the wave front of object laser pulse and for the individual spatial components, which only meet the following condition of spatial phase matching:

. (4)

In the second case

. (5)

Figure 1 shows the region of existence of the wave vectors of SEH responses in the case of phase synchronisms (4) (Figure 1(c) and Figure 1(d)) and (5) (Figure 1(a) and Figure 1(b)).

From Figure 1 and the conditions (4) and (5) it follows that only such vectors as can exist in the stimulated echo hologram response, the ends of which lie in the region of intersection of the spherical surfaces. The width of this area

,

where―the width of the excited part of the inhomogeneously broadened line of the resonance transition, n―refractive index of the medium.

Moreover, if (Figure 1(b)), the stimulated echo holograms response will contain the same components as the object laser pulse and the angles between and may be any, as in this case, the

greatest area of intersection of spheres. Similarly, when the first laser pulse is an object pulse and we conclude that, and the angles between and can be any, as in this case, the greatest area of intersection of the spheres (Figure 1(d)).

Thus, the stimulated echo-holograms let you reproduce phase wave fronts of object laser pulses with the least distortion. This applies to the images recorded in the echo-holograms, since the image is determined by the intensity of the light propagating in the direction of the wave front.

3. Management of Angular Distribution of Amplitudes of the Stimulated Echo-Holograms Response

The amplitudes of or which are associated with the directions of the spatial components propagation of the object laser pulse in the echo holograms response can be a function of the angles of of mutual orientation of the vectors relative to the direction in the sample along which creates an artificial anisotropy of additional frequency shifts of isochromates of inhomogeneously broadened resonance lines [11] . In the case where object pulse is the first laser pulse, the intensity electric field of the echo holograms response will be:

(6)

leading to a spatial redistribution of energy and consequent conversion of the stimulated echo-hologram’s response wave front. The most effective mechanism of influence on the values of the amplitudes of the expansion in plane waves of the electric field intensity stimulated echo-holograms response can be the effect of locking the photon echo upon exposure to non-resonant standing electromagnetic waves. In this case, there may be a change of the quantities already at the angles in hundredths of a degree [11] .

To calculate the values we consider the formation of stimulated echo-holograms by the sequence

of three resonant laser pulses and nonresonant pulses of electromagnetic standing waves acting between the first and the second pulses or after the third exciting laser pulse. The equation for the single-particle density matrix in the rotating coordinate system can be written as:

(7)

where

,

,

,

A―the transition matrix in the rotating coordinate system, V―the interaction operator of the resonant system with exciting laser pulses, H_0m―Hamiltonian of an atom in an external spatially inhomogeneous nonresonant laser radiation acting on the time interval τ_m. In the case of two-level system, P_ij―projective matrix (its element ij is 1, and the others are 0),

,

, ,

ω―frequency of the laser radiation, d_ij―dipole moment of the resonant transition,―the radius vector optical center position,―shift isochromatic of inhomogeneously broadened line in the external spatially inhomogeneous electromagnetic field. Dependence from the location of the optical center in the sample is related to the spatial inhomogeneity nonresonant laser radiation. This inhomogeneity arises, for example, under the influence of a standing wave. In this case, for each direction of propagation of the plane wave in expansion (3) we have [12] [13] :

, (8)

where C_D―constant dynamic Stark effect, E_0m―the electric field intensity a standing wave nonresonant laser pulse, z―axis of the laboratory system coordinate along which a standing wave is formed, λ―a wavelength of nonresonant of laser radiation.

The solution of Equation (7) for a two-level system has been obtained in [13] . In this case, of phase part of the electric field stimulated echo holograms response has the form (6), where for the expansion coefficients we obtain

(9)

where L―dimension of the sample in the direction of the axis z, g(Δ)―frequency distribution function inhomogeneously broadened line of the resonance transition, τ₁―the time interval between the first and second laser pulses, τ₂―the time interval between first and third laser pulses.

The integration in (9) with respect to z leads to a peculiar interference effect of radiation of individual optical centers depends on the direction of the radiation. In this case, there may be the effect of the spatial redistribution of the energy of response and, consequently, the transformation of its wave front. Note that this effect can be observed when the wave front of the object laser pulse is not planar.

When image of transparant is recording using SEH and if the distance R from the transparant to the resonance medium is much greater than its size, you can use the expansion of the electric field intensity of the object laser pulse on the plane waves. Then for each of the n-th point of the transparant will match the wave vector having an angle β_n with the axis z (Figure 2).

In this case, the impact of the standing electromagnetic wave on the resonant medium between the first and second laser pulses, or after the third pulse allows you to control the display of transparant image in the SEH response.

Consider the scheme of recording and playback SEH in inverted mode (Figure 2), the information is given as an image on the transparant and the SEH response is observed on the screen. To control the distribution of the intensity response SEH on the screen along the z-axis acts as a non-resonant electromagnetic standing wave, which leads to a different attenuation of the components of the SEH corresponding of different directions of vectors. This leads to a redistribution of the SEH response intensity on the screen surface.

The results of numerical calculation of the expression (9) taking into account the expression (6) are shown in Figures 3-6. Figure 3 shows the distribution of the intensity on the screen in SEH response in the absence of non-resonant standing waves.

The analysis of Figures 3-6 follows that for certain values of the electric field non-resonant standing waves, the intensity of radiation of SEH is concentrated in certain parts of the screen depending on the magnitude of the electric field of a standing wave. This allows you to manage the spatial distribution of the intensity of the SEH response.

4. Conclusion

Exposure of non-resonant standing electromagnetic waves when recording SEH leads to the possibility of image control in SEH response. For certain values of electromagnetic standing waves intensities it is possible to obtain the concentration of energy in different areas of the image in the SEH response.

Funding

This work was funded by the subsidy allocated to Kazan Federal University for the state assignment in the sphere of scientific activities.

Cite this paper

Guzel I.Garnaeva,Leonid A.Nefediev,Alsu R.Sakhbieva, (2016) The Image Conversion in Optical Echo-Holography by External Electromagnetic Standing Waves. Optics and Photonics Journal,06,1-7. doi: 10.4236/opj.2016.61001

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