If I was to use a two beam holography set-up. Cd I polarize
the reference beam and leave the object beam at its
original polarization, and still obtain a hologram?
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andy peters - Sat, Nov 30, 02 04:32:49 PM
1)You would a obtain a hologram between the reference beam
and the component of the object beam polarisation which is
parallel with the reference beam polarisation. The depth of
modulation of the recorded fringes would be lower i.e. the
recorded hologram would have a lower brightness or
efficiency compared to a hologram recorded with the
reference and object beams having the same polarisation.
2)If the two polarisations are perpendicular to each other
no hologram results 62.30.112.3
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