Practical volume holography

Historical background - what is a volume hologram - a first look at gratings - thick periodic structures - two-step processing - volume holography - a brief survey of applications - the organization of the book coupled wave theory - the volume holographic problem - recording the hologram - the coupled wave equations - the diffraction regimes of transmission gratings - two-wave theory - vectorial theory alternative theories - other methods of solution - transparency theory and the optical path method - modal theory - path integration - rigorous methods - non-uniform gratings - two and three-dimensional theory experimental holography - practical techniques - the recording source - laser types - the holographic set-up - testing holograms materials for volume holography - the general characteristics of holographic material - photographic emulsion - dichromated gelatin - photopolymers - photoresist - photochromics - photorefractives planar transmission and reflection holograms - early experiments - what really is inside a volume hologram? - non-linearity, dispersion and non-uniformity - vector effects and internal reflections - optically thin and multilayer holograms superimposed holograms and multiple gratings - sequential and simultaneous recording - general theory for two superimposed gratings - diffraction by two superimposed gratings - spurious waves - N superimposed gratings - holograms of diffuse objects noise gratings - what is a noise grating? - holograms recorded with a single beam - two-beam recording - quantitative analysis - far-field diffraction patterns optical elements - holographic lenses and mirrors - simple theory of holographic imaging - aberration theory and ray tracing - imaging with volume holographic optical elements - applications pictorial holography - improving on the basic display holograms - how does a display hologram work? - advanced recording geometries - multicolour holograms - white-light-viewable transmission holograms - applications gratings in guided wave optics - the principle of wave guidance - co- and contra directional filters - beam deflectors - grating couplers and waveguide holograms - distributed feedback lasers mass-production - replication - copying holograms - methods for surface gratings in integrated optics. Appendices.