In-line optical fiber holography
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1990
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Virginia Tech
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The objective of this thesis is to demonstrate the feasibility of developing holograms in the cladding region of an optical fiber. The cladding is first stripped and replaced with dichromated gelatin ( DCG ) which is a highly efficient holographic storage medium. The evanescent field of the fiber is used as the reference beam to form an interference pattern with an object wave. The interference of the two fields is recorded in the DCG and forms the hologram. The holograms recorded have a grating type structure and can be utilized for guiding light selectively in and out of the fiber.