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How to set up the polarization state seperately for object and reference beam of recording a hologram?

  • August 14, 2022
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ztystar

Hi all,

 

I am trying to model a hologram to analyze its diffraction efficiency in Zemax. However, I am curious how to seperately set up the polarization state of the object and reference beam, for example, one is s-polarized, the other one is circularly polarized?

 

Thanks,

Kaden

Best answer by Jorge L

Hi Ztystar,

I don’t know why you would like to go for such a different polarization but the only thing that comes to mind is using a OFH. Since you have to create two separate files in order to create a OFH you could set different polarisation states for each ones and combine them later. 

I have never done it in the way ask so I wouldn’t know if the results allow you to retrieve the DE correctly but I think it’s worth a shot.

Hope this helps.

Jorge.

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Jorge L
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  • September 13, 2022

Hi Ztystar,

I don’t know why you would like to go for such a different polarization but the only thing that comes to mind is using a OFH. Since you have to create two separate files in order to create a OFH you could set different polarisation states for each ones and combine them later. 

I have never done it in the way ask so I wouldn’t know if the results allow you to retrieve the DE correctly but I think it’s worth a shot.

Hope this helps.

Jorge.