Silver-halide sensitized gelatin (SHSG) processing method for pulse holograms recorded on VRP plates

Maria K. Evstigneeva; Olga V. Drozdova; Viktor Nikolaevic Mikhailov

doi:10.1117/12.469292

3 June 2002 Silver-halide sensitized gelatin (SHSG) processing method for pulse holograms recorded on VRP plates

Maria K. Evstigneeva, Olga V. Drozdova, Viktor Nikolaevic Mikhailov

Proceedings Volume 4659, Practical Holography XVI and Holographic Materials VIII; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.469292
Event: Electronic Imaging, 2002, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

One of the most important area of holograph applications is display holography. In case of pulse recording the requirement for vibration stability is easier than compared to CW exposure. At the same time it is widely known that the behavior of sliver-halide holographic materials strongly depends on the exposure duration. In particular the exposure sensitivity drastically decreases under nanosecond pulse duration. One of the effective ways of the diffraction efficiency improvement is SHSG processing method. This processing scheme is based on high modulation of refractive index due to microvoids appearance inside emulsion layer. It should be mentioned that the SHSG method was used earlier only in the cases when the holograms were recorded by use of CW lasers. This work is devoted to the investigation of SHSG method for pulse hologram recording on VRP plates. We used a pulsed YLF:Nd laser with pulse duration of 25 nanoseconds and wavelength of 527 nm. Both transmission and reflection holograms were recorded. The different kinds of bleaching as well as developing solutions were investigated. Our final processing scheme includes the following stages: 1) development in non-tanning solution, 2) rehalogenating bleach, 3) intermediate alcohol drying, 4) uniform second exposure, 5) second development in diluted developer, 6) reverse bleaching, 7) fixing and 8) gradient drying in isopropyl alcohol. Diffraction efficiency of transmission holograms was of about 60 percent and reflection mirror holograms was of about 45 percent. Thus we have demonstrated the SHSG processing scheme for producing effective holograms on VRP plates under pulse exposure.

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Maria K. Evstigneeva, Olga V. Drozdova, and Viktor Nikolaevic Mikhailov "Silver-halide sensitized gelatin (SHSG) processing method for pulse holograms recorded on VRP plates", Proc. SPIE 4659, Practical Holography XVI and Holographic Materials VIII, (3 June 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.469292

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