Singular Dynamic Holography

Abstract

Basic patterns of interaction of Gaussian and singular light beams (optical vortices) in media with resonant and thermal nonlinearity are experimentally investigated. It is demonstrated that interference of the Gaussian and singular beams in a nonlinear medium leads to the formation of dynamic volume holograms characterized by a singular structure. Under conditions of nonlinear holographic recording and Bragg diffraction on singular volume holograms, multiplexing of a topological charge and frequency conversion of optical vortices (transition from the IR to the visible range of the spectrum) is observed. Polarization recording of singular holograms that allows dynamic control to be performed over polarization of singular light beams including rotation of the polarization plane and conversion of linearly polarized radiation into circularly or elliptically polarized radiation.