Applications of photorefractive crystals

SI Stepanov - Reports on progress in physics, 1994 - iopscience.iop.org
The main suggestions in practical applications of dynamic photorefractive holographic
recording for interferometry, processing of 2D pictures, operations with laser beams, and …

Testing of aspheric wavefronts and surfaces

D Malacara, K Creath, J Schmit, JC Wyant - Optical Shop Testing, 2007 - books.google.com
Aspheric wavefronts with spherical aberration are produced by optical systems using
spherical as well as aspherical surfaces. Aspheric surfaces are used in optical systems in …

Photorefractive effect of BaTiO3 single crystals grown in inert atmospheres

S Ajimura, K Tomomatsu, O Nakao, A Kurosaka… - JOSA B, 1992 - opg.optica.org
BaTiO_3 single crystals were grown by the top-seeded solution growth technique in inert
atmospheres of nitrogen gas and of argon gas and in air. They were then annealed at 1200° …

Submicrometer defect detection in periodic structures by photorefractive holography: system design and performance

C Uhrich, L Hesselink - Applied optics, 1994 - opg.optica.org
We have built an adaptive system capable of detecting submicrometer defects in periodic
structures by using real-time holography in photorefractive crystals. We summarize the …

Submicrometer defect enhancement in periodic structures by using photorefractive holography

C Uhrich, L Hesselink - Optics letters, 1992 - opg.optica.org
We present a defect-enhancement system capable of detecting submicrometer defects on
opaque periodic structures using real-time holography in photorefractive crystals. We detect …

A skeleton and neural network-based approach for identifying cosmetic surface flaws

C Wang, DJ Cannon, SRT Kumara… - IEEE transactions on …, 1995 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper introduces an approach to cosmetic surface flaw identification that is essentially
invariant to changes in workpiece orientation and position while being efficient in the use of …

Spatial self-filtering using photorefractive and liquid crystals

EU Wagemann, HJ Tiziani - Journal of Modern Optics, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
In a paper by Möbus et al. a method for defect enhancement by spatial self-filtering using
B12SiO20 (BSO) in the Fourier plane of an optical processor was presented. In periodic …

A refined flexible inspection method for identifying surface flaws using the skeleton and neural network

C Wang, SZ Huang - International journal of production research, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
This paper introduces a refined inspection technology which combines neural networks and
range maps of object sub-skeleton pixel counts for identifying surface flaws. The proposed …

Optical real-time defect-enhancement diagnostic system

CJ Gaeta, PV Mitchell, DM Pepper - Optics letters, 1992 - opg.optica.org
We have demonstrated an all-optical diagnostic system that enhances the observation of
defects in periodic structures. This real-time technique employs a spatial light modulator as a …

Contouring using interferometric fringe digital processing with the Hough transform: Application to the detection of cavities on polished surfaces

C Pieralli, G Tribillon - Signal processing, 1994 - Elsevier
The contouring permits the detection of various phenomena perturbing a surface. It can deal
with local vibrating parts, cracks testing optical flatness, etc. In this paper, a contouring …