title: Observation of light propagation by holography with a picosecond pulsed laser.
abstract: We demonstrate the propagation of a light pulse undergoing refraction and total refraction inside a glass block as well as diffraction at a grating. Observation of a frameless, continuous motion picture of the light propagation is possible by recording of hologram with a picosecond pulsed laser. It is shown that the direction of the pulse changes as a result of refraction, the pulse's speed decreases inside a glass block, and the pulse travels a zigzag path by total refraction. The pulse fronts of the diffracted light propagating parallel to the grating surface are also demonstrated.
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Awatsuji