title: Holographic interferometers with photorefractive recording media.
abstract: We discuss two types of holographic interferometer that contain photorefractive recording media. The first type contains two beams interacting in a photorefractive medium. The second type utilizes a single beam and relies on self-pumped phase conjugation from a photorefractive crystal to make phase changes appear as intensity changes. We show both theoretically and experimentally that the first type can be analyzed in a straightforward manner; however, the second type cannot be approximated as simply a special case of the first type, as one may näively suspect.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Blair
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Megofna
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Riegner
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Shoop