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With the development of holography and nanomanufacturing technology, metasurfaces are playing an increasingly important role in the field of holography. We designed a silicon cylindrical structure based on the Huygens metasurface. By exciting the Mie electric dipole and magnetic dipole resonance of the silicon cylindrical structure, a high transmission efficiency of 84% can be achieved at a wavelength of 633 nm, and a full phase coverage of 0-2π can be obtained by adjusting the radius of the silicon cylindrical. We used the angular spectrum algorithm to obtain the phase distribution relationship between the object image and the metasurface, and designed the arrangement of the silicon cylinder metasurface. The simulation obtained a high-fidelity hologram, and the structure has a high transmission efficiency around the 633 nm spectrum. This method can realize metasurface holography with high transmission efficiency, and it can be applied in holographic imaging.

We propose a full-color see-through three-dimensional (3D) display method based on volume holography. This method is based on real object interference, avoiding the device limitation of spatial light modulator (SLM). The volume holography has a slim and compact structure, which realizes 3D display through one single layer of photopolymer. We analyzed the recording mechanism of volume holographic gratings, diffraction characteristics, and influencing factors of refractive index modulation through Kogelnik’s coupled-wave theory and the monomer diffusion model of photopolymer. We built a multiplexing full-color reflective volume holographic recording optical system and conducted simultaneous exposure experiment. Under the illumination of white light, full-color 3D image can be reconstructed. Experimental results show that the average diffraction efficiency is about 53%, and the grating fringe pitch is less than 0.3 μm. The reconstructed image of volume holography has high diffraction efficiency, high resolution, strong stereo perception, and large observing angle, which provides a technical reference for augmented reality.

In order to improve the effect, clarity and resolution of anti-counterfeiting, this paper proposes a method of reflection volume holographic three-dimensional (3D) anti-counterfeiting. This method adopts reflection volume holographic interference recording of 3D object to achieve 3D anti-counterfeiting. The principle of reflection volume holography was analyzed by using Kogelnik’s coupled wave theory. A reflection volume holographic anti-counterfeiting recording optical path based on a monochromatic laser was constructed. Photopolymer is used as the volume holographic recording material, and a metal school badge is used as the object. Experimental results show that the reflection holographic gratings can record and reproduce 3D object, and the 3D shape of the reproduced image is consistent with the object, which improves the effect of anti-counterfeiting.

Volume holograms can achieve concentration of sunlight, but it has shortcomings such as small concentration angle, dispersion, and complex production process of the volume holography material, which is difficult to mass produce. This paper proposes a method based on the metasurface concentrating sunlight. We analyzed the mechanism of volume holographic light focusing by Kogelnik coupling wave theory, which is greatly limited by wavelength selectivity. Utilizing the metasurface control mechanism on the wave front phase, the array arrangement that meets the light concentrating effect was designed. Simulation analysis shows that the metasurface can achieve light concentration in the visible light band with low dispersion.

Volume holograms can record and reproduce three-dimensional object. Compared with planar holograms, volume holograms can improve the resolution, stereo perception and realism of anti-counterfeiting, and realize three-dimensional anti-counterfeiting. In order to improve the diffraction efficiency and anti-counterfeiting effect of volume holographic anti-counterfeiting, this paper proposes a reflection volume holographic three-dimensional anti-counterfeiting method based on photopolymer. The diffraction characteristics and influencing factors are analyzed by Kogelnik’s coupled wave theory. Based on Piazzolla’s monomer diffusion model, the effects of exposure energy and exposure intensity on refractive index modulation and diffraction efficiency were studied. The simulation results show that the reflection volume holograms can achieve a greater refractive index modulation, with higher diffraction efficiency, stronger wavelength selectivity, which enhances the effect of three-dimensional anti-counterfeiting.

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An optical encryption method based on computer generated holograms printing of photopolymer is presented. Fraunhofer diffraction is performed based on the Gerchberg-Saxton algorithm, and a hologram of the Advanced Encryption Standard encrypted Quick Response code is generated to record the ciphertext. The holograms of the key and the three-dimensional image are generated by the angular spectrum diffraction algorithm. The experimental results show that large-size encrypted Quick Response (QR) code and miniature keys can be printed in photopolymers, which has good application prospects in optical encryption. This method has the advantages of high-density storage, high speed, large fault tolerance, and anti-peeping.

A new double-layer sunlight concentration system, where each layer is divided into two regions, is proposed, and the system has four volume holograms. Since the four holograms convert light in different directions, the interlayer crosstalk is reduced, and the system has a high concentration ratio. The simulation results show that the concentration system can achieve a 30° operation angle range. The holograms are fabricated on photopolymer substrates, and the left half of the system is implemented using two holograms. The characteristics of the left half of the system are assessed. The agreement of the simulation and experimental results on diffraction efficiency validates the proposed method. The tested monochromatic concentration ratio can achieve a record of 418.8, and the concentration ratio under sunlight is 5.38. The experiment results of light use efficiency are close to the simulation with non-crosstalk, which indicates that the interlayer crosstalk is small.

Efficient and low-cost solar-energy collection has become the focus of many research works. This paper proposes a recording method and an experimental verification of a wide-band, large-angle, and high concentration-ratio volume-holographic grating for solar concentration. We applied the Kogelnik coupled-wave theory and photopolymer diffusion model to analyse the formation mechanism and influencing factors on the diffraction efficiency of monochromatic volume-holographic gratings. We design and construct a three-color laser-interference system to record three monochromatic volume-holographic gratings. The best recording conditions are determined by experiment and simulation. A trichromatic volume-holographic grating is obtained by gluing the three monochromatic gratings together. The experimental results show that the trichromatic volume-holographic grating with a working angle of 6.7° and a working band of visible light has a light concentration ratio of 149.2 under an illumination of the combined recorded three-color beams, and that under sunlight is 27.2. We find that the proposed trichromatic volume-holographic grating for light concentration offers the advantages of wide band and high light concentration ratio, which provide a reference for solar concentration.