Title | Holography with a neutron interferometer |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Authors | D. Sarenac, M. G. Huber, B. Heacock, M. Arif, C. W. Clark, D. G. Cory, C. B. Shahi, and D. A. Pushin |
Journal | Opt. Express |
Volume | 24 |
Pagination | 22528–22535 |
Date Published | Oct |
Keywords | Digital holography, Interferometry, Optical vortices, Propagation |
Abstract | We use a Mach-Zehnder interferometer to perform neutron holography of a spiral phase plate. The object beam passes through a spiral phase plate, acquiring the phase twist characteristic of orbital angular momentum states. The reference beam passes through a fused silica prism, acquiring a linear phase gradient. The resulting hologram is a fork dislocation image, which could be used to reconstruct neutron beams with various orbital angular momenta. This work paves the way for novel applications of neutron holography, diffraction and imaging. |
URL | http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-24-20-22528 |
DOI | 10.1364/OE.24.022528 |