Holographic interferometry of ultrafast transients by photochemical hole burning

A novel approach for interferometric analysis of ultrafast transient processes as short as 10(-13)-10(-14) sec is suggested. The method of holographic storage of ultrafast time-space images in spectrally selective hole-burning materials is used. It is shown that differential interferometric comparison of time-space images, which are permanently stored, provides an effective means to resolve ultrafast transient signals in space and in the spectral domain.