Image storage has been investigated with the biphotonic holographic me
thod in an azo/polymer film. Experimental results show that this bipho
tonic holographic storage has high spatial resolution and exhibits an
image enhancement effect after blocking the noncoherent light. The mec
hanism of biphotonic holographic storage is attributed to the redistri
bution of cis form ate molecules induced by both coherent light and no
ncoherent light. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.