Irradiance ] A photograph records the irradiance of an image. • Energy per unit area ] Light areas represent high irradiance points in the object. Photo by Jason Bruges Studio
Amplitude Record ] Image display returns the irradiance at each point. • Indirectly amplitude • Color photographs sort waves by frequency
Phase Information ] Waves can be described by amplitude and phase. • Amplitude alones lacks information ] If phase information is included then there is everything the eye sees of the object. • Three-dimensional image • Proposed in 1948, Nobel Prize in 1971.
Reference Wave ] To preserve phase information a reference wave is needed. ] A coherent monochromatic wave maintains the same amplitude and phase on reflection.
Object Wave object wave ] A reflected wave from an object interferes with the reference wave. • Same initial source ] This interference reference wave pattern has information about phase, too.
Transmission Hologram ] The angles of the diffraction rings are used to determine the crystal spacing. holographic image
Hologram Viewing ] Shining the same coherent light through the recorded pattern recreates a virtual image. Wikipedia Commons
Rainbow Hologram ] An object illuminated through a narrow horizontal slit will provide partial information. • Narrow horizontal slice ] Different slices respond to different frequencies. • Based on angle • White light illumination