Holographic Imaging

The only all-inclusive treatment of holography—from fundamental principles to the most advanced concepts

While several existing texts cover different aspects of the field of holography, none provides a complete, up-to-date, and accessible view of its popular, scientific, and engineering aspects. Now, from an author team that includes one of the world's pioneers in the field, Holographic Imaging fills this need with a single, comprehensive text that covers the subject from traditional holography to the cutting-edge development of the world's most advanced three-dimensional holographic images, holographic printing, and holographic video.

Written in an engaging and easy-to-follow style, Holographic Imaging promotes a hands-on approach to making holograms and provides readers with a working understanding of how and why they work. Following a brief introduction to the fundamentals of light and diffraction, coverage includes: the diffraction efficiency of gratings, "platonic" holography, a ray-tracing analysis of holography, holographic lenses and in-line "Gabor" holography, off-axis "Leith & Upatnieks" holography, non-laser illumination of holograms, phase conjunction and real image projection, full-aperture transfer holography, white-light transmission "rainbow" holography, practical issues in rainbow holography, in-line "Denisyuk" reflection holography, off-axis reflection holography, edge-lit holography, computational display holography, holographic printing, and holographic television.

Helpful diagrams and equations that summarize the mathematical and physical principles for each technique discussed make this an approachable resource for readers from a variety of backgrounds, including undergraduate and postgraduate students with an interest in optics, optoelectronics, and information display, as well as researchers, scientists, engineers, and technology-savvy artists.

Foreword: Holography xiiii
Charles M. Vest

Foreword: Nerd Pride xv
Nicholas Negroponte

Guide to Color Plates xix
Betsy Connors-Chen

Introduction: Why Holographic Imaging? 1

About This Volume 1

The Window View Upon Reality 2

References 3

Chapter 1: Holograms and Perception 5

Chapter 2: Light as Waves 15

Chapter 3: Waves and Phases 27

Chapter 4: Two-Beam Interference 33

Chapter 5: Diffraction 45

Chapter 6: Diffraction Efficiency of Gratings 57

Chapter 7: "Platonic" Holography 65

Chapter 8: Ray-Tracing Analysis of Holography Introduction 75

Chapter 9: Holographic Lenses and In-Line "Gabor" Holography 87

Chapter 10: Off-Axis “Leith & Upatnieks" Holography Introduction 103

Chapter 11: Non-Laser Illumination of Holograms 115

Chapter 12: Phase Conjugation and Real Image Projection 125

Chapter 13: Full-Aperture Transfer 137

Chapter 14: White-Light Transmission "Rainbow" Holography 145

Chapter 15: Practical Issues in Rainbow Holography 159

Chapter 16: In-line "Denisyuk" Reflection Holography Introduction 173

Chapter 17: Off-Axis Bollection Holography 181

Chapter 18: Edge-Lit Holography William Farmer 193

Chapter 19: Computational Display Holography 207

Chapter 20: Holographic Stereograms and Printing 233

Chapter 21: Holographic Television 247

Index 259

"This text successfully covers its subject, from theoretical holography, traditional technology, and widespread rainbow holograms, to the latest, cutting-edge technological developments of the holographic television and holographic computer displays. It does so with an easy-to-follow style, approachable mathematics, and helpful illustrations. This makes the book a valuable resource for readers from a variety of backgrounds, including students and researchers in optics, optoelectronics, computer science, and engineering." (Computing Reviews, December 2, 2008)

V. Michael Bove Jr., PhD, is Head of the Object-Based Media Group at MIT's Media Laboratory and directs the consumer electronics program CELab. He is the author or coauthor of over fifty journal or conference papers and holds patents on inventions relating to video recording, hardcopy, interactive television, and medical imaging. Dr. Bove is on the Board of Editors of the Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers and is Associate Editor of Optical Engineering. He is a fellow of the Optics Society SPIE and is on the Board of Governors of the National Academy of Media Arts and Sciences.

The only all-inclusive treatment of holography—from fundamental principles to the most advanced concepts

While several existing texts cover different aspects of the field of holography, none provides a complete, up-to-date, and accessible view of its popular, scientific, and engineering aspects. Now, from an author team that includes one of the world's pioneers in the field, Holographic Imaging fills this need with a single, comprehensive text that covers the subject from traditional holography to the cutting-edge development of the world's most advanced three-dimensional holographic images, holographic printing, and holographic video.

Written in an engaging and easy-to-follow style, Holographic Imaging promotes a hands-on approach to making holograms and provides readers with a working understanding of how and why they work. Following a brief introduction to the fundamentals of light and diffraction, coverage includes: the diffraction efficiency of gratings, "platonic" holography, a ray-tracing analysis of holography, holographic lenses and in-line "Gabor" holography, off-axis "Leith & Upatnieks" holography, non-laser illumination of holograms, phase conjunction and real image projection, full-aperture transfer holography, white-light transmission "rainbow" holography, practical issues in rainbow holography, in-line "Denisyuk" reflection holography, off-axis reflection holography, edge-lit holography, computational display holography, holographic printing, and holographic television.

Helpful diagrams and equations that summarize the mathematical and physical principles for each technique discussed make this an approachable resource for readers from a variety of backgrounds, including undergraduate and postgraduate students with an interest in optics, optoelectronics, and information display, as well as researchers, scientists, engineers, and technology-savvy artists.

The late Stephen A. Benton, PhD, invented the white-light viewable "rainbow" hologram seen on credit cards and magazine covers. As a professor at MIT, he went on to invent the world's first real-time, interactive, holographic video system. Dr. Benton established the Spatial Imaging Group at MIT to conduct research in 3-D display technologies and later became one of the MIT Media Laboratory's founding faculty members. He was a fellow of the Optical Society of America and of the Society for Imaging Science and Technology. A prolific author and inventor, he held numerous patents in optical physics, photography, and holography.