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Continuing in the steps of its predecessors, this fourth edition provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource on holography. Focused on practical techniques in holography at all levels, it avoids any unnecessary mathematical theory. It is designed for the scientist, technologist, artist, and serious hobbyist alike, covering every aspect of the field from basic set-up to use of available instruments. This edition includes brand new information on color holograms, new types of sensitive material, state-of-the-art wet processing techniques, and digital holography.
List of contents
PRINCIPLES OF HOLOGRAPHY. What Is a Hologram? Brief History of Holography. Light Sources for Holography. Basic Types of Hologram. Materials, Exposure, and Processing. PRACTICAL DISPLAY HOLOGRAPHY. Making Your First Hologram. Single-Beam Denisyuk Techniques. Single-Beam Bypass Holograms. Building Your Own Holographic Laboratory. Making Master Holograms for Transfer. Transfer Reflection Image Holograms. White-Light Transmission Transfer and Rainbow Holograms. Holograms Involving Focusing Optics. Homemade Optical Elements. Portraiture and Pulse Laser Holography. Holography in Natural Colors. Achromatic and Pseudocolor Holograms. Holographic Stereograms. Digital Holographic Printing. Display Techniques. Embossed Holograms. APPLIED HOLOGRAPHY. Holography and Measurement. Data Storage and Diffractive Elements. Holography in Biology and Medicine. Holographic Motion Pictures and Video. Other Applications of Holography.
About the author
Graham Saxby had a career in photography with the Royal Air Force, including seven years as an officer commanding Photographic Science Flight at the RAF Joint School of Photography. Afterwards, he joined what is now the University of Wolverhampton, teaching educational technology to trainee teachers and, later, modern optics in degree courses in applied sciences. This gave him the opportunity to indulge his enthusiasm for holography and to build his own laboratory, where he organized projects. His work in holography earned him an international reputation, and his published material has received a number of prestigious awards.
Stanislovas Zacharovas, PhD, is director of Geola Digital uab, which is a premier provider of holographic materials, digital holographic equipment, pulsed lasers, and other related services. He earned his PhD from the Institute of Semiconductor Physics at the Lithuanian Academy of Science with a thesis on magnetic semiconductor photoconductivity. He worked in the SAT and CATV industry before joining Geola in 1998. His scientific research focuses on silver halide photographic emulsions, hologram copying, autostereoscopy, and digital holographic printing and embossed holography for security applications. He has authored and coauthored numerous papers and holds several patents.
