Abstract

In recent years, there has been a glorification of the capabilities of holography on television and in motion pictures. An exhibit dealing with holography would therefore be popular with the general public. Demonstration of the making of a hologram would provide the public with the realistic yet still fascinating uses for holograms that presently exist. A display could be built that demonstrates the fabrication of a simple transmission hologram using a laser, beam splitter, lenses, mirrors, and a film plate arranged either on an optical alignment bench or possibly in a sandbox for stability. The display would reside in a totally dark environment.

© 1991 Optical Society of America