Abstract

The process of producing a hologram of an object that is transmitting or reflecting diffuse, partially coherent, quasimonochromatic light is described mathematically. The discussion shows how the degree of coherence between the reference beam and the beam illuminating the object affects the reconstruction. The types of image degradation resulting from the use of partially coherent light are outlined. The application of holography to the measurement of second-order spatial coherence is suggested and a possible experiment is described.

© 1966 Optical Society of America

Fourier-Transform Holograms with Partially Coherent Light: Holographic Measurement of Spatial Coherence*

Michael Lurie
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 58(5) 614-619 (1968)

Some Effects of Diffused Illumination in Holography

Fred I. Diamond
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 59(10) 1339-1342 (1969)

Diffraction by Apertures Illuminated with Partially Coherent Light*

Robert A. Shore, Brian J. Thompson, and Robert E. Whitney
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56(6) 733-738 (1966)

Image Luminance and Ray Tracing in Holography

Carl W. Helstrom
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56(4) 433-441 (1966)

Fresnel-Transform Representation of Holograms and Hologram Classification*

John T. Winthrop and C. R. Worthington
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 56(10) 1362-1368 (1966)