Abstract

A very simple lens-system model of a hologram is proposed for gaining an intuitive understanding of certain well-known holographic techniques. The model applies to planar (not volume) holograms whose complex amplitude transmittances are proportional to photographic exposure; the reference and reconstruction illumination can consist of either plane or spherical waves. The techniques of scaling (i.e., enlarging or reducing) the hologram and reconstructing at a new wavelength are easily taken into account. The model consists of only two lenses, an aperture, and a possibly modified version of the object, yet it yields a complete first-order description of the primary and conjugate images.

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Holographic imaging and aberrations due to an incorrectly repositioned hologram in a system with lenses having aberrations

Burn Jeng Lin and Stuart A. Collins
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 63(5) 537-547 (1973)

Extension of lens-system model of holography*

Fred Mandelkorn
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 64(3) 310-313 (1974)

Equivalent-Lens Theory of Holographic Imaging

W. Lukosz
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 58(8) 1084-1091 (1968)

Range–azimuth-coupling aberrations in pulse-scanned imaging systems

E. N. Leith
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 63(2) 119-126 (1973)

Acoustical holography by sector scanning*

B. P. Hildebrand
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 63(11) 1393-1398 (1973)