Holography Handbook / Edition 3

by Fred Unterseher, Jeannene Hansen, Bob Schlesinger

Overview

The Holography Handbook has received recommended reviews from Scientific American, Booklist (American Library Association), Library Journal, New Scientist and Home Electronics & Entertainment. Although out of print for a while, this book is now back in print and available. This book is the defining source on how a hobbyist can make excellent quality holograms on a limited budget. The book also contains sections on advanced techniques and holography as a art form.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780894960161
Publisher:	Ross Books
Publication date:	04/02/1996
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	408
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	3 Months

Table of Contents

PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
What A Hologram Is Not
What It Is
Short History Of Holography
Section I - MATERIALS
OPTICS TABLE CONSTRUCTION
Stability
Tension Sand Table
Sand/Slab Table
Metal/Slab Table
Other Tables Ideas
Interferometer
THE DARKROOM
Darkroom Sink
Darkroom Equipment
Darkroom Chemicals
Basic Chemicals
Bleach
Developers
Other Bleaches
Alternate Fixer
OPTICAL COMPONENT CONSTRUCTION
Tools
Sand Mounts
Mirrors
Larger Mirror Mounts
Lenses
Beamsplitters
Variable Beamsplitters
Plateholders
Film Holders
Index Matching Holders
Vacuum Platen
Shutters
Metal Table Mounts
Light Meters
Spatial Filter
PURCHASING MATERIALS
Acquiring A Laser
Current Best Buys
Lasers
Laser Safety
Optics
Mirrors
Lenses
Beamsplitters
Variable Beamsplitters
Spatial Filters
Objectives and Pinholes
Collimating Mirrors
Light Meters
Shutters
Plateholders
Tables
RECORDING MATERIAL
Kodak & Agfa Gevaert
Other Recording Materials
Photopolymers
Dichromate Gelatin
Thermo Plastics
Photo Resist
SUGGESTED KITS
SUPPLIER'S ADDRESSES
SECTION II - BASIC HOLOGRAPHY
MAKING HOLOGRAMS
Transmission Holography
SINGLE BEAM HOLOGRAPHY
Single Beam Transmission Holograms
Objects
Step-by-step
Transmission Processing
Alternate Transmission Processing
Viewing
Troubleshooting Single Beam Transmissions
Alternate Single Beam Transmission
Single Beam Reflection
Step-by-step
Reflection Processing
Alternative Reflection Processing
Troubleshooting Single Beam Reflections
SPLIT BEAM HOLOGRAPHY
Split Beam Transmission
Step-by-step
Developing
Viewing
Troubleshooting Split Beam Transmissions
Split Beam Reflection
Step-By-Step
Developing
Viewing
Troubleshooting Split Beam Reflection
IMAGE PLANE HOLOGRAPHY
The Master (H-1)
Reflection Image Plane (H-2)
Step-By-Step
Developing
Viewing
Setup Modification
Troubleshooting Image Plane Holograms
ADVANCED HOLOGRAPHY
OVERVIEW
ADVANCED EQUIPMENT NEEDED
Spatial Filters
Variable Beamsplitter
Collating Mirrors
Advanced Techniques
TRANSMISSION MASTER HOLOGRAMS
Step-By-Step
REFLECTION HOLOGRAMS
Step-by-step
IMAGE PLANE HOLOGRAMS
Step-by-step
Pseudo color reflection holograms
RAINBOW HOLOGRAMS
Rainbow Master
Rainbow Copy
Alternate Rainbow Techniques
Pseudo Color Rainbows
OPEN APERTURE HOLOGRAMS
Open Aperture Master
Open Aperture Copy
OTHER ADVANCED HOLOGRAMS
Curved Holograms
Holographic Stereogram Or Multiplex
Pulsed Holography
Color Holography
THEORY
What Is Light?
How Light Is Produced
What Is A Laser?
Perception Of Light
Reflection
Refraction
Interference & Hologram Formation
Diffraction & Hologram Reconstruction
The Future
ART AND HOLOGRAPHY
Introduction
Is Creative Holography Possible?
Techniques To Try
Copying Holograms
Hologram Display
PHILOSOPHY
The Holographic Brain
Holocosmology
Summary
APPENDIX
Glossary
Annotated Bibliography
Some Magazines & Magazine Articles
Places To See Holograms
Classes In Holography
Societies To Belong To
Acknowledgements
Index
A Real Hologram

Editorial Reviews

The first edition of this annual directory covers artistic holography, with future plans to include other aspects of this fast-developing technology. The nontechnical introductory text describes holographic processes and a glossary defines terms. A well-organized international directory, arranged in four sections, includes vendors by type, producers, sellers, holography in education, and equipment. Each section provides a chart with vendors and categories followed by an alphabetical list of companies by country, with addresses, telephone numbers, and category codes. The chart on education quickly identifies museums and workshops. The third edition of the Holography Directory , which also lists holographic artists and vendors, will be released by New York's Museum of Holography later this year. Recommended for specialized collections as the most current and comprehensive directory of artistic holography.-- Kendra Peterson St. Aubin, Codex Corp. Lib., Mansfield, Mass.

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