Holography : theory, laboratory techniques and some applications, 1970

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Ros

Identifier: b2088682

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth College graduate Physics program. The holdings are bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Master of Science degree.

Dates

Creation: 1970

Creator

Rosati, Vincent (Author, Person)
Hieslmair, Hans (1932-2021) (Thesis advisor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Access is by appointment only.

Access to the collection is confined to the Monmouth University Library and is subject to patron policies approved by the Monmouth University Library.

Collection holdings may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.

Research appointments are scheduled by the Monmouth University Library Archives Collections Manager (723-923-4526). A minimum of three days advance notice is required to arrange a research appointment for access to the collection.

Patrons must complete a Researcher Registration Form and provide appropriate identification to gain access to the collection holdings. Copies of these documents will be kept on file at the Monmouth University Library.

Extent

1 Items (print book) : 60 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Summary

The purpose of this thesis was to study image formation through holography in such applications as double exposure interferometry and contour generation.

The approach was to study first the properties of holograms and the laboratory techniques needed to produce them. The grating nature of holograms was studied and experimentally demonstrated. In addition, the three-dimensional properties of the reconstructed image were demonstrated by a hologram of several chess pieces.

Subsequently several applications of holography, with emphasis on doubly exposed and time-averaged holograms, were studied. An original experiment was performed to show the mode structure of a vibrating quartz crystal. The crystal under study oscillated at 18 kHz. and showed an unexpected vibration mode. Futher experiments are planned to see if this technique can be extended to high frequency (5 - 50 MHz.) crystals. Discussions with workers in the piezoelectric crystal field indicate a keen interest in these experiments.

The experiments reported here are discussed in detail to help overcome the lack of information in the literature concerning laboratory techniques.

Physical Description

Includes 18 black-and-white photographic plates.

Partial Contents

Introduction -- 1. Simplified theory of holography -- 2. Experimental results and applications -- 3. Laboratory technique -- 4. Procedure for making a hologram -- 5. Conclusions -- Appendix.