Applied Physics Letters · 1966 · 67 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesBiomedical EngineeringDigital ImagingOpticsFourier OpticsHolographyImagingOptical ImagingCoherent Light SourcesDigital HolographyWavefront ReconstructionWavefront Shaping
Focused-image holograms have been made with good results using an extended coherent source as a reference wavefront in the recording process and a different extended source in the reconstruction process. The technique is uncritical and requires no source compensation.