Holography

On this page: Holography — Parents: Fotografische Techniken — Photography, Technology & Science at the Tenckhoff Photo Archive.

Holography is a technique that creates three-dimensional images (Holograms) by recording and reconstructing light wave patterns. Unlike photography, it faithfully represents depth and perspective. Holography is used in art, science, and technology.

Holography – The Memory of Light

Jürgen Tenckhoff - 1979 in the optics laboratory of the Chair of Theoretical Electrical Engineering at Ruhr University Bochum – with his setup for speckle interferometry

From Gabor to digital holography: how light stores information and reveals three-dimensional worlds in the memory of light.

Holography Museum Lauk in Pulheim

Exhibit in the Lauk Holographic Museum, Photo Richard Wurdel | 1982

Holography Museum Lauk in Pulheim - photos of the exhibited holograms from 1982

Holograms in video sequences

The three-dimensional effect of holograms is particularly impressive when the viewer can move around

Holographic art in Pulheim Town Hall

Exhibit of the Lauk Museum in Pulheim Town Hall

At the end of the 1990s, the Holography Museum was closed by Matthias Lauk and its approximately 350 exhibits were looking for new owners.

Rainbow holograms in art

This post nicely shows the special effect of rainbow holograms that appear multi-colored.

White light holograms (argon laser)

This post shows a white light hologram that was recorded with an argon laser. A flashlight with almost parallel light is sufficient for viewing.

Holography with argon laser

White light holograms are generated with coherent laser light, but they meet lower coherence conditions when viewing.

Half a hologram - all the information

Is there really all the information of a recorded motif in every fragment of a hologram? Here we examine a broken hologram.

Recording techique: "Rainbow holograms"

The technique for generating rainbow holograms was developed in 1968 by Dr. Stephen A. Benton designed.

Holography for science and art

Holographic recording techniques not only record the amplitude of light rays but also their phase.

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