Abstract:
This disclosure relates to a holographic flying-spot scanner wherein a stationary collimated beam illuminates the subject and is then optically relayed via a beamsplitter to a photodetector. A scanning spot is focused an appropriate distance in front of the beamsplitter such that the locus of the virtual image thereof lies in a plane which is in front of, at, or behind, the subject or subject plane, as desired. The detected interference between the rays of the scanning spot and the beam passing through the subject is used to reconstruct a hologram of the subject. The plane of the hologram is the locus of the virtual image of the scanning spot.
Abstract:
A hologram heterodyne scanner wherein a stationary coherent light beam illuminates the subject and is then optically relayed via a beamsplitter to a photodetector. The other phase-locked optical frequency, needed for the reference beam, is derived from the first-mentioned beam by means of a Doppler technique. The Doppler-shifted reference beam is orthogonally disposed with respect to the stationary beam and it is likewise relayed to the photodetector via the beamsplitter. The reference beam is focused to define a small spot and the latter is raster scanned with respect to the stationary beam. A random interlace scan is utilized, which helps to eliminate the scanning structure from the hologram. The photodetector is purposely placed at an out-offocus location with respect to the locus of the scanning beam waist.