| 1 | Introduction to MAS.450
Conduct of Course
Introduction to Holography and 3D
What's it good for?
Lab Preview | Course Description (PDF)
Lab #0 handout | |
| 2 | History and Applications of Holography
Wave Representation of Light
EM Spectrum
Units and Measures | Chap. 1 (Introduction)
Chap. 2 (Light Waves) | |
| 3 | Lab Assignments
Collaboration Policy
Field, Energy, Flux,
Intensity, Exposure
Phase Representation of Light | Power and Units (PDF)
Chap. 3 (Waves and Phases)
Chap. 3 appdx (Phase Footprints)
Collaboration and "Bibles" (PDF)
Problem Set #1 (PDF) | PS #1 Issued |
| 4 | More Interference
Calculating Spatial Frequency
Diffraction
Grating Equation
Basic Holographic Photochemistry | Calculating Spatial Frequency (PDF)
A Catalog of Sources (PDF)
Lab #2 Notes (PDF)
Basic Holographic Photochemistry (PDF)
Chap. 5 (Diffraction) | |
| 5 | Multiple Orders
Relationship Between
Diffraction and Interference
Diffraction Efficiency
Lens Review | Problem Set #2 (PDF)
Chap. 6 (Diffraction Efficiency)
Chap. 6 appdx (Grating Efficiency)
Chap. 7 (Platonic Holography) | PS #1 Due
PS #2 Issued |
| 6 | Hologram Cross Sections
"Platonic" Holography
Intro Ray-Tracing Analysis
Paraxial Lens Equation ("one over R" Equation)
Inline Holograms
From Points to Images
Magnification | Chap. 8 (Ray-tracing Analysis)
Chap. 9 (HOEs and Inline Holograms)
Lab #3 Notes (PDF)
Lab #4 Notes (PDF)
Lab #3/4 Prelab Questions (Due in Lab) (PDF)
Hologram Cross Sections | Lab #3/4 Prelab Questions Issued (Due in Lab) |
| 7 | PS #1 Review
Transmission Holography Equations
Vector Analysis
Lab Preview |
Transmission Holography Equations (PDF)
Chap. 10 (L&U Holograms)
Chap. 10 appdx (Horizontal and Vertical Focus)
| PS #1 Solutions |
| 8 | Off-axis Holography
Astigmatism
"cos-squared" Equation | Problem Set #3 (PDF)
Astigmatism Model (PDF)
Measuring Angles and Radii of Curvature (PDF)
Lab #5 Notes (PDF) | PS #2 Due
PS #3 Issued |
| 9 | More Off-axis Holography
Beam Ratio
White-light Illumination
Sources of Image Blur | Understanding Astigmatism (PDF)
Chap. 11 - Non-laser Illumination
Chap. 12 - Real-image Projection | |
| 10 | PS #2 Solutions
Real Image Projection
Phase Conjugation Intro
Master Hologram Recording
Bleaching | Lab #6 Notes (PDF)
Lab #6 Prelab Questions (PDF)
Holochemistry Schematic (PDF) | PS #3 Due
Lab #6 Prelab Questions Issued (Due in Your Lab Section) |
| 11 | PS #3 Discussion
Quiz Review | | |
| 12 | Quiz #1 | | Lab Notebooks Turned In |
| 13 | Full-aperture Transfers | Chap. 13: Full-aperture Transfers
Lab #7 Notes (PDF)
Holographic Photochemistry, A Summary (PDF) | |
| 14 | Holographic Interferometry (guest lecturer) | | |
| 15 | Quiz #1 Discussion
Full-aperture Holography (continued)
Rainbow Holography | Lab #8 Notes (PDF)
Chapter 14: Rainbow Holography
Quiz #1 Solutions
Chap. 15: Practical Rainbow Holography | |
| 16 | Practical Rainbow Holography | Problem Set #4 (PDF) | PS #4 Issued |
| 17 | Intro to Denisyuk/Reflection Holography | Final project information
Chap. 16: Denisyuk Holos | |
| 18 | | PS #4 Due
Problem Set #5 Issued (PDF)
Lab #9 Notes (PDF)
Pyrochrome Processing (PDF) | PS #4 Due |
| 19 | Final Project Discussion
Reflection Transfer Holos
Off-axis Reflection Holograms | Notes on Off-axis Reflection Holography (3 pages) (PDF) | |
| 20 | Art & Holography (Betsy Connors, @ MIT Museum) | Problem Set #5 Due | Final Project Proposal #2 Due |
| 21 | Wrap up: Challenges and Opportunities of Holography | Final Project Lab Checklist (PDF) | |
| 22 | Review Session | | |
| 23 | Quiz #2 | | |
| 24 | Final Project Presentations | | |
| 25 | Final Project Presentations | | Written Reports Due |
