Abstract
In the autumn of 1964, Robert L. Powell and I discovered holographic interferometry while working at the Radar Laboratory of the University of Michigan’s Institute of Science and Technology. I have worked in this field ever since, and I have watched it grow from an unexplored technology to a widespread industrial testing method, and I have contributed to these developments. In this paper, I will trace my history in this field—our discovery and my involvement in its theory and applications. I will conclude with a discussion of digital holography, which is currently replacing photographic holography for most research and industrial applications.
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Stetson, K.A. (2019). Holographic Interferometry: Then and Now. In: Lamberti, L., Lin, MT., Furlong, C., Sciammarella, C., Reu, P., Sutton, M. (eds) Advancement of Optical Methods & Digital Image Correlation in Experimental Mechanics, Volume 3. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97481-1_35
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