Abstract
The holographic image of a birefringent object is not transparent. The reconstructed image scene includes a three-dimensional distribution of visible interference effects, in addition to, and superposed upon the replicated array of illuminated object elements. This circumstance contains two reciprocally related implications which provide the theme of this discussion:
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when the pattern of birefringence in the object space can be inferred from a knowledge of the interference display in the image space, a possible engineering application of holography is indicated.
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on the other hand, when qualitative and/or quantitative features of the interference pattern can be inferred, given a known distribution of birefringence, then the operational rules which govern the apparatus, as an interferometer, are exhibited.
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Brčić, V. (1974). Application of Holography to Photoelasticity. In: Application of Holography and Hologram Interferometry to Photoelasticity. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 7. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-2646-2_3
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