by BobH » Sun Dec 12, 2021 10:18 am
I have finally gotten my new exhibit called "Vintage Lasers & Holograms" together enough to host a "soft opening" today. There are over 180 classic lasers and an equal number of associated things, including over two dozen holograms currently. The plan is to keep installing more holograms over time, as they take a lot of time to mount and light properly.
Many of the holograms are from my own 40-year career using all types of recording materials, including holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystal (HPDLC), and all of the common recording techniques (including the first published full parallax integral hologram). The exhibit occupies 1200 square feet in a shared space with my lab that features a 5x10' table where I'm currently making transmission and reflection HOEs in red (35mW SP-127), green (6W Coherent Verdi), and blue (150mW Kimmon He-Cd). This lab is also part of the display so visitors can see how a professional holographer works, what's necessary to get commercial quality holograms, and hopefully how to improvise with hobbyist level equipment to get similar results.
The exhibit will run to the end of April, 2022, but will likely be extended another year unless a more appropriate venue becomes available. The space I'm in was chosen to be isolated for R&D, and not for walk-by traffic. This is really a test to see if there is interest amongst the general public.
I have finally gotten my new exhibit called "Vintage Lasers & Holograms" together enough to host a "soft opening" today. There are over 180 classic lasers and an equal number of associated things, including over two dozen holograms currently. The plan is to keep installing more holograms over time, as they take a lot of time to mount and light properly.
Many of the holograms are from my own 40-year career using all types of recording materials, including holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystal (HPDLC), and all of the common recording techniques (including the first published full parallax integral hologram). The exhibit occupies 1200 square feet in a shared space with my lab that features a 5x10' table where I'm currently making transmission and reflection HOEs in red (35mW SP-127), green (6W Coherent Verdi), and blue (150mW Kimmon He-Cd). This lab is also part of the display so visitors can see how a professional holographer works, what's necessary to get commercial quality holograms, and hopefully how to improvise with hobbyist level equipment to get similar results.
The exhibit will run to the end of April, 2022, but will likely be extended another year unless a more appropriate venue becomes available. The space I'm in was chosen to be isolated for R&D, and not for walk-by traffic. This is really a test to see if there is interest amongst the general public.