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The basic principle of holography consists of the recording of the hologram by interference between the object wave and the reference wave followed by the diffraction and propagation of another reference wave resulting in the formation of the holographic image. This is illustrated with two elementary holograms: holography of plane waves and holography of point sources. Holography can be realized through a large range of materials and optical processes. A brief overview of the holographic processes is given below.
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Kim, M.K. (2011). Principles of Holography. In: Digital Holographic Microscopy. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 162. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7793-9_3
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