hologram simulator

[Radical Edward]

does anyone know of a program where I can simulate the properties of a hologram, or generate a hologram from an image?

thanks :)

[vache01]

Try "The MedCosm Computer Generated Hologram (CGH) Construction Kit" - Java Program.

Also, a better simulator (for both generation and reconstruction) is the "Synthetic Holography Toolkit"
You will need to compile it though.

http://corticalcafe.com/prog_CGHmaker.htm
http://www.matthias-koenig.net/?n=Projects.SyntheticHolography

Good luck!

[paul82]

if you want to simulate volume holograms, you might try 'vhologram'. it is a plugin for the optical design software zemax. the nice thing is you can build other lenses around the hologram.

http://www.inventivetechnologies.de

cheers
paul