Creating a three dimensional holographic movie

Abstract

An experimental study was carried out on the ability to create a three-dimensional holographic movie. Holograms were written on VRP-M emulsion film with the green line of an Argon-Ion laser. The type of hologram write setup favored was a reflection hologram, due to its artistic capabilities. The illusion of a floating image is much better produced by reflection holograms as opposed to transmission holograms. However, due to the thinness of the film, white light readout was not possible, and the reading setup included the original writing laser. Although successful holograms were written on sheets with same emulsion as the final roll film, the final product on the roll of film did not result as expected due to a failure in the development process. This paper will describe the setup that I created, discuss the aspects of the process that turned out well and suggest improvements to achieve a successful experiment in the future.