A Simple, Inexpensive Holographic Microscope

Publication information:

Dimiduk, T.; Kosheleva, E.; Kaz, D.; McGorty, R.; Gardel, E.; Manoharan, V.
A Simple, Inexpensive Holographic Microscope. In Digital Holography and Three-Dimensional Imaging 2010 (OSA Topical Meeting); Optical Society of America: Miami, FL, 2010; p. Paper JMA38.

Abstract

We have built a simple holographic microscope completely out of consumer components. We obtain at least 2.8 μm resolution and depth of field greater than 200 μm from an instrument costing less than $1000.