Abstract:
Coherent light as may be generated by a laser is passed through pattern forming means to generate a predetermined light pattern. This pattern of light passes through a standard or reference transparent member to a photosensitive plate on which a hologram of the image as optically affected by the transparent member is produced. Coherent light is then passed through a similar transparent member to be tested, the light pattern for the second member preferably differing from that for the first so as to facilitate a qualitative comparison between the two. The two patterns are compared for alignment with each other and a photographic record made which is capable of indicating the results of this comparison, the optical characteristics of the transparent member under test as compared with those of the reference member being determined from the degree of misalignment between the two patterns.