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Digital planar holography

Imagine you have a very special camera that takes pictures that look like 3D models, but you don't need to wear 3D glasses to see them. This camera is called a digital planar holography camera.

When you take a regular photo, your camera records the colors and shapes of the object in front of it. But with digital planar holography, your camera records the way light waves bounce off the object. These light waves make a pattern, like a fingerprint, that is unique to that object.

Then, the camera uses a computer program to turn that pattern into a hologram. A hologram is like a 3D model that you can see by shining a light on a special piece of plastic or film. When the light reflects off the hologram, it creates an image that looks like the original object.

Digital planar holography is special because it can make holograms that are much more detailed than regular holograms. This means that scientists and engineers can use them to study objects in great detail. They can make holograms of tiny cells, electronic circuits, or even entire rooms!

In summary, digital planar holography is a fancy camera that takes special pictures of objects using light waves. Then, it turns those pictures into 3D holograms that we can see without 3D glasses. Scientists and engineers use digital planar holography to study objects in great detail.