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The scanner creates geometric phase holograms for mobile displays, remote-sensing and more.
The DWLS has found use in creating geometric phase holograms for use in mobile displays, holographic imaging and remote-sensing devices for everything from satellites to cameras. One high-profile application was the visually impressive Rainbow Station, an art installation conceived by Daan Roosegaarde and designed in partnership with Snik for the International Year of Light. This image of a geometric phase hologram master was taken using a polarizing optical microscope. This pattern was replicated several times to create the Rainbow Station art installation.
Credit: Michael Escuti, North Carolina State University
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