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Holographic images are stored within a film that records the interference pattern of incoming light, usually from a laser source. The image itself isn’t in the film, but rather a representation in the form of the interference pattern. This interference pattern is the result of slight differences in the positions of the light waves when they enter the film. When light is shone back onto the holographic film, it reflects back with the same configuration of light waves that originally created it, i.e., we see the original image, and can view it from as many angles as the original light hit it ...more
The Science of Star Wars: The Scientific Facts Behind the Force, Space Travel, and More!
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