Use of a cathode-ray tube with a semiconductor laser screen for recording of phase holograms in photoolastic materials

Holograms of plane wave fronts were recorded in photoplastic materials using a cathode-ray tube with a CdS laser screen. The output power of the laser pulses was 1.5 W and their duration was 200 nsec, which was sufficient for the recording of one hologram in a pulse. The light-modulation characteristics of the recorded holograms were determined.