Without disputing the excitement and sense of accomplishment associated with the production of display holograms, this paper suggests equal rewards from the production of holographis optical elements (HOE’s). The elements described here are zone plates, diffraction gratings, interference filters and mirrors, and lenses. Ways of making each in an optics teaching laboratory are described, but the main emphasis will be on the positive lens HOE.

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