Acoustic holography

Acoustic holography is a technique that allows three-dimensional distributions of sound waves called sound fields to be stored and reconstructed. To do this, sound passing through a surface is recorded as a two-dimensional pattern called a hologram (a type of interferogram). The hologram contains information about the phase and amplitude of the sound waves passing though. This pattern can be used to reconstruct the entire three-dimensional sound field. Acoustic holography is similar in principle to optical holography.[1]

  1. ^ Williams, Earl G. (2004). "Acoustic holography". McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (5 ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.