Development and sea trials of a subsea holographic camera for large volume in-situ recording of marine organisms

John Watson; Stephen J. Alexander; Gary Craig; David C. Hendry; Peter R. Hobson; R. S. Lampitt; J.-M. Marteau; Helge Nareid; J. J. Nebrensky; Michael A. Player; Kevin Saw; Keith Tipping

doi:10.1117/12.469302

3 June 2002 Development and sea trials of a subsea holographic camera for large volume in-situ recording of marine organisms

John Watson, Stephen J. Alexander, Gary Craig, David C. Hendry, Peter R. Hobson, R. S. Lampitt, J.-M. Marteau, Helge Nareid, J. J. Nebrensky, Michael A. Player, Kevin Saw, Keith Tipping

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Proceedings Volume 4659, Practical Holography XVI and Holographic Materials VIII; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.469302
Event: Electronic Imaging, 2002, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

We describe the development, construction and sea testing of An underwater holographic camera (HoloCam) for in situ recording of marine organisms and particles in large volumes of sea water. HoloCam comprises a laser, power supply, holographic recording optics, and plate holders, a water- tight housing and a support frame. Added to this are control electronics such that the entire camera is remotely operable and controllable from ship or dock-side. Uniquely the camera can simultaneously record both in-line and off-axis holograms using a pulsed frequency double Nd:YAG laser. In- line holography is capable of producing images of organisms with a resolution of better than 10 micrometers . Off-axis holograms of aquatic systems of up to 50,000 cm³ volume, have been recorded. Following initial laboratory testing, the holo-camera was evaluated in an observation tank and ultimately was tested in Loch Etive, Scotland. In-line and off-axis holograms were recorded to a depth of 100 m. We will present result on the ste dives and evaluation of the camera performance.

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John Watson, Stephen J. Alexander, Gary Craig, David C. Hendry, Peter R. Hobson, R. S. Lampitt, J.-M. Marteau, Helge Nareid, J. J. Nebrensky, Michael A. Player, Kevin Saw, and Keith Tipping "Development and sea trials of a subsea holographic camera for large volume in-situ recording of marine organisms", Proc. SPIE 4659, Practical Holography XVI and Holographic Materials VIII, (3 June 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.469302

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