Interferometry and Holography With Diode Laser Light
  We made an interferometric Michelson type setup and a simple holographic setup to demonstrate the feasibility of interferometric and holographic techniques by means of a diode laser. The laser was made by using a common diode available as a penlight element (less than R$ 15,00 value) and a simple stabilized 110 VCA- 3 VCC power supply. Interference fringes and holograms of small objects where obtained very similar to those of a helium-neon laser based setup. 
Jose Joaquin Lunazzi, Wendel Lopes Moreira
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