Enhancement of sensitivity of measurements of the holographic lateral-shear interferometry in studies of fast processes

The possibility of enhancing the sensitivity of measurements upon visualization of temporal variations of a phase object by means of optical processing of the holographic lateral-shear interferograms, without the necessity of detecting the original holographic interferograms under nonlinear conditions, is considered. In rewriting the original holographic interferogram, it is advisable to change the orientation of the holographic fringes and to record the secondary holograms under nonlinear conditions. The proposed method for increasing the sensitivity of measurements was used to visualize variations of thickness of a polymethyl methacrylate plate in the course of its thermal treatment.