From: "Mutalib Abdallah" 
To: fabio{at}voreas.com, adams{at}rmci.net
Cc: atm{at}shore.net
Reply-To: "Mutalib Abdallah" 


This technology is the basis of the "goto" telescope, but it
requires warp drive to make the telescope go to the target in your limited
lifetime.


>From: "Fabio Pettinati" 
>Reply-To: "Fabio Pettinati" 
>To: "Harold" 
>CC: "ATM" 
>Subject: Re: ATM Holographic Objective Lens?
>Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 17:30:52 -0700
>
>
>That's how the holodeck in the USS Enterprise is rumored to work.
>
>Harold writes:
>
>>
>>
>>
>>>Is this possible??
>>   If holographic technology can project images of a solid object. What
>>would
>>happen if you project a lens as the object, would it  function just like a
>>refractive objective lens where it can capture  light and converge it into
>>a
>>point?
>>  Someday, when you want to use a refractor, maybe you can just flick  on
>>a
>>swith and the lens would be projected with 0 wavefront error and fully
>>multi-coated (holographically). Is this technology possible someday? What
>>do
>>you think?? >>
>>
>>    The above is a question that was posed by a member of  less technical
>>minded telescope group.I thought the idea interesting.but don't even have
>>knowledge to  adaquately to answer it and so far none in that group have
>>offered up any answers. Thought i would present his querry here as it may
>>be
>>of interest to the more techincal minded.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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