Image synthesis using time sequential holography

A system (4) for generating an image of an object, comprising a combination of a sensing feature (2) for measuring the spatial component parameters (amplitude, phase, etc.) of the object basis functions that satisfy a Bragg condition, together with an image synthesis feature (16,18) for generating a reconstructed image of the object using the measured parameters of the basis functions. The image reconstruction feature may optically project spatial components (6) (spatial frequencies). The image reconstruction feature may optically record the spatial frequency domain sequentially, then perform a two-dimensional Fourier transform by a variety of methods. The image reconstruction feature is not restricted to optical radiation, and may include projection imaging systems that use other forms of wavelike radiation. The image reconstruction feature does not require purely digital electronic methods for producing a two-dimensional image.