Optimization of the window function for digital hologram apodization in reconstructing the holographic image

In this paper, an optimal window function used for digital hologram apodization in reconstructing the holographic image is presented, which is generated by a cosine window convolving with a rectangle window and has a flat top because of the rectangle shape of the hologram. The window's parameters are optimized using a genetic algorithm to make sure that the sidelobes of the window are minimum. Numerical simulation results show that the new window has a sidelobe lower than that of the Tukey window, and experimental results show that apodization using this window can suppress the diffraction effectively in reconstructing the holographic image.