Holographic diffusers are prepared using silver halide (Agfa 8E75 and
Kodak 649F) and photopolymer (Polaroid DMP 128 and DuPont 600, 705, an
d 150 series) media. It is possible to control the diffusion angle in
three ways: by selection of the properties of the source diffuser, by
control of its subtended angle, and by selection of the holographic me
dium. Several conventional diffusers based on refraction or scattering
of light are examined for comparison.