Method of making a holographic screen using a retroreflex plate

A new method of making a reflection type holographic screen with use of a retroflex plate is presented. This method allows to use very simple optics compared with the mirror method. Some of optical parameters of the screen are derived by paraxial ray approach. A holographic screen made by a retroflex plate from 3M company, USA, demonstrates its potentiality as an image projection screen. The optical characteristics of the screen can be determined by the recording set-up parameters.