An imaging system includes: an object wavefront source and an optical microscope
objective all positioned to direct an object wavefront onto an area of a vibrating
subject surface encompassed by a field of view of the microscope objective, and
to direct a modulated object wavefront reflected from the encompassed surface area
through a photorefractive material; and a reference wavefront source and at least
one phase modulator all positioned to direct a reference wavefront through the
phase modulator and to direct a modulated reference wavefront from the phase modulator
through the photorefractive material to interfere with the modulated object wavefront.
The photorefractive material has a composition and a position such that interference
of the modulated object wavefront and modulated reference wavefront occurs within
the photorefractive material, providing a full-field, real-time image signal of
the encompassed surface area.