Self-generated off-axis holography in interferometric out-of-focus imaging of ice particles

Interferometric out-of-focus imaging of ice particles is realized. The overlapping defocused images of two nearby ice particles are analyzed. If one particle is much smaller than the other one, the pattern constitutes an off-axis hologram whose analysis gives the exact size and shape of the biggest particle. Using two angles of view, we obtain a 3D description of the biggest ice particle.