The book “Holograms –Recording Materials and Applications” comprises five sections. The first section has eight chapters on holographic recording materials including ionic liquids in photopolymerisable materials (Chapter 1), Norland optical adhesive 65® as holographic material (Chapter 2), porous glass and polymer nanocomposite (Chapter 3), amorphous chalcogenide films (Chaper 4), azo-dye containing materials (Chapter 5 and 6) and photochromic materials (Chapter 7 and 8). The remaining four sections are dedicated to a variety of holographic applications