Progress and prospects for practical electroholographic display systems

Christopher W. Slinger; Robert W. Bannister; Colin D. Cameron; Stuart D. Coomber; Ian Cresswell; Peter M. Hallett; Jonathon R. Hughes; Victor Hui; John Clifford Jones; Richard Miller; Victoria Minter; Douglas A. Payne; Dave C. Scattergood; David T. Sheerin; Mark A.G. Smith; Maurice Stanley

doi:10.1117/12.429455

4 June 2001 Progress and prospects for practical electroholographic display systems

Christopher W. Slinger, Robert W. Bannister, Colin D. Cameron, Stuart D. Coomber, Ian Cresswell, Peter M. Hallett, Jonathon R. Hughes, Victor Hui, John Clifford Jones, Richard Miller, Victoria Minter, Douglas A. Payne, Dave C. Scattergood, David T. Sheerin, Mark A.G. Smith, Maurice Stanley

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Proceedings Volume 4296, Practical Holography XV and Holographic Materials VII; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.429455
Event: Photonics West 2001 - Electronic Imaging, 2001, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Continuing advances in both computing and modulator techniques and technologies increase the likelihood of electro-holography displays becoming practical in the next five years or so. These displays aim to allow high quality, interactive, 3D images to be generated from compte held dat. Until now, large pixel counts have precluded any systems of practical utility. This paper will describe recent progress towards meeting the challenges of implementing such displays. Despite more than exponential increases in computer performance, interactive hologram calculation remains an issue. A significant part of the cost of any electro-holography product will be associated with the computational requirements. These are strongly influenced by the choice of computer generated hologram (CGH) type, the algorithm used to calculate the CGH and the computer architecture chosen for implementation. The leading optics will be discussed and some experimental results presented indicating performance, cost and image quality tradeoffs. Eventual choice will depend on the specifications of the required system. Another traditional bottleneck has been the optical modulator employed. As one of the leading candidates for practical implementation, the current and projected performance of the DERA Active Tiling system will be explored, and the latest experimental results presented. These will include the first published, full parallax, true CGH, 3D image replays from an Active Tiling channel.

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Christopher W. Slinger, Robert W. Bannister, Colin D. Cameron, Stuart D. Coomber, Ian Cresswell, Peter M. Hallett, Jonathon R. Hughes, Victor Hui, John Clifford Jones, Richard Miller, Victoria Minter, Douglas A. Payne, Dave C. Scattergood, David T. Sheerin, Mark A.G. Smith, and Maurice Stanley "Progress and prospects for practical electroholographic display systems", Proc. SPIE 4296, Practical Holography XV and Holographic Materials VII, (4 June 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.429455

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