151results about "Digital holography electronic component" patented technology

There is provided a pixel transform method for JPEG / MPEG compression of double phase-amplitude coded holograms. According to an embodiment, a hologram compression method transforms a hologram represented by a complex number into a hologram represented only by a phase, rearranges pixels of the transformed hologram, and compresses the rearranged hologram. Pixels of a DPAC hologram are rearranged before the DPAC hologram is compressed in a standardized image / video compression technique, so that a high frequency component is prevented from occurring when a hologram is compressed. Accordingly, hologram quality degradation occurring when a DPAC hologram is used in a standardized image / video compression technique can be prevented.

A computing device and method are provided for transmitting a relevant subset of map data, called a neighborhood, to enable mutual spatial understanding by multiple display devices around a target virtual location to display a shared hologram in the same exact location in the physical environment at the same moment in time. The computing device may comprise a processor, a memory operatively coupled to the processor, and an anchor transfer program stored in the memory and executed by the processor.

A particulate matter detection device takes holographic images of flowing particulate matter concentrated by a virtual impactor, which selectively slows down and guides larger particles to fly through an imaging window. The flowing particles are illuminated by a pulsed laser diode, casting their inline holograms on a CMOS image sensor in a lens-free mobile imaging device. The illumination contains three short pulses with a negligible shift of the flowing particle within one pulse and triplicate holograms of the same particle are recorded at a single frame revealing different perspectives of each particle. A deep neural network classifies the particles based on the acquired holographic images. The device was tested using different types of pollen and achieved a blind classification accuracy of 92.91%. This mobile and cost-effective device weighs ˜700 g and can be used for label-free sensing and quantification of various bio-aerosols over extended periods.

A projection system comprising a display device, a hologram engine and a waveguide. The display device is arranged to display a hologram of an image and spatially modulate light in accordance with the hologram to form a holographic wavefront. The hologram engine is arranged to calculate the hologram. The hologram is arranged to angularly distribute light within the holographic wavefront in accordance with spatial position within the image such that continuous angular ranges of the holographic wavefront respectively correspond with continuous regions of the image. The waveguide comprising a pair of parallel reflective surfaces arranged to waveguide the holographic wavefront therebetween. A first surface of the pair of parallel reflective surfaces is partially reflective-transmissive so as to form an output comprising a plurality of emission zones for the holographic wavefront. The hologram engine is arranged to modify the hologram to at least partially compensate for a decrease in intensity of the emission from each successive emission zone of the waveguide caused by the partial reflection-transmissions at the first surface during waveguiding.

A head-up display having a glare trap and an eye-box is described. The head-up display comprises a picture generating unit, an optical system, an infrared image capture device and a plurality of infrared light sources. The optical system comprises at least one mirror, a cover glass and a beam splitter that is substantially reflective to infrared light and transmissive to visible light. The infrared image capture device is disposed within the volume of the optical system. The plurality of infrared light sources are packaged with the glare trap and are arranged to illuminate the eye-box.

An apparatus for visualizing an interaction of a physical object with a 3-D image includes a display device, a first projection device, an acquisition device, and an evaluation device. The display device presents the 3-D image which is perceivable by a user. The first projection device projects a first optical display onto a first region of the physical object. The acquisition device captures first object data of the display device and second object data of the physical object that is spaced apart from the display device and movable. The acquisition device determines a distance between a reference position formed on a surface of the display device and the physical object using the first object data and the second object data. The evaluation device is signal-connected to the acquisition device and the first projection device, and triggers the projection of the first optical display by the first projection device responsive to a condition in which the determined distance is less than a minimum distance defined in advance.

A method comprising: receiving a first signal indicating a first viewing position of a user within a viewing space of a head-up display; determining a first intensity for a first target image based on a distance between the first viewing position and a predetermined reference viewing position within the viewing space; and illuminating a first hologram corresponding to the first target image to holographically reconstruct the first target image at the first intensity; then, receiving a second signal indicating a second viewing position of the user within the viewing space, wherein the second viewing position is different to the first viewing position; and determining a second intensity for a second target image based on a distance between the second viewing position and the predetermined reference viewing position within the viewing space; illuminating a second hologram corresponding to the second target image to reconstruct the second target image at the second intensity; wherein the second intensity is different to the first intensity, and a difference between the first intensity and the second intensity indicates whether the second viewing position is closer to the predetermined reference viewing position or further from the predetermined reference viewing position compared to the first viewing position.

There is provided a method of projection using an optical element having spatially variant optical power. The method comprises combining Fourier domain data representative of a 2D image with Fourier domain data having a first lensing effect to produce first holographic data. Light is spatially modulated with the first holographic data to form a first spatially modulated light beam. The first spatially modulated light beam is redirected using the optical element by illuminating a first region of the optical element with the first spatially modulated beam. The first lensing effect compensates for the optical power of the optical element in the first region.

The invention relates to a system for a functionalized door pane through which person- and / or object-related authorization control can be performed. For person-related control, a holographically based, stereoscopic Holocam, which can be integrated into the pane, can be included. Furthermore, a holographic display, which can also be integrated into the pane, can be included. By appropriate methods, the authorization control can be performed, and a door locking mechanism and a holographic display can be controlled by the control device.

A holographic display system includes an eye tracker configured to determine a position of a feature of an eye, a light source configured to output image light, and a digital dynamic hologram. The digital dynamic hologram is configured to receive the image light from the light source. The digital dynamic hologram is further configured to spatially modulate the image light based on a target image to form a reconstructed image in the eye. The reconstructed image includes noise that is non-uniformly distributed across the reconstructed image based on the position of the feature of the eye.

A volumetric display system including a volumetric display for displaying a scene viewable as a three-dimensional floating-in-the-air scene in a display space, enabling a user to reach a first object into the display space, a location determination unit locating real objects in the display space, providing a location of the first object when the first object is inserted into the display space, and a computer for receiving the location of the first object, detecting when the location of the first object is at a location where an object is displayed in the three-dimensional scene, thereby determining that the first object is viewable as touching the displayed object following a detection of the first object viewable as touching the displayed object, producing a new three-dimensional scene displaying the displayed object as if manipulated by the first object. Related apparatus and methods are also described.

An image reproduction device 6 reproduces an image including N different parameters of a wavelength range or the like, and comprises: a multiplexed hologram acquisition unit 61 for acquiring N to 2N multiplexed holograms obtained by multiplex-recording interference patterns for each parameter; a parameter selection unit 63 for selecting the parameters one by one; a hologram generation unit 64 for generating a calculation hologram including two light waves having the selected parameters from the multiplexed holograms; and a light wave restoration unit 65 for restoring one of the two light waves from the calculation hologram.

A method and apparatus for controlling lightfield and / or holographic media to be streamed to a client, determining a bandwidth based on a status of a client buffer, splitting the scene of the lightfield and / or holographic media, determining whether the assets are present in the client buffer, mapping the assets to respective ones of the split scenes and to the client buffer, controlling a transmission assets to the client buffer based on the bandwidth, the mapping, and whether one or more of the assets are determined to be present in the client buffer, and controlling the client to reuse at least one of the assets when rendering at least one of the split scenes.

An apparatus and method are introduced to produce a hologram of an object from electromagnetic radiation, such as incoherent light, received from the object. The electromagnetic radiation is received by a receiving assembly and transformed into a plurality of co-linear co-propagating beams with different focal distances. The interference of the plurality of beams is enabled by projecting components of each beam along a common polarization direction. The interference patterns thus formed are recorded and then processed to form the hologram of the object.

A method of determining a hologram of an image for a system comprising a display device and viewing system. The display device is arranged to display the hologram. The viewing system is arranged to view the hologram through a pupil expander. The pupil expander provides a plurality of light propagation paths from the display device to the viewing system. The method comprises first to fifth stages. The first stage comprises determining a first complex light field at an entrance pupil of the viewing system. The first complex light field results from the propagation of light from a display plane of the display device along at least one light propagation path of the pupil expander. The first stage also comprises cropping in accordance with the entrance pupil of the viewing system. The second stage comprises determining a second complex light field at a sensor plane of a sensor of the viewing system. The second complex light field results from the propagation of light of the first complex light field from the entrance pupil through a lens of the viewing system. The second stage also comprises modifying the amplitude component in accordance with the image. The third stage comprises determining a third complex light field at the entrance pupil. The third complex light field results from the reverse propagation of light of the second complex light field from the sensor plane back through the lens. The third stage also comprises cropping in accordance with the entrance pupil. The fourth stage comprises determining a fourth complex light field at the display plane. The fourth complex light field results from the propagation of light of the third complex light field back along the at least one light propagation of the pupil expander. The fourth stage also comprises cropping in accordance with the display device. In a fifth stage, the hologram is extracted from the fourth data set.

Provided is a system and method for holographic light curtains. A system includes a holographic projector configured to project a holographic image, a rolling-shutter camera arranged to receive light from the holographic image, and at least one processor in communication with the rolling-shutter camera, the at least one processor programmed or configured to: determine an intensity of the light received from the holographic image; and detect a disturbance in a space of the holographic image based on a change in the intensity.

Provided a holographic display apparatus including a light guide plate including an input coupler and an output coupler, a holographic image generating assembly configured to generate a holographic image and provide the holographic image to the input coupler of the light guide plate, and an image processor configured to convert source image data based on a point spread function, which is obtained for each pixel of the holographic image on an image plane, to compensate for a blur of the holographic image output through the output coupler.

A beam deflector includes a first electrode layer including a plurality of line electrodes extending in a first direction and arranged parallel to each other in a second direction crossing the first direction; a second electrode layer separated from the first electrode layer by a predetermined distance to face the first electrode layer; and a deflection layer between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer and having a plurality of optically anisotropic molecules controlled by an electric field formed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. Each of the optically anisotropic molecules has an ellipse shape having a major axis and a minor axis, wherein the major axis is arranged to head for the first direction.

Systems and method disclosed herein include, among other features, receiving an image for display within a display area of a display system, determining a first image component of the image, calculating a hologram of the image, displaying the hologram on a display device and spatially modulating light in accordance with the displayed hologram, and propagating the spatially modulated light through a pupil expander arranged to provide a plurality of different light propagation paths for the spatially modulated light from the display device to the viewing area, wherein each light propagation path corresponds to a respective continuous region of the image owing to the angular distribution of light from the hologram.

A holographic display system (100) for generating a super hologram (150) with full parallax in the horizontal and vertical directions. The system includes an array of holographic display devices (110), e.g., spatial light modulators (SLMs, 114), operable to provide a plurality of holographic images (115) of a scene from differing viewpoints of the scene. Each SLM is operated concurrently to output a narrow field of view, elemental hologram. The system includes coarse integral optics (120) combining the holographic images into a single hologram ("super hologram", 150) viewable in a hologram image plane a distance from the coarse integral optics. The coarse integral optics combine the holographic images by providing angular tiling of the holographic images, e.g., bending the axes (141) of parallel lenses. In this manner, the field of view, in one direction, of the super hologram is based on the number of holographic display devices provided in the array in one direction.

A holographic display device is provided. The holographic display device includes a spatial light modulator for representing a partial complex domain and reproducing a hologram by diffracting light, and a processor for controlling the spatial light modulator. The processor controls the spatial light modulator by employing an algorithm for calculating hologram information according to the representation of the partial complex domain of the spatial light modulator.

Systems and techniques are described herein for capturing facial images. For instance, an apparatus for capturing facial images is provided. The apparatus may include a display configured for placement proximate to an eye of a user; a camera configured to capture images of the eye; and a mirror positioned between the camera and the display, the mirror configured to redirect light from the eye to the camera.

An apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects includes one or more laser beam sources configured to generate a laser beam, and one or more modulation devices disposed downstream of the one or more laser beam sources and configured to receive the laser beam and modulate the laser beam to generate a modulated beam. One or more computing systems are configured to generate one or more output images based on an input to the one or more computing systems of a wavefront pattern, wherein the one or more output images are generated by at least one of a graphics processing unit (GPU) or an integrated circuit. The one or more computing systems are configured to control the one or more modulation devices to generate the modulated beam with the wavefront pattern based on at least one output image of the one or more output images.

A video communication system uses a light field display to present a holographic image of a remote scene (e.g., a hologram of a remote participant). The system may include a local light field display assembly and a controller. The controller generates display instructions based on visual data corresponding to the remote scene received from a remote image capture system (e.g., a remote light field display system). The display instructions cause the local light field display assembly to generate a holographic image of the remote scene.

There is provided a light engine 1200 arranged to provide a viewing system with spatially modulated light. The viewing system has an entrance pupil 1209. The light engine comprises a display device 12

A method of reconstructing an image from a hologram, comprising: receiving an image for display within a display area of a display system, wherein the display area is visible from a viewing area spatially separated therefrom; determining a first image component of the image; calculating a hologram of the image, wherein the hologram is configured to angularly distribute light in dependence on position within the image such that angularly distributed light corresponds to respective contiguous regions of the image; displaying the hologram on a display device and spatially modulating light in dependence on the displayed hologram; propagating the spatially modulated light through a pupil expander arranged to provide a plurality of different light propagation paths for the spatially modulated light from the display device to the viewing area, wherein each light propagation path corresponds to a respective contiguous region of the image due to the angular distribution of light from the hologram, wherein the method comprises allocating more data processing resources to calculating the hologram in respect of the first image component of the image than the second image component.

A totagram is produced by an iterative spectral phase recovery process resulting in complete information recovery using special masks and using a reference beam. Using these special masking systems reduce computation time, number of masks, and number of iterations. Adding a reference wave to the iterative process provides better phase recovery systems and aid in the preventing of phase wrapping. The reference wave is added on-axis to provide a well-controlled amplitude. The reference wave is added after the physical or digital transformation system and subtracted before recording the initial amplitude.

A system and method includes a display device comprising a spatial light modulator arranged to output spatially modulated light to form an image. The system further includes a waveguide pupil expander configured to receive spatially modulated light from the display device at an input port thereof and to expand the viewing window of the system. The system further comprises a controller and a viewer tracking system. The viewer tracking system is arranged to monitor a viewer's face to detect stray light incident thereon, and to output a signal indicating a mechanical, structural or optical failure of the waveguide pupil expander upon detection thereof. The controller is arranged to respond to a signal indicating a mechanical, structural or optical failure of the waveguide pupil expander. In examples, the controller is configured to control the spatially modulated light output by the display device, such as to control (e.g., turn off) a light source of the display device, in response to a signal indicating detection of the breakage of glass.

A geometric phase in-line scanning holography system for a transmissive object, includes: a polarization sensitive lens, which receives a linear polarization beam to generate a first spherical wave of right-sided circularly polarized light and a second spherical wave of left-sided circularly polarized light; a scan means for scanning the transmissive object by using an interference beam generated between the generated first and second spherical waves; a first beam splitter, which receives a beam having been transmitted through the transmissive object, so as to split the received beam into first and second output beams; first and second polarizers for polarizing the first and second output beams, respectively; and first and second photodetectors for detecting output beams having passed through the first and second polarizers.

The invention relates to a measurement method for determining at least one replication parameter for a replication method using at least one master element. The measurement method involves providing: a master element comprising a reflection hologram; a light source; a detector; and a diffuser. The diffuser is positioned between the master element and the detector. The measurement method also involves irradiating the master element with light by means of the light source, sensing an intensity distribution of the light exiting the diffuser by means of the detector, and determining at least one replication parameter on the basis of the sensed intensity distribution.