This invention provides a method and apparatus for compressing and encrypting snapshots of multiple 3D color objects based on
spatial division multiplexing. The method includes: generating an object beam and a
reference beam based on a three-primary-color
laser source, and generating multiple composite three-color parallel beams based on the object beam; illuminating each 3D color object and a random
phase mask connected to each 3D color object with the multiple composite three-color parallel beams, respectively, and calculating the
light field distribution of each 3D color object on the corresponding random
phase mask plane; encrypting the
light field distribution using each random
phase mask, and generating an object
light field on a
detector plane based on the encrypted light field distribution; and generating an encrypted color hologram of multiple 3D color objects by interfering with the
reference beam on the
detector plane through the object light field and the
reference beam. This method can significantly reduce the
crosstalk effect during decoding of different encrypted objects, greatly reduce the leakage of object information, and significantly improve security.