• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 6, Issue 9, 837 (2018)
P. W. M. Tsang1、*, T.-C. Poon2, and Y. M. Wu1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
  • 2Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061, USA
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.6.000837 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    P. W. M. Tsang, T.-C. Poon, Y. M. Wu. Review of fast methods for point-based computer-generated holography [Invited][J]. Photonics Research, 2018, 6(9): 837 Copy Citation Text show less
    Spatial relation between object points and the hologram plane.
    Fig. 1. Spatial relation between object points and the hologram plane.
    Novel look-up-table (N-LUT) method.
    Fig. 2. Novel look-up-table (N-LUT) method.
    (a) Retrieving an N-point PFP of a segment of the 3D surface. (b) An example showing the partitioning of pixels in the source image into horizontal segments, each having similar properties.
    Fig. 3. (a) Retrieving an N-point PFP of a segment of the 3D surface. (b) An example showing the partitioning of pixels in the source image into horizontal segments, each having similar properties.
    Line-scan method for generating the PFP.
    Fig. 4. Line-scan method for generating the PFP.
    Computing a hologram pixel with the S-LUT method.
    Fig. 5. Computing a hologram pixel with the S-LUT method.
    Computing a hologram pixel with the C-LUT method.
    Fig. 6. Computing a hologram pixel with the C-LUT method.
    Spatial relation between the object space, the WRP, and the hologram plane.
    Fig. 7. Spatial relation between the object space, the WRP, and the hologram plane.
    Partitioning the object into scan planes, each contributing to a sub-line on the hologram plane.
    Fig. 8. Partitioning the object into scan planes, each contributing to a sub-line on the hologram plane.
    Arithmetic CalculationNumber
    Multiplication2
    Square3
    Square root1
    Exponential function1
    Table 1. Arithmetic Calculations of a Single Operation for Computing the Hologram with Eq. (2)
    P. W. M. Tsang, T.-C. Poon, Y. M. Wu. Review of fast methods for point-based computer-generated holography [Invited][J]. Photonics Research, 2018, 6(9): 837
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