• Advanced Photonics Nexus
  • Vol. 3, Issue 3, 036001 (2024)
Chenliang Chang1, Xian Ding1, Di Wang2, Zhizhou Ren1, Bo Dai1, Qi Wang1, Songlin Zhuang1, and Dawei Zhang1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering Research Center of Optical Instrument and System, Ministry of Education and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Modern Optics System, Shanghai, China
  • 2Beihang University, School of Instrumentation and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing, China
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    DOI: 10.1117/1.APN.3.3.036001 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Chenliang Chang, Xian Ding, Di Wang, Zhizhou Ren, Bo Dai, Qi Wang, Songlin Zhuang, Dawei Zhang. Split Lohmann computer holography: fast generation of 3D hologram in single-step diffraction calculation[J]. Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2024, 3(3): 036001 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Holographic display stands as a prominent approach for achieving lifelike three-dimensional (3D) reproductions with continuous depth sensation. However, the generation of a computer-generated hologram (CGH) always relies on the repetitive computation of diffraction propagation from point-cloud or multiple depth-sliced planar images, which inevitably leads to an increase in computational complexity, making real-time CGH generation impractical. Here, we report a new CGH generation algorithm capable of rapidly synthesizing a 3D hologram in only one-step backward propagation calculation in a novel split Lohmann lens-based diffraction model. By introducing an extra predesigned virtual digital phase modulation of multifocal split Lohmann lens in such a diffraction model, the generated CGH appears to reconstruct 3D scenes with accurate accommodation abilities across the display contents. Compared with the conventional layer-based method, the computation speed of the proposed method is independent of the quantized layer numbers, and therefore can achieve real-time computation speed with a very dense of depth sampling. Both simulation and experimental results validate the proposed method.
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    Chenliang Chang, Xian Ding, Di Wang, Zhizhou Ren, Bo Dai, Qi Wang, Songlin Zhuang, Dawei Zhang. Split Lohmann computer holography: fast generation of 3D hologram in single-step diffraction calculation[J]. Advanced Photonics Nexus, 2024, 3(3): 036001
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