发明名称 |
THREE DIMENSIONAL PROJECTION SYSTEMS BASED ON SWITCHABLE HOLOGRAPHIC OPTICS |
摘要 |
Switchable holographic optical elements (HOEs) (320) that can be turned on and off are used in systems and methods for projecting 3-D images, or for projecting 2-D tiled images with increased size and/or resolution. In one embodiment, the method projects monochrome 3-D images through the steps of (a) displaying, at an object plane (310), a 2-D image (306; 307; 308) that is a cross section of a 3-D image, (b) activating an HOE (302) to focus the 2-D image onto an appropriate image plane (331; 332; 333; 334), and (c) repeating steps (a)-(b) for different cross sections of the 3-D image. Each of the cross sections is focussed onto a different image plane, so that the resulting images appear in an "image volume" (330) as a 3-D image. Steps (a)-(c) are then rapidly repeated at a fast rate (such as 60 frames per second) to create a continuously displayed 3-D image (335). The 3-D image may be a static image or a moving image. In another embodiment, the method includes steps of sequentially displaying 2-D cross-sectional images, and, in synchronization, sequentially activating switchable HOEs that image the cross sections onto different image planes. Also described is a 3-D projection system that includes (a) a 2-D display configured to sequentially display a series of cross sections and (b) an HOE configured to focus the 2-D display onto a series of image planes at different distances from the 2-D display. The switchable HOEs are also used in an image projection system that projects an image composed of an array of "tiles".
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申请公布号 |
WO0007061(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2000.02.10 |
申请号 |
WO1999US17343 |
申请日期 |
1999.07.28 |
申请人 |
DIGILENS, INC.;POPOVICH, MILAN, M.;WALDERN, JONATHAN, D. |
发明人 |
POPOVICH, MILAN, M.;WALDERN, JONATHAN, D. |
分类号 |
G02B5/32;G02B27/22;G02F1/1334;G03H1/30;(IPC1-7):G02B27/22;G02F1/00;G03H1/26 |
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G02B5/32 |
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