Stereoscopic display apparatus and method

摘要

In a method and apparatus for displaying a stereoscopic image, a plurality of 2-dimensional images having parallaxes in only horizontal directions are obtained and inputted when an object to be displayed is seen from different positions in the horizontal direction. The 2-dimensional image is divided in the vertical direction into 1-dimensional line images which are elongated in the horizontal direction. A phase distribution of a corresponding hologram segment is calculated from the pixels of the line image. The calculated phase distribution is displayed on a hologram forming surface of a phase displaying section using a display. A reproduction light is irradiated and converted into an optical wave front and is further enlarged in the vertical direction, thereby displaying a solid image. The 2-dimensional images are inputted by photographing the object by a plurality of cameras arranged in the horizontal direction. The 2-dimensional images can be also produced by interpolating calculations from two 2-dimensional images which were actually photographed. The 2-dimensional images which are used in the phase calculations are subjected to a process such as enlargement, reduction, or movement of the coordinate position, thereby adjusting the size and position of a solid image.