An introduction to

the Holographic Projection

David Kim
Nov 06, 2014
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Real Hologram
Analog & Digital Hologram
Principle and Applications
Superposition of Waveforms - 3 -

resultant wave

waveform 1
waveform 2
constructive destructive
interference interference

interference of
interference effects can be observed with all types of waves from two
waves, e.g.) light, radio, acoustic, surface water point sources [1]
waves, matter waves, etc.
Inventor of Analog Hologram - 4 -

1948, Dennis Gabor, A New Microscopic

Principle, Nature In-line Holography
Holography: Holo (=whole) + gram (=written)
Amplitude + Phase (using coherent wave like laser)

In-line Hologram Writing In-line Hologram Reading

Creating Real Hologram - 5 -

1 mirror Hologram Generation

am t
be jec
1) object beam which is splitted from the 0) laser

ob
light source, hits the 4) 3D object and directs to
lens 3) the film
beam
splitter 2) reference beam which is splitted from the same
0) laser light source, also directs to 3) the film
coherence pattern waveform Two beams correlate each other and generates the
(obj. beam vs. ref. beam) 3) coherence waveform pattern on 3) the film
0) laser 3D
light object
source 4

observer
Hologram
film image of
3 3D object
ce 5
ren
f e
re beam
2

mirror Hologram Regeneration

With 2) reference beam and 3) the film, virtual 5)
lens
Hologram image of the 3D object is generated
Three Types of Hologram - 6 -

Reflection Hologram
The object and reference beams are incident on the plate from opposite sides of the plate (single beam)

The image is dimmer

Transmission Hologram
The object and reference beams are incident on the recording medium from the same side (off-axis)
The image can be very deep
Rainbow Hologram (or Benton Hologram)
Viewable in white light
Credit cards, Bar-code readers
Transmission Hologram (1) - 7 -

reference beam
reference beam

object beam
Transmission Hologram (2) - 8 -

virtual image virtual image (180 degrees turned)

Reflection Hologram (1) - 9 -

reference beam
object beam

reference beam

we can see the virtual image to the

direction of object beam
Reflection Hologram (2) - 10 -

master copied
hologram hologram
Rainbow Hologram (1) - 11 -

light
splitter reference beam reference beam
source

mirror

laser object beam

light
source

Rainbow Hologram - Writing Rainbow Hologram - Reading

Rainbow Hologram (2) - 12 -

reference beam reference

beam
(light)

object beam
Computer-generated 3D Hologram - 13 -

real-time spatial light

At 1968, modulation of objects
(Fourier/Inverse
ref. beam
Synthesizing Fourier Transform
fast calculations including
coherence
Binary real-time
real-time 3D
conversion
for generating
virtual coherence waveform
generation/selection patterns) pattern is
Fraunhofer of desired scenes
of 2D images projected

Hologram using
2D 3D SLM waveform
General Fourier image converter projector generator

Transform images /or film

full scenes display
Method is
studied. generation tons of complex calculations
needs enormous storage space
real-time generation is very difficult!!
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Quasi-Hologram
Peppers Ghost Hologram
Principle and Applications
Peppers Ghost Effect - 15 -
Floating Hologram
1862, invented by Henry Dircks, applied in
large-scale by John Henry Pepper
The viewer must be able to see into the
main room, but not into the hidden room
The edge of the glass is sometimes hidden
The hidden room may be an identical
mirror-image of the main room, so that its
reflected image matches the main room
The hidden room may be painted black,
with only light-colored objects in it
Rear Projection - 16 -
2Pac Hologram at Coachella 2012 - 17 -

Dead Rapper Tupac with Snoop Dogg

@ Coachella Festival 2012,
Hologram by MUSION
[Youtube]
Hologram Concerts - 18 -

2012, Performance by Snoop Dogg with Tupac, Coachella Valley Music

and Arts Festival, Hail Mary, 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted
May 2014, Performance by Michael Jackson, Slave to the Rhythm,
Billboard Music Awards
2000~, Vocaloid concerts of Hatsune Miku (), Crypton Future
Media

[Youtube]
Hologram Transmission - 19 -

April 2014, Narendra Modi,

Prime minister of India,
sent his hologram to rallies of
supporters in 1,400+ locations
across the country in election
season
Hologram Companies - 20 -

Tupac
EyeLiner TM
Hologram

Eon AR
EON VR SDK

Eon VR

Holopodium Holographic I TelePresence

TM
Interact TM
Head-Up Displays (HUD) - 21 -

C-130J co-pilots HUD

HUD for Aviation System

Smartphone Holograms (1) - 22 -

[Youtube - Holographic ver. of

Sadistic Love for Pyramid Hologram]
Smartphone Holograms (2) - 23 -

gesture recognition
front 4 perspective sensors (camera) eye
tracking
with 4 infrared LEDs for invisible illumination
gesture recognition
front 4 cameras eye tracking
3D image projections off the
screen
 Fog Display Hologram - 24 -

Displairs screenless 3D multi-touch

display
@CES 2013, Las Vegas, US
taste and aroma will be incorporated in
the future
360 Light Field Display Hologram - 25 -
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Similar Technologies
Related technologies
Related Technologies - 27 -

Augmented Reality (AR)

Virtual Reality (VR)
3D Display with Glasses
Anaglyphic 3D (with Red + Cyan Cardboard Glasses)
Polarization 3D (with Left / Right directed polarization Glasses)
Alternate Frame Sequencing 3D (with Active Shutter Glasses) Samsung, etc.
3D Display without Glasses (Autostereoscopic 3D)
Parallax Barrier 3D + Eye Tracking LG, etc.
Lenticular Lens 3D
High-Rank 3D (by MIT)
Head-mounted Display 3D (HMD)
Holographic Display
Light field Display Ostendo
3D Display with Glasses - 28 -

Polarization 3D
(use different polarization Active Shutter 3D
directions for left and right eye) (use LCD shutter glasses with high
Anaglyph 3D speed alternate image display)
(use red for left eye,
cyan for right eye
filters)
3D Display without Glasses (1) - 29 -

Parallax Barrier 3D Display Lenticular Lens 3D Display

High-Rank 3D (HR3D)
3D Display without Glasses (2) - 30 -
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Future of Hologram
How the technology will be...
fVisiOn - NICTs Glasses-free Tabletop 3D - 32 -

a special optical device as a

screen + a series of micro
projectors arranged circularly
Light field in a certain
volume on the table (ref)
Ostendos Quantum Photonic Imager (QPI)
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Hologram Generation Chip

Ostendo is developing a miniature 2D chip and projector with 5,000 dots per inch (DPI)
hologram projection chip for is expected to launch at 2015,
smartphones, watches, price will be QPI chip uses microlenses + light-field effect display
$30.00
HoloVideo - Mark-II of MIT Media Lab - 34 -
Reference Links - 35 -

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interference_(wave_propagation)
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_hologram
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppers_ghost
[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spatial_light_modulator
[5] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holographic_data_storage
[6] http://musion.com/
[7] Computer-generated Binary Hologram
[8] http://www.fou.uib.no/fd/1996/h/404001/kap02.htm
[9] The Avionics Handbook Chapter 4 - Head-Up Displays (pdf)
[10] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_C-130J_Super_Hercules
[11] Fog Display - Displair
[12] Amazon Firephone 3D Review
[13] HOLHO - Peppers Ghost Device for Smartphone
[14] How 3D Glasses Work
[15] Ostendo Review - spectrum.ieee.org
[16] Light-field displays
[17] Oculus Rift - Wikipedia