Visualization of hologram reconstruction

Matthias Koenig; Oliver Deussen; Volker Padur; Thomas Strothotte

doi:10.1117/12.424918

3 May 2001 Visualization of hologram reconstruction

Matthias Koenig, Oliver Deussen, Volker Padur, Thomas Strothotte

Proceedings Volume 4302, Visual Data Exploration and Analysis VIII; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424918
Event: Photonics West 2001 - Electronic Imaging, 2001, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Synthetic holography simulates both the optical recording and reconstruction by computer. In this paper we describe several visualization methods for synthetic reconstruction of holograms. Such reconstructions are used in combination with computer generated holograms for verification purposes and also for the exploration of optically recorded holograms. To visualize a reconstruction we calculate the emitted wave field for several planes in different distances to the hologram by applying wave propagation operators. The planes are combined to a volumetric data set. This data set can be expressed as a complex valued function of three independent variables. An appropriate visualization technique is volume rendering of the function values. Opacity and intensity of the generated voxels are proportionally weighted to the intensity of the given data set. This representation approaches the underlying physical process. Another method is iso surface generation for the intensities of the function values which leads to approximations of focal points of the object coded in the hologram. Applications of our methods are given and examples are discussed.

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Matthias Koenig, Oliver Deussen, Volker Padur, and Thomas Strothotte "Visualization of hologram reconstruction", Proc. SPIE 4302, Visual Data Exploration and Analysis VIII, (3 May 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424918

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