System for synthesizing strip-multiplexed holograms
First Claim
1. A system for synthesizing strip-multiplexed transmission holograms, comprising:
- image projection means for sequentially generating a plurality of two-dimensional images of coherent, substantially non-diffuse light;
anamorphic projection means for compressing said images in a first direction and expanding said images in a second direction to form an elongated object beam, said second direction being orthogonal to said first direction, said anamorphic projection means being positioned directly beyond said image projection means before said object beam has significantly diverged;
lens-beamsplitter means spaced apart from said anamorphic projection means, said lens-beamsplitter means being relatively narrow in said first direction and relatively long in said second direction, said lens-beamsplitter transforming said image beam incident on a first face into a substantially cylindrical wavefront, superimposing a second beam incident on a second face onto said cylindrical wavefront, and projecting said cylindrical wavefront and said second beam in a direction perpendicular to a third face;
reference beam generator means for projecting an elongated beam of coherent, substantially nondiffuse light onto the second face of said lens-beamsplitter means during the projection of said object beam onto said lens-beamsplitter means; and
holographic recording medium transport means positioned directly beyond the third face of said lens-beamsplitter for sequentially advancing a holographic recording medium in a predetermined direction by a predetermined increment for each two-dimensional image generated by said image projection means such that at least one strip hologram is recorded on said recording medium for each of said two-dimensional images to form a strip-multiplexed hologram.
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Abstract
A system for synthesizing strip-multiplexed holograms, with or without coherent light, from a plurality of two-dimensional images. The two-dimensional images may be formed by a motion picture film of a rotating subject such that each image is a view of the subject from a different angle. The images are then non-diffusely and anamorphically projected by a lens system which compresses the image in a first direction and expands the image in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The projected image or object beam is then superimposed on the reference beam by a lens-beamsplitter which transforms the substantially planar object beam into a substantially cylindrical wavefront and projects it and the reference beam onto a holographic recording medium. As each two-dimensional image is sequentially projected, the holographic recording medium is shifted so that a plurality of laterally displaced strips are recorded. Alternate embodiments of the system utilize a holographic diffraction grating contact printed by means of the object beam onto the holographic recording medium instead of a reference beam to produce an interference pattern, a video projection system instead of a cinema film projection system, a three-color image of coherent or nondiffuse light instead of a monochromatic image, and/or three separate holographic diffraction gratings produced by three different monochromatic sources of coherent light instead of a single holographic diffraction grating in order to produce multicolor holograms, or a reference beam or reflective surface relief diffraction grating or Fresnel mirror behind the holographic recording medium for synthesis of reflection holograms instead of transmission holograms. The system is capable of synthesizing image plane holograms by using a variety of disclosed processes. Techniques are also disclosed for synthesizing holograms which can be displayed flat and illuminated with a point light source without introducing image distortion.
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58 Claims
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1. A system for synthesizing strip-multiplexed transmission holograms, comprising:
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image projection means for sequentially generating a plurality of two-dimensional images of coherent, substantially non-diffuse light; anamorphic projection means for compressing said images in a first direction and expanding said images in a second direction to form an elongated object beam, said second direction being orthogonal to said first direction, said anamorphic projection means being positioned directly beyond said image projection means before said object beam has significantly diverged; lens-beamsplitter means spaced apart from said anamorphic projection means, said lens-beamsplitter means being relatively narrow in said first direction and relatively long in said second direction, said lens-beamsplitter transforming said image beam incident on a first face into a substantially cylindrical wavefront, superimposing a second beam incident on a second face onto said cylindrical wavefront, and projecting said cylindrical wavefront and said second beam in a direction perpendicular to a third face; reference beam generator means for projecting an elongated beam of coherent, substantially nondiffuse light onto the second face of said lens-beamsplitter means during the projection of said object beam onto said lens-beamsplitter means; and holographic recording medium transport means positioned directly beyond the third face of said lens-beamsplitter for sequentially advancing a holographic recording medium in a predetermined direction by a predetermined increment for each two-dimensional image generated by said image projection means such that at least one strip hologram is recorded on said recording medium for each of said two-dimensional images to form a strip-multiplexed hologram. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for synthesizing strip-multiplexed transmission holograms, comprising:
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image projection means for sequentially generating a plurality of two-dimensional images of substantially nondiffuse light; anamorphic projection means for compressing said images in a first direction and expanding said images in a second direction to form an elongated object beam, said second direction being orthogonal to said first direction, said anamorphic projection means being positioned directly beyond said image projection means before said object beam has significantly diverged; an elongated cylindrical lens having its axis extending along said second direction, said lens being spaced apart from said anamorphic projection means and receiving said object beam thereby transforming said object beam into a substantially cylindrical wavefront; a diffraction grating placed in the path of said cylindrical wavefront, said diffraction grating having a pattern corresponding to the interference pattern between a coherent, substantially nondiffuse reference beam and a coherent, substantially nondiffuse, cylindrical object beam; and holographic recording medium transport means positioned directly beyond said diffraction grating for sequentially advancing a holographic recording medium in a predetermined direction by a predetermined increment for each two-dimensional image generated by image projection means such that a strip hologram is recorded on said recording medium for each of said two-dimensional images to form a strip-multiplexed hologram. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for synthesizing strip-multiplexed reflection holograms, comprising:
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image projection means for sequentially generating a pluraltiy of two-dimensional images of coherent, substantially nondiffuse light; anamorphic projection means for compressing said images in a first direction and expanding said images in a second direction to form an elongated object beam, said second direction being orthogonal to said first direction, said anamorphic projection means being positioned directly beyond said image projection means before said object beam has significantly diverged; an elongated cylindrical lens having its axis extending along said second direction, said lens being spaced apart from said anamorphic projection means and receiving said object beam thereby transforming said object beam into a substantially cylindrical wavefront; holographic recording medium transport means positioned directly beyond said cylindrical lens for sequentially advancing a holographic recording medium in a predetermined direction by a predetermined increment for each two-dimensional image generated by said image projection means; and reference beam generator means for projecting an elongated beam of coherent, substantially nondiffuse light onto the opposite surface of said holographic recording medium that said object beam is incident on, said beams being directly adjacent to each other such that a strip reflection hologram is recorded on said recording medium for each of said two-dimensional images to form a strip-multiplexed reflection hologram. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for synthesizing strip-multiplexed reflection holograms, comprising:
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image projection means for sequentially generating a plurality of two-dimensional images of substantially nondiffuse light; anamorphic projection means for compressing said images in a first direction and expanding said images in a second direction to form an elongated object beam, said second direction being orthogonal to said first direction, said anamorphic pprojection means being positioned directly beyond said image projection means before said object beam has significantly diverged; an elongated cylindrical lens having its axis extending along said second direction, said lens being spaced apart from said anamorphic projection means and receiving said object beam thereby transforming said object beam into a substantially cylindrical wavefront; holographic recording medium transport means positioned directly beyond said cylindrical lens for sequentially advancing a holographic recording medium in a predetermined direction by a predetermined increment for each two-dimensional image generated by said image projection means, said holographic recording medium transport means having a reflecting and transforming means positioned on the opposite side of said recording medium from said cylindrical lens; and means for reflecting said cylindrical wavefront after it emerges from the opposite side of the holographic recording medium, and transforming said cylindrical wavefront into another wavefront having a shape and direction such that the interference between the reflected, transformed wavefront and the cylindrical wavefront forms a strip reflection hologram in the holographic recording medium and such that a sequence of such strip holograms recorded adjacently forms a strip-multiplexed reflection hologram. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method of synthesizing image plane strip-multiplexed holograms comprising:
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generating a sequence of images representing views from a series of perspectives along a line in the vicinity of the object; and recording the images as a series of laterally spaced strip holograms in a holographic recording medium in order to form an image plane strip-multiplexed hologram whose surface corresponds to the locus of the views represented by the sequence of images. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A method of synthesizing strip-multiplexed transmission holograms comprising:
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generating a sequence of images representing views from a series of perspectives along a line relative to the object wherein the object in said images is offset laterally relative to the center of said images by an amount and in a direction so as to compensate for the error in reconstruction angle of each image resulting from the laterally varying angle of incidence of illumination light from a point source onto the intended shape of the hologram; and synthesizing a strip-multiplexed hologram from said sequence of images using a fixed reference beam, such that the image offset in said sequence compensates for the difference in relationship between the hologram and reference beam, and the hologram and point illumination source.
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