Silhouette method for hidden surface removal in computer holography and its acceleration using the switch-back technique.

A powerful technique is presented for occlusion processing in computer holography. The technique offers an improvement on the conventional silhouette method, which is a general wave optics-based occlusion processing method. The proposed technique dramatically reduces the computation time required for computer-generated holograms (CGH) of self-occluded objects.

Digitized holography: modern holography for 3D imaging of virtual and real objects.

Recent developments in computer algorithms, image sensors, and microfabrication technologies make it possible to digitize the whole process of classical holography. This technique, referred to as digitized holography, allows us to create fine spatial three-dimensional (3D) images composed of virtual and real objects. In the technique, the wave field of real objects is captured in a wide area and at very high resolution using the technique of synthetic aperture digital holography.

Rendering of specular surfaces in polygon-based computer-generated holograms.

A technique is presented for realistic rendering in polygon-based computer-generated holograms (CGHs). In this technique, the spatial spectrum of the reflected light is modified to imitate specular reflection. The spectral envelopes of the reflected light are fitted to a spectral shape based on the Phong reflection model used in computer graphics.

Extremely high-definition full-parallax computer-generated hologram created by the polygon-based method.

A large-scale full-parallax computer-generated hologram (CGH) with four billion (2(16) x 2(16)) pixels is created to reconstruct a fine true 3D image of a scene, with occlusions. The polygon-based method numerically generates the object field of a surface object, whose shape is provided by a set of vertex data of polygonal facets, while the silhouette method makes it possible to reconstruct the occluded scene. A novel technique using the segmented frame buffer is presented for handling and propagating large wave fields even in the case where the whole wave field cannot be stored in memory.