We propose real-time time-division color electroholography using a single graphics processing unit (GPU) and a simple synchronization system of reference light. To facilitate real-time time-division color electroholography, we developed a light emitting diode (LED) controller with a universal serial bus (USB) module and the drive circuit for reference light. A one-chip RGB LED connected to a personal computer via an LED controller was used as the reference light. A single GPU calculates three computer-generated holograms (CGHs) suitable for red, green, and blue colors in each frame of a three-dimensional (3D) movie. After CGH calculation using a single GPU, the CPU can synchronize the CGH display with the color switching of the one-chip RGB LED via the LED controller. Consequently, we succeeded in real-time time-division color electroholography for a 3D object consisting of around 1000 points per color when an NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN was used as the GPU. Furthermore, we implemented the proposed method in various GPUs. The experimental results showed that the proposed method was effective for various GPUs.
We propose a method for color electroholography using a simple red-green-blue (RGB) gradation representation method without controlling the respective brightness of the reference RGB-colored lights. The proposed method uses RGB multiple bit planes comprising RGB binary-weighted computer-generated holograms with various light transmittances. The object points of a given three-dimensional (3D) object are assigned to RGB multiple bit planes according to their RGB gradation levels. The RGB multiple bit planes are sequentially displayed in a time-division-multiplexed manner. Consequently, the proposed method yields a color gradation representation of a reconstructed 3D object.
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