Multicolor Holographic Display of 3D Scenes Using Referenceless Phase Holography (RELPH)

Abstract

In this paper, we present a multicolor display via referenceless phase holography (RELPH). RELPH permits the display of full optical wave fields (amplitude and phase) using two liquid crystal phase-only spatial light modulators in a Michelson-interferometer-based arrangement. Complex wave fields corresponding to arbitrary real or artificial 3D scenes are decomposed into two mutually coherent wave fields of constant amplitude whose phase distributions are modulated onto the wave fields reflected by the respective light modulators. Here, we present the realization of that concept in two different ways: firstly, via temporal multiplexing using a single setup, switching between wavelengths for temporal integration of the respective wavefields; secondly, using spatial multiplexing of different wavelengths with multiple Michelson-based setups; and finally, we present an approach to magnify the 3D scenes displayed by light modulators with limited space–bandwidth product for a comfortable viewing experience.