Wang-Yu Hsieh

Bio: Wang-Yu Hsieh is an academic researcher from Feng Chia University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Holography & Fourier optics. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 82 citations.

Complex Fresnel hologram display using a single SLM

Abstract: We propose a novel optical method to display a complex Fresnel hologram using a single spatial light modulator (SLM). The method consists of a standard coherent image processing system with a sinusoidal grating at the Fourier plane. Two or three position-shifted amplitude holograms displayed at the input plane of the processing system can be coupled via the grating and will be precisely overlapped at the system's output plane. As a result, we can synthesize a complex hologram that is free of the twin image and the zero-order light using a single SLM. Because the twin image is not removed via filtering, the full bandwidth of the SLM can be utilized for displaying on-axis holograms. In addition, the degree of freedom of the synthesized complex hologram display can be extended by involving more than three amplitude holograms.

Encoding complex fields by using a phase-only optical element

Abstract: We show that the amplitude and phase information from a two-dimensional complex field can be synthesized from a phase-only optical element with micrometric resolution. The principle of the method is based on the combination of two spatially sampled phase elements by using a low-pass filter at the Fourier plane of a 4-f optical system. The proposed encoding technique was theoretically demonstrated, as well as experimentally validated with the help of a phase-only spatial light modulator for phase encoding, a conventional CMOS camera to measure the amplitude of the complex field, and a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor to determine its phase.

Novel method for converting digital Fresnel hologram to phase-only hologram based on bidirectional error diffusion

Abstract: We report a novel and fast method for converting a digital, complex Fresnel hologram into a phase-only hologram. Briefly, the pixels in the complex hologram are scanned sequentially in a row by row manner. The odd and even rows are scanned from opposite directions, constituting to a bidirectional error diffusion process. The magnitude of each visited pixel is forced to be a constant value, while preserving the exact phase value. The resulting error is diffused to the neighboring pixels that have not been visited before. The resulting novel phase-only hologram is called the bidirectional error diffusion (BERD) hologram. The reconstructed image from the BERD hologram exhibits high fidelity as compared with those obtained with the original complex hologram.

Review on the State-of-the-Art Technologies for Acquisition and Display of Digital Holograms

Abstract: Optical holography for recording three-dimensional (3-D) scenes can be traced back to the early sixties. Since then, the art of holography has been applied in many areas, primarily as a tool for 3-D imaging, processing, and display. Extension of optical holography to other disciplines, such as optical computing and encryption, has been explored, but the scope of development is relatively limited. However, with the rapid advancements in electronics, computing, and material science technologies, most of the optical processes can be substituted with numerical or digital hardware means, thus leading to the emergence of digital holography. A typical digital holography framework can be encapsulated into three major stages, namely the input, processing, and output stages. The input and output stages are gatekeepers connecting the optical and digital worlds, without which the study on digital holography could only be restricted to theoretical and numerical analysis. In the past few decades, numerous research works have been conducted on these two important areas. In this paper, we shall provide a review on the recent development in these two important areas of digital holography. Selected pieces of important and popular works on the acquisition and display of digital holograms will be reported.

3D dynamic holographic display by modulating complex amplitude experimentally.

Abstract: Complex amplitude modulation method is presented theoretically and performed experimentally for three-dimensional (3D) dynamic holographic display with reduced speckle using a single phase-only spatial light modulator. The determination of essential factors is discussed based on the basic principle and theory. The numerical simulations and optical experiments are performed, where the static and animated objects without refinement on the surfaces and without random initial phases are reconstructed successfully. The results indicate that this method can reduce the speckle in reconstructed images effectively; furthermore, it will not cause the internal structure in the reconstructed pixels. Since the complex amplitude modulation is based on the principle of phase-only hologram, it does not need the stringent alignment of pixels. This method can be used for high resolution imaging or measurement in various optical areas.

Optimal synthesis of double-phase computer generated holograms using a phase-only spatial light modulator with grating filter

Abstract: We propose an optical system for synthesizing double-phase complex computer-generated holograms using a phase-only spatial light modulator and a phase grating filter. Two separated areas of the phase-only spatial light modulator are optically superposed by 4-f configuration with an optimally designed grating filter to synthesize arbitrary complex optical field distributions. The tolerances related to misalignment factors are analyzed, and the optimal synthesis method of double-phase computer-generated holograms is described.