Abstract

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.

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