Real-time spatiotemporal division multiplexing electroholography for 1,200,000 object points using multiple-graphics processing unit cluster

Computationally, the calculation of computer-generated holograms is extremely expensive, and the image quality deteriorates when reconstructing three-dimensional(3 D) holographic video from a point-cloud model comprising a huge number of object points. To solve these problems, we implement herein a spatiotemporal division multiplexing method on a cluster system with 13 GPUs connected by a gigabit Ethernet network.A performance evaluation indicates that the proposed method can realize a real-time holographic video of a3 D object comprising ~1,200,000 object points. These results demonstrate a clear 3 D holographic video at32.7 frames per second reconstructed from a 3 D object comprising 1,064,462 object points.

Real-time electroholography using a single spatial light modulator and a cluster of graphics-processing units connected by a gigabit Ethernet network

Systems containing multiple graphics-processing-unit(GPU)clusters are difficult to use for real-time electroholography when using only a single spatial light modulator because the transfer of the computer-generated hologram data between the GPUs is bottlenecked.To overcome this bottleneck,we propose a rapid GPU packing scheme that significantly reduces the volume of the required data transfer.The proposed method uses a multi-GPU cluster system connected with a cost-effective gigabit Ethernet network.In tests,we achieved real-time electroholography of a three-dimensional(3D)video presenting a point-cloud 3D object made up of approximately 200,000 points.

Real-time gradation-expressible amplitude-modulationtype electroholography based on binary-weighted computer-generated hologram

In amplitude-modulation-type electroholography, the binary-weighted computer-generated hologram(BW-CGH) facilitates the gradation-expressible reconstruction of three-dimensional(3 D) objects. To realize real-time gradation-expressible electroholography, we propose an efficient and high-speed method for calculating bit planes consisting of BW-CGHs. The proposed method is implemented on a multiple graphics processing unit(GPU) cluster system comprising 13 GPUs. The proposed BW-CGH method realizes eight-gradation-expressible electroholography at approximately the same calculation speed as that of conventional electroholography based on binary computer-generated holograms. Consequently, we were able to successfully reconstruct a real-time electroholographic 3 D video comprising approximately 180,000 points expressed in eight gradations at 30 frames per second.

Fast time-division color electroholography using a multiple-graphics processing unit cluster system with a single spatial light modulator

We demonstrate fast time-division color etectroholography using a multiple-graphics-processing-unit （GPU） cluster system with a spatial light modulator and a controller to switch the color of the reconstructing light. The controller comprises a universal serial bus module to drive the liquid crystal optical shutters. By using the controller, the computer-generated hologram （CGH） display node of the multiple-GPU cluster system synchronizes the display of the CGH with the color switching of the reconstructing light. Fast time-division color electroholography at 20 fps is realized for a three-dimensional object comprising 21,000 points per color when 13 GPUs are used in a multiple-GPU cluster system.

Real-time color holographic video reconstruction using multiple-graphics processing unit cluster acceleration and three spatial light modulators

We demonstrate real-time three-dimensional(3D)color video using a color electroholographic system with a cluster of multiple-graphics processing units(multi-GPU)and three spatial light modulators(SLMs)corresponding respectively to red,green,and blue(RGB)-colored reconstructing lights.The multi-GPU cluster has a computer-generated hologram(CGH)display node containing a GPU,for displaying calculated CGHs on SLMs,and four CGH calculation nodes using 12 GPUs.The GPUs in the CGH calculation node generate CGHs corresponding to RGB reconstructing lights in a 3D color video using pipeline processing.Real-time color electroholography was realized for a 3D color object comprising approximately 21,000 points per color.

High-speed playback of spatiotemporal division multiplexing holographic 3D video stored in a solid-state drive using a digital micromirror device

We propose a high-speed playback method for the spatiotemporal division multiplexing electroholographic three-dimensional(3D)video stored in a solid-state drive(SSD)using a digital micromirror device.The spatiotemporal division multiplexing electroholography prevents deterioration in the reconstructed 3D video from a 3D object comprising many object points.In the proposed method,the stored data is remarkably reduced using the packing technique,and the computer-generated holograms are played back at high speed.Consequently,we successfully reconstructed a clear 3D video of a 3D object comprising approximately 1,100,000 points at 60 frames per second by reducing the reading time of the stored data from an SSD.