Synthetic Holographic Integral Voxel Addressing 3D Display

To address Air Force need for a full-parallax digital video rate holographic three-dimensional (3D) display with gesture glove interface, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Synthetic Holographic Integral Voxel Addressing (SHIVA) 3D display that effectively projects true 3D images. The SHIVA technology is based on the principle of the holographic virtual window, which consists of thousands to millions of holopixels each producing samples of 2D holograms through intensity-modulated laser beamlet scanning in 2D.  This unconventional design can be implemented with currently available solid-state laser diodes, high-resolution, high-speed spatial light modulators, uniquely integrated with beam-scanning monolithic liquid crystal scanner arrays, which capitalizes on recent advances in nanoscale electro-optic material and fabrication technologies. Unlike usual stereoscopic or multiview systems, the SHIVA system avoids the accommodation-convergence depth cue conflict and stereo-depth distortion, allowing multiple viewers to see 3D images from different directions with correct perspectives. In Phase I, POC will demonstrate the feasibility of the concept through design and fabrication, and demonstration prototype to show pathways to full-color large-FOV and high-resolution multiviewer scalable system. In Phase II, POC will develop a video rate single- or full-color prototype SHIVA display system with a wearable data glove interface. BENEFIT: Military applications of the SHIVA 3D display system will span complex system visualization, battlespace management and planning, war theatre hazard analysis and simulation, flight deck displays, medical research, and personnel training in 3D simulators.  Civilian commercial applications include homeland security, air traffic control, 3D design, scientific and engineering modeling, medical imaging, and entertainment.