A REAL-TIME HOLOGRAPHIC PRINTER FOR COMPUTER-ASSISTED THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING OF MACROMOLECULES

PHYSICAL OPTICS CORPORATION (POC) PROPOSES A HOLOGRAPHIC PRINTER WHICH PRODUCES DISTORTION-FREE THREE DIMENSIONAL HARD COPIES OF COMPUTER-PROCESSED OBJECTS. A NEW METHOD TO SYNTHESIZE HOLOGRAPHIC STEROGRAMS, WHICH IS 3D HOLOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF AN OBJECT, ALLOWS US TO MAKE A DISTORTION-FREE 3D HARD COPY. THE LIPPMANN TYPE HOLOGRAPHICSTEREOGRAM CAN BE RECONSTRUCTED IN WHITE LIGHT, AND PROVIDESACCURATE VIEWING FROM BOTH VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ANGLES. ALL OF THESE FEATURES MAKE THE PROPOSED HOLOGRAPHIC PRINTER VERY USEFUL FOR 3D MOLECULAR STRUCTURE MODELING AND CAN DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION PER COPY AND THE QUALITY OF THE OUTPUT DISPLAY. THE HOLOGRAPHIC STEREOGRAMS PRODUCED WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OVER ANY CURRENTLY EXISTING TECHNOLOGY BECAUSE THEY WILL BE DISCERNABLE FROM PERSPECTIVES ABOVE OR BELOW EYE LEVEL; THE HOLOGRAM SHAPE WILL BE FLAT, AND THE HARD COPIES WILL BE PRINTED AUTOMATICALLY.