Layer-oriented computer-generated holograms for three-dimensional display

Depth cues and full-parallax are crucial issues in the calculation of computer-generated holograms (CGHs) for perfect holographic three-dimensional (3-D) display. In order to accelerate the speed of generating CGHs and improve the display quality, three layer-oriented methods are investigated in this paper. The first method is based on angular-spectrum, which can provide accurate depth cues. The second method is based on inverse Fresnel diffraction layered holographic stereogram to provide accurate depth information as well as correct occlusion effect. The third method is proposed to generate zoomable 3-D CGHs using layer-based shifted Fresnel diffraction. Numerical simulations and optical experiments have demonstrated that the proposed methods can reconstruct quality 3-D images.