Review of Fast Calculation Techniques for Computer-Generated Holograms With the Point-Light-Source-Based Model

Abstract

Computer-generated holograms (CGHs) are a key technology in electroholography systems; however, heavy calculations are required to calculate CGHs. We review fast calculation techniques for CGH calculation of a point-light-source-based model, which is a simple and general model of a three-dimensional object in an electroholography system. To reduce the calculation time, many methods that reduce the temporal and spatial redundancy of the CGH calculation have been developed (e.g., look-up table method, the wavefront recording plane method, and other approximation techniques). The implementation of such methods on parallel computers (e.g., graphic processing unit and field programmable gate arrays) has also been reported.