Microscopy & Microtechniques
Lab equipment 'could provide colour 3D images in real-time'
Nov 04 2010
Scientists at the Tucson-based academic institution have previously been able to transmit single-colour images on to a polymer-based display at a rate of one every four minutes.
However, they have now accelerated the process by over 100 times, to allow monochromatic holograms to update every two seconds.
A slower full-colour version has also been devised using a single-laser system to redraw the holographic image on the polymer surface.
Ultimately, lab equipment with imaging capabilities could be able to offer a three-dimensional view of an object, in full colour, updating at video-like refresh rates.
Nasser Peyghambarian, project lead, says: "This advance brings us a step closer to the ultimate goal of realistic holographic telepresence with high-resolution, full-colour, human-size 3D images."
The discovery comes as the university's Electrical and Computer Engineering Department celebrates its centennial year of groundbreaking research.
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