Self-Illuminating Holograms for Human-Computer Interaction

该提案旨在创建一种新的3D可视化方法，以增强人们与计算机和计算机生成信息的交互方式。我们享受着周围的三维世界，但却很难在计算机显示器上复制它。虽然增强现实和虚拟现实正在取得巨大进展，但三维场景通常需要笨重的配件，如耳机。我们提出了一个完全不同的方法，通过开发自发光全息图。传统的全息图可以给出令人印象深刻的三维图像，但通常需要复杂和庞大的光学装置，其中外部光源照射相位板以产生全息图。这可能会限制观看者的数量，或限制他们的视角范围。我们将克服这些局限性，使薄，紧凑和灵活的全息图，产生光本身，消除了外部照明的需要。我们设想，我们的设备可以放在日常物品上，以一种可以被许多人从不同视角观看的方式显示三维图像-就像物体就在他们面前一样。最终，这些自发光全息图可以覆盖整个房间的墙壁，创造出真正身临其境的共享3D体验。这项技术将改变我们在从娱乐到可视化复杂信息的广泛应用中与计算机生成信息互动的方式。

This proposal aims to create a new approach to 3D visualisation that will enhance how people interact with computers and computer-generated information. We enjoy the three-dimensional world around us, but struggle to replicate it in computer displays. Whilst great progress is being made in augmented and virtual reality, three dimensional scenes often require cumbersome accessories such as headsets. We propose a radically different approach by developing self-illuminating holograms. HConventional holograms can give impressive three-dimensional images, but typically require complicated and bulky optical set-ups in which an external light source illuminates a phase plate to generate the hologram. This can limit the number of viewers, or restrict their range of viewing angles. We will overcome theseis limitations by making thin, compact and flexible holograms that generate light themselves, removing the need for external illumination. We envisage that our devices can be placed on everyday objects to show three-dimensional images in a way that can be viewed by many people from different view points - as though the object were there in front of them. Ultimately these self-illuminating holograms could cover the walls of an entire room, creating a truly immersive, shared 3D experience. This technology will transform how we interact with computer-generated information in a wide range of applications ranging from entertainment to visualising complex information.