Open AccessFantatrope, a moving hologram display: design and implementation
Author(s) -
Philippe Gentet,
Jinbeom Joung,
Yves Gentet,
Alaric Hamacher,
Seung–Hyun Lee
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.27.011571
Subject(s) - holography , holographic display , optics , computer science , computer graphics (images) , stroboscope , rotation (mathematics) , rgb color model , stereo display , artificial intelligence , computer vision , physics
This paper presents the Fantatrope, an improvement of the pre-cinematographic devices such as the zoetrope, which creates a comfortable 3D display with the addition of ultra-realistic full-color holograms. The Fantatrope is built with a set of holograms of 3D-printed figurines mounted on a cylinder rotating at constant speed. A stroboscopic RGB LED lamp synchronized with the rotation successively illuminates the different frames and the recorded character is animated like in a stop-motion movie. All principal functions of this new device can be adjusted and this paper evaluates its performances. The operation of the Fantatrope is successfully demonstrated and shows the effect of a true 3D display without the need for special glasses or other viewing aids.