Three-dimensional imaging and processing using computational holographic imaging

Abstract

Digital holography is a technique that permits digital capture of holograms and subsequent processing on a digital computer. This paper reviews various applications of this technique. The presented applications cover three-dimensional (3-D) imaging as well as several associated problems. For the case of 3-D imaging, optical and digital methods to reconstruct and visualize the recorded objects are described. In addition, techniques to compress and encrypt 3-D information in the form of digital holograms are presented. Lastly, 3-D pattern recognition applications of digital holography are discussed. The described techniques constitute a comprehensive approach to 3-D imaging and processing.

Keywords: Computational holographic imaging, three-dimensional data compression, three-dimensional image encryption, three-dimensional image processing, three-dimensional object recognition.

Copyright 2006 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.