A new holographic display has recently been invented that can transmit 3D images in real time to a different location. “We can take objects from one location and show them in another location in 3-D in near real time,” said optical scientist Nasser Peyghambarian, and project leader coming from the University of Arizona in a press conference Nov. 1. “It is no longer something that is science fiction, it is actually something that you can do today.”
Ever since 1966, holographic imaging and movies have been a dream, but about five years ago, because of the "proven" evidence provided by a world-class scientist stating that "Holographic imaging will never be possible because of the inability of light not being able to reflect off of thin air, thus creating only 2D images." But like every theory, there is always a chance for it to be proven wrong and that is exactly what Peyghambarian and colleagues are becoming very close to achieving.
If you go to a 3-D movie like Avatar, you would see only two perspectives, one for one eye and one for the other eye,” said Peyghambarian said. “In our case, we have demonstrated 16 perspectives, but the technology has the potential to show hundreds of perspectives. So it’s very close to what humans can see.”
Of course because of the lack of more advanced technology, the current version uses 16 cameras to operate, but it will not be a surprise to anyone if this number reduces in the future.
Refering to the "real life" features of a potential hologram, Peyghambarian said: "In two years we improved the speed by a factor of 100. If we can improve the speed by the same factor, we will be over video rate,” Blanche said. “It will be done.”
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