Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University

Daeho Yang

Wontaek Seo

Hongseok Lee

Sunil Kim

Geeyoung Sung

Bongsu Shin

Changkun Lee

Jong-Young Hong

Jungkwuen An

Jangwoo You

Seokil Moon

Hyeonseung Yu

Seunghoon Han

Myungjae Jeon

Sangeun Mun

Sung-Wook Min

Youngrok Kim

Provided is a holographic image processing apparatus including a memory configured to store at least one instruction, and a processor configured to execute the at least one instruction stored in the memory to generate a corrected holographic image by correcting an original holographic image captured by a holographic camera based on a neural network configured to learn hologram correction in advance.

Holographic image processing method and holographic image processing apparatus

An image display device includes a main light source configured to emit a first light; a display panel configured to modulate the first light to add image information to the first light; a holographic optical element (HOE) configured to diffract the first light emitted from the display panel to make the first light travel to a first region to generate a main image; a first optical system provided on a traveling path of the first light between the main light source and the HOE, the first optical system being configured to change the traveling path of the first light to be incident on the HOE along a first path; an auxiliary light source configured to emit a second light; and a second optical system provided on a traveling path of the second light, the second optical system being configured to change a traveling path of the second light to be incident on the HOE along a second path different from the first path.

Image display device and augmented reality device including the same

A holographic display apparatus includes: a light source; a spatial light modulator configured to modulate light from the light source according to an image to be displayed on an object plane; and a processor configured to generate a computer generated hologram (CGH) in which a phase value of hologram data to be displayed on a reference plane of the spatial light modulator is 0, the processor being configured to apply a light modulation signal based on the CGH to the spatial light modulator.

CGH generator and display apparatus including the same

Disclosed are a method and a system for processing a computer-generated hologram (CGH). The system for processing a CGH includes a CGH generation apparatus and a display apparatus. The CGH generation apparatus repeatedly performs a process of propagating object data from a first depth layer to a second depth layer, changing amplitude data of the object data to second predefined amplitude data, back-propagating the object data from the second depth layer to the first depth layer, and changing the amplitude data of the object data to first predefined amplitude data, and generates a CGH by using the object data.

Method and apparatus for generating computer-generated hologram

A method of modulating a depth of a hologram, the method includes: obtaining hologram data; determining a scale factor based on a hardware specification of a holographic display to display a three-dimensional (3D) hologram image in a space by using the hologram data; and modulating depth information of the hologram data based on the scale factor.

Method and apparatus for modulating depth of hologram and holographic display using the same

A display device includes a light source array including a plurality of light sources where at least one of the plurality of light sources is selectively driven, a spatial light modulator for modulating light from the light source array to form image light, a focusing optical system for focusing the image light formed by the spatial light modulator at a position in a predetermined eye box, a micro mirror array arranged in an optical path formed in the focusing optical system and including a plurality of mirror cells. The plurality of mirror cells are controlled to be in an ON state in that light is reflected in a direction toward an inside of the eye box or to be in an OFF state in that light is reflected in a direction toward an outside of the eye box.

Display apparatus providing expanded viewing window

A head-up display system includes an image generating apparatus configured to emit light having a first polarization and including image information; a polarization beam splitter provided on an optical path of the light having the first polarization and configured to transmit the light having the first polarization; a wave plate configured to transmit the light transmitted through the polarization beam splitter while changing a phase of the light; and a mirror configured to reflect the light sequentially transmitted through the polarization beam splitter and the wave plate back to the polarization beam splitter through the wave plate. The polarization beam splitter may reflect light having a second polarization that is different from the first polarization and obtained by transmitting the light reflected by the mirror back through the wave plate.

Head-up display system

A display device including a meta surface is provided. The display device includes an image provider comprising a spatial light modulator configured to modulate light according to image information, wherein the image provider is configured to provide the light comprising the image information; an optical element configured to focus the light from the image provider; and a meta surface deflector positioned between the image provider and the optical element to deflect the light, and change a deflection direction of the light according to a polarization of the light so that a first position of the light of a first polarization focused by the optical element is different than a second position of the light of a second polarization orthogonal to the first polarization focused by the optical element.

Display device employing meta surface

Provided is a method of generating a computer-generated hologram (CGH), the method including obtaining complex data including amplitude data of object data and phase data of the object data corresponding to a spatial light modulator (SLM) plane by propagating the object data from an image plane to the SLM plane, encoding the complex data into encoded amplitude data, and generating a CGH based on the object data including the encoded amplitude data.

A holographic display apparatus and a holographic display method are provided. The holographic display apparatus determines a representative depth from 3D image data; calculates a computer generated hologram (CGH) corresponding to the representative depth on the 3D image data; obtains the modulated CGH by modulating a phase of the CGH to increase an eye box; modulates a light according to the modulated CGH and generates a hologram image; and forms the generated hologram image at the representative depth.

Holographic display apparatus and operating method thereof

Provided is a multi-image display apparatus including a light source configured to emit light, a spatial light modulator configured to modulate the light emitted by the light source and generate image light, a first optical system configured to deliver the image light through a first light path and a second light path that is not parallel with the first light path, and a second optical system configured to deliver external light and the image light delivered through the second light path to a pupil of a viewer, through a third light path that is not parallel with the second light path, wherein the second optical system includes a steering optical device provided at a crossing point of the second light path and the third light path and configured to be two-axis rotated.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Daeho Yang