3D monochromatic image synthesized with vertical area-partitioned recording of master hologram in multiple-exposure holography

We report for the first time theoretical analysis and experimental results of a vertical-area partition method for recording master holograms in multi ple-exposure rainbow holography to synthesize monochromatic 3D image from a series of medical tomograms. In this novel method, the master hologram is area partitioned into elementary master holograms, which are recorded in a periodic arrangement along the vertical direction. Under the white-light re construction, a 3D monochromatic image composed of a series of medical tomo grams can be synthesized with wide viewing angle, high resolution, and low color blur. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.