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This work presents the optical reconstruction of computer-generated holograms (CGHs) 3D scenes via spatial light modulators (SLMs). Holography is an optical technique that allows the recording and reconstruction of images of 3D objects, as…
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Spatial light modulators (SLMs) are central to numerous applications ranging from high-speed displays to adaptive optics, structured illumination microscopy, and holography. After decades of advances, SLM arrays based on liquid crystals can…
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