An Introduction to Holographic Television

Widespread recognition of some shortcomings of "traditional" 3D TV, and some recent technological advances, create an opportunity for holographic 3D TV for entertainment, telepresence, and teleoperation. In this webcast I'll review perceptual considerations for 3D TV, explain what true holographic television is (and how to distinguish it from things that marketers call holographic), as well as describe how recent developments in image capture, standardization, and computation may bring holographic television to market affordably sooner than many have predicted, co-existing with other kinds of 3D TV. I'll also explain the range of light-modulation technologies that various research groups (including mine) are exploring as part of developing holographic video display systems.