Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy

Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy

Confocal microscopy is an advanced microscopic technique. The prime advantage of the confocal microscope over other microscopy techniques is its ability to block the out-of-focus light from the illuminated samples using pinholes. It is widely used with fluorescence optics to obtain high-resolution, sharp contrast images. Unlike optical microscopes, confocal microscopes use a focused beam of light laser to scan the entire sample surface at different z-planes. These microscopes are, therefore,...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Resolution investigation for dual-spherical-wave optical scanning holographic microscopy: methods and performance.

Optics express·2026

Same author

Holographic three-dimensional aerial display [Invited].

Applied optics·2026

Same author

Experimental study of a portable integrated optical scanning holographic microscope for 3D bioimaging.

Optics express·2025

Same author

Unified analytical framework for continuous shading and texture rendering in polygon-based computer-generated holography.

Optics express·2025

Same author

Tilt reconstruction using entropy minimization in optical scanning holography.

Optics express·2025

Same author

Isolated Cardiac Involvement in Rosai-Dorfman-Destombes Disease Causing Obstructive Shock.

JACC. Case reports·2025

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: May 26, 2026

Transmission of Multiple Signals through an Optical Fiber Using Wavefront Shaping

Transmission of Multiple Signals through an Optical Fiber Using Wavefront Shaping

Published on: March 20, 2017

Complex Fresnel hologram display using a single SLM.

Jung-Ping Liu¹, Wang-Yu Hsieh, Ting-Chung Poon

¹Department of Photonics, Feng Chia University, No. 100 Wenhwa Rd., Taichung 407, Taiwan. jpliu@fcu.edu.tw

|December 24, 2011

Summary

A new optical method uses a single spatial light modulator (SLM) to create complex Fresnel holograms. This technique avoids twin images and zero-order light, maximizing SLM bandwidth for on-axis holography.

More Related Videos

Compact Lens-less Digital Holographic Microscope for MEMS Inspection and Characterization

Compact Lens-less Digital Holographic Microscope for MEMS Inspection and Characterization

Published on: July 5, 2016

Demonstration of Spin-Multiplexed and Direction-Multiplexed All-Dielectric Visible Metaholograms

Demonstration of Spin-Multiplexed and Direction-Multiplexed All-Dielectric Visible Metaholograms

Published on: September 25, 2020

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: May 26, 2026

Transmission of Multiple Signals through an Optical Fiber Using Wavefront Shaping

Transmission of Multiple Signals through an Optical Fiber Using Wavefront Shaping

Published on: March 20, 2017

Compact Lens-less Digital Holographic Microscope for MEMS Inspection and Characterization

Compact Lens-less Digital Holographic Microscope for MEMS Inspection and Characterization

Published on: July 5, 2016

Demonstration of Spin-Multiplexed and Direction-Multiplexed All-Dielectric Visible Metaholograms

Demonstration of Spin-Multiplexed and Direction-Multiplexed All-Dielectric Visible Metaholograms

Published on: September 25, 2020

Area of Science:

Optics and Photonics
Holography
Optical Engineering

Background:

Complex holograms are essential for advanced optical applications.
Traditional methods often require multiple spatial light modulators (SLMs) or complex filtering.
Existing techniques may limit the usable bandwidth of SLMs.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a novel optical method for synthesizing complex Fresnel holograms.
To demonstrate the use of a single spatial light modulator (SLM) for this purpose.
To achieve twin-image and zero-order free holograms while maximizing SLM bandwidth.

Main Methods:

A coherent image processing system with a sinusoidal grating at the Fourier plane was employed.
Two or three position-shifted amplitude holograms were displayed at the input plane.
Holograms were coupled via the grating and precisely overlapped at the output plane.

Main Results:

A complex Fresnel hologram was synthesized using a single SLM.
The resulting hologram was free of twin image and zero-order light.
The full bandwidth of the SLM was utilized for on-axis hologram display.

Conclusions:

The proposed method enables efficient complex hologram display with a single SLM.
This technique offers advantages in terms of SLM bandwidth utilization and system simplicity.
The method can be extended to increase the degrees of freedom for synthesized hologram display.