Recording of Full-Color Snapshot Digital Holographic Portraits Using Neural Network Image Interpolation

Featured Application This work will make it possible to easily set up snapshot holographic portrait studios and allow holographic portraits to be developed and disseminated to the public on a larger scale.Abstract For 60 years, high-energy pulsed lasers have enabled the recording of extremely realistic portraits of living people within a few nanoseconds. In the 21st century, this confidential technique, which requires great skill and equipment, has almost disappeared because of the final monochromatic color of the holograms, which does not appeal to the public. In this study, we show that ultra-realistic, full-color, and full-parallax snapshot holographic portraits can be recorded using a limited number of synchronized HD cameras. Experiments were successfully conducted using the digital CHIMERA holographic stereogram printing technique combined with image interpolation using a neural network. This new recording method allows holographic portraits to be developed and disseminated to the public on a larger scale.