Optimization of computer-generated holograms featuring phase randomness control

Opt Lett. 2021 Oct 1;46(19):4769-4772. doi: 10.1364/OL.437375.

Abstract

In this Letter, we introduce a computer-generated hologram (CGH) optimization technique that can control the randomness of the reconstructed phase. The phase randomness significantly affects the eyebox size and depth of field in holographic near-eye displays. Our proposal is to synthesize the CGH through the sum of two terms computed from the target scene with a random phase. We set a weighting pattern for summation as the optimization variable, which enables the CGH to reflect the random phase during optimization. We evaluate the proposed algorithm on single-depth and multi-depth contents, and the performance is validated via simulations and experiments.