Computer generated holograms have numerous commercial applications from enhancing 3D WWW pages and dealing with anti-piracy to the creation of Hollywood quality video games and virtual reality situations. This text is a comprehensive look at basic holographic principles, commercial applications, and the digital techniques used in creating them. Future directions, such as holographic neural networks and 3-D "virtual" web pages are also discussed. This is not just a book of holograms; it is a technical study of how to use and create them for practical use. The CD contains holographic images and the software for their creation and manipulation, as well as hundreds of commercial applications include anti-counterfeiting, stationery, entertainment, trading cards, virtual reality, 3D WWW pages, premiums and more. Chapters on the holographic creation include discussions of motion picture holographic production, electro- and electron holography, holographic interferometry and laser electronics.
- ISBN10 1886801967
- ISBN13 9781886801967
- Publish Date 18 April 2001
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 December 2009
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc
- Imprint Charles River Media
- Pages 500
- Language English