SOLID FELIX: A static volume 3D-laser display

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5006, Issue , 2003, Pages 161-174

  Langhans, Knut ^a,b   Guill, Christian ^a   Rieper, Elisabeth ^a   Oltmann, Klaas ^a   Bahr, Detlef ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b FELIX 3D Project   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D display; Entertainment; Medical imaging; SOLID FELIX; Static volume display; Two step upconversion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CRYSTALS; IONS; MEDICAL IMAGING; POLYMERS;

VOLUMETRIC DISPLAYS;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 0041882069     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.474155     Document Type: Conference Paper

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