Processing system for real-time holographic video computation

This paper discusses the Chidi holographic video processing system (called Holo-Chidi) used for real-time computation of computer generated holograms and the subsequent display of the holograms at video frame rates. Chidi is a reconfigurable multimedia processing system designed at the MIT Media Laboratory for real-time synthesis and analysis of multimedia data in general and digital video frames in particular. Holo-Chidi which is an adaptation of Chidi, comprises two main components: the sets of processor cards and the display interface cards.