A display technique is described which has desirable properties for presentation of three-dimensional information. The display can be updated in real-time through the use of electrically-addressed spatial light modulators. It is autostereoscopic in that a viewer can obtain horizontal parallax and by moving to different parts of the viewing area can see different views of the displayed object. In this regard, the display is similar to multiplexed holograms in use currently, although the device of interest here displays real-space derived images, not hologrammatically derived images. Holographic optical elements are used to control the distribution of image information to the viewing area.STATUS: Phase I Only
