ABSTRACT
This book is predominantly targeted at visual imaging applications that have arisen because of new and improved holographic methods. In particular, during the course of this book, we have described how ultra-realistic full-colour three-dimensional (3D) images may now be generated using analogue and digital holographic techniques. In this nal chapter, using several examples, we illustrate how such ultra-realistic 3D images can be used today. Along these lines, we discuss how high-quality holographic reproductions of priceless artefacts and items of interest to cultural heritage are gaining interest with museums, how new holographic techniques offer a very effective method of reproducing oil paintings to a level of detail which is impossible using any other technique, and how digital holographic printing has already produced stunning large-format 3D posters that are miles ahead of other technologies, such as lenticular displays. We conclude the chapter with a brief discussion of such future applications as holographic windows and real-time holographic displays.
