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Pierre-Alexandre Blanche, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Professor

Contact Information
Email: pablanche@optics.arizona.edu
1630 East University Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85721
Tel: (520)626-5389

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What we have done lately

 
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  • 03/19/13: "UA Researchers Pursuing Holographic Display".
    A story by Heather Wodrich on Arizona Public Media. Link
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  • 03/08/13: P.-A. Blanche et al., "DMD as a diffractive reconfigurable optical switch for telecommunication", in SPIE proceedings 8618, "Emerging Digital Micromirror Device Based Systems and Applications V", Michael R. Douglass; Patrick I. Oden Eds, 86180N, March 2013. Link

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  • 02/27/13: Two articles published in the Journal of Physics, Conference Series Volume 415: 
    • B. Lynn et al., "Recent advancements in photorefractive holographic imaging", Journal of Physics: Conference Series 415 (2013) 012050. Link
    • P. St Hilaire et al., "Are stereograms holograms? A human perception analysis of sampled perspective holography",Journal of Physics: Conference Series 415 (2013) 012035. Link
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  • 02/21/13: Optical switch for data communication project web page uploaded. Link
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  • 12/18/12: P.-A. Blanche et al., "Auto Stereoscopic 3D Telepresence Using Integral Holography". Patent  US 8,334,889. Link
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  • 12/17/12: P.-A. Blanche et al., "Fast optical switch for data communication applications". Proposal accepted by The University of Arizona Office of Technology Transfer. Link.
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  • 06/25/12: Two presentations at ISDH 2012: 9th International Symposium on Display Holography (MIT Media Lab, Cambridge Massachusetts USA)
    • "Are stereograms holograms? A human perception analysis of sampled perspective holography"
    • "Recent advancements in photorefractive holographic imaging"

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  • 03/10/12: P.A. Blanche "Toward the Ultimate 3D Display", Information Display, February/March vol.28, No.03. 2012. Link
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  • 02/22/12: Panelist in the OSA 3D Display Technology, Perception and Application Incubator Meeting. Link
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  • 01/12/12: P. P. Banerjee et al., "Time dynamics of self-pumped reflection gratings in a photorefractive polymer", J. Appl. Phys. 111, 013108 (2012). Link
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  • 12/13/11: P.-A. Blanche, "Holographic 3D Display for Complex Information Visualization". IDGA, 10 Annual Image Fusion Summit (Washington DC). Link
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  • 11/15/11: N. Peyghambarian et al., "Photorefractive polymers for holographic 3-D display". Selected in Optics and Photonics News, "Optics in 2011", Vol. 22, No. 12, December 2011.  Link
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  • 11/09/11: N. Peyghambarian, "Updateable Holographic 3D Display for Telepresence". Holo-pack.Holo-print 2011 (Las-Vegas, NV). Link
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  • 08/23/11: C. W. Christenson, et al., "Interdigitated coplanar electrodes for enhanced sensitivity in a photorefractive polymer", Optics Letters, Vol. 36, No. 17, September 1, 2011. Link
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  • 08/18/11: P.-A. Blanche, et al., "System and method for synchronizing a spatial light modulator with a pulsed laser to record a hologram at the repetition rate of the pulsed laser". Patent application 20110199658. Link
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  • 07/05/11: Peyghambarian, et al., "System and method using a voltage kick-off to record a hologram on a photorefractive polymer for 3D holographic display and other applications". Patent US 7973989 B2, published on 05-Jul-2011. Link
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  • 07/01/11: R. A. Norwood et al., Ch6 ,"Photorefractive Polymers for Updatable Holographic Displays", in "Organic Thin Films for Photonic Applications", W. N. Herman, S. R. Flom, and S. H. Foulger Eds, ACS Symposium Series, vol. 1039. Link
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  • 06/07/11: "Good practices in laboratory notebooks" short introduction given to the REU students. (Download the presentation).
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  • 04/28/11:  Optical and Digital Image Processing, Edited by Gabriel Cristobal, Peter Schelkens, and Hugo Thienpont, Wiley-VCH. Ch.10 "Holographic Visualization of 3D data" and 11 "Holographic Data Storage Technology" by P.-A. Blanche et al.
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  • 01/08/11: Today, our community is grieving. A shooting occurred north of town that let 6 people killed and 14 others wounded, including Congresswomen Gabrielle Giffords in critical condition. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims.
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  • 11/05/10: Updated images and videos of the holographic 3D display setup including telepresence here.
  • 11/04/10: Watch this video for the explanation of our holographic 3D display technology from UofA News . The video is also visible on YouTube.
  • 11/03/10: Want to know about the different 3D display technologies that exist? Look at this page where I discuss them to the best of my knowledge, and in layman’s terms.
  • 11/03/10: Our article "Holographic three-dimensional telepresence using large-area photorefractive polymer" is published into the Nature journal. Editors selected the our images for the cover of their issue 7320.
  • 10/05/10: Toshiba unveils 3-D TV that doesn't need special glasses. But move more than a few inches to the left or right and the 3D effect is lost..
    More on CNN.com
  • 09/30/10: Our paper presented at the SPIE photonics west conference entitled "Future of photorefractive based holographic 3D display" is in the top ten of the most frequently downloaded papers from the SPIE Digital Library.
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  • 06/13/09: Participation at the 8th International Photorefractive workshop (Sarasota FL) sponsored by the US Air Force.
  • 05/26/10: PhysOrg.com published an article about our results: "Researchers analyze performance of first updatable holographic 3D display". (see the article).
  • 03/30/10: The Arizona Daily Wildcat published an article about the 3D display:
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  • 01/24/10: SPIE Photonics West . Two articles will be presented:
    -- "Future of Photorefractive Based Holographic 3D Display". (see the article)
    -- "Complementary grating dynamics in photorefractive polymers with
    Alq3" (see the article
 
 
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  • 07/13/09: Participation at the 7th International Photorefractive workshop sponsored by the US Air Force.
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  • 02/19/09: Peyghambarian, et al., "System and method using a voltage kick-off to record a hologram on a photorefractive polymer for 3D holographic display and other applications". Patent application 20090046333. Link

  • 02/01/09:
  • KVOA channel 4 covered our research on dynamic 3D display during the Superbowl (unfortunately The Cardinals did not win the game). (see the coverage)
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  • 11/09/08:
  • Yahoo! news investigate the  holographic projection CNN presented Tuesday night, during election coverage. Find out what the future might be.
  • 11/06/08: "Scientist: Holographic television to become reality".
  • CNN relay our research on holographic display
  • 09/05/08: Slide show from the "Community Speaker" talk about holographic 3D display given at the College of Optical Sciences. (download ppt)
  • 09/01/08: Science et Vie Junior, a French science popularization magazine with 1.6 million readers, published a 6 pages story about the refreshable holographic display in its vol.228, September 2008 issue. Nice sketches and explanations for non-scientists. (Science et Vie Junior web site)
  • 07/01/08: The rewritable holographic 3D display made the cover of Optics and Photonics News, plus a 6 pages long article, July/August 2008 issue. (download pdf)
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  • 06/09/08: Participation at the 6th International Photorefractive workshop (St Augustine FL) sponsored by the US Air Force.

 

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