Physical image synthesis

Build an image from recorded light.

A holographic decoder concept: select recorded pages, control their replay, and combine them into an optical output.

Design and research · public preview

Holokernel / system sketch
Illustrative four-part system diagram; the walkthrough below explains each part.
Illustrative architecture. Explore each part below.

How it works

Follow the system.
One part at a time.

Select a part to see its role, the decisions behind it, and what still needs evidence.

01 / Physical image synthesis

Record the basis

Keep reusable visual content in holographic pages.

Objects, textures and wavelet-like recordings form the optical basis. Available detail remains bounded by the recording and replay optics.

02 / Physical image synthesis

Choose a page

Address a recording with a reader beam.

Reader position and angle select content. Addressing accuracy and unwanted page crosstalk remain optical-system questions.

03 / Physical image synthesis

Control replay

Set brightness and the supported transforms.

Translation, scale and orientation require an actual transform chain. Phase is meaningful within a coherent group and needs its own control.

04 / Physical image synthesis

Combine

Sum the reader outputs at the destination.

Independent groups add brightness; coherent groups add fields. Additive light alone does not implement alpha occlusion or negative intensity.

Design principles

What guides the work.

01

Physical decoder

An electronic encoder predicts the controls; recordings supply the visual basis.

02

Start with simple replay

Manual spatial pages and ordinary combining precede coherent or automated upgrades.

03

Shared optical core

Smartglasses, camouflage and recorded-scene playback are possible consumers.

Project status

Know where
the work stands.

Architecture proposal. No built decoder or qualified optical efficiency is established. Spatial pages and manual controls lead the lower-cost starting design.

Source and project notes

The source repository requires authorized access. This public page contains a curated explanation and original schematic illustrations.