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COMBO: compressed block-wise out-of-core diffraction computation for tera-scale holography

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Generating large-scale holograms using computer-generated holography (CGH) requires vast memory resources, often exceeding available system memory. While out-of-core processing offers a solution, it introduces significant I/O bottlenecks during diffraction, a core operation in CGH. To address this challenge, we present the COMBO system, a novel out-of-core processing framework designed to accelerate large-scale diffraction computation. COMBO integrates block-wise data handling with GPU-accelerated compression to significantly enhance I/O efficiency, further optimized through the use of multiple SSDs. Experimental results show that COMBO achieves up to 4.16 times faster performance compared to prior out-of-core methods while maintaining high-quality holographic reconstructions. Additionally, we successfully generated a 256K hologram, requiring tera-scale computational space (e.g., 4TB), on a system with only 64GB of system memory.

Source: Optics Express

DOI: 10.1364/oe.543103

Authors: Jaehong Lee, Duksu Kim

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies

Subfield: Media Technology

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,270

Funder: National Research Foundation of Korea

Award: G8472900487