Systems and methods for generating a volumetric image and interacting with the volumetric image using a planar display

A system comprising:

• a photophoretic display device comprising:
• a trap light source;
• and
• an illumination light source;
• an image converter comprising:
• a light signal propagation director;
• and
• a light signal sensor;
• and
• a control unit, wherein
• the trap light source is configured to trap a scattering particle and the illumination light source is configured to illuminate the scattering particle that the trap light source is configured to trap such that the photophoretic display device generates a volumetric image,
• the light signal propagation director is configured to direct a visual signal of the volumetric image to the light signal sensor,
• the light signal sensor is configured to sense the visual signal and to generate a planar image signal based on the visual signal, and
• the control unit is configured to:
• send the planar image signal to a planar display;
• render the planar image on the planar display;
• receive a user input signal on the planar display in response to sending the planar image signal;
• and
• control one or more of the trap light source and the illumination light source to change the volumetric image based on the user input signal.