Wave optical analysis of integral method for three-dimensional images

We analyze by wave optics an integral method that produces three-dimensional (3D) images. The point light source is given at the pickup stage, and the light wave passing through each elemental lens is obtained at the display stage. The amplitude distributions of the waves from each elemental image a...

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Published inOptics letters Vol. 32; no. 4; p. 364
Main Authors Okano, Fumio, Arai, Jun, Kawakita, Masahiro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 15.02.2007
Subjects
Algorithms
Computer Simulation
Image Enhancement - methods
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methods
Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods
Models, Theoretical
Optics and Photonics
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Summary:We analyze by wave optics an integral method that produces three-dimensional (3D) images. The point light source is given at the pickup stage, and the light wave passing through each elemental lens is obtained at the display stage. The amplitude distributions of the waves from each elemental image are the same around a specific point where a 3D image is formed. Since the light waves approaching the image plane from different elemental lenses are incoherent, the synthesized value is the sum of the squared amplitudes of the waves. Therefore the modulation transfer function of this integral method is given by that of a single elemental lens.
ISSN:0146-9592
DOI:10.1364/ol.32.000364