Pixel-density and viewing-angle enhanced integral 3D display with parallel projection of multiple UHD elemental images.

This paper presents an integral three-dimensional (3D) display that efficiently enhances both the pixel densities and viewing angles of 3D images with parallel projection of elemental images. In the proposed method, ultra-high-definition (UHD) elemental images are projected and superimposed as parallel light rays from densely arranged compact UHD projectors onto a lens array. Three-dimensional images with enhanced pixel densities and viewing angles can be displayed by optimizing the projector positions and system design. The prototype yielded a horizontal pixel density of 63.5 ppi, approximately 97,000 pixels, and a viewing angle of approximately 30°, making it superior to previous integral 3D display systems.

Aktina Vision: Full-parallax three-dimensional display with 100 million light rays.

Natural three-dimensional (3D) images, perceived as real objects in front of the viewer, can be displayed by faithfully reproducing light ray information. However, 3D images with sufficient characteristics for practical use cannot be displayed using conventional technologies because highly accurate reproduction of numerous light rays is required. We propose a novel full-parallax light field 3D display method named 'Aktina Vision', which includes a special top-hat diffusing screen with a narrow diffusion angle and an optical system for reproducing high-density light rays. Our prototype system reproduces over 100,000,000 light rays at angle intervals of less than 1° and optimally diffuses light rays with the top-hat diffusing screen. Thus, for the first time, light field 3D image reproduction with a maximum spatial resolution of approximately 330,000 pixels, which is near standard-definition television resolution and three times that of conventional light field display using a lens array, is achieved.

Color moiré reduction and resolution enhancement of flat-panel integral three-dimensional display.

Color moiré occurs owing to the subpixel structure of the display panel in the integral three-dimensional (3D) display method, deteriorating the 3D-image quality. To address this, we propose a method for reducing the color moiré and improving the 3D-image resolution, simultaneously, by combining multiple 3D images. In the prototype system, triple 3D display units with lens arrays closely attached to 8K-resolution display panels are optically combined. By controlling the color moiré of the 3D image generated on each display and shifting and combining the elemental lenses constituting the lens array, sufficient reduction in the color moiré is realized, while suppressing the deterioration of the 3D-image quality, at a distant position from the lens array in the depth direction, along with an approximately two-fold enhancement of the resolution near the lens array.

Integral 3D display using multiple LCD panels and multi-image combining optical system.

We present a method to display an integral three-dimensional (3D) image without gaps between multiple display active areas by using multiple liquid crystal display (LCD) panels and multi-image combining optical systems (MICOS). We designed a MICOS to improve the resolution characteristics and decrease the luminance unevenness corresponding to the viewpoint. Furthermore, we developed a method for correcting the distortion of the integral 3D image by using image processing. We prototyped an integral 3D display using four 8K dual-green (8KDG) LCD panels and the improved MICOSs. The prototype display achieved to magnify the display area about 5.66 times more than when a single LCD panel was used.

Integral three-dimensional image capture equipment with closely positioned lens array and image sensor.

We have developed a compact integral three-dimensional (3D) imaging equipment that positions the lens array and image sensor in close proximity to each other. In the conventional scheme, a camera lens is used to project the elemental images generated by the lens array onto the image sensor. In contrast, the imaging equipment presented here combines the lens array and image sensor into one unit and makes no use of a camera lens. This scheme eliminates the resolution deterioration and distortion caused by the use of a camera lens and improves, in principle, the quality of the reconstructed 3D image. We captured objects with this imaging equipment and displayed the reconstructed 3D images using display equipment consisting of a liquid crystal panel and a lens array. The reconstructed 3D images were found to have appropriate motion parallax.