Full parallax image generation

Abstract

In designing an autostereoscopic imaging system, the parameters related with viewing zone are the main to be determined first for the system. The viewing zone is a spatial region where viewers can perceive stereoscopic image through the image displayed on the screen of the system. To define the viewing zone parameters such as width, distance from the image screen, depth range, and shape, an optical configuration composed of an image mask aligned on the top of a point light source array is used. This configuration shows that a lenticular or a parallax barrier plate is just doing the same role as the array and the obtainable image depth is related with the viewing zone parameters.