3D Displays

Having presented the physiology of 3D perception, the book progresses to a detailed discussion of the five 3D technologies: stereoscopic and autostereoscopic displays; integral imaging; holography and volumetric displays, and:

• Introduces spatial and temporal multiplex for the two views needed for stereoscopic and autostereoscopic displays;
• Outlines dominant components such as retarders for stereoscopic displays, and fixed as well as adjustable lenticular lenses and parallax barriers for auto- stereoscopic  displays;
• Examines the high speed required for 240 Hz frames provided by parallel addressing and the recently proposed interleaved image processing;
• Explains integral imaging, a true 3D system, based on the known lenticulars which is explored up to the level of a 3D video projector using real and virtual images;
• Renders holographic 3D easier to understand by using phasors known from electrical engineering and optics leading up to digital computer generated holograms;
• Shows volumetric displays to be limited by the number of stacked FPDs; and,
• Presents algorithms stemming from computer science to assess 3D image quality and to allow for bandwidth saving transmission of 3D TV signals.