title: Compressive light field displays.
abstract: Light fields are the multiview extension of stereo image pairs: a collection of images showing a 3D scene from slightly different perspectives. Depicting high-resolution light fields usually requires an excessively large display bandwidth; compressive light field displays are enabled by the codesign of optical elements and computational-processing algorithms. Rather than pursuing a direct "optical" solution (for example, adding one more pixel to support the emission of one additional light ray), compressive displays aim to create flexible optical systems that can synthesize a compressed target light field. In effect, each pixel emits a superposition of light rays. Through compression and tailored optical designs, fewer display pixels are necessary to emit a given light field than a direct optical solution would require.
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wetzstein
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lanman
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Heidrich
authors.forename: Ramesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raskar