• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 49, Issue 3, 0303002 (2020)
Wen Qiao, Fengbin Zhou, and Linsen Chen
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  • School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA202049.0303002 Cite this Article
    Wen Qiao, Fengbin Zhou, Linsen Chen. Towards application of mobile devices: the status and future of glasses-free 3D display[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2020, 49(3): 0303002 Copy Citation Text show less
    Research on glasses-free 3D display based on parallax barrier
    Fig. 1. Research on glasses-free 3D display based on parallax barrier
    Research on glasses-free 3D display based on lenticular lens
    Fig. 2. Research on glasses-free 3D display based on lenticular lens
    Directional backlight 3D display system
    Fig. 3. Directional backlight 3D display system
    Researches on 3D display based on integrated imaging
    Fig. 4. Researches on 3D display based on integrated imaging
    (a) Schematic of dual LCD display; (b),(c) Structure of a multilayer LCD display system based on the attenuation layers; (d),(e) Structure of a multilayer LCD display system based on polarization layers
    Fig. 5. (a) Schematic of dual LCD display; (b),(c) Structure of a multilayer LCD display system based on the attenuation layers; (d),(e) Structure of a multilayer LCD display system based on polarization layers
    (a) 3D display research proposed by D. Fattal et al; (b) Schematic of multi-view modulation; (c) 3D display effect diagram[71]; (d) Vector light field display based on pixel-based metagrating proposed by Wan et al[72]; (e) 3D images based on vector light field display
    Fig. 6. (a) 3D display research proposed by D. Fattal et al; (b) Schematic of multi-view modulation; (c) 3D display effect diagram[71]; (d) Vector light field display based on pixel-based metagrating proposed by Wan et al[72]; (e) 3D images based on vector light field display
    Schematic of the vector light field 3D display based on metagratings; (a) Schematic of the wavefront reconstructed by hologram; (b) Schematic of multiview 3D displays based on periodic structures; (c) Schematic of holographic sampling displays based on metagratings; (d) Schematic of the full-color video rate 3D displays by combining a LCD, color filters and the metagratings; (e) Schematic of the metagratings combining emitted beams to form a color pixel
    Fig. 7. Schematic of the vector light field 3D display based on metagratings; (a) Schematic of the wavefront reconstructed by hologram; (b) Schematic of multiview 3D displays based on periodic structures; (c) Schematic of holographic sampling displays based on metagratings; (d) Schematic of the full-color video rate 3D displays by combining a LCD, color filters and the metagratings; (e) Schematic of the metagratings combining emitted beams to form a color pixel
    (a) Schematic of vergence and accommodation conflict; (b) Schematic of super multi-view 3D display
    Fig. 8. (a) Schematic of vergence and accommodation conflict; (b) Schematic of super multi-view 3D display
    Holographic sampling 3D display with a continuous 3D lightfield; (a)Schematic of recording process of a 3D scene by a digital camera; (b)-(e) Captured photos at different depth from a holographic sampling 3D display
    Fig. 9. Holographic sampling 3D display with a continuous 3D lightfield; (a)Schematic of recording process of a 3D scene by a digital camera; (b)-(e) Captured photos at different depth from a holographic sampling 3D display
    Glasses 3D technologiesAdvantagesDisadvantagesViewing angle/(°)Reference
    Parallax barrier 3D display1. Easy to fabricate 2. Low cost 1. Low brightness 2. Limitation of observation area 3. Small range of motion parallax 18°-90°[43-45]
    Lenticular lens 3D diaplay1. Low cost1. Severe crosstalk between images 2. Small range of motion parallax 56.5°-90°[49][51]
    Integral imaging 3D display1. Full parallax 2. Easy to fabricate 1. Limited resolution 2. Small viewing angle 3. Limited depth range 26°-86°[58-62]
    Compressive light field display1. Full parallax 2. High spatial resolution 1. Large thickness 2. Low light utilization 3. Small viewing angle 10°×10°-70×60°[67-68][70]
    Vector light field display1. Full parallax 2. Large viewing angle 1. Hard to fabricate90°-112°[71-72]
    Table 1. Advantages and disadvantages of current autostereoscopic 3D technologies
    Wen Qiao, Fengbin Zhou, Linsen Chen. Towards application of mobile devices: the status and future of glasses-free 3D display[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2020, 49(3): 0303002
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