Pixel-density enhanced integral three-dimensional display with two-dimensional image synthesis

Abstract

Integral three-dimensional (3D) displays can display naturally viewable 3D images. However, displaying 3D images with high pixel density is difficult because the maximum pixel number is restricted by the number of lenses of a lens array. Therefore, we propose a method for increasing the maximum pixel density of 3D images by optically synthesizing the displayed images of an integral 3D display and high-definition two-dimensional display using a half mirror. We evaluated the improvements in 3D image resolution characteristics through simulation analysis of the modulation transfer function. We developed a prototype display system that can display 3D images with a maximum resolution of 4K and demonstrated the effectiveness of the proposed method.