Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 5, 0508002(2022)

Numerical Aperture Optimization of Microlens for Curved Integral Imaging

Wenwen Wang1,2, Xiongtu Zhou1,2、*, Yongai Zhang1,2, Chaoxing Wu1,2, Zhixian Lin1,2, and Tailiang Guo1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key School of Physical and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China
  • 2College Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, China
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    Figures & Tables(11)
    Principles of integral imaging
    Schematic of viewing angle and reconstructed depth of flexible microlens array
    Simulation model of curved integral imaging 3D system
    Ray tracing of microlens array with different numerical apertures. (a) Reconstructed images of reconstruction screen without rotation in integral imaging 3D display system constructed by microlens array with different numerical apertures; (b) ray tracing of single microlens with numerical aperture of 0.015; (c) ray tracing of single microlens with numerical aperture of 0.075; (d) ray tracing of single microlens with numerical aperture of 0.494
    Reconstructed images of integral imaging 3D display system built by microlens arrays with different numerical apertures under different viewing angles. (a) Numerical aperture is 0.015; (b) numerical aperture is 0.061; (c) numerical aperture is 0.075; (d) numerical aperture is 0.148; (e1)--(e4) numerical aperture is 0.376; (f1)--(f4) numerical aperture is 0.494
    Total number of lights received by integral imaging system with microlens of different numerical aperture at different angles
    Relationship between numerical aperture of microlens on flexible substrate and TMCs processing time. (a) Unprocessed; (b) 20 min; (c) 55 min
    Imaging effect of 3D display system prototype built by microlens array with different numerical apertures. (a) Elemental image; (b) numerical aperture is 0.015; (c) numerical aperture is 0.061; (d) numerical aperture is 0.075
    • Table 1. Object distance, image distance, and ratio of object distance and image distance of microlens under different numerical apertures

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      Table 1. Object distance, image distance, and ratio of object distance and image distance of microlens under different numerical apertures

      Parameter0.0150.0610.0750.1480.3760.494
      Height h /μm104050100300650
      Object distance g /mm43.511.09.04.71.91.5
      Image distance l /mm2727458200651911
      g/l0.0160.0240.0450.0720.0980.138
    • Table 2. Lens parameters at different numerical apertures

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      Table 2. Lens parameters at different numerical apertures

      Parameter0.0150.0610.0750.1480.3760.494
      Height h/μm104050100300650
      f/mm42.81710.7428.6124.3821.7311.317
    • Table 3. Parameters of curved integral imaging system

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      Table 3. Parameters of curved integral imaging system

      ParameterValue
      Lens array sizef /mmDiameter /mmHeight /mml /mmg /mmRadius of curvature /mmThickness of pinhole array /mmRadius of pick-up curved/reconstructed curvedmicrolens array /mmNA11×91.3171.30.65111.50.650.000534.090.494
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    Wenwen Wang, Xiongtu Zhou, Yongai Zhang, Chaoxing Wu, Zhixian Lin, Tailiang Guo. Numerical Aperture Optimization of Microlens for Curved Integral Imaging[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(5): 0508002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Geometric Optics

    Received: Jun. 21, 2021

    Accepted: Sep. 10, 2021

    Published Online: Mar. 8, 2022

    The Author Email: Zhou Xiongtu (xtzhou@fzu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.0508002

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