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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    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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