Light field displays comprise three-dimensional (3D) visual information presentation devices capable of providing realistic and full parallax autostereoscopic images. In this letter, the recent advances in the light field displays

We propose an automatic three-dimensional (3D) pupil tracking backlight system for holographic 3D display system with large image size and full-parallax accommodation effect. The proposed tracking module is applied to a holographi

A multiplexed holographic display video has been achieved by using a passive azo-dye-doped liquid crystal (LC) cell. Holograms formed in this cell can be refreshed in the order of several milliseconds. By angular multiplexing tech

Multiple three-dimensional (3D) display technologies are reviewed. The display mechanisms discussed in this paper are classified into two categories: holographic display in wave optics and light field display in ray optics, which

We propose a new optical profilometer for three-dimensional (3D) surface profile measurement in real time. The deviation angle is based on geometrical optics and is proportional to the apex angle of a test plate. Measuring the ref

Plasma ion-assisted deposition (PIAD) process for ultraviolet (UV)-induced transmission and full dielectric thin-film filters in the 200–400 nm spectral region is described. The design and manufacturing method of the UV filters ar

Antireflection coatings are very important for high-efficiency solar cells. An ideal antireflection structure should lead to zero reflection loss on solar-cell surfaces over an extended solar spectral range for all angles of incid

We present the advantages of experimental design in the sensitivity analysis of optical coatings with a high number of layers by limited numbers of runs of the code. This methodology is effective in studying the uncertainties prop

Total loss test of the high-reflective (HR) film coated on super-smooth silica substrate by dual ion beam sputtering (DIBS) is based on the well-established cavity ring-down technique. Scattering and transmittance are tested by in

In order to improve the performance of reflectance diffuse optical imaging (rDOI), a novel polynomial geometry (PG) of optical fibers arrangement is proposed. Polynomial geometry is based on the hexagonal geometry (HG) and multice

A simple all optical system for stopping and storing light pulses is demonstrated. The system consists of an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA), a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), and a fiber ring resonator. The results sho

A novel composite model is put forward for humidity-sensitive material based on Maxwell-Garnett and effective medium theory. The analytical expression of the relation between effective refractive index and relative humidity is sho

An approach, based on the correlation between the intensity distribution of object wave of the directly recorded by charge-coupled device and the one reconstructed by computer, is proposed to evaluate the quality of the phase reco

We report the high speed scanning submicronic microscopy (SSM) using a low cost polymer microlens integrated at the extremity of an optical fiber. These microlenses are fabricated by a free-radical photopolymerization method. Usin