ANALYSIS OF RESOLUTION LIMITATION OF INTEGRAL PHOTOGRAPHY

The resolution limitation of integral photography (IP) is analyzed. Es timating the resolution of IP measured at the viewpoint, we derive the optimum width of the aperture or lens. It is shown that-the resolutio n of aperture-plate IP is lower than conventional two-dimensional disp lays, even with an optimum design. When the ideal lens is utilized, ho wever, lens-array IP can provide a three-dimensional display that is f ree from any discontinuous change of images that occur with the observ er's movement and with the same resolution that conventional two-dimen sional displays feature. (C) 1998 Optical Society of America.