Imaging through a projection screen using bi-stable switchable diffusive photon sieves
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Author(s)
Yöntem, Ali Özgür
Li, Jinfeng
Chu, Daping
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We designed and demonstrated a liquid crystal (LC) photon sieve (PS) device which can be integrated on a conventional diffusive projection screen and switched to record images. The device fabrication method and assembly of it by using Smectic A (SmA) LC material is also presented. In the PS state, the device comprises diffusive elements, which simultaneously allow to image the scene in front of the device on a camera sensor behind itself and display another image projected onto the device. The image captured using the PS has acceptable visual quality. The projected images, from an external picture source, on the diffusive elements can be observed with a quality comparable to the full scattering state. The projected images are observed with almost no detectable features of the device at the observation distance. The device offers a built-in solution for eye-to-eye video conferencing applications.
Date Issued
2018-04-16
Date Acceptance
2018-03-22
Citation
Optics Express, 2018, 26 (8), pp.10162-10162
ISSN
1094-4087
Publisher
Optical Society of America (OSA)
Start Page
10162
End Page
10162
Journal / Book Title
Optics Express
Volume
26
Issue
8
Copyright Statement
©2018 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement. Users may use, reuse, and build upon the article, or use the article for text or data mining, so long as such uses are for non-commercial purposes and appropriate attribution is maintained. All other rights are reserved.
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Optics
BABINETS PRINCIPLE
FRAUNHOFER-DIFFRACTION
Optics
0205 Optical Physics
0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
1005 Communications Technologies
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-04-09