An Auto-Stereoscopic 3D Display Using Tunable Liquid Crystal Lens Array that Mimics Effects of GRIN Lenticular Lens Array

Abstract

A tunable liquid crystal lenticular lens array is proposed to compose an auto-stereoscopic 3D display. The focusing can be achieved based on non-uniform phase retardation across the width of the LC lenticular lens, mimicking the effects of gradient index (GRIN) lens. The viewing distance and zones of this display can be adjusted in an on-line fashion to track the viewer position relative to the display. The proposed scheme can present the lenticular lens and the LC GRIN lens simultaneously, so that the simulation results can express the low value of crosstalk of 9% by the lenticular lens array and the LC GRIN lens array.