Three-dimensional integral imaging display system based on negative lens array

An integral imaging display system based on negative lens array in real mode is proposed in this letter. Compared with the conventional integral imaging system with positive lens array, the negative one has a huge advantage on viewing angle. The minimum viewing angle of the imaging display system based on negative lens array is the maximum viewing angle of the positive one with the same parameters. And the imaging display system based on negative lens array can enhance the viewing angle to 180° with special parameters. Other parameters, such as resolution and depth-of-field, are the same in both systems. Another advantage is that the proposed imaging display system based on negative lens array can fill the image area gap between 0 and 2f. The feasibility of our proposed method is experimentally proved.