Title
Direct imaging with printed microlens arrays
Abstract
We propose a new direct microlens array imaging system without additional refractive optics. A diffuse led light source and a hot embossed micro lens array enable a compact and very low cost structure for portable devices. A light source aperture acts as a field stop for microlenses, and separate micro apertures are not required by individual lenses. The area scalability achieved with polymeric lenslet arrays enables fast screening of large sample areas by removing the need for spatial scanning. A light field rendering method based on mosaicing was developed, and the performance of polymer microlenses is compared to glass microlenses with the suggested system. The utilized polycarbonate lenses enabled 8.8 μm resolution.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2012
Pattern Recognition
image segmentation,light sources,microlenses,photographic lenses,refractive index,rendering (computer graphics),diffuse led light source,direct imaging,direct microlens array imaging system,glass microlenses,hot embossed microlens array,light field rendering method,light source aperture,microapertures,mosaicing,polycarbonate lenses,polymer microlenses,polymeric lenslet arrays,portable devices,refractive optics,spatial scanning
Field
DocType
ISSN
Microlens,Lenslet,Computer graphics (images),Computer science,Lens (optics),Artificial intelligence,Refractive index,Aperture,Diaphragm (optics),Computer vision,Integral imaging,Refraction,Optics
Conference
1051-4651
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-4673-2216-4
1
0.39
References 
Authors
3
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Sami Varjo132.14
Jari Hannuksela212113.36
olli silven355358.47