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Light Field Rendering using Matrix Optics


Light Field Rendering using Matrix Optics

This paper presents a light field rendering framework based on matrix optics. Matrix optics, in contrast to

intersection-based methods such as ray-tracing, has the advantage that a generic series of optic operators can be combined into a single matrix. This enables us to realize a “virtual optical bench” where different setups can be easily tested. We introduce the theoretical foundation of matrix optics and define a set of operators suitable for light fields. We then discuss a wavelet compression scheme for our light field representation. Finally we introduce a real-time rendering approach based on matrix optics suitable for both uncompressed and compressed light fields.


Author(s): Lukas Ahrenberg, Marcus Magnor
Published: January 2006
Type: Article in conference proceedings
Book: Proc. WSCG
Presented at: International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision (WSCG)

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@inproceedings{ahrenberg2006matrixoptics,
  title = {Light Field Rendering using Matrix Optics},
  author = {Ahrenberg, Lukas and Magnor, Marcus},
  booktitle = {Proc. {WSCG}},
  pages = {177--184},
  month = {Jan},
  year = {2006}
}

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