3D image reconstruction with a controllable overlapping number of elemental images in computational integral imaging

In this Letter, we propose a three-dimensional (3D) image reconstruction method with a controllable overlapping number of elemental images in computational integral imaging. The proposed method can control the overlapping number of pixels coming from the elemental images by using the subpixel distance based on ray optics between a 3D object and an image sensor. The use of a controllable overlapping number enables us to provide an improved 3D image visualization by controlling the inter-pixel interference within the reconstructed pixels. To find the optimal overlapping number, we simulate the pickup and reconstruction processes and utilize the numerical reconstruction results using a peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) metric. To demonstrate the feasibility of our work in optical experiments, we carry out the preliminary experiments and present the results.