This book provides a broad overview of research trends in 3D video and related technologies. The text was developed to meet the needs of a nontechnical reader group who desire to understand the issues, concerns, technical problems and their currently proposed solutions, and the interactions among different components of the entire 3DTV chain. Current state-of-the-art and research activities are presented, along with predicted research directions for the near, medium, and long term.
Contents: Foundations of Scalar Diffraction Theory
� Digital Fourier Transforms
� Simple computations Using Fourier Transforms
� Fraunhofer Diffraction and Lenses
� Imaging Systems and Aberrations
� Fresnel Diffraction in Vacuum
� Sampling Requirements for Fresnel Diffraction
� Relaxed Sampling Constraints with Partial Propagations
� Propagation through Atmospheric Turbulence