Patent ID: 6871956
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: G02B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An autostereoscopic optical apparatus for viewing a stereoscopic virtual image comprising a left image to be viewed by an observer at a left viewing pupil and a right image to be viewed by the observer at a right viewing pupil, the apparatus comprising: (a) a left pupil imaging system for forming the left image, comprising: (b) a right pupil imaging system for forming the right image, comprising: (c) a beamsplitter disposed to fold both left and right image paths to form: wherein said left image generation system comprises an image source selected from a group consisting of a CRT, an emissive array, an LCD display, an OLED; and further comprising a focusing optical element adjacent to said image source for directing light toward said left image generation system entrance pupil.