Extended depth-of-field in integral-imaging pickup process based on amplitude-modulated sensor arrays

We implement a depth-of-field (DOF) extending pickup experiment of integral imaging based on amplitude-modulated sensor arrays (SAs). By implementing the amplitude-modulating technique on the SA in the optical pickup process, we can modulate the light intensity distribution in the imaging space. Therefore, the central maximum of the Airy pattern becomes narrower and the DOF is enlarged. The experimental results obtained from the optical pickup process and the computational reconstruction process demonstrate the effectiveness of the DOF extending method. We present that the DOF extending pickup method is more suitable for enhancing the DOF of three-dimensional scenes with small depth ranges.