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ArticleNature communications2021

High-resolution light field prints by nanoscale 3D printing.

John You En Chan, Qifeng Ruan, Menghua Jiang, Hongtao Wang, Hao Wang, Wang Zhang, Cheng-Wei Qiu, Joel K W Yang

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Article in Nature communications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

John You En ChanEngineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8054-3360
Qifeng RuanEngineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, Singapore. qifeng_ruan@sutd.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-9010
Menghua JiangDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Hongtao WangEngineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9736-2208
Hao WangEngineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5388-6691
Wang ZhangEngineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1563-8918
Cheng-Wei QiuDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6605-500X
Joel K W YangEngineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, Singapore. joel_yang@sutd.edu.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3301-1040

Funding

National Research Foundation Singapore (National Research Foundation-Prime Minister's office, Republic of Singapore) NRF-CRP20-2017-0004National Research Foundation Singapore (National Research Foundation-Prime Minister's office, Republic of Singapore) NRF-NRFI06-2020-0005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A light field print (LFP) displays three-dimensional (3D) information to the naked-eye observer under ambient white light illumination. Changing perspectives of a 3D image are seen by the observer from varying angles. However, LFPs appear pixelated due to limited resolution and misalignment between their lenses and colour pixels. A promising solution to create high-resolution LFPs is through the use of advanced nanofabrication techniques. Here, we use two-photon polymerization lithography as a one-step nanoscale 3D printer to directly fabricate LFPs out of transparent resin. This approach produces simultaneously high spatial resolution (29-45 µm) and high angular resolution (~1.6°) images with smooth motion parallax across 15 × 15 views. Notably, the smallest colour pixel consists of only a single nanopillar (~300 nm diameter). Our LFP signifies a step towards hyper-realistic 3D images that can be applied in print media and security tags for high-value goods.

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PMCPMC8211842

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