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    Area of Science:

    • Optics and Photonics
    • Image Processing

    Background:

    • Conventional light field measurement with micro-lens arrays produces grid-like artifacts due to uniform sub-aperture image sampling.
    • These artifacts degrade the quality of refocused images, limiting applications.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose and validate a new light field measurement method that overcomes the limitations of existing techniques.
    • To eliminate grid-like artifacts in refocused images by employing variable sub-aperture sampling.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized a pair of wedge prisms to generate an epitrochoids trajectory for ray sampling.
    • Developed a calibration method for precise sub-aperture positioning.
    • Designed and calibrated the optical system for light field measurement.

    Main Results:

    • The rotating prisms resulted in unequal intervals and variable sampling of sub-aperture positions.
    • The refocused images demonstrated a significant reduction in grid-like artifacts.
    • The effectiveness of the proposed method was verified through experimental measurements.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed wedge prism method effectively mitigates grid artifacts in light field measurements.
    • Variable sub-aperture sampling is crucial for improving refocused image quality.
    • This technique offers a promising alternative for high-fidelity light field acquisition.