Depth dimension compression of 3-D images

As holography develops, there is renewed interest in noncoherent light photography including possibilities for three-dimensional views utilizing the parallax-paneramogram method in which the lenticular grating carrier of the fixed image has a limited depth of resolution of approximately 10% of the distance of the scene. This principle was used to develop a method of noncoherent parallax-panoramogram photography with depths extending from close to the camera to unlimited distances. An optical scheme and the main formula are presented for the compression and range effects. Compression is considered from the point of view of comparison of image parameters with the fixed image and it is shown that the compressed 3-D image does not distort the original. This method can be used for holographic rerecording and can thus extend the possibilities for noncoherent photography with holographic applications.