Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for image capture are presented. An apparatus according to one aspect of the disclosure comprises a plurality of optical elements configured to direct light from an environment toward an image sensor. The apparatus further comprises one or more support structures coupled to the plurality of optical elements. According to this aspect, the one or more support structures are configured to support each of the plurality of optical elements at a relative location with respect to the image sensor. According to this aspect, each of the plurality of optical elements is configured to receive light from the environment based on a different field of view, as received light, and direct the received light toward the image sensor.

Disclosed herein are system and product embodiments for an optical image splitter with a plurality of triangular image splitters including a plurality of reflective patterns interleaved with a plurality of transmissive patterns and configured to split an image into a plurality of reflected image portions and a plurality of transmitted image portions. The plurality of reflected and transmitted image portions are subsequently split by additional reflective patterns interleaved with a plurality of transmissive patterns and captured by sensors as partial images to be subsequently recombined to form an image.

Methods and systems described herein address the issue of how to efficiently capture an image circle within an image sensor associated with a wide field of view camera. In one embodiment, a processor obtains several criteria, such as a plurality of sizes of a plurality of image circles, a minimal portion of the image circle to be recorded by the image sensors, and a minimal portion of the image sensors engaged in recording the image. Based on these criteria, the processor determines a number of image sensors, a number of image sensor sizes, and a number of image sensor shapes. In another embodiment, the processor receives additional criteria, such as the desired aspect ratio and the desired shape associated with the image sensor. Based on these criteria, the processor determines a number of image sensors and a number of image sensor sizes.

Examples are disclosed that relate to optical systems. One example provides a display device comprising an image source including a plurality of encoded regions from which encoded image light is output, and a Fourier transform array. The Fourier transform array may be positioned to receive the encoded image light and output decoded image light that forms a floating image viewable from a plurality of different vantage points, wherein from a first vantage point decoded image light forming a portion of the floating image originates from a first encoded region, and wherein from a second vantage point decoded image light forming the portion originates from a second encoded region, different than the first encoded region.

A display includes a source that establishes an exit pupil of far field content, a reconvergent sheet disposed along an optical axis to receive light of the far field content, the reconvergent sheet being configured to reconverge the far field content in position space, a reflective surface disposed along the optical axis for reflection of light of the position space back through the reconvergent sheet after reflection off of the reflective surface to re-form the exit pupil of the far field content, and a splitter disposed along the optical axis between the source and the reconvergent sheet and configured to redirect light exhibiting the re-formed exit pupil in a direction offset from the optical axis.

The invention provides an optical path adjusting unit and a display device. The optical path adjusting unit, for adjusting light rays from different directions to transmit in approximately the same direction, comprises a light converging part, a reflective part and a light scattering part. The light converging part and the light scattering part form a hollow space, and the reflective part is disposed within the hollow space and connected to the middle of the light converging part and the middle of the light scattering part to divide the hollow space into two parts. The light converging part is used to converge the light rays from different directions; the reflective part is used to reflect the converged light rays onto the light scattering part, and the light scattering part is used to transmit the light rays reflected thereon by the reflective part out in approximately the same direction.

A metalens includes one or more regions of nanostructures. A first region of nanostructures directs a first field of view (FOV) of light incident on the first region of nanostructures to a first region of an image plane. A second region of nanostructures directs a second FOV of light incident on the second region of nanostructures to a second region of the image plane in which the second FOV is different from the first FOV, and the second region of the image plane is different from the first region of the image plane. A third region of nanostructures directs a third FOV of light to a third region of the image plane, in which the third FOV is different from the first FOV and the second FOV, and the third region of the image plane is different from the first region and the second region of the image plane.

A multi-angle imager (10) comprises an imaging array (Mij) configured to receive light beams (Li) via one or more entrance pupils (A1) according to distinct fields of view (Vi) of an object (P0) along each of multiple entry angles (αi). The imaging array (Mij) comprises multiple imaging branches (M1j, M2j) configured to form respective optical paths for the light beams (L1, L2) through the imager (10) for imaging respective subsections (S1, S2) of the object (P0). Each imaging branch (M1j) comprises a distinct set of optical elements (M11, M21) configured to receive the respective light beam (L1) along the respective entry angle (α1) and redirect the respective light beam (L1) towards the imaging plane (P1). The light beams (L1, L2) from each of the multiple imaging branches (M1j, M2j) are redirected to travel in a common direction (y) between the imaging array (Mij) and the imaging plane (P1).

A light diffraction film includes a transparent substrate; and a light diffraction layer containing a binder resin and particles, in which an average primary particle diameter of the particles is 1 μm to 10 μm, and a coverage of a surface of the transparent substrate covered with the particles is 70% to 90%.

A camera captures image data at a target frame rate. The camera includes a sensor and a controller. The sensor is configured to detect light from a local area and includes a plurality of augmented pixels. Each augmented pixel comprises at least a first and a second gate. The first gates are configured to store a first plurality of image frames as first image data according to a first activation pattern. The second gates are configured to store a second plurality of image frames as second image data according to a second activation pattern. The controller reads out the image data to generate a first image from the first image data and a second image from the second image data. The first and second images may be used to reconstruct a combined set of image frames at the target frame rate with a reconstruction algorithm.