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Stereoscopic and Autostereoscopic Displays

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This chapter covers the state of the art in stereoscopic and autostereoscopic displays. The coverage is not exhaustive but is intended that in the relatively limited space available a reasonably comprehensive snapshot of the current state of the art can be provided. In order to give a background to this, a brief introduction to stereoscopic perception and a short history of stereoscopic displays is given. Holography is not covered in detail here as it is really a separate area of study and also is not likely to be the basis of a commercially viable display within the near future.

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Surman, P. (2013). Stereoscopic and Autostereoscopic Displays. In: Zhu, C., Zhao, Y., Yu, L., Tanimoto, M. (eds) 3D-TV System with Depth-Image-Based Rendering. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9964-1_13

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