Adding Depth to Standard Sensors to Enable 3D Imaging
We speak with Okan Atalar about new research that could one day allow simple cameras, such as those on smartphones, to see the world in 3D.
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We speak with Okan Atalar about new research that could one day allow simple cameras, such as those on smartphones, to see the world in 3D.
New technology is being developed to bring lower-cost 3D capabilities to smartphone and tablet cameras that would add new features to those devices.
Regular image sensors, the same as the billion or so already fixed into almost all smartphones currently in use, capture color and light intensity.
With a simple design and some clever engineering, researchers devised a high-frequency, low-power, compact optical device that allows virtually any digital camera to perceive depth.