Reflectance paper

Reflectance paper is a surface that contains a lattice of mirrored dimples. The paper is printed with color and the angle-dependent reflectance function for each pixel of an image captured with a light field camera such as a Lytro. The image displays differently depending on the angle of incident light in the viewing environment. This technique can be used to display the image of a sculpture with its direction-dependent shadow depending on the angle of the light.[1]

History

In 2012, researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories and 3M created the first type of this kind of paper using a hexagonal lattice of millimeter-sized dimples. Dimple depth was 50 µm, representing 70% of a hemisphere. Mirroring used silver or sputtered aluminum. A 32×32 matrix of light-field information was printed on a transparent mask over the dimples.[1][2]

Notes
  1. Dodson, Brian (2012-08-21). "Reflectance paper displays photographs in a new light". Gizmag.com. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
  2. Wallace, John (2012-08-14). "SIGGRAPH: Images printed on 'reflectance paper' reflect light like 3D objects". Laser Focus World. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
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