Stereoscopic relay optics

摘要

A relay optic adapter system for imaging stereoscopic images with a single lens optic device and methods of producing stereoscopic images using such a relay optic adapter are provided herein. The relay optic adapter system utilizes an active stereoscopic shutter mounted along the optical path of the single lens optic device, such as, for example, a still or video camera, to provide a stereoscopic image to imaging plane of the device.

主权项

1. A stereoscopic optic adapter comprising:
an optical relay comprising a single optical path, the optical relay being interconnectable between an image capture device and an optical lens of said image capture device, the optical relay comprising a stereoscopic shutter and at least one optical element; wherein the stereoscopic shutter is configured to produce a stereoscopic image from an original image captured by the optical lens of the image capture device; wherein the at least one optical element of the optical relay is configured to transmit the original image along a single optical path from said optical lens through said stereoscopic shutter to said image capture device without altering the lens characteristics of said optical lens, such that a stereoscopic image having the same optical characteristics of the original image is transmitted to the image capture device from the optical relay; and wherein a relative rotational alignment around the optical path axis between the stereoscopic shutter and the image capture device is adjustable such that a stereoscopic image may be produced regardless of the orientation of the image capture device.