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A '''microlens array''' is an optical device that has lots of tiny lenses.
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A '''microlens array''' is an optical device that has lots of tiny lenses. It can be used to make a [[light field display]].
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It can be used to make a [[light field display]].
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A microlens array is used in [[Lytro]]'s cameras.<ref name="w180">{{cite web | title=Lytro Specifications: A Deeper Look Inside | website=LightField Forum | date=2012-11-08 | url=http://lightfield-forum.com/2012/11/lytro-specifications-a-deeper-look-inside/ | access-date=2024-07-09}}</ref>
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Each lens in the array has its own optical axis. However, when the array is viewed as a cohesive unit, the lenses form a shared main optical axis.<ref name="u455">{{cite web | title=Microstructure Lens Arrays | website=Laser Focus World | date=2024-06-21 | url=https://www.laserfocusworld.com/directory/finished-optics-coatings-components/lens-arrays/product/14303094/avantier-inc-microstructure-lens-arrays | access-date=2024-07-10}}</ref>
    
Thorlabs advertises the sale of microlens arrays as of 2024.<ref name="x003">{{cite web | title=Fused Silica Microlens Arrays | website=Thorlabs, Inc. | date=2014-08-11 | url=https://www.thorlabs.com/newgrouppage9.cfm?objectgroup_id=2861 | access-date=2024-07-09}}</ref> Thorlabs has claimed that their lenslet arrays are formed using photolithographic techniques.<ref name="x003"/>
 
Thorlabs advertises the sale of microlens arrays as of 2024.<ref name="x003">{{cite web | title=Fused Silica Microlens Arrays | website=Thorlabs, Inc. | date=2014-08-11 | url=https://www.thorlabs.com/newgrouppage9.cfm?objectgroup_id=2861 | access-date=2024-07-09}}</ref> Thorlabs has claimed that their lenslet arrays are formed using photolithographic techniques.<ref name="x003"/>
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A microlens array is used in [[Lytro]]'s cameras.<ref name="w180">{{cite web | title=Lytro Specifications: A Deeper Look Inside | website=LightField Forum | date=2012-11-08 | url=http://lightfield-forum.com/2012/11/lytro-specifications-a-deeper-look-inside/ | access-date=2024-07-09}}</ref>
      
Microlens arrays have been produced with a distance between microlenses of about 125 microns, which is 1/8 of a millimeter.<ref name="u639">{{cite web | title=Plenoptic Cameras: The Future of Imaging | website=YouTube | date=2024-03-06 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyRgcD4VxE8 | access-date=2024-07-09}}</ref><ref name="x003"/>
 
Microlens arrays have been produced with a distance between microlenses of about 125 microns, which is 1/8 of a millimeter.<ref name="u639">{{cite web | title=Plenoptic Cameras: The Future of Imaging | website=YouTube | date=2024-03-06 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyRgcD4VxE8 | access-date=2024-07-09}}</ref><ref name="x003"/>

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