A new method of formation of three-dimensional images is proposed. A 3D image is formed by a matrix of aspects of a scene being imaged, which are focused to points. The matrix is formed by a scanning laser beam into which aspects of the scene are sequentially introduced. As a result, a spectator observes on a screen a 2D image. Its configuration depends on the observation point in the same way as in the case where one observes a real 3D image. A scheme of a 3D display and the mechanism of forming a 3D image with the help of this device are considered. Results of an experiment on modeling a 3D image formed by a scanning light point, which projects aspects of a scene, are presented. The experiment was made for the case of projecting a 3D image that reproduces only the horizontal parallax. The display under consideration well suits the present-day television system. It is thought that it may be used as a computer display and for the formation of 3D images for education and medicine, and for training pilots and drivers.
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