14-4:Invited Paper: A Diffractive LCD Backlight Approach to Dynamic Lightfield Displays

We introduce a novel approach to LCD backlighting that allows for the generation of dynamic lightfields through a single LCD panel. The backlight is based on diffractive nanostructures that are 90% transparent. Full control over the spatio-angular parameters of the lightfield is achieved, providing new opportunities for the design of naked-eye 3D displays, heads-up displays and near-eye Virtual / Augmented Reality systems.