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The set of rays in a light field can be parameterized in a variety of ways, a few of which are shown below.

Of these, the most common is the two-plane parameterization shown at right ( below ).

While this parameterization cannot represent all rays, for example rays parallel to the two planes if the planes are parallel to each other, it has the advantage of relating closely to the analytic geometry of perspective imaging.

Indeed, a simple way to think about a two-plane light field is as a collection of perspective images of the st plane ( and any objects that may lie astride or beyond it ), each taken from an observer position on the uv plane.

A light field parameterized this way is sometimes called a light slab.