Digital Light Processing for high-brightness high-resolution applications

Larry J. Hornbeck

doi:10.1117/12.273880

8 May 1997 Digital Light Processing for high-brightness high-resolution applications

Larry J. Hornbeck

Proceedings Volume 3013, Projection Displays III; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.273880
Event: Electronic Imaging '97, 1997, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Electronic projection display technology for high-brightness applications had its origins in the Gretag Eidophor, an oil film-based projection system developed in the early 1940s. A number of solid state technologies have challenged the Eidophor, including CRT-addressed LCD light valves and active-matrix-addressed LCD panels. More recently, in response to various limitations of the LCD technologies, high-brightness systems have been developed based on Digital Light Processing technology. At the heart of the DLP projection display is the Digital Micromirror Device, a semiconductor-based array of fast, reflective digital light switches that precisely control a light source using a binary pulsewidth modulation technique. This paper describes the design, operation, performance, and advantages of DLP- based projection systems for high-brightness, high- resolution applications. It also presents the current status of high-brightness products that will soon be on the market.

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Larry J. Hornbeck "Digital Light Processing for high-brightness high-resolution applications", Proc. SPIE 3013, Projection Displays III, (8 May 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.273880

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