Microlaser-based displays

Robert Bergstedt; Charles G. Fink; Graham W. Flint; David E. Hargis; Philipp W. Peppler

doi:10.1117/12.277020

1 July 1997 Microlaser-based displays

Robert Bergstedt, Charles G. Fink, Graham W. Flint, David E. Hargis, Philipp W. Peppler

Proceedings Volume 3057, Cockpit Displays IV: Flat Panel Displays for Defense Applications; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.277020
Event: AeroSense '97, 1997, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Laser Power Corporation has developed a new type of projection display, based upon microlaser technology and a novel scan architecture, which provides the foundation for bright, extremely high resolution images. A review of projection technologies is presented along with the limitations of each and the difficulties they experience in trying to generate high resolution imagery. The design of the microlaser based projector is discussed along with the advantage of this technology. High power red, green, and blue microlasers have been designed and developed specifically for use in projection displays. These sources, in combination with high resolution, high contrast modulator, produce a 24 bit color gamut, capable of supporting the full range of real world colors. The new scan architecture, which reduces the modulation rate and scan speeds required, is described. This scan architecture, along with the inherent brightness of the laser provides the fundamentals necessary to produce a 5120 by 4096 resolution display. The brightness and color uniformity of the display is excellent, allowing for tiling of the displays with far fewer artifacts than those in a traditionally tiled display. Applications for the display include simulators, command and control centers, and electronic cinema.

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Robert Bergstedt, Charles G. Fink, Graham W. Flint, David E. Hargis, and Philipp W. Peppler "Microlaser-based displays", Proc. SPIE 3057, Cockpit Displays IV: Flat Panel Displays for Defense Applications, (1 July 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.277020

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