Versatile method for achieving 1% speckle contrast in large-venue laser projection displays using a stationary multimode optical fiber

被引:88
作者
Manni, Jeffrey G. [1 ]
Goodman, Joseph W. [2 ]
机构
[1] JGM Associates Inc, Burlington, MA 01803 USA
[2] Stanford Univ, Los Altos, CA 94022 USA
关键词
PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER; SUPERCONTINUUM GENERATION; POWER-FLOW; PULSED-LASER; REDUCTION; DISPERSION; ARRAY;
D O I
10.1364/OE.20.011288
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We propose a method based on quantitative theoretical analysis for achieving speckle contrast of 1% or less in images created by a full-frame laser projection display system. The method employs a stationary multimode optical fiber to achieve the effect of using a rapidly moving diffuser, but without moving the fiber or any other system component. When a suitably large projector lens is used, low-speckle illumination light delivered through the fiber acts in conjunction with wavelength diversity at the projection screen to achieve speckle contrast of 1% in viewed images. We describe in detail how the proposed method might be used with most types of high-power visible lasers being considered for large-venue displays. When used with visible laser diodes, the method may also be suitable for use in laser-based television. (C) 2012 Optical Society of America
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页码:11288 / 11315
页数:28
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