Gigapixel 1440-perspective display by sub-megapixel DMD

Brandon Hellman; Ted Lee; Jae-Hyeung Park; Yuzuru Takashima

doi:10.1117/12.2577283

27 March 2021 Gigapixel 1440-perspective display by sub-megapixel DMD

Brandon Hellman, Ted Lee, Jae-Hyeung Park, Yuzuru Takashima

Proceedings Volume 11765, Optical Architectures for Displays and Sensing in Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality (AR, VR, MR) II; 117650M (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2577283
Event: SPIE AR VR MR, 2021, Online Only

Abstract

Desirable fields-of-view, angular resolutions, and form factors of near-to-eye AR/VR/MR displays require order-ofmagnitude increases in pixel count and pixel density of spatial light modulators (SLM). We present an in-plane angularspatial light modulation technique to increase the independent output display pixels of a DMD by three orders of magnitude to achieve gigapixel output from a sub-megapixel device. Pulsed illumination synchronized to a DMD’s micromirror actuation realizes pixel-implemented and diffraction-based angular modulation, and fine source array control increases angular selectivity. The gigapixel output is demonstrated in a 1440-perspective display, each perspective having the DMD’s full native XGA resolution, across a 43.9°×1.8° FOV viewing angle. 8-bit multi-perspective videos at 30 FPS are demonstrated, and pixel-implemented multi-focal-plane image generation is realized. Implications for near-to-eye displays are discussed.

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Brandon Hellman, Ted Lee, Jae-Hyeung Park, and Yuzuru Takashima "Gigapixel 1440-perspective display by sub-megapixel DMD", Proc. SPIE 11765, Optical Architectures for Displays and Sensing in Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality (AR, VR, MR) II, 117650M (27 March 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2577283

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