Gigapixel 1440-perspective display by sub-megapixel DMD

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

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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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationOptical Architectures for Displays and Sensing in Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality (AR, VR, MR) II
EditorsBernard C. Kress, Christophe Peroz
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510640672
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
EventOptical Architectures for Displays and Sensing in Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality (AR, VR, MR) II 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States
Duration: Mar 28 2021Mar 31 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11765
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceOptical Architectures for Displays and Sensing in Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Reality (AR, VR, MR) II 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Online
Period3/28/213/31/21

Keywords

  • 3D
  • DMD
  • Digital Micromirror Device
  • Display
  • gigapixel
  • multi-perspective
  • multi-view
  • perspective

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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