Abstract
The Need:
Virtually all microdisplay-based projection systems built to date have used an
HID lamp such as the UHP as a light source. While lasers have been proposed as
replacements for the lamp as far back as 6, cost and performance of these
systems has rarely been satisfactory. Today only extreme high-end projectors
use laser illumination. There is a need for an evaluation of lasers in terms
of technology, architecture, price and performance, and compare these
parameters to the existing and forecast markets for projection systems.
Report Objective:
The objective of this report is to supply technologists, managers, product
planners, engineers and researchers with the information needed to evaluate
laser technology in proposed projection displays. The required information
needed to make these decisions include performance data, colorimetry, laser
power requirements, cost information and availability, forecasted from 5-0.
Since the projection market includes segments that range from very low end to
very high end, this report evaluates lasers from a few milliwatts to 5 watts
of optical output per color, as well as a number of laser-based projection
system architectures.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Laser Report: Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Use of Lasers as the Illumination Source in Projection Displays
- Status of LEDs and Lasers in projection applications
- Corporate Profiles
Solid State RGB Laser Technology and its Application to Displays
- Introduction to this Study
- Use of Lasers in Displays
- Laser Technology
- Laser Display System Technology
Forecasts for Laser-Based Displays
- Technology Forecast
- Laser Price Forecast
Market Segment Forecasts
Conclusions
- Application of Lasers to Displays
Appendix: Laser and Laser System Manufacturers
Profiles for Selected Companies
- Coherent
- Collinear
- LightRush
- Novalux
- Osram Opto
- Principia Lightworks
Laser System Companies
- ColorVision
- Evans & Sutherland
- Fraunhofer Institute
- Jenoptik
- Kodak
- Q-Peak
- Light Blue Optics
- Microvision
- Rheinmetall
- Sony
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