Projection optical engine design based on tri-color LEDs and digital light processing technology

Pupil-Adaptive Retina Projection Augment Reality Displays With Switchable Ultra-Dense Viewpoints

Multi-viewpoint retina projection displays (RPD) with an expanded visible range have been utilized in recent augmented reality (AR) systems to address the vergence-accommodation conflict (VAC) by providing a long depth of field (DOF). However, these fixed multi-viewpoint RPD systems still face a common critical challenge of imaging overlap or discontinuity when eyes rotate or under varying ambient light. To address this, an RPD AR system featuring switchable ultra-dense viewpoints is presented, enabled by a photo-alignment liquid crystal Dammann grating (p-LCDG). The number of viewpoints reaches 49, which forms an ultra-high density of diffraction lattice in front of the pupil with a record high rotation precision of 1.28°/viewpoint, allowing for a substantial range of 36 mm2. More importantly, the spacing of adjacent viewpoints is 0.532 mm, much smaller than the minimum radius of the pupil (≈1 mm). To facilitate viewpoint switching, a light selector is implemented, ensuring that only the light from a specific viewpoint reaches the eye, which effectively eliminates the image missing or discontinuity. By combining eye tracking technology, the viewer can consistently perceive a singular and clear image from the proposed RPD system, achieving seamless switching of viewpoints. This innovative design paves the way for high-performance RPDs in AR applications.

Compact single-panel LCD projector with high uniformity

In this study, we introduce a single-panel LCD projector that employs a direct-lit LED array as its illumination system. Each LED in the array is coupled to a Fresnel lens to ensure light collimation. To create a uniform light distribution on the LCD panel, the LED array is arranged in a hexagonal pattern. To eliminate the hotspot effects caused by individual LED units, the optical distance between each unit and the LCD panel is extended to allow sufficient light mixing. Köhler illumination is adopted to generate adequate and homogeneous illumination on the screen. With these design enhancements, we managed to shrink the system by 29% of the traditional designs and increase uniformity to 90.1%.

360-degree directional micro prism array for tabletop flat-panel light field displays

Tabletop light field displays are compelling display technologies that offer stereoscopic vision and can present annular viewpoint distributions to multiple viewers around the display device. When employing the lens array to realize the of integral imaging tabletop light field display, there is a critical trade-off between the increase of the angular resolution and the spatial resolution. Moreover, as the viewers are around the device, the central viewing range of the reconstructed 3D images are wasteful. In this paper, we explore what we believe to be a new method for realizing tabletop flat-panel light field displays to improve the efficiency of the pixel utilization and the angular resolution of the tabletop 3D display. A 360-degree directional micro prism array is newly designed to refract the collimated light rays to different viewing positions and form viewpoints, then a uniform 360-degree annular viewpoint distribution can be accurately formed. In the experiment, a micro prism array sample is fabricated to verify the performance of the proposed tabletop flat-panel light field display system. One hundred viewpoints are uniformly distributed in the 360-degree viewing area, providing a full-color, smooth parallax 3D scene.

Research on the color gamut volume and light efficiency in four-primary laser display systems

The color gamut volume (CGV) and light efficiency of a four-primary display system were theoretically simulated with different wavelength configuration. Given the wavelengths of the blue and red primaries, we optimized the other two primary colors; the wavelength set with the largest CGV was chosen. The maximum CGV, 2.346 × 106, was obtained at (660, 530, 507, 465) nm. The maximum light efficiency was also determined. A trade-off between CGV and light efficiency should be made according to the requirement of the devices. This study provides guidance for the construction of a four-primary laser display system and the optimization of the CGV in multi-primary display systems.

Font Design Optimization Model for New Media Short Video Based on Virtual Reality Digital Processing Technology

Time is not a static idea, but neither is the evolution of the media and design industries. Our creative tools and the media have seen a significant transformation in the last 20 years. Digital technology will shape the media and design industries in the future. Until the next major technological revolution, digitalization will have a lasting effect on the media and design industries. The development and liberation of many designers' ideas and perspectives thanks to modern digital processing technology for virtual reality has sparked an unprecedented “boom” in design. People's senses of sight, sound, and touch will be completely satisfied thanks to the incorporation of such technologies in the design process. A vast history and rich cultural heritage can be found in the field of font design. It has continuously played a crucial role in the advancement of science and technology. The creation of a new media short video typeface based on digital processing technology for virtual reality is suggested in this study. After mastering the font style, the new media short video font is extracted using virtual reality digital processing technology, and the identification system is built utilising virtual three-dimensional technology. The simulation test and analysis are done last. The proposed approach has an accuracy that is 9.34% greater than the conventional technique, according to simulation findings. This outcome demonstrates in detail how font design becomes more humanized when virtual reality digital processing technology is used. It demonstrates how people and information interact and genuinely stress the importance of human participation and dominance. Ethics and aesthetics are combined in font design. The fashion and aesthetic ideas of the new century are reflected in it like a mirror. As a result, font design is now being pursued in a new way, and its new application concept unquestionably has a significant impact on the design sector today.