Projection Displays, 2nd Edition

Preface to the Second Edition.

About the Authors.

1. Introduction.

1.1 Overview of Projection Displays.

1.2 Book Organization.

1.3 What Is Not Covered.

2. Markets and Applications.

2.1 Overview.

2.2 Applications and Performance Requirements.

3. Emissive Image Sources.

3.1 Projection CRTs.

3.2 Field-emission Devices.

4. Liquid Crystal Light Valves and Microdisplays.

4.1 Active Matrices.

4.2 Liquid Crystal Effects.

5. Micro-electromechanical Devices.

5.1 DMD.

5.2 Linear MEMS Arrays.

5.3 MEMS Scanning Mirrors.

6. Filters, Integrators and Polarization Components.

6.1 Factors Affecting Projector Optical Performance.

6.2 Component Efficiency.

6.3 Spectral Filters.

6.4 Integrators.

6.5 Polarization Components.

7. Projection Lenses and Screens.

7.1 Projection Lenses.

7.2 Projection Screens.

7.3 Speckle in Projected Images.

8. Light Sources for Light-valve and Microdisplay Projection Systems.

8.1 Lamp Parameters.

8.2 Types of Projection Lamps.

8.3 Lasers as Projection Light Sources.

8.4 Light Emitting Diodes as Projection Light Sources.

8.5 Efficacy and Lumen Output.

8.6 Spectral Characteristics of Lamps.

8.7 Light Distribution from a HID Lamp.

8.8 Lamp Life.

8.9 Reflectors and Other Collection Systems.

8.10 Lamp Ballasts and Ignitors.

9. Scanned Projection Systems.

9.1 CRT Projectors.

9.2 Scanned Laser Projectors.

10. Microdisplay System Architectures.

10.1 Microdisplay Systems.

10.2 Three Systems with Transmissive Microdisplays.

10.3 Three-panel LCoS Projector Architectures.

10.4 Single-panel Projectors.

10.5 Two-panel Systems.

10.6 Schlieren Optics Based Projectors.

10.7 Stereoscopic 3D Projectors.

11. Modeling Lumen Output.

11.1 Simplified Model.

11.2 Light Collection and Étendue.

11.3 Integrators and Lumen Throughput.

11.4 Microdisplay and Light-valve Properties.

11.5 Full Colorimetric Model of the Projector.

11.6 Problems with Lumen Throughput Calculations.

11.7 Lumen Output Variation in Production.

12. Projector Lumen Throughput.

12.1 Throughput of a Simple Transmissive Projector.

12.2 Throughput in a Three-panel Projector.

12.3 Throughput Estimate Using the Full Colorimetric Model.

13. Characteristics and Characterization.

13.1 Characteristics of the Human Visual System.

13.2 Spatial Characteristics of the Image.

13.3 Luminance, Contrast and Color.

13.4 Image Content-dependent Adaptive Processes.

14. Image Artifacts.

14.1 Spatial Artifacts.

14.2 Temporal Artifacts.

Appendix 1 Radiometry and Photometry.

Appendix 2 Colorimetry.

Appendix 3 Lumen vs Étendue Parametric Model.

Appendix 4 Glossary.

Index.