Versatile method for achieving 1% speckle contrast in large-venue laser projection displays using a stationary multimode optical fiber

Opt Express. 2012 May 7;20(10):11288-315. doi: 10.1364/OE.20.011288.

Abstract

We propose a method based on quantitative theoretical analysis for achieving speckle contrast of 1% or less in images created by a full-frame laser projection display system. The method employs a stationary multimode optical fiber to achieve the effect of using a rapidly moving diffuser, but without moving the fiber or any other system component. When a suitably large projector lens is used, low-speckle illumination light delivered through the fiber acts in conjunction with wavelength diversity at the projection screen to achieve speckle contrast of 1% in viewed images. We describe in detail how the proposed method might be used with most types of high-power visible lasers being considered for large-venue displays. When used with visible laser diodes, the method may also be suitable for use in laser-based television.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Equipment Design
  • Fourier Analysis
  • Lasers
  • Light
  • Models, Statistical
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Normal Distribution
  • Optical Fibers*
  • Optics and Photonics
  • Semiconductors
  • Ultraviolet Rays