Laser based display method and system
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1. A projection system comprising:
- an input interface for receiving one or more frames of images;
a LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) chip;
an edge emitting laser diode configured to emit laser light onto the LCOS chip, the edge emitting laser diode being characterized by a non-polar or semi-polar orientation formed on a gallium and nitrogen containing material; and
a power source electrically coupled to the edge emitting laser diode.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to display technologies. More specifically, various embodiments of the present invention provide projection display systems where one or more laser diodes are used as light source for illustrating images. In one set of embodiments, the present invention provides projector systems that utilize blue and/or green laser fabricated using gallium nitride containing material. In another set of embodiments, the present invention provides projection systems having digital lighting processing engines illuminated by blue and/or green laser devices. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a 3D display system. There are other embodiments as well.
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1. A projection system comprising:
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an input interface for receiving one or more frames of images; a LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) chip; an edge emitting laser diode configured to emit laser light onto the LCOS chip, the edge emitting laser diode being characterized by a non-polar or semi-polar orientation formed on a gallium and nitrogen containing material; and a power source electrically coupled to the edge emitting laser diode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A projection system comprising:
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an interface for receiving images or video signal; a LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) chip; an edge emitting laser diode configured to emit laser light onto the LCOS chip, the edge emitting laser diode being operable in the 490-540 nm wavelength range and characterized by a {20-21} semi-polar orientation, the edge emitting laser diode comprising a stripe region characterized by a cavity orientation substantially in a projection of a c-direction; and a power source electrically coupled to the edge emitting laser diode.
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13. A projection system comprising:
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an interface for receiving images or video signal; a LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) chip; an edge emitting laser diode formed on a gallium and nitrogen containing material, the edge emitting laser diode configured to emit laser light onto the LCOS chip, the edge emitting laser diode having a wavelength of about 490 nm to 540 nm; and a power source electrically coupled to the edge emitting laser diode. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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