Scanner design and resolution trade-offs for miniature scanning displays

Hakan Urey; David W. Wine; John R. Lewis

doi:10.1117/12.344656

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12 April 1999 Scanner design and resolution trade-offs for miniature scanning displays

Hakan Urey, David W. Wine, John R. Lewis

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Proceedings Volume 3636, Flat Panel Display Technology and Display Metrology; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.344656
Event: Electronic Imaging '99, 1999, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Miniature displays based on scanning a low power beam directly onto the viewer's retina can offer high spatial and color resolution and very high luminance.For scanning display systems, the resolution is primarily determined by the product of scan-angle and mirror-size. Once (theta) D is determined based on resolution requirements, it then remains to choose D and (theta) . Once choice of D and (theta) has a big impact in scanner design and many factors need to be taken into account. This paper discuses how D and (theta) should be chosen considering the limitations due to dynamic mirror deformation, stress in flexures, scanner frequency, optomechanical design, size, and cost.

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Hakan Urey, David W. Wine, and John R. Lewis "Scanner design and resolution trade-offs for miniature scanning displays", Proc. SPIE 3636, Flat Panel Display Technology and Display Metrology, (12 April 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.344656

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