Digital Light Processing and MEMS: an overview

Author

Hornbeck, L.J.

Author_Institution

Texas Instrum. Inc., Dallas, TX, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

5-9 Aug. 1996

Firstpage

7

Lastpage

8

Abstract

A new projection display technology called Digital Light Processing/sup TM/ (DLP/sup TM/) accepts digital video and transmits to the eye a burst of digital light pulses that the eye interprets as a color analog image. DLP is based on a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device known as the Digital Micromirror Device/sup TM/ (DMD/sup TM/). Invented in 1987 at Texas Instruments, the DMD is a fast, reflective digital light switch. It can be combined with image processing, memory, a light source, and optics to form a DLP system capable of projecting large, bright, seamless, high-contrast color images with better color fidelity and consistency than current displays.

Keywords

display devices; image processing; micromechanical devices; mirrors; optical information processing; optical switches; Digital Light Processing; Digital Micromirror Device; MEMS; color image; digital light pulse; digital light switch; digital video; microelectromechanical system; projection display; Aluminum; Color; Fasteners; Micromechanical devices; Mirrors; Optical filters; Optical switches; Plasma applications; Video compression; Videoconference;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Applications of Lasers in Materials Processing/Broadband Optical Networks/Smart Pixels/Optical MEMs and Their Applications. IEEE/LEOS 1996 Summer Topical Meetings:

Conference_Location

Keystone, CO, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3175-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.1996.540770

Filename

540770