Improvement of diffraction efficiency of flat-panel coherent backlight for holographic displays
Author(s) -
Weisheng Hu,
Chao Ping Chen,
Yan Li,
Zhenghong He,
Xiao Li,
Pengcheng Zhou,
Jiangang Lü,
Yikai Su
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.23.004726
Subject(s) - optics , backlight , holography , diffraction efficiency , diffraction , holographic display , physics , spatial frequency , spatial light modulator , liquid crystal display
Coherent backlight is an essential component for holographic displays. In this paper, a compact design of edge-lit coherent backlight featuring two holographic optical elements for two-dimensional beam expansion is presented. Its diffraction efficiency is numerically studied using the coupled-wave theory. In experiments, the diffraction efficiency is measured as 4.3% and the feasibility of this design is verified by reconstructing 3D images with a spatial light modulator.
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