Open AccessStudies on different primaries for a nearly-ultimate gamut in a laser display
Author(s) -
Hongya Song,
Haifeng Li,
Xu Liu
Publication year - 2018
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.26.023436
Subject(s) - gamut , optics , lightness , color space , luminance , chromaticity , rgb color space , computer science , laser , spectral color , primary color , brightness , artificial intelligence , computer vision , mathematics , physics , color model , image processing , color image , image (mathematics)
In using a laser light source, it becomes possible to realize an ultra-wide display gamut that approaches the human color vision limit. This paper introduces a method for extremely large gamut optimization for different primary numbers, and it offers a primary set that produces a nearly ultimate gamut. Considering display lightness, we calculated wavelength selection and lightness design of a display with 3-9 primaries in the CIELAB uniform color space (UCS) by optimizing the coverage of the optimal color gamut. Theoretically the maximum gamut area of a laser display with 3-12 primaries in the CIE xy and CIE u'v' chromaticity diagrams is also calculated for comparison. We recommend 6 primaries as a reasonable choice, since the coverage reaches 97.6% of the optimal color. Taking into account the luminance efficacy of radiation (LER) and feasible laser wavelengths in practice, we get a practical design of wavelengths and power for a laser projection display with 6 primaries, which covers 96.6% of the optimal color gamut.