Ultra high-resolution volumetric three-dimensional display
An ultra high-resolution volumetric three-dimensional (3D) display system comprises an image chamber, and an addressing system to direct a beam of electromagnetic energy at a first wavelength to slice through the image chamber. The beam of electromagnetic energy slices the image chamber along a first axis to provide an image slice. The addressing system comprises a line generator to shape the beam into a line extended along a second axis. An imaging system delivers the electromagnetic energy at a second wavelength to an area within the provided image slice. The line is moved along a third axis to form a three dimensional (3D) image.
1. A three-dimensional (3D) display system, comprising:
an image chamber;
an addressing system to direct a beam of electromagnetic energy at a first wavelength to slice through the image chamber along a first axis, the beam having a cross-section in a first plane perpendicular to the first axis, wherein the addressing system comprises a line generator to shape the cross-section of the beam into a line extended along a second axis in the first plane to illuminate a second plane in the image chamber to provide an image slice; and
an imaging system delivering electromagnetic energy at a second wavelength to an area within the provided image slice, wherein the line is moved along a third axis to form a three dimensional (3D) image.
2. The 3D display system of claim 1 , wherein the line generator comprises
a collimating optics to collimate the beam;
a slicing optics to slice the collimated beam into a plurality of beamlets;
a rotating optics to rotate the beamlets to form the line;
a homogenization optics coupled to the rotating optics to homogenize the line; and
a focusing optics to control the line.
3. The 3D display system of claim 1 , wherein the line generator comprises
a collimating optics to form the beam;
a plurality of cylindrical lenses coupled to the collimating optics to convert the collimated beam into a line-shaped beam.
4. The 3D display system of claim 1 , wherein the beam is processed along the second axis independently from the first axis.
5. The 3D display system of claim 1 , wherein the width of the line controls the depth of each voxel in the display.
6. The 3D display system of claim 1 , wherein the addressing system comprises a polygon scanner that comprises one of a polygon shaped prism and a polygon shaped mirror to move the line along the third axis.
7. The 3D display system of claim 1 , further comprising a control system to synchronize the addressing system and the imaging system.
8. The 3D display system of claim 1 , wherein the image chamber comprises
two frequency two step upconversion nanoparticle material.
9. The 3D display system of claim 1 , wherein the image chamber comprises
two frequency two step upconversion microparticle material.
10. The 3D display system of claim 1 , wherein the image chamber comprises
two frequency two step upconversion bulk crystal.
11. The 3D display system of claim 1 , wherein the imaging system comprises
a digital micromirror device, a grating light valve, a liquid crystal display, or any combination thereof.
12. A method to produce a three-dimensional image, comprising:
directing a beam of electromagnetic energy at a first wavelength to slice through an image chamber along a first axis, wherein the beam has a cross-section in a first plane perpendicular to the first axis that is shaped into a line extended along a second axis in the first plane to illuminate a second plane in the image chamber to provide an image slice; and
delivering the electromagnetic energy at a second wavelength to an area within the provided image slice, wherein the line is moved along a third axis to form a three dimensional (3D) image.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising
collimating the beam;
slicing the collimated beam into a plurality of beamlets;
rotating the beamlets to form the line;
homogenizing the line; and
controlling the line.
14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising
collimating the beam; and
converting the collimated beam into a line-shaped beam.
15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising
processing the beam along the second axis independent from the first axis.
16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the width of the line controls the depth of each voxel in the display.
17. The method of claim 12 , further comprising
move the line along the third axis using a polygon scanner.
18. The method of claim 12 , further comprising
synchronizing the addressing system and the imaging system.
19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the image chamber comprises
two frequency two step upconversion nanoparticle material.
20. The method of claim 12 , wherein the image chamber comprises
two frequency two step upconversion microparticle material.
21. The method of claim 12 , wherein the image chamber comprises
two frequency two step upconversion bulk crystal.
22. The method of claim 12 , wherein the imaging system comprises
a digital micromirror device, a grating light valve, a liquid crystal display, or any combination thereof.