Materials and Modulators for True 3-Dimensional Displays

Abstract

The research conducted in this program primarily concerned identification of materials that would serve in scalable real time 3D displays. Such materials would have to experience two photon absorption of two different wavelengths near infrared beams of light only at the intersection of the two beams. Upon such excitation the material would have to emit visible light. Our focus on scalable materials led us to first study organic dyes dissolved in polymeric hosts which proved to work but were insufficiently efficient for the desired application. We then concentrated on a rare earth doped cubic fluoride crystal that could be dispersed in an index matched binder to form a volumetric 3D display. Significant progress was made towards that goal and a proof-of-principle demonstration medium was prepared.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA441537

Entities

People

  • Michael Bass

Organizations

  • University of Central Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communication Systems
  • Display Systems
  • Energy Transfer
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Laser Beams
  • Light Sources
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Photon Absorption
  • Visible Spectra

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.