Re: Virtual retinal display

[P3D Elliot Burke <elliot@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry I didn't quote the entire preceeding thread.  
About 2 years ago I attended a 3D conference in Montreal, where a paper
was presented by the developer of the virtual retinal display.  He
know's what he's doing, believe me.  Basically a laser is rastered over
the retina with the fast axis done with a acousto-optic deflector.  Eye
position is monitored with a tracker.   It was set up so that a
conventional video board could drive the hardware.  Full color would
require 3 lasers.  
With enough trackers and a head mounted display, a fabulous number of
pixels would be visible.  Only the ones close to the fovea would need to
be calculated/displayed sharply.
Is this thing really simpler to make than a LCD panel or micro-mirror
display?  I doubt it, but only time will tell.
It certainly has a degree of flexibility that the other raster displays
lack.

Elliot Burke
HighTide Instruments
elliot@xxxxxxxxxx


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