Novalux Demonstrates First Red Necsel(TM) Arrays; Meets 3-Watt Power Goal for Green and Blue
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Red, Green, Blue Arrays Combine to Enable Laser TVs with Unmatched Necsel Color
SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 30, 2006 - Novalux, Inc., developer of Necsel(TM) laser technology, has demonstrated its first Necsel laser arrays that emit over 750 mW of red light. The company has also met its 3-watt power output target for its prototype blue and green arrays; doubling the power of previous devices. These developments put Novalux on track to produce RGB (red, green, blue) Necsel lasers for integration into laser-based projection TVs.
"Demonstrating 750-mW red Necsel arrays, along with meeting our 3-watt target for green and blue, are significant milestones in our product evolution," said Greg Niven, Novalux vice president of marketing. "Our customers want all-Necsel RGB devices for incorporation into laser-based home theater systems. Ultimately, this means 3 watts per color. Now that we've met the target with green and blue, red isn't far behind and will soon be at the same level. We're on track to support the TV companies' desires to be selling high-definition laser TVs featuring Necsel laser color for Christmas '07."
All-Necsel RGB sources benefit TV manufacturers over other types of lasers because they provide desirable output wavelengths and allow lower overall system cost. Specifically, red Necsel arrays produce light at 620 nm-a wavelength that matches existing TV-screen phosphors. Competing red edge-emitter laser technology can only go as low as 635 nm and has poor lifetime. And since in a Necsel system the same type of laser emits each of the three colors, they share the same device parameters. This uniformity results in simpler, cost-efficient laser integration from drive electronics to imaging optics.
Novalux's prototype Necsel devices emit 3 watts at 465- and 532-nm and 750 mW at 620 nm-all from a revolutionary package smaller than a matchbox. Necsel lasers' output is bright, speckle-free, and color-saturated, resulting in clear, vibrant images that reach a larger color space than competing lighting technologies. Necsel devices also allow simpler light engine architectures than competitive lighting technologies. Additional advantages include long lifetime, instant-on and low étendue.
Novalux first introduced concept Necsel-based RPTVs during the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). These early units demonstrated the expanded color gamut and striking image contrast that Necsel technology provides over competing display technologies. The company's latest prototypes, shown during Society for Information Display (SID) 2006, demonstrated even higher brightness, color-balanced, speckle-free, high-definition images on 52-inch screens. Ultimately, Novalux aims to enable home theater systems that marry over 200% of NTSC color coverage, high-brightness, high-resolution images, a thin, wide viewing angle architecture, and unsurpassed light source lifetime.
About Novalux:
Founded in 1998, Novalux has developed proprietary Necsel(TM) (Novalux Extended Cavity Surface Emitting Laser) technology. Necsel technology combines mass volume manufacturability with excellent optical performance. Necsel device attributes include bright, reliable, consistent, speckle-free light output from a compact, low-cost package, making them ideal for current- and next-generation display applications.
For more information about Novalux, please contact
Greg Niven,
Vice President of Marketing
Tel: 408-773-3433
or visit novalux.com.
Tracy Getz
Getz PR, LLC
Tel:541-928-8996
tracy@getzpr.com
