Remote 6p laser projection of 3d cinema content

Abstract

A 3D laser projection systems and methods are disclosed herein. A laser projection system includes a left projector head and a right projector head, wherein a first video projected onto a movie screen by the left projector head has a first polarization and a second video projected onto the movie screen by the right projector head has a second polarization different from the first polarization. The laser projection system can include a laser light generator located a first defined distance away from the left projector head and a second defined distance from the right projector head and coupled to the left projector head and the right projector head with fiber optic cables that transmit light from the laser light generator to the left projector head and the right projector head. The laser light generator includes a laser diode configured to output light and to transmit it to the fiber optic cables.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A projection system comprising:
 a first projector head and a second projector head, wherein first video images projected onto a screen by the first projector head have a first polarization and second video images projected onto the screen by the second projector head have a second polarization different than the first polarization;   a laser light generator coupled to the first projector head and the second projector head with fiber optic cables that transmit video frames outputted from the laser light generator to the first projector head and the second projector head, the laser light generator comprising a laser diode configured to output light incident on the fiber optic cables having the same polarization; and   a modulation panel configured to generate the video frame using at least the outputted light, and output the video frame to the fiber optic cables.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the first projector head further comprises a filter configured to filter the transmitted video frames received by the first projector head. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the second projector head further comprises a filter configured to filter the transmitted video frames received by the second projector head. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 2 , further comprising a cooling system operably coupled to the laser light generator, the cooling system configured to cool the laser light generator. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the first video image and second video image are projected on the screen substantially simultaneously. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 2 , the wherein the first projector head comprises a first digital polarizer that has the first polarization and the second projector head comprises a second digital polarizer that the second polarization. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 2 , the laser light generator comprises the modulation panel as a spatial light modulation panel. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of additional projector heads, wherein the laser light generator is coupled to each projector had with fiber optic cables that transmit video frames outputted from the laser light generator to the each projector head respectively. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the first projector comprises a synchronization module programmed to generate a waveform encoding synchronization information and the second projector comprises a synchronization module programmed to generate the second video image based on at least the generated waveform. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 2 , further comprising a non-transitory computer storage storing instructions and one or more computer processors coupled to the non-transitory computer storage and programmed by the instructions to generate a waveform encoding synchronization information and generate the second video image based on at least the generated waveform. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more computer processors are further programmed by the instructions to coordinate a characteristic of the outputted light for projecting the second video image with a characteristic of the light for projecting the first video image based on the synchronization information. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the characteristic of the light is at least one of an aspect of a color of the light and a polarization state of the light. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the output light comprises white light and at least one of the first and second projectors is configured to filter the white light into a red light component, a green light component, and a blue light component, wherein the respective generated video image comprises the red light component, the green light component, and the blue light component. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the first video image and second video image combine on the screen to produce a third video image comprising at least three different properties of light, wherein the each property of light is at least one of a color of light, the first polarization, and the second polarization. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 15 , wherein the third video image comprises at least six properties of light, wherein the first projector is configured to generate the first video image comprising at least three colors of light having the first polarization and the second projector configured to generate the second video image comprising at least three colors of light having the second polarization. 
     
     
         17 . A method for projecting video images; the method comprising:
 receiving light generated by one or more laser diodes of a light generator at a first projector and a second projector via a first fiber optic cable and second fiber optic cable, respectively;   generating a waveform encoded with synchronization information at the first projector;   receiving the waveform at the second projector from the first projector; and   generating a first video image projected onto a screen by the first projector and a second video image projected onto a screen by the second projector, the second video image based on at least the received waveform and overlapping the first video image, the first video image having a first polarization and the second video image having a second polarization different than the first polarization.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising filtering the light by a first filter at the first projector and a second filter at the second filter, respectively. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising polarizing the light by a first digital polarizer having the first polarization and a second digital polarizer having the second polarization. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the first projector comprises the first digital polarizer and the second projector comprises the second digital polarizer. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising modulating the light to generate a first video image projected on the screen by the first projector and a second video image projected on the screen by the second projector. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein a modulation panel modulates the light, the modulation panel disposed in the light generator. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein a first and second modulation panel modulates the light, the first and second modulation panel disposed in the first and second projector, respectively. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising cooling the light generator with a cooling system.