Revolutionising Display Design with TracePro

In the world of modern display technology, precision and performance are paramount. TracePro, the industry-standard software for optical modelling, is used by leading display manufacturers to design advanced display systems that meet rigorous specifications for spatial and angular uniformity, brightness, and spectral characteristics. Whether you're designing LCDs, OLEDs, or cutting-edge 3D displays, TracePro provides a comprehensive, user-friendly platform to ensure accurate, cost-effective designs with fewer prototype iterations.

Meeting High Standards in Display Performance

Today's display systems, from large-scale digital signage to high-resolution consumer electronics, must meet strict criteria to achieve optimal performance. TracePro's powerful simulation tools make it easier for manufacturers to hit these targets while balancing both design complexity and production costs. Through TracePro, designers can achieve the following:

• Flux Reporting: Accurately predict light behaviour within surfaces and bulk media by generating detailed flux reports. This allows for an in-depth understanding of how light will interact with the display's internal structures.
• Polarisation and Fluorescence Effects: For displays that rely on phosphors or other light-altering materials, TracePro can simulate both polarisation effects and fluorescence, ensuring the display meets brightness and colour accuracy standards.
• Birefringence Simulation: TracePro accurately models birefringence effects, critical for liquid crystal displays (LCDs), ensuring that the behaviour of light as it passes through various display layers is simulated with high precision.

Additionally, these tools have been used in designing other significant instruments, such as the Mars Climate Sounder, which studies the Martian atmosphere; the Galaxy Explorer, used to map galaxies beyond the Milky Way; the Moon Mineralogy Mapper, designed to study the lunar surface; and the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter, which maps the topography of the Moon.

The ability to support such high-stakes, precision-driven projects illustrates the capability of TracePro and OSLO in addressing the complex challenges of aerospace and space exploration optics.

Visualising Display Performance

TracePro's advanced tools go beyond just the basics of optical modelling. The software allows display designers to generate a range of visual outputs that can help in fine-tuning display performance. Some of these key visualisation tools include:

• CIE and Candela Plots: These tools help designers evaluate colour performance and brightness distribution, ensuring the display will look uniform and vibrant under different lighting conditions.
• Luminance and Irradiance Maps: Through luminance and irradiance/illuminance maps, designers can visualise light distribution across the display, ensuring there are no dark spots or areas of excessive brightness.
• Lit Appearance Simulation: One of TracePro's standout features is its ability to simulate the lit appearance of displays before physical prototypes are built. This ensures that the final product will meet both performance and aesthetic requirements.

Versatility Across Display Types

TracePro's capabilities are vast, making it the go-to software for designing a wide range of display systems. It’s used to create products in multiple industries, including consumer electronics, medical imaging, avionics, and more. Some of the display technologies that TracePro is used for include:

• Projection and Flat-Panel Displays: From home theatre projectors to commercial flat-panel displays, TracePro ensures uniform light distribution and high brightness levels.
• Edge-Lit and Direct-Lit Televisions: Optimise edge-lit and direct-lit TV designs for better performance and energy efficiency by simulating light behaviour within the backlight.
• Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs): TracePro’s ability to model birefringence effects ensures precise control over light as it passes through liquid crystal layers.
• Organic LED Displays (OLEDs): OLED technology benefits from TracePro’s fluorescence simulation capabilities, helping designers optimise colour and brightness.
• 3D Displays: For immersive 3D displays, TracePro's ray-tracing algorithms ensure accurate light behaviour, helping to minimise issues like cross-talk or ghosting.

In addition to standard display systems, TracePro is also employed in more specialised applications. These include:

• Head-Up Displays (HUDs): Used in automobiles and avionics, HUDs rely on precise optical performance, and TracePro helps designers model the light path to ensure clarity and visibility.
• Medical Imaging Displays: Medical systems require displays with extremely accurate colour and brightness levels, particularly for diagnostic purposes. TracePro ensures these displays meet the stringent performance standards needed in healthcare.
• Digital Signage and Consumer Electronics: For large-scale digital signage or high-resolution displays in consumer electronics, TracePro offers the tools necessary to optimise luminance and contrast.

Display Enhancements and Filters

Beyond core display technologies, TracePro plays a significant role in designing display enhancements and filters. For example, Brightness Enhancing Films (BEFs) are critical in increasing the efficiency and brightness of displays, particularly for portable devices. TracePro can also simulate the performance of dichroic and hot mirror filters, helping to improve contrast and manage heat dissipation in high-performance displays.

Streamlining Design and Reducing Prototypes

TracePro not only enhances the design process but also significantly reduces the number of costly prototype iterations. The software's accurate simulations provide designers with confidence that their models will meet performance specifications once manufactured. This streamlining of the design process allows for faster time to market and reduced development costs.

For more information on how TracePro can enhance your display design projects, explore our product information or contact our support team for assistance.