Wide Angle Collimated Display System - High Quality Spherical Mirror - MIL Spec Beam Splitter

Pictured below is a single channel "WAC" window system where WAC is short for a Wide Angle Collimated. This "WAC" window is composed of four major components: projector, high definition coated screen, high-quality spherical mirror, and a MIL-SPEC beam splitter.

A projector is used to direct a composite image or video onto the imaging screen. Light rays from the screen are reflected off the beam splitter onto the spherical mirror. The beam splitter is a high-quality, MIL-SPEC glass beam splitter with a partially reflective coating on one side and an anti-reflective coating on the other. The anti-reflective coating is located on the user side of the glass to reduce stray reflections from around the room, as well as reduce ghosting of the intended image. Located on the mirror side of the glass is a semi-reflective coating. This coating allows light rays from the coated screen to be reflected to the mirror surface while at the same time allowing light rays reflected from the mirror surface to pass through to the user. Because of the unique shape of the mirror, the scattered light rays will be collimated.

Collimated light is a bundle of light rays traveling parallel to one another which implies the light will not disperse with distance. Due to inefficiencies, light rays are unable to be perfectly collimated but are collimated to better than human perception by this imaging device.

The value of collimated light in simulation and gaming is that it provides the viewer with the most accurate and realistic depiction of the simulation activity, unlike flat panel trainers.

- DOTI is capable of customizing for eye relief, width, materials and other performance criteria. Inputs include HDMI, VGA, S-Video, and composite audio/video connections.