Sharp, Interesting things going on ( UPDATED )

Thanks to Joe for sending me these links to Sharp....

Sharp = Foxconn.

Beyond image projection there isn't a lot of good use for lasers. (See bottom.) Projection is a biggie.

So, if Sharp is producing a million of these each month -- I'm going to guess that it's mostly for their own purposes. There are other producers of green laser diodes, mostly that will go to projection.

Note to self:
Start digging for someone making glass that reflects specific light wavelengths only, I suspect that after specific reflective surfaces that is the next big step. (If your glass reflected 515nm only, and allowed all other wavelengths to pass through easily, this would be an excellent way to make a hud that could take advantage of an entire windshield without blocking vision from the outside or too many other reflections of what's going on inside the car on to the windshield.

UPDATE:  Knew this had to be out there somewhere.

Found Here: Konica Minolta

Sharp & Laser -- clearly using MEMS mirror
Sharp Corporate News

　Sharp will start mass production of two models of green semiconductor laser suitable for display light source from November this year.

　Semiconductor lasers are mounted in various devices such as reading and writing data on optical discs such as Blu-ray and DVD and scanners of barcode readers. Recently, the range of utilization has expanded to the image field such as the light source of the projector.

　This time, our company will be able to offer semiconductor lasers of three primary colors of light (red, green, blue) from the company for the first time in the industry by joining the green laser to the lineup. By responding to the customer 's request by adjusting the optical characteristics such as light intensity and laser light shape and electric characteristics such as current value, we contribute to shortening the development period and reducing the burden of procurement work.

This green laser achieves a wavelength of 515 nm and an optical output of 30 mW. 　We have two kinds of metal packages with a standard type diameter of 5.6 mm and a compact diameter of 3.8 mm. We will respond to customers' diverse needs as compact projectors, market-expanding small projectors, head up display (HUD) * 2 , head mount display (HMD) * 3,etc.

　In addition, this product will be exhibited at the international exhibition "OptOpto 2017" of optical technology to be held at Makuhari Messe (Mihama Ward, Chiba Prefecture) from Wednesday, October 4th to Friday the 6th.


Purposes for Green lasers (source for below)

Applications:-

Green lasers can be used for a variety of roles. They can be used as pointing devices. The ability to form a continuous line in the dark is an added advantage; this has lead to its usage as rescue lights as it can be seen from miles away. It as been used for laser light shows. It is also used for sky gazing as a person can pinpoint a star by using the green laser. It can also be as laser pointers for guns, rifles. In the movie Alien vs. Predator it was used as a pointing device on some G36k carbines.

Advantages:-

The green laser has many advantages. It is fifty times brighter than a red laser because of which it can be seen from miles away, this helps in being rescued if a person is lost. It can also be used in high-tech weapons for aiming purposes. Because of its high range, Green laser pointers can be equipped in different kinds of weapons. High and low temperatures do not affect the performance of Green laser pointers so in case a person is lost in a desert, he can still use Green laser pointers to call for help, in other case, even if a person is lost some where in mountains all covered with ice, he can still use it.