This book presents the Proceedings of the Laser Display and Lighting Conference 2025 (LDC 2025), held on June 17th-20th, 2025, at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, offering a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in laser display and lighting technologies. This conference brings together leading researchers, engineers, and industry professionals to explore cutting-edge developments in visible lasers, optoelectronic components, and intelligent display systems.

Contributions range from visible to near-infrared laser sources and optical components such as contact lens displays and MEMS, to laser illumination and sensing for automotive applications and XR (AR, MR, VR) technology. Related technologies such as near-infrared imaging for biomedical applications and visible laser communication are also covered. This volume provides a thorough examination of both the technical and business aspects of laser technologies, making it an essential resource for those involved in the field.

Ideal for researchers and engineers in laser display and lighting, this book offers valuable insights into the latest trends and innovations. Whether the readers are academics, practitioners, or business professionals, it equips them with the knowledge to stay at the forefront of this rapidly evolving industry.

Presents the peer-reviewed articles from LDC 2025, a world-leading forum dedicated to laser display and lighting Covers cutting-edge research on the vision, innovation, and technical rigor Provides insights into real-world applications of lasers, micro-LEDs, and smart optics

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Sunao Kurimura received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Physics from Waseda University and his Ph.D. in Engineering. He began his professional career as a researcher at Fujitsu Laboratories and served as a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) research fellow (DC/PD) and a visiting scholar at Stanford University in 19971999. He was an assistant professor at the Institute for Molecular Science in 19992001, and currently works at the National Institute for Materials Science. His work focuses on nonlinear optical devices and materials, optical waveguides, and quantum light control. He is also a visiting professor at Kyushu University and Keio University, an advisor for Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PREST) program by Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), and an ex-board member for the Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP). He has held numerous leadership roles in academic societies and is a co-founder of the photonics venture SWING Inc. He is a fellow of OPTICA, the Laser Society of Japan, and JSAP. He has authored and supervised several technical books in the field of photonics.

Tetsuya Yagi received his B.E. and M.Eng. degrees from Osaka University and his Ph.D. degree in applied physics from Osaka City University (now Osaka Metropolitan University) in 1982, 1984 and 2003, respectively. He joined Mitsubishi Electric Corporation in 1984, and moved to Nichia Corporation in 2020. Throughout his time at Mitsubishi and Nichia, he has been involved in the research and development of GaAs-based laser diodes. He is also a visiting professor at Osaka University. Currently, his main topic is the high-power red lasers for display and lighting applications. He has served as the program committee co-chair for the Laser Display and Lighting Conference (DLC) for 10 years.

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From Lab to Screen: the Journey of RGB Laser Projection and HDR in Cinema.- Blue and Green Laser Diodes for Cinema Projectors.- Recent progress on Gallium-Nitride-based Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers with curved mirror.- Cyan, green, orange, and red structured light sources.- Mode-locked laser diode with highly-stacked InAs quantum dots.- InGaN-based Red Micro-Light-Emitting Diodes for Display Applications.- Polymer Optical Waveguide for Display Applications.- Development of Microlens Array Mold and Periodic Submicron Structure Mold by Using Single Crystalline Diamond Tools.- Deformable Mirror Characterization for Efficient Fiber Coupling.- Holographic patterning of diffractive optical elements for beam shaping in lighting applications a dual-hologram approach.- MEMS-based Time, Wavelength, and Diffraction Multiplexed Image Transfer for Display Engine.- Smart Contact Lenses.- Visible near-to-eye display technology based on nonlinear frequency conversion.- Measurement of properties of light generated in laser lighting.- Asynchronous Optical Sampling for High-Resolution LiDAR.- Direct emitting diode laser modules below 630 nm for display applications.- MEMS Technology as Enabler: From Accelerometer to LiDAR.- Subwavelength Spatial Light Modulator powering the Next-Generation of Smart Eyewear.- Pseudo-Direct LiDAR Based on an Ultra-High-Speed Charge-Domain Compressive Sensing Image Sensor.- Quantitative phase imaging under commercially available confocal microscopy.- Application of Holography for Data Storage.- Dual-comb Spectroscopy Extended for Spatiotemporal Optical Sensing Applications using Structured Light with Orbital Angular Momentum.- Design of Meta-Surface Lens for THz-wave Object Imaging System in Security Application.- 2- and 3-Dimensional Imaging Using Field Interference Integration for Remote Sensing and Security Inspection Applications.- Visible light generation by sum frequency conversion for quantum sensing and imaging.- Volumetric Displays with Laser-Excitation: From Fingertip to Fist-Sized Graphics and Color.- Holographic Optical Elements for Application in Wound Healing Monitoring.- 3D Displays Using Interleaved Fresnel Lenses.- From Design to Display: Tackling Manufacturing Challenges in AR Waveguides.- Projection Mapping Technologies for Seamless Spatial Augmentation.- Enhancing Visual Realism with Projector-Camera Feedback and Light-Field Projection.- Contact Lens Display Using Holographic Image Generation.- Temperature distribution of AMOLED panel with the condiseration of IR-drop.- Multi-Gbps Visible Light Communication with High-Efficiency, Low-speckle Contrast White Laser Light.- Evaluation of Module for Alignment-Free Diffuser Film Composed of Dielectric Multilayers and Microprisms for Mini LED Backlight.- Elimination of Hot Pixels in Measuring the Point Spread Function of Aerial Display.