Accuracy and precision limitations in measuring luminance modulation for pixelated displays

Abstract

This study examines the constraints in measuring the contrast modulation or line-pair luminance modulation for pixelated displays. Simulation results show that measurement precision is affected by the offset between the display pixels and the detector array of the light measuring device (LMD). The contrast modulation is underestimated if the spatial imaging performance of the LMD is inadequate. A high pixel ratio, i.e., the number of pixels of the measurement device per display pixel interval, is required to increase the measurement accuracy. However, determining the minimum required pixel ratio is not straightforward, as the accuracy depends on the display device architecture as well.