Display device using vertical cavity laser arrays

A display apparatus for producing colored pixelated light, comprising:

• a) a backlight unit for providing a pump-beam light;
• b) a microcavity light-producing array responsive to pump-beam light and having pixels wherein each pixel includes:
• i) a transparent substrate;
• ii) a bottom dielectric stack reflective to light over a predetermined range of wavelengths;
• iii) an active region responsive to pump-beam light for producing blue light;
• and
• iv) a top dielectric stack spaced from the bottom dielectric stack and reflective to light over a predetermined range of wavelengths;
• c) a light shutter for permitting selected colored light from the microcavity light-producing array to pass therethrough;
• d) a polarizing layer disposed between the microcavity light-producing array and the light shutter;
• and
• e) a color conversion layer including different portions where selected different portions in response to blue light produce a different colored light and being adapted to increase the angular cone of view of the selected colored light.