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- 专利标题: DMD modulated continuous wave light source for imaging systems
- 专利标题(中): 用于成像系统的DMD调制连续波光源
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申请号: US934098申请日: 1997-09-19
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公开(公告)号: US6121984A公开(公告)日: 2000-09-19
- 发明人: Charles H. Anderson
- 申请人: Charles H. Anderson
- 申请人地址: TX Dallas
- 专利权人: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- 当前专利权人: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- 当前专利权人地址: TX Dallas
- 主分类号: B41J2/465
- IPC分类号: B41J2/465 ; G02B26/08 ; B41J2/385
摘要:
An illumination system (10) for exposing a xerographic printing apparatus (12). The system (10) includes a DMD-type imaging spatial light modulator (46), and a DMD-type optical switch (26) for modulating the intensity of the source light (15) irradiating the imaging DMD (46). A single conventional continuous wave tungsten lamp (14) is implemented with its light energy directed by a condensing lens (20) onto the DMD optical switch (26). The DMD optical switch (26) modulates the incident light (15), and passes reflected light to a light integrator (38), which in turn homogenizes and increases the aspect ratio of the light. The light integrator (38) directs the homogenized light via an anamorphic lens (40) onto the imaging DMD (46). The light energy provided to the imaging DMD (46) is precisely modulated in intensity, while remaining uniformly disbursed. The combination incandescent lamp (14) and optical DMD switch (26) offers a low cost, high-intensity alternative to LED arrays.
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