摘要:
In accordance with the teachings of this invention, a novel liquid crystal display is taught which includes a layer of liquid crystal material (601), one or more polarizers (605a, 605b), and a fiber optic faceplate (619). The fiber optic faceplate serves to allow ambient light from a much wider range of incident angles to illuminate the LCD than would be the case with prior art LCDs, and allows the viewer to position himself so as to avoid front surface glare and still see the display brightly illuminated, even in difficult lighting situations.
摘要:
An optical display system (10) includes a source (12) of white uncollimated light, a color separator (14) for separating the white light into spectral components, a reflective ferroelectric light valve (18) for spatially modulating the spectral components, and a polarizing beam splitter (16) for directing vertically polarized light towards a display lens (28). The system further includes a corrective film (34) disposed in an optical path between the white light source and the light valve. The film, which may be made of a ferroelectric material or other birefringent material, ensures that retardance of the light valve is approximately 180 degrees or some other desired angle over a spectrum of interest, in this manner, the light valve is achromatized by the film.
摘要:
An optical display system (10) includes a source (12) of white uncollimated light, a color separator (14) for separating the white light into spectral components, a reflective ferroelectric light valve (18) for spatially modulating the spectral components, and a polarizing beam splitter (16) for directing vertically polarized light towards a display lens (28). The system further includes a corrective film (34) disposed in an optical path between the white light source and the light valve. The film, which may be made of a ferroelectric material or other birefringent material, ensures that retardance of the light valve is approximately 180 degrees or some other desired angle over a spectrum of interest, in this manner, the light valve is achromatized by the film.
摘要:
In accordance with the teachings of this invention, a novel liquid crystal display is taught which includes a layer of liquid crystal material (601), one or more polarizers (605a, 605b), and a fiber optic faceplate (619). The fiber optic faceplate serves to allow ambient light from a much wider range of incident angles to illuminate the LCD than would be the case with prior art LCDs, and allows the viewer to position himself so as to avoid front surface glare and still see the display brightly illuminated, even in difficult lighting situations.
摘要:
A flat panel display which allows for precise detection of the location of the cursor with respect to the displayed image. Parallax problems are eliminated by focusing the displayed image on a panel (35) by projection through the panel. The location of a stylus (114) is determined using known digitizing techniques together with the use of an erect, unity magnification imaging lens array (34) for displaying the projected image. Alternatively, the location of the stylus with respect to the displayed image is determined by causing the stylus to feed signals, for example optical signals, through a significant portion of the optical path used for displaying the image.
摘要:
A flat panel display which allows for precise detection of the location of the cursor with respect to the displayed image. Parallax problems are eliminated by focusing the displayed image on a panel (35) by projection through the panel. The location of a stylus (114) is determined using known digitizing techniques together with the use of an erect, unity magnification imaging lens array (34) for displaying the projected image. Alternatively, the location of the stylus with respect to the displayed image is determined by causing the stylus to feed signals, for example optical signals, through a significant portion of the optical path used for displaying the image.