摘要:
A directional polarization preserving front projection screen may be preferably produced using an engineered surface. Unlike statistical surfaces, engineered surfaces may provide locally specular reflections, with little to no bulk scatter, while substantially eliminating features smaller than a wavelength of illumination and thus true depolarization. Most, if not all, contours contributing to the slope probability density can be engineered to achieve a desired macroscopic gain profile. The screen may diffuse light by using locally specular reflections, in which a bias angle introduced to the gain profile of the screen may be determined by the slope of the ramps, and with resets that may be substantially hidden from projector illumination.
摘要:
A direct view display provides a light modulating panel and a backlight including first and second sets of spectral emitters. Several modes of operation may be provided including an advanced 2D mode, and an enhanced color gamut mode employing simultaneous illumination of the first and second set of spectral emitters. Another embodiment may be an optical structure for a multi-functional LCD display with wide color gamut and high stereo contrast. The optical structure may also be used to produce more saturated colors for a wider display color gamut and also may be used to produce a brighter backlight structure through light recycling of the wider bandwidth light back into the optical structure.
摘要:
Described are illumination systems for providing visible images. The systems include a first image projection sub-system operable to provide a first stereo-image output formed by light having a first polarization; a second image projection sub-system operable to provide a second stereo-image output formed by light having a second polarization; a projection means wherein the projection means projects the first and second stereo-image outputs onto a display through a common lens; wherein the system is operable to provide orthogonal first polarization and second polarization. Typically, the first and second image outputs are formed from light having orthogonal polarizations and the system is preferably switchable between providing orthogonal and non-orthogonal first and second images. In preferred embodiments the system is operable to provide nonstereo images while providing increased resolution. Preferred systems include a common light source and a common projection lens. Some systems include digital micromirror devices and liquid crystal on silicon technologies. Related methods of providing visible images are also disclosed.
摘要:
Polarization preserving front projection screens and diffusers provide optimum polarization preservation for stereoscopic 3D viewing, as well as improved light control for enhanced brightness, uniformity, and contrast for both 2D and 3D systems. Generally, the disclosed screens direct light from a projector toward viewers within a diffusion locus, while maintaining optimum gain characteristics. More specifically, light incident on a region of the front projection screen from a predetermined projection direction is reflected by an engineered surface to a predetermined diffusion locus after undergoing substantially single reflections. The engineered surface, comprised of generating kernels, is used to optimally diffuse illumination light into a range of viewing angles, within the diffusion locus, with suitable gain profile, while optimally preserving polarization for 3D applications. Such a screen, when combined with matched polarization analyzing eyewear, provides extremely low cross-talk from any observation point.
摘要:
A polarization conversions system (PCS) is located in the output light path of a projector. The PCS may include a polarizing beam splitter, a polarization rotating element, a reflecting element, and a polarization switch. Typically, a projector outputs randomly-polarized light. This light is input to the PCS, in which the PCS separates p-polarized light and s-polarized light at the polarizing beam splitter. P-polarized light is directed toward the polarization switch on a first path. The s-polarized light is passed on a second path through the polarization rotating element (e.g., a half-wave plate), thereby transforming it to p-polarized light. A reflecting element directs the transformed polarized light (now p-polarized) along the second path toward the polarization switch. The first and second light paths are ultimately directed toward a projection screen to collectively form a brighter screen image in cinematic applications utilizing polarized light for three-dimensional viewing.
摘要:
Liquid crystal devices are described that maintain performance of polarization/amplitude modulation under high irradiance conditions. Configurations that isolate polarizing elements under high thermal load are discussed which allow other elements, such as glass, which may be sensitive to stress birefringence to remain near optimum thermal conditions.
摘要:
A stiffening strip at selected edges of a screen may enable the use and mounting of a high-elastic modulus substrate screen material. Such screen materials may be engineered to provide polarization-preserving characteristics, and be applied to or part of the high-elastic modulus substrate. Furthermore, the stiffening strip may enable the use of screen vibration techniques to reduce speckle in display applications that use projection screens, particularly those display applications using illumination sources prone to speckle such as laser-based projection. The screen vibration may be provided by a vibrating device attached to the stiffening strip.