Optics arrangements including light source arrangements for an active matrix liquid crystal image generator
    3.
    发明授权
    Optics arrangements including light source arrangements for an active matrix liquid crystal image generator 失效
    光学布置包括有源矩阵液晶图像发生器的光源装置

    公开(公告)号:US06359723B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-03-19

    申请号:US09735109

    申请日:2000-12-13

    IPC分类号: G02B2600

    摘要: A system for producing modulated light is disclosed. The system comprises a spatial light modulator including a light modulating medium switchable between different states so as to act on light in ways which form overall patterns of modulated light. The system also includes an arrangement for switching the modulating medium between the different states in a controlled way and an illumination arrangement for producing a source of light. The system further includes an optics arrangement for directing light from the source of light into the spatial light modulator and for directing light from the spatial light modulator through a predetermined source imaging area. The optics arrangement cooperates with the illumination arrangement and the spatial light modulator so as to produce a real image of the source of light within the source imaging area such that an individual is able to view a virtual image of the overall patterns of modulated light from the source imaging area. A variety of novel optics arrangements are disclosed including specific combinations of different light sources, diffusing plates, polarizers, beam splitters, analyzers, lenses, mirrors, and holographic optical elements which allow the overall optical arrangement to be miniaturized to the same degree and in coordination with the spatial light modulator. The different light sources include using a plurality of light sources, such as LEDs, to form an array of light sources, each of the light sources providing light to a corresponding portion of the spatial light modulator.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于产生调制光的系统。 该系统包括空间光调制器,其包括可在不同状态之间切换的光调制介质,以便以形成调制光的整体图案的方式作用于光。 该系统还包括用于以受控方式在不同状态之间切换调制介质的装置和用于产生光源的照明装置。 该系统还包括用于将来自光源的光引导到空间光调制器中并用于引导来自空间光调制器的光通过预定源成像区域的光学装置。 光学装置与照明装置和空间光调制器配合,以产生源成像区域内的光源的真实图像,使得个体能够观察来自该成像区域的调制光的整体图案的虚像 源成像区域。 公开了各种新颖的光学装置,其包括不同光源,扩散板,偏振器,分束器,分析器,透镜,反射镜和全息光学元件的特定组合,其允许整体光学装置以相同的程度和协调地小型化 与空间光调制器。 不同的光源包括使用诸如LED的多个光源来形成光源阵列,每个光源向空间光调制器的相应部分提供光。

    Optics arrangement including light source arrangement for an active matrix liquid crystal image generator
    4.
    发明授权
    Optics arrangement including light source arrangement for an active matrix liquid crystal image generator 有权
    包括用于有源矩阵液晶图像发生器的光源布置的光学布置

    公开(公告)号:US06195136B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-02-27

    申请号:US09422815

    申请日:1999-10-21

    IPC分类号: G02F11335

    摘要: A system for producing modulated light is disclosed. The system comprises a spatial light modulator including a light modulating medium switchable between different states so as to act on light in ways which form overall patterns of modulated light. The system also includes an arrangement for switching the modulating medium between the different states in a controlled way and an illumination arrangement for producing a source of light. The system further includes an optics arrangement for directing light from the source of light into the spatial light modulator and for directing light from the spatial light modulator through a predetermined source imaging area. The optics arrangement cooperates with the illumination arrangement and the spatial light modulator so as to produce a real image of the source of light within the source imaging area such that an individual is able to view a virtual image of the overall patterns of modulated light from the source imaging area. A variety of novel optics arrangements are disclosed including specific combinations of different light sources, diffusing plates, polarizers, beam splitters, analyzers, lenses, mirrors, and holographic optical elements which allow the overall optical arrangement to be miniaturized to the same degree and in coordination with the spatial light modulator. The different light sources include using a plurality of light sources, such as LEDs, to form an array of light sources, each of the light sources providing light to a corresponding portion of the spatial light modulator.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于产生调制光的系统。 该系统包括空间光调制器,其包括可在不同状态之间切换的光调制介质,以便以形成调制光的整体图案的方式作用于光。 该系统还包括用于以受控方式在不同状态之间切换调制介质的装置和用于产生光源的照明装置。 该系统还包括用于将来自光源的光引导到空间光调制器中并用于引导来自空间光调制器的光通过预定源成像区域的光学装置。 光学装置与照明装置和空间光调制器配合,以产生源成像区域内的光源的真实图像,使得个体能够观察来自该成像区域的调制光的整体图案的虚像 源成像区域。 公开了各种新颖的光学装置,其包括不同光源,扩散板,偏振器,分束器,分析器,透镜,反射镜和全息光学元件的特定组合,其允许整体光学装置以相同的程度和协调地小型化 与空间光调制器。 不同的光源包括使用诸如LED的多个光源来形成光源阵列,每个光源向空间光调制器的相应部分提供光。

    Active matrix liquid crystal image generator
    6.
    发明授权
    Active matrix liquid crystal image generator 失效
    有源矩阵液晶图像发生器

    公开(公告)号:US07170483B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-30

    申请号:US10437131

    申请日:2003-05-12

    IPC分类号: G09G3/36

    摘要: A system for producing spatially modulated monochrome or color light having gray scale includes an active matrix liquid crystal spatial light modulator having light modulating means including (i) a layer of ferroelectric liquid crystal material which is designed to switch between ON and OFF states and (ii) active matrix means including VLSI circuitry for dividing the layer of liquid crystal material into an array of individual liquid crystal pixels and for causing each of the pixels of liquid crystal material to modulate light individually by switching between the ON and OFF states in a way that depends upon the data which the VLSI circuitry is written. The system also includes illumination means having a light source for directing light from the source into the pixel-divided layer of ferroelectric liquid crystal material in a specific way. And finally, the system includes means for writing the VLSI circuitry with preselected data in accordance with a particular data ordering scheme such that the circuitry, in response to the written data, causes the pixels of liquid crystal material to individually switch between their ON and OFF states and therefore modulate light from the source in a way which, depending upon the data, produces a specific overall pattern of gray scale light.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于生产具有灰度级的空间调制单色或彩色光的系统包括有源矩阵液晶空间光调制器,其具有光调制装置,该调制装置包括:(i)被设计成在导通和截止状态之间切换的铁电液晶材料层, )有源矩阵装置,包括用于将液晶材料层分成单个液晶像素的阵列的VLSI电路,并且使得液晶材料的每个像素通过在ON和OFF状态之间切换来单独地调制光, 取决于VLSI电路写入的数据。 该系统还包括具有用于将光源以特定方式引导到铁电液晶材料的像素分割层的光源的照明装置。 最后,该系统包括用于根据特定数据排序方案将VLSI电路写入预选数据的装置,使得电路响应于写入的数据使液晶材料的像素在其ON和OFF之间单独切换 状态并且因此以取决于数据产生灰度光的特定总体图案的方式调制来自光源的光。

    Active matrix liquid crystal image generator with hybrid writing scheme

    公开(公告)号:US5757348A

    公开(公告)日:1998-05-26

    申请号:US361965

    申请日:1994-12-22

    IPC分类号: G09G3/20 G09G3/34 G09G3/36

    摘要: A system and method for producing spatially modulated monochrome or color light having gray scale during a given period of time includes a spatial light modulator having a light modulating arrangement switchable between different states so as to act on light in different ways. A switching arrangement switches the modulating arrangement between different states in a controlled way during the period. The system also includes an illumination arrangement for selectively and alternately directing light of constant intensity and varying intensity into the modulating arrangement during predetermined subperiods of the period. In a color version of the system, the illumination arrangement directs light of different colors into the modulating arrangement during predetermined subperiods of the period, thereby providing a system for producing modulated colored light having color gray scale during a given period. In one embodiment of the present invention, the predetermined subperiods include a first plurality of subperiods of unequal lengths of time which, if arranged in order timewise, increase in duration by a factor of two. The predetermined subperiods further include a second plurality of subperiods and the illumination arrangement directs light of variable intensities into the modulator arrangement during each of the second plurality of subperiods which are of equal durations. Each of the different intensities of light double from subperiod to subperiod when the subperiods of equal length are arranged in a particular order.

    Active matrix liquid crystal image generator with hybrid writing scheme
    9.
    发明授权
    Active matrix liquid crystal image generator with hybrid writing scheme 失效
    有源矩阵液晶图像发生器与混合写入方案

    公开(公告)号:US06317112B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-11-13

    申请号:US09045253

    申请日:1998-03-20

    IPC分类号: G09G336

    摘要: A system and method for producing spatially modulated monochrome or color light having gray scale during a given period of time includes a spatial light modulator having a light modulating arrangement switchable between different states so as to act on light in different ways. A switching arrangement switches the modulating arrangement between different states in a controlled way during the period. The system also includes an illumination arrangement for selectively and alternately directing light of constant intensity and varying intensity into the modulating arrangement during predetermined subperiods of the period. In a color version of the system, the illumination arrangement directs light of different colors into the modulating arrangement during predetermined subperiods of the period, thereby providing a system for producing modulated colored light having color gray scale during a given period. In one embodiment of the present invention, the predetermined subperiods include a first plurality of subperiods of unequal lengths of time which, if arranged in order timewise, increase in duration by a factor of two. The predetermined subperiods further include a second plurality of subperiods and the illumination arrangement directs light of variable intensities into the modulator arrangement during each of the second plurality of subperiods which are of equal durations. Each of the different intensities of light double from subperiod to subperiod when the subperiods of equal length are arranged in a particular order.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在给定时间段内产生具有灰度级的空间调制单色或彩色光的系统和方法包括具有可在不同状态之间切换以便以不同方式作用于光的光调制布置的空间光调制器。 切换装置在该期间以受控的方式切换不同状态之间的调制装置。 该系统还包括用于在该周期的预定次周期期间选择性地和交替地将恒定强度和变化强度的光引导到调制装置中的照明装置。 在系统的彩色版本中,照明装置在期间的预定次周期期间将不同颜色的光引导到调制装置中,由此提供用于在给定周期内产生具有彩色灰度级的调制彩色光的系统。 在本发明的一个实施例中,预定的子周期包括不等长度的第一多个子周期,如果按时间顺序排列,则持续时间增加2倍。 预定的子周期还包括第二多个子周期,并且照明装置在具有相同持续时间的第二多个子周期期间的每一个期间将可变强度的光引导到调制器装置中。 当等长度的子周期以特定顺序排列时,每个不同强度的光从次周期到次周期加倍。

    Miniature image generator including optics arrangement
    10.
    发明授权
    Miniature image generator including optics arrangement 失效
    微型图像发生器包括光学装置

    公开(公告)号:US5596451A

    公开(公告)日:1997-01-21

    申请号:US380081

    申请日:1995-01-30

    摘要: An assembly for producing a visual display includes a light-reflecting type spatial light modulator and an illumination arrangement for providing a particular source of light. The spatial light modulator has a light reflecting surface cooperating with a light modulating medium switchable between different states so as to act on light in ways which form an overall pattern of reflected, modulated light. The spatial light modulator also has an arrangement for switching the modulating medium between the different states in a controlled way so as to form the overall pattern. The overall assembly further includes an optics arrangement having a first member defining a light reflecting surface. The optics arrangement also has a second member defining (i) a first external face located in proximity to the illumination arrangement, (ii) a second external face located in proximity to the spatial light modulator, (iii) a third external face located in proximity to the light reflecting surface of the first member, and (iv) a fourth external face. The optics arrangement cooperates with the illumination arrangement and the spatial light modulator such that the spatial light modulator forms the overall pattern of modulated light from light provided by the particular source of light and such that the light reflecting surface of the first member forms a magnified image of the overall pattern which is viewable from within a predetermined area which extends away from the fourth face of the second member.

    摘要翻译: 用于制造视觉显示器的组件包括光反射型空间光调制器和用于提供特定光源的照明装置。 空间光调制器具有与可在不同状态之间切换的光调制介质配合的光反射表面,以便以形成反射调制光的整体图案的方式作用于光。 空间光调制器还具有用于以受控的方式在不同状态之间切换调制介质以便形成整体图案的布置。 整体组件还包括具有限定光反射表面的第一构件的光学装置。 光学装置还具有限定(i)位于照明装置附近的第一外表面的第二构件,(ii)位于空间光调制器附近的第二外表面,(iii)位于邻近处的第三外表面 到第一构件的光反射面,以及(iv)第四外面。 光学装置与照明装置和空间光调制器配合使得空间光调制器从由特定光源提供的光形成调制光的总体图案,并且使得第一部件的光反射表面形成放大图像 可以从远离第二构件的第四面延伸的预定区域中观看的整体图案。