BAR-TYPE DISPLAY DEVICE USING DIFFRACTIVE LIGHT MODULATOR

• US 20080218700A1
• Filed: 02/28/2008
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Yang, Haeng Seok, Yun, Sang Kyeong, Oh, Sung Kyong
• Application Number:
  US12/039,625
• Publication Number:
  US 20080218700A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 353/81
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/005 Projectors using an electronic spatial light modulator but not peculiar thereto
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/208 Homogenising, shaping of the illumination light

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a display device using a diffractive light modulator. The display device includes a light source unit, a light condensing unit, an illumination unit, a diffractive light modulator, a light path adjustment unit, and a projection unit. The light path adjustment unit causes the linear light to enter the diffractive light modulator, and emits the diffracted light along a line extending from an incident light path.

Claims

1. A display device using a diffractive light modulator, comprising:

a light source unit for generating and emitting a plurality of beams of light;

a light condensing unit for causing the plurality of beams of light, emitted from the light source unit, to have a same light path;

an illumination unit for converting the light, emitted from the light source unit, into linear light;

a diffractive light modulator for generating diffracted light having a plurality of diffraction orders so that diffracted light having one or more diffraction orders required for an application has a light intensity appropriate for the application at each point by modulating linear incident light, and emitting the diffracted light;

a light path adjustment unit for causing the linear light, emitted from the illumination unit, to enter the diffractive light modulator, and emitting the diffracted light, emitted from the diffractive light modulator, along a line extending from an incident light path; and

a projection unit for forming images by projecting the diffracted light, emitted from the diffractive light modulator, onto a screen.

2. The display device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the light path adjustment unit comprises:

a light path changing illumination lens comprising a first reflective surface that is located opposite the illumination unit and changes a light path of the light, emitted from the illumination unit, so as to cause the light incident from the illumination unit to enter the diffractive light modulator; and

a light path changing projection lens comprising a second reflective surface that is located opposite the projection unit and reflects the diffracted light, emitted from the diffractive light modulator, so as to cause the diffracted light to propagate along a line extending from a light path of the light incident from the illumination unit.

3. The display device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the light path adjustment unit comprises a path changing prism that causes the linear light, emitted from the illumination unit, to enter the diffractive light modulator and changes a light path of the diffracted light, emitted from the diffractive light modulator, so as to cause the diffracted light to propagate along a line extending from a light path of the diffracted light, emitted from the illumination unit.

4. The display device as set forth in claim 3, wherein the light path adjustment unit further comprises:

an illumination lens for causing the linear light, emitted from the illumination unit, to enter one surface of the path changing prism; and

a projection lens for causing the diffracted light, emitted from the path changing prism, to enter the projection unit.

5. The display device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the projection unit comprises:

a projection lens for expanding the diffracted light having a plurality of diffraction orders emitted from the diffractive light modulator; and

a scanner for scanning the diffracted light, emitted from the projection lens, across the screen.

6. The display device as set forth in claim 5, wherein the projection unit comprises a filter that is disposed nearby Fourier Plane of the projection lens between the projection lens and the scanner and passes diffracted light having one or more desired diffraction orders, which belongs to the diffracted light having a plurality of diffraction orders emitted from the scanner, therethrough.

7. The display device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the projection unit comprises a filter that is disposed between the diffractive light modulator and the scanner, and passes diffracted light having one or more desired diffraction orders, which belongs to the diffracted light having a plurality of diffraction orders emitted from the diffractive light modulator, therethrough.