System and Method for Display Illumination
First Claim
1. An illumination source comprising:
- a light source to produce light;
a disk having a first set of lens elements arranged in a first circular ring around a center of the disk, each lens element periodically optically coupled to the light source, the disk to move the lens elements in the first set of lens elements sequentially through the light;
a motor coupled to the disk, the motor to rotate the disk; and
an external optical element positioned in a light path of the light source after the disk, the external optical element to convert an angular refraction of the light into a spatial deflection.
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Abstract
System and method for increasing display brightness in laser illuminated display systems. An illumination source includes a light source to produce light, a disk having a set of lens elements arranged in a circular ring around a center of the disk, a motor coupled to the disk, and an external lens positioned in a light path of the coherent light source. As the disk rotates, the lens elements are moved sequentially through the light, angularly deflecting the light, which may be corrected by the external lens into a spatial deflection. The spatially deflected light may be used to simultaneously illuminate a surface with more than one color of light, thereby increasing the brightness of the light source.
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20 Claims
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1. An illumination source comprising:
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a light source to produce light; a disk having a first set of lens elements arranged in a first circular ring around a center of the disk, each lens element periodically optically coupled to the light source, the disk to move the lens elements in the first set of lens elements sequentially through the light; a motor coupled to the disk, the motor to rotate the disk; and an external optical element positioned in a light path of the light source after the disk, the external optical element to convert an angular refraction of the light into a spatial deflection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A display system comprising:
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an illumination source, the illumination source comprising, a light source to produce light, a rotatable disk having a set of lens elements arranged in a circumference around a center of the disk with each lens element equidistant from a center of the disk, the circumference in a light path of the light source, the disk to move the lens elements in the set of lens elements through the light, an optical element positioned in a light path of the light source after the light source, the optical element to expand the light along an axis perpendicular to the light path, and an external lens positioned in a light path of the light source after the disk, the external lens to convert an angular refraction of the coherent light by the lens elements into a spatial deflection; a microdisplay optically coupled to the illumination source and positioned in a light path of the illumination source after the illumination source, the microdisplay configured to produce images by modulating light from the illumination source based on image data; and a controller electronically coupled to the microdisplay and to the illumination source, the controller configured to load image data into the microdisplay. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of manufacturing a display system, the method comprising:
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installing a light source configured to generate coherent light, wherein the light source installing comprises, installing a coherent light source, installing a rotatable disk having a set of lens elements arranged along a circumference around a center of the disk, a light path of the coherent light source intersecting the circumference, installing a motor to rotate the disk, and installing an external lens in the light path after the disk; installing a microdisplay in a light path of the display system after the light source; installing a controller configured to control the light source and the microdisplay; and installing a display plane in the light path of the display system after the microdisplay. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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