DESPECKLING LASER-IMAGE-PROJECTION SYSTEM
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1. An optical device for projecting an image, the optical device comprising:
- a configurable optical diffuser adapted to produce a diffuse optical beam having a temporally varying pattern of angular divergence;
a fly'"'"'s eye (FE) integrator adapted to shape the diffuse optical beam; and
a spatial light modulator (SLM) adapted to spatially modulate a shaped optical beam produced by the FE integrator to project the image.
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Abstract
An optical device for projecting an image is disclosed. In one embodiment, the optical device includes a configurable optical diffuser adapted to produce a diffuse optical beam having a temporally varying pattern of angular divergence. The optical device further includes a plurality of lenslet pairs to shape the diffuse optical beam and a spatial light modulator to spatially modulate the shaped optical beam to project an image.
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20 Claims
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1. An optical device for projecting an image, the optical device comprising:
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a configurable optical diffuser adapted to produce a diffuse optical beam having a temporally varying pattern of angular divergence; a fly'"'"'s eye (FE) integrator adapted to shape the diffuse optical beam; and a spatial light modulator (SLM) adapted to spatially modulate a shaped optical beam produced by the FE integrator to project the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An optical device for projecting an image, the optical device comprising:
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a pair of crossed cylindrical lenses to provide collimated coherent light; a moveable diffuser to receive the collimated coherent light to produce a diffuse optical beam having a temporally varying pattern of angular divergence; and a plurality of lenslet pairs arranged side by side with each other and adapted to shape the diffuse optical beam. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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