OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT

• US 20130188391A1
• Filed: 01/11/2013
• Published: 07/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SeeReal Technologies S.A.
• Original Assignee: SeeReal Technologies S.A.
• Inventors: FUTTERER, Gerald
• Application Number:
  US13/739,323
• Publication Number:
  US 20130188391A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/608
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0026 Wavelength selective element, sheet or layer, e.g. filter or grating
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0028 Light guide, e.g. taper
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0031 Reflecting element, sheet or layer
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/005 provided by one optical element, or plurality thereof, placed on the light output side of the light guide
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/04 Signs, boards or panels, illuminated from behind the insignia
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/14 Arrangements of reflectors therein
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 13/18 Edge-illuminated signs

Abstract

The invention relates to an optical arrangement having a light source, which emits a beam, and having a light guide, which has a light-guiding layer, in which the coupled-in beam is guided between two substantially mutually opposite surface-type reflection layers. The optical arrangement is characterized in that the optical light paths of the individual rays of the beam, in particular at least of the marginal rays, from the light source to impingement on one of the reflection layers are substantially of equal length.

Claims

1. An optical arrangement having a light source, which emits a beam, and having a light guide, which has a light-guiding layer, in which a coupled-in beam is guided between two substantially mutually opposite surface-type reflection layers, wherein the optical light paths of the individual rays of the beam, in particular at least of the marginal rays, from the light source to impingement on one of the reflection layers are substantially of equal length.

2. The optical arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the beam is at least sectionally collimated and/or that a means for collimating the beam is provided.

3. The optical arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein a deflection means is provided on one of the reflection layers of a light guide, into which the beam is to be coupled, which deflection means receives the beam to be coupled in, deflects it and guides it into the light guide and/or wherein a deflection means is provided on one of the reflection layers, which deflection means receives the beam propagating perpendicularly to the reflection layers, deflects it and guides it into the light guide.

4. The optical arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light beam inside the light guide impinges alternately on the surface-type reflection surfaces, wherein the beam, starting from one of the reflection surfaces up to the next impingement on the same reflection surface, travels a particular optical path which is longer than the coherence length of the beam emitted by the light source.

5. The optical arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one further light source is provided, which emits a further beam, which is coupled into the light guide such that the optical light paths of the individual rays of the further beam or of at least the marginal rays, from the further light source up to impingement on one of the reflection layers are of substantially equal length.

6. The optical arrangement as claimed in claim 5, wherein the beam and the further beam propagate parallel to each other.

7. The optical arrangement as claimed in claim 5, wherein a further deflection means, which receives the beam to be coupled in, deflects it and guides it into a light guide, is provided on one of the reflection layers of the light guide into which the further beam is to be coupled and/or wherein a further deflection means is provided on one of the reflection layers, which further deflection means receives the beam propagating perpendicularly to the reflection layers, deflects it and guides it into the light guide.

8. The optical arrangement as claimed in claim 4, wherein the deflection means or the further deflection means or the deflection means and the further deflection means is/are configured as at least one of a grating and/or as a holographic grating.

9. The optical arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the reflection surfaces is configured for reflecting in each case only one part of the beam or of the further beam or of the beam and of the further beam and for transmitting the other part of the beam out of the light guide.

10. The optical arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the beam path of the beam or of the further beam or of the beam and of the further beam—

at least sectionally or between the light source and the light guide—

is folded symmetrically or is folded symmetrically with point or mirror symmetry.

11. An illumination apparatus or a background illumination apparatus for a display or for a stereoscopic 3D display or for a holographic 3D display, having an optical arrangement as claimed in claim 1.

12. A display or a 3D display or a stereoscopic 3D display or a holographic 3D display, having at least one illumination apparatus as claimed in claim 11.

13. A display or a 3D display or a stereoscopic 3D display or a holographic 3D display, having at least one optical arrangement as claimed in claim 1.