Compact edge illuminated diffractive display
First Claim
1. A projection display for projecting image light onto an image surface, said display comprising:
- a first light source emitting light of a first wavelength;
a first SBG array comprising a multiplicity of separately switchable SBG elements disposed in a single layer;
transparent substrates sandwiching said SBG array, said substrates together functioning as a first light guide;
transparent electrodes applied to opposing faces of said substrates, at least one of said transparent electrodes comprising a plurality of independently switchable transparent electrode elements, each of said independently switchable electrode elements substantially overlaying a unique SBG element;
a means for coupling said first wavelength light into said first light guide, said first wavelength light undergoing total internal reflection within said first light guide;
each said SBG element having a diffracting state and a non diffracting state;
characterized in that each said SBG element when in its diffracting state diffracts said first wavelength light to form a focused image region of predefined geometry and luminance distribution on said image surface,wherein said SBG element encodes wavefront and phase information corresponding to said geometry and said luminance distribution.
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Abstract
There is provided a projection display device comprising: a light source, an SBG device comprising a multiplicity of separately SBG elements sandwich between transparent substrate to which transparent electrodes have been applied. The substrates function as a light guide. A least one transparent electrode comprises plurality of independently switchable transparent electrodes elements, each electrode element substantially overlaying a unique SBG element. Each SBG element encodes image information to be projected on an image surface. Light coupled into the light guide, undergoes total internal reflection until diffracted out to the light guide by an activated SBG element. The SBG diffracts light out of the light guide to form an image region on an image surface when subjected to an applied voltage via said transparent electrodes.
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17 Claims
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1. A projection display for projecting image light onto an image surface, said display comprising:
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a first light source emitting light of a first wavelength; a first SBG array comprising a multiplicity of separately switchable SBG elements disposed in a single layer; transparent substrates sandwiching said SBG array, said substrates together functioning as a first light guide; transparent electrodes applied to opposing faces of said substrates, at least one of said transparent electrodes comprising a plurality of independently switchable transparent electrode elements, each of said independently switchable electrode elements substantially overlaying a unique SBG element; a means for coupling said first wavelength light into said first light guide, said first wavelength light undergoing total internal reflection within said first light guide; each said SBG element having a diffracting state and a non diffracting state; characterized in that each said SBG element when in its diffracting state diffracts said first wavelength light to form a focused image region of predefined geometry and luminance distribution on said image surface, wherein said SBG element encodes wavefront and phase information corresponding to said geometry and said luminance distribution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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