Full-color projector system with a tricolor-separating prism
First Claim
1. A projector comprising:
- first color separating means responsive to unmodulated polarized light for reflecting light of a first primary color and for transmitting the remaining portions of the incident unmodulated polarized light, said first color separating means further for internally reflecting incident light;
optical means for transmitting incident unmodulated polarized light to said first color separating means, and for internally reflecting said light of said first primary color as first primary color incident light;
second color separating means responsive to the light transmitted by said first color separating means for reflecting light of a second primary as second primary color incident light and for transmitting the remaining portion of the incident light which includes a third primary color incident light, said second color separating means reflecting said light of said second primary color to said first color separating means which internally reflects said second primary color light as second primary color incident light;
index matching optical fluid for optically coupling said first color separating means, said optical means, and said second color separating means; and
modulating means responsive to said first primary color incident light, said second primary color incident light, and said third primary color incident light.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal light valve projector is disclosed which includes a first color separator responsive to unmodulated polarized light for reflecting light of a first primary color, for transmitting the remaining portion of the incident unmodulated polarized light, and for internally reflecting incident light; a transparent plate window for transmitting incident unmodulated polarized light to the first color separator and for internally reflecting the light of the first primary color reflected by the first color separator; a second color separator responsive to the light transmitted by the first color separator for reflecting light of a second primary color and for transmitting the remaining portion of the incident light which includes a third primary color, whereby the second color separator reflects the light of the second primary color to the first color separator which internally reflects such second primary color light; and light modulators respectively responsive to the light of the first, second, and third primary colors.
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24 Claims
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1. A projector comprising:
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first color separating means responsive to unmodulated polarized light for reflecting light of a first primary color and for transmitting the remaining portions of the incident unmodulated polarized light, said first color separating means further for internally reflecting incident light; optical means for transmitting incident unmodulated polarized light to said first color separating means, and for internally reflecting said light of said first primary color as first primary color incident light; second color separating means responsive to the light transmitted by said first color separating means for reflecting light of a second primary as second primary color incident light and for transmitting the remaining portion of the incident light which includes a third primary color incident light, said second color separating means reflecting said light of said second primary color to said first color separating means which internally reflects said second primary color light as second primary color incident light; index matching optical fluid for optically coupling said first color separating means, said optical means, and said second color separating means; and modulating means responsive to said first primary color incident light, said second primary color incident light, and said third primary color incident light. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A color separating assembly comprising:
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a housing for containing an optical fluid; first color separating means within said housing responsive to unmodulated polarized light for reflecting light of a first primary color and for transmitting the remaining portions of the incident unmodulated polarized light, said first color separating means further for internally reflecting incident light; optical means in said housing for providing an air boundary on one side which is illuminated with unmodulated polarized light that is transmitted to said first color separating means, and for internally reflecting said light of said first primary color reflected by said first color separating means; second color separating means within said housing responsive to the light transmitted by said first color separating means for reflecting light of a second primary color and for transmitting the remaining portion of the incident light which includes light of a third primary color, said second color separating means reflecting said light of said second primary color to said first color separating means which internally reflects said second primary color light; and index matching optical fluid within said housing for optically coupling said first color separating means, said optical means, and said second color separating means. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A light combining assembly for combining respective projection illumination of first, second and third primary colors, comprising:
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optical means for internally reflecting the first primary color projection illumination as internally reflected first primary color illumination, and for transmitting other illumination; first color combining means for reflecting said internally reflected first primary color illumination to said optical means and for internally reflecting the second primary color projection illumination as internally reflected second primary color illumination, said first color combining means further for transmitting other illumination; second color combining means for reflecting said internally reflected second primary color illumination to said first color combining means and for transmitting the third primary color projection illumination to said first color combining means, whereby said first color combining means transmits said reflected second primary color illumination and said third primary color illumination received from said second color combining means, and whereby said optical means transmits said reflected first primary color illumination received from said first color separating means and also transmits said second and third primary color illumination received from said second color combining means; and index matching fluid for optically coupling said optical means, said first color combining means, and said second color combining means. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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