High efficiency illumination system for display devices
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1. An illumination system for a display device having a screen composed of multicelled pixels for producing the primary colors of light, and a light source for illuminating said screen, said illumination system comprising:
- means for separating incident light into separate components in accordance with the polarization of said incident light whereby the separate components have different polarizations, and for rotating one of said polarizations whereby all of said pixels receive light having the same polarization; and
means for focusing light onto said pixels.
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Abstract
An illumination system for a color display device includes means for separating the different polarizations of incoming light. One of the polarizations is rotated whereby the polarization of all the light directed toward the screen is the same. A lenticular lens array is used to focus light onto the cells of the picture elements. The three primary light colors are split so that the individual cells within the picture elements receive only the desired color of light.
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1. An illumination system for a display device having a screen composed of multicelled pixels for producing the primary colors of light, and a light source for illuminating said screen, said illumination system comprising:
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means for separating incident light into separate components in accordance with the polarization of said incident light whereby the separate components have different polarizations, and for rotating one of said polarizations whereby all of said pixels receive light having the same polarization; and means for focusing light onto said pixels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An illumination system for a display device having a screen composed of multicelled pixels for producing the primary colors of light, and a light source for illuminating said screen, said illumination system comprising:
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means for focusing light onto said pixels; and means for splitting said focused light into the primary colors and for directing the primary colors of light onto individual cells corresponding to the individual primary colors of light. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. An illumination system for a display device having a screen composed of multicelled pixels for producing the primary colors of light, and a light source for illuminating said screen, said illumination system comprising:
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means for separating incident light into separate components in accordance with the polarization of said incident light whereby the separate components have different polarizations, and for rotating one of said polarizations whereby all of said pixels receive light having the same polarization; means for focusing light onto said pixels; and means for splitting said focused light into the primary colors and for directing the primary colors of light onto individual cells corresponding to the individual primary colors of light. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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