Monolithic color wheel
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1. A one-piece color filter wheel comprised of:
- a substrate; and
at least two abutting interference filters supported by said substrate, each of said interference filters comprised of a least one optical coating layer.
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Abstract
A color wheel comprised of two or more interference filters deposited on or bonded to a substrate 30 without the use of a frame or spokes. Filters 32, 34, and 36 preferably abut and are typically made from multiple layers of materials having different indices of refraction. The color wheel does not require extensive machining or balancing, and is very optically efficient because the duration of single color light periods is maximized. The color wheel does not have a frame or spokes and is therefore more aerodynamically efficient resulting in less work required to spin it and less wind noise.
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20 Claims
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1. A one-piece color filter wheel comprised of:
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a substrate; and at least two abutting interference filters supported by said substrate, each of said interference filters comprised of a least one optical coating layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A color filter wheel comprised of:
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a primary substrate; at least two secondary substrates; and at least two interference filters comprised of at least one optical coating layer deposited on said secondary substrates, said interference filters attached to said primary substrate without the use of a frame or spokes. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A motorized color filter wheel system comprising:
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a substrate having a first surface, a second surface, and an axis perpendicular to said first and second surfaces; a source of light; at least two interference filters, each of said interference filters having a unique optical transmission bandwidth, wherein said first surface of said substrate is comprised of at least two substantially abutting regions, each of said at least two regions supporting one of said interference filters; and a motor attached to said substrate for spinning said substrate about its axis, wherein said light is focusable onto a point on said substrate such that each of said interference filters passes through said point during each revolution of said substrate. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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