Combined display and viewing system
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1. A combined display and viewing system characterized in that said combined display and viewing system comprises:
- an information display panel that is substantially transparent for light radiation from a scene to be viewed, and arranged on a system optical axis of said display and viewing system;
an optical subsystem being substantially transparent for said light radiation and having a single optical axis defining the system optical axis, said optical subsystem comprising at least one element having a curved front surface facing the scene and a rear surface facing the display panel, said rear surface exclusively reflecting information displayed on said display panel towards an eye of a user, said at least one element having, for scene radiation, substantially zero lens power;
holding means for holding the display panel and the optical subsystem at a location before the eye of the user with said display panel being disposed between the eye and said optical subsystem,wherein a distance between the rear surface of the element of the optical subsystem and the display panel is substantially equal to one-half of a radius of curvature of the rear surface, and wherein a focal length of the subsystem satisfies the condition;
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A combined display and viewing system includes a display panel (6) and an optical subsystem (7,8) having at least one optical element (7) with a rear surface (7) which reflects the displayed information towards the eyes (E) of a user, wherein the focal length (f) of the subsystem satisfies the condition:
-0.0005≦(1/f)<0.0005 mm.sup.-1.
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1. A combined display and viewing system characterized in that said combined display and viewing system comprises:
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an information display panel that is substantially transparent for light radiation from a scene to be viewed, and arranged on a system optical axis of said display and viewing system; an optical subsystem being substantially transparent for said light radiation and having a single optical axis defining the system optical axis, said optical subsystem comprising at least one element having a curved front surface facing the scene and a rear surface facing the display panel, said rear surface exclusively reflecting information displayed on said display panel towards an eye of a user, said at least one element having, for scene radiation, substantially zero lens power; holding means for holding the display panel and the optical subsystem at a location before the eye of the user with said display panel being disposed between the eye and said optical subsystem, wherein a distance between the rear surface of the element of the optical subsystem and the display panel is substantially equal to one-half of a radius of curvature of the rear surface, and wherein a focal length of the subsystem satisfies the condition;
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