Compact sized optical projection system
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1. An optical projection system capable of displaying an image of M×
- N pixels, wherein M and N are integers, comprising;
a light source for emitting a white light, wherein the white light consists of a first, a second and a third primary light beams, each of the primary light beams being one of the primary colors;
an array of M×
N actuated mirrors for changing an optical path of each of the primary light beams reflected therefrom in response to an electric signal, wherein each of the actuated mirrors includes a pedestal, an actuator cantilevered from the pedestal and a mirror formed on top of the actuator, and the mirror in each of the actuated mirrors has a bending portion and an unbending portion, the unbending portion referring to a portion of the mirror on top of a portion of the actuator directly cantilevered on the pedestal, and each of the actuators is made of a piezoelectric or an electrostrictive material which deforms in response to the electric signal applied thereto;
a source stopper, provided with a light transmitting portion having a specific configuration and a light stopping portion and being placed in front of the light source, for shaping the white light from the light source into a predetermined configuration;
a source lens, disposed between the source stopper and the light source, for focussing the white light onto the source stopper;
an optical means for reflecting the white light from the source stopper to the array of M×
N actuated mirrors at a predetermined angle;
a field lens located between the optical means and the array of M×
N actuated mirrors, wherein the field lens is used for collimating the white light reflected from the optical means onto the array of M×
N actuated mirrors and for refocussing each of the primary light beams reflected from each of the actuated mirrors in the array;
an array of M×
N pixel filters, disposed between the field lens and the array of M×
N actuated mirrors, each of the pixel filters being capable of transmitting only one of the primary light beams, wherein each of the primary light beams transmitted through the array of M×
N pixel filters impinges onto a corresponding actuated mirror in the array and each of the primary light beams reflected by each of the actuated mirrors impinges onto the field lens through the array of M×
N pixel filters to thereby produce a packet of reflected primary light beams;
a projection screen being placed in front of the array of M×
N actuated mirrors for displaying an image made of the M×
N number of pixels thereon;
a projection stopper located between the optical means and the projection screen, provided with a light transmitting portion and a light stopping portion for passing a predetermined amount from the packet of reflected primary light beams refocussed by the field lens to thereby produce a packet of modulated primary light beams; and
a projection lens for projecting the packet of modulated primary light beams from the projection stopper onto the projection screen.
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Abstract
A compact sized optical projection system capable of displaying an image of M×N pixels in various sizes, wherein M and N are integers, includes a light source, a source stopper, a source lens, a total reflection mirror, an array of M×N actuated mirrors, a projection stopper, a projection lens, a projection screen and an array of M×N pixel filters, wherein the array of M×N pixel filters includes a plurality of sets of R pixel filter, G pixel filter and B pixel filter, and each of the sets is repeated both in a horizontal and a vertical directions, and each of the pixel filters is capable of transmitting only one of the primary light beams.
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1. An optical projection system capable of displaying an image of M×
- N pixels, wherein M and N are integers, comprising;
a light source for emitting a white light, wherein the white light consists of a first, a second and a third primary light beams, each of the primary light beams being one of the primary colors;an array of M×
N actuated mirrors for changing an optical path of each of the primary light beams reflected therefrom in response to an electric signal, wherein each of the actuated mirrors includes a pedestal, an actuator cantilevered from the pedestal and a mirror formed on top of the actuator, and the mirror in each of the actuated mirrors has a bending portion and an unbending portion, the unbending portion referring to a portion of the mirror on top of a portion of the actuator directly cantilevered on the pedestal, and each of the actuators is made of a piezoelectric or an electrostrictive material which deforms in response to the electric signal applied thereto;a source stopper, provided with a light transmitting portion having a specific configuration and a light stopping portion and being placed in front of the light source, for shaping the white light from the light source into a predetermined configuration; a source lens, disposed between the source stopper and the light source, for focussing the white light onto the source stopper; an optical means for reflecting the white light from the source stopper to the array of M×
N actuated mirrors at a predetermined angle;a field lens located between the optical means and the array of M×
N actuated mirrors, wherein the field lens is used for collimating the white light reflected from the optical means onto the array of M×
N actuated mirrors and for refocussing each of the primary light beams reflected from each of the actuated mirrors in the array;an array of M×
N pixel filters, disposed between the field lens and the array of M×
N actuated mirrors, each of the pixel filters being capable of transmitting only one of the primary light beams, wherein each of the primary light beams transmitted through the array of M×
N pixel filters impinges onto a corresponding actuated mirror in the array and each of the primary light beams reflected by each of the actuated mirrors impinges onto the field lens through the array of M×
N pixel filters to thereby produce a packet of reflected primary light beams;a projection screen being placed in front of the array of M×
N actuated mirrors for displaying an image made of the M×
N number of pixels thereon;a projection stopper located between the optical means and the projection screen, provided with a light transmitting portion and a light stopping portion for passing a predetermined amount from the packet of reflected primary light beams refocussed by the field lens to thereby produce a packet of modulated primary light beams; and a projection lens for projecting the packet of modulated primary light beams from the projection stopper onto the projection screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- N pixels, wherein M and N are integers, comprising;
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