Planar polarizer for LCD projectors
First Claim
1. A planar polarization converter for polarizing a beam of light, the order of incidence along the optical path of the beam of light defining front and back positions, the polarization converter comprising:
- a prismatic film having a first prismatic surface, the first prismatic surface having alternating transmissive prismatic facets and reflective prismatic facets positioned at supplementary base angles, the reflective prismatic facets positioned at a second base angle β and
the transmissive prismatic facets positioned at a first base angle generally equal to 180°
-β
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a quarter wave retarder film; and
a reflective polarization film, wherein the quarter wave retarder film is positioned between the prismatic film and the polarization film sheet.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display projector including a light source, a collimator lens, a planar polarization converter, a liquid crystal display panel, and projection lenses. The collimator lens is optically aligned to receive a beam of light from the light source and to produce a collimated light beam. The planar polarization converter is optically aligned in front of the collimator lens to receive the collimated beam of light. The polarization converter includes a prismatic film having a first prismatic surface, a reflective polarization film, and a quarter wave retarder film positioned between the prismatic film and the polarization film sheet. The prismatic surface has alternating transmissive prismatic facets and reflective prismatic facets positioned at supplementary base angles, the reflective prismatic facets positioned at a second base angle β and the transmissive prismatic facets positioned at a first base angle generally equal to 180°-β.
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26 Claims
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1. A planar polarization converter for polarizing a beam of light, the order of incidence along the optical path of the beam of light defining front and back positions, the polarization converter comprising:
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a prismatic film having a first prismatic surface, the first prismatic surface having alternating transmissive prismatic facets and reflective prismatic facets positioned at supplementary base angles, the reflective prismatic facets positioned at a second base angle β and
the transmissive prismatic facets positioned at a first base angle generally equal to 180°
-β
;a quarter wave retarder film; and a reflective polarization film, wherein the quarter wave retarder film is positioned between the prismatic film and the polarization film sheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A planar polarization converter for polarizing a beam of light, the order of incidence along the optical path of the beam of light defining front and back positions, the polarization converter comprising:
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a light deviator assembly, wherein the light deviator assembly directs the beam of light in an angle β
;a dual sided prismatic film having a first prismatic surface and a second prismatic surface, the first prismatic surface having alternating transmissive prismatic facets and reflective prismatic facets positioned at supplementary angles, the reflective prismatic facets positioned at a second base angle generally equal to β
, the transmissive prismatic facets positioned at a first base angle generally equal to 180°
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, the surface of the reflective prismatic facets having a plurality of retroreflective microprisms, the second prismatic surface having alternating first and second transmissive facets, wherein the first transmissive facets are generally parallel to the transmissive prismatic facets of the first prismatic surface and the second transmissive facets are generally parallel to the reflective prismatic facets of the first prismatic surface;a quarter wave retarder film; a planar reflective polarization film sheet, wherein the quarter wave retarder film is positioned between the prismatic film and the reflective polarization film sheet; an absorbing polarization film positioned behind the reflective polarization film, both polarization films aligned along the same polarization axis; and a beam integrating film positioned behind the absorbing polarization film.
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19. A liquid crystal display projector comprising:
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a light source producing a beam of light; a collimator lens optically aligned to receive the beam of light and produce a collimated light beam; a planar polarization converter optically aligned to receive the collimated light beam and produce a polarized light beam, the polarization converter including; a prismatic film having a first prismatic surface, the prismatic surface having alternating transmissive prismatic facets and reflective prismatic facets positioned at supplementary base angles, the reflective prismatic facets positioned at a second base angle β and
the transmissive prismatic facets positioned at a first base angle generally equal to 180°
-β
,a quarter wave retarder film, and a reflective polarization film sheet, wherein the quarter wave retarder film is positioned between the prismatic film and the reflective polarization film sheet; a liquid crystal display panel optically aligned with the polarization converter to receive the polarized light beam and produce an image beam; and a projection lens assembly optically aligned with the liquid crystal panel to receive the image beam. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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