Image displaying apparatus and method
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1. An image displaying apparatus, comprising:
- a spatial light modulator having a plurality of pixels formed therein and modulating a light at each pixel thereof in a binary manner correspondingly to a pixel data of an image to be displayed; and
a light source which is turned off during changing in state of a pixel formed in the spatial light modulator, and irradiates a light pulse to the spatial light modulator while the pixel state is steady;
the light pulse from the light source being modulated by the spatial light modulator at each pixel to display the image.
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An image displaying apparatus and method is provided which can provide a satisfactory display with a gradation of intensity even with a spatial light modulator which provides a binary light modulation. A light from a light source 1 is modulated by a spatial light modulator 3 which modulates a light at each pixel thereof correspondingly to a pixel data of an image to be displayed. When the pixel state of the spatial light modulator 3 is being changed, the light source 1 is turned off. When the pixel state of the spatial light modulator 3 is steady, a light pulse is irradiated from the light source 1 to the spatial light modulator 3 to display the image.
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1. An image displaying apparatus, comprising:
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a spatial light modulator having a plurality of pixels formed therein and modulating a light at each pixel thereof in a binary manner correspondingly to a pixel data of an image to be displayed; and a light source which is turned off during changing in state of a pixel formed in the spatial light modulator, and irradiates a light pulse to the spatial light modulator while the pixel state is steady; the light pulse from the light source being modulated by the spatial light modulator at each pixel to display the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of displaying an image, comprising the steps of:
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modulating a light from a light source at each pixel of a spatial light modulator which modulates a light in a binary manner correspondingly to a pixel data of an image to be displayed; turning off the light source during changing in pixel state of the spatial light modulator; and irradiating a light pulse from the light source to the spatial light modulator while the pixel state of the spatial light modulator is steady. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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