Optical device for projection display system

• US 6,382,798 B1
• Filed: 04/18/2000
• Issued: 05/07/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Université de Liège
• Original Assignee: Université de Liège
• Inventors: Habraken, Serge
• Primary Examiner(s): Adams, Russell
• Assistant Examiner(s): Koval, Melissa
• Application Number:
  US09/551,731
• Time in Patent Office: 749 Days
• Field of Search: 348/40, 348/744, 348/745, 359/15, 359/30, 359/31, 353/122, 353/101, 353/42
• US Class Current: 353/122
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/203 having holographic or diffractive elements diffraction gratings per se G02B5/18; holographic elements per se G02B5/32; generating the spectrum using diffraction elements G01J3/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/7441 the modulator being an array of liquid crystal cells
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/3141 Constructional details thereof details not peculiar to the presence of an electronic spatial light modulator G03B21/14

Abstract

An optical device for projection display system comprising:

a LCD projector, a luminescent spot projector for forming a luminescent spot on a screen, a luminescent spot extracting means for extracting light from the luminescent spot out of a reflected light from the screen,

a luminescent spot detecting means for detecting the reflected luminescent spot and a luminescent control means for controlling a display image forming operation of the LCD projector based on the detection signal

wherein the luminescent spot extracting means is an holographic mirror optically processed at, at least one wavelength of the luminescent spot projector.

Claims

1. An optical device for projection display system comprising:

a display image forming means (3) for forming a display image to be projected on a screen(2),

a luminescent spot projector (1) for forming a luminescent spot on the screen(2),

a luminescent spot extracting means (4) for extracting light from the luminescent spot out of a reflected light from the screen,

a luminescent spot detecting means (5) for detecting a reflected luminescent spot upon receiving the light from the luminescent spot extracting means,

a luminescent control means (7) responsive to a detection signal representing the luminescent spot detected by the luminescent spot detecting means, for controlling a display image forming operation of the display image forming means based on the detection signal characterised in that the luminescent spot extracting means (4) is an holographic mirror optically processed at, at least one wavelength of the luminescent spot projector.

2. An optical device according to claim 1 characterised in that the display image forming means (3) is a LCD projector and the luminescent spot projector (1) is a laser pointer.

3. An optical device according to claim 2 characterised in that the laser pointer (1) has a wavelength in visible range.

4. An optical device according to claim 3 characterised in that the laser pointer (1) has a wavelength between 640 and 670 nm.

5. An optical device according to claim 1 characterised in that the luminescent spot detecting means (5) comprises a Position Sensitive Device (PSD).

6. An optical device according to claim 1 characterised in that the luminescent control means (7) is a data processor.

7. An optical device according to claim 1 characterised in that the holographic mirror (4) is made of a coating applied on an optically transparent substrate.

8. An optical device according to claim 7 characterised in that the coating is a photopolymer.

9. An optical device according to claim 7 characterised in that the coating is a dichromated gelatine.

10. An optical device according to claim 1 characterised in that the holographic mirror (4) is mounted on a support provided to rotate.

11. A Process for preparing a holographic mirror for an optical device for projection display system characterised in that the holographic mirror is tuned to reflect light in a wavelength range corresponding to at least one wavelength of a luminescent spot projector.