Adaptive illumination modulator
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1. An image display system, comprising:
- a light source capable of generating an illumination light beam along an illumination path;
a spatial light modulator comprised of an array of elements operable to deflect about an axis, said elements operable receive at least a portion of the illumination light beam and to communicate at least some of the illumination light beam received by the modulator along a projection light path;
at least one adjustable illumination aperture having an opening larger in a direction parallel to the axis than in a direction perpendicular to the axis and operable to selectively control an amount of the at least a portion of the illumination light beam received by the modulator; and
at least one adjustable projection aperture having an opening larger in a direction parallel to the axis than in a direction perpendicular to the axis and operable to selectively control an amount of the light communicated along the projection light path.
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Abstract
An image display system includes a light source capable of generating an illumination light beam along an illumination path. The system also includes a modulator operable to receive at least a portion of the illumination light beam and to selectively communicate at least some of the illumination light beam received by the modulator along a projection light path. The system further includes at least one adjustable illumination aperture operable to selectively control an amount of the at least a portion of the illumination light beam received by the modulator based at least in part on image data.
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1. An image display system, comprising:
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a light source capable of generating an illumination light beam along an illumination path;
a spatial light modulator comprised of an array of elements operable to deflect about an axis, said elements operable receive at least a portion of the illumination light beam and to communicate at least some of the illumination light beam received by the modulator along a projection light path;
at least one adjustable illumination aperture having an opening larger in a direction parallel to the axis than in a direction perpendicular to the axis and operable to selectively control an amount of the at least a portion of the illumination light beam received by the modulator; and
at least one adjustable projection aperture having an opening larger in a direction parallel to the axis than in a direction perpendicular to the axis and operable to selectively control an amount of the light communicated along the projection light path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of displaying an image, comprising:
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generating an illumination light beam along an illumination path;
receiving at least a portion of the illumination light beam at a spatial light modulator;
selectively communicating at least some of the illumination light beam received by the modulator along a projection light path using an array of elements operable to rotate about an axis;
selectively controlling an amount of the illumination light beam communicated along said projection light path using at least one illumination aperture having an opening larger in a direction parallel to the axis than in a direction perpendicular to the axis and at least one projection aperture having an opening larger in a direction parallel to the axis than in a direction perpendicular to the axis;
wherein the selectively controlling step is in response to data from a group consisting of image data and an ambient room environment. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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