Pulse width modulated spatial light modulators with offset pulses
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a spatial light modulator including at least one pixel;
a pixel source including pixel data corresponding to the pixel;
a memory circuit connected to the pixel source and configured to store a pixel value corresponding to the pixel data;
a pulse width modulation circuit connected between the memory circuit and the spatial light modulator, the pulse width modulation circuit adapted to generate a pulse to drive the pixel of the spatial light modulator, wherein a duration of the pulse corresponds to the pixel value and wherein the pulse is offset with respect to a start time and an end time of a refresh cycle of the spatial light modulator; and
a control circuit connected to at least one of the memory circuit, the spatial light modulator, and the pulse width modulation circuit.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a display system includes a spatial light modulator including at least one pixel, a pixel source including pixel data corresponding to the pixel, a memory circuit connected to the pixel source and configured to store a pixel value corresponding to the pixel data, a pulse width modulation circuit connected between the memory circuit and the spatial light modulator, the pulse width modulation circuit adapted to generate a pulse to drive the pixel of the spatial light modulator, wherein a duration of the pulse corresponds to the pixel value and wherein the pulse is offset with respect to a start time and an end time of a refresh cycle of the spatial light modulator, and a control circuit connected to at least one of the memory circuit, the spatial light modulator, and the pulse width modulation circuit. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a spatial light modulator including at least one pixel; a pixel source including pixel data corresponding to the pixel; a memory circuit connected to the pixel source and configured to store a pixel value corresponding to the pixel data; a pulse width modulation circuit connected between the memory circuit and the spatial light modulator, the pulse width modulation circuit adapted to generate a pulse to drive the pixel of the spatial light modulator, wherein a duration of the pulse corresponds to the pixel value and wherein the pulse is offset with respect to a start time and an end time of a refresh cycle of the spatial light modulator; and a control circuit connected to at least one of the memory circuit, the spatial light modulator, and the pulse width modulation circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of pulse width modulating a pixel of a spatial light model atom comprising:
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reading a pixel value from a pixel source; offsetting an active time of a signal with respect to a start time and an end time of a refresh cycle, wherein a duration of the offset signal corresponds to the pixel value; and driving the pixel of the spatial light modulator with the offset signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A pulse width modulation circuit, comprising:
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a memory adapted to store a pixel value; and a circuit configured to read the pixel value and to generate a pulse having a duration corresponding to the pixel value, the circuit being further configured to offset the pulse with respect to a start time and an end time of a refresh cycle of a spat al light modulator. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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