Selective reflecting

• US 7,535,636 B2
• Filed: 10/11/2006
• Issued: 05/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation (Dolby Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Bose Corporation
• Inventors: O'Dea, Steve, Lippey, Barret, Kniffin, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): MAHONEY, CHRISTOPHER E
• Application Number:
  US11/548,373
• Publication Number:
  US 20070133088A1
• Time in Patent Office: 951 Days
• Field of Search: 353/20, 353/31, 359/449
• US Class Current: 359/443
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/56 Projection screens
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/60 characterised by the nature of the surface

Abstract

Selective reflective optical apparatus includes a projection screen. The projection screen has structure constructed and arranged to selectively reflect only incident optical energy of a predetermined number of narrow bands of optical wavelength regions.

Claims

1. Apparatus comprising:

a projection screen,

said projection screen having structure constructed and arranged (i) to selectively reflect only incident optical energy of a predetermined number of narrow bands of optical wavelength regions, and (ii) to significantly attenuate reflection of incident optical energy in bands of optical wavelength regions outside frequency ranges contained in said predetermined number of narrow bands;

wherein said projection screen comprises a polarizing layer for transmitting light polarized in a given direction and for absorbing light not polarized in said given direction; and

wherein said structure further comprises a plurality of diffusing layers, which are separate from the polarizing layer.

2. Apparatus in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:

a source of optical energy for emitting light polarized in the given direction.

3. Apparatus in accordance with claim 2, wherein said source of optical energy comprises:

a digital micromirror device projector constructed and arranged to provide three primary colors; and

a polarization recovery system constructed and arranged to provide high light throughput while making the three primary colors polarized.

4. Apparatus in accordance with claim 2, wherein said source of optical energy is configured to light in said predetermined number of narrow bands.

5. Apparatus in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:

a first diffusing layer in front of the polarizing layer.

6. Apparatus comprising:

a projection screen, said projection screen having structure constructed and arranged (i) to selectively reflect only incident optical energy of a predetermined number of narrow bands of optical wavelength regions, and (ii) to significantly attenuate reflection of incident optical energy in bands of optical wavelength regions outside frequency ranges contained in said predetermined number of narrow bands;

wherein said projection screen comprises a polarizing layer for transmitting light polarized in a given direction and for absorbing light not polarized in said given direction;

wherein said structure comprises a diffusing layer, which is separate from the polarizing layer; and

said apparatus further comprising layers of dielectric material of alternating high index of refraction and low index of refraction;

wherein said polarizing layer is between said diffusing layer and said layers of dielectric material.