Illumination source and method therefor
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1. A method for use in connection with a display system, the method comprising:
- producing light using a monolithic light source, including;
providing multiple colors of light using a lighting element,manipulating the multiple colors of light with optical processing elements of a light circuit, andpropagating light with light guides coupled to the optical processing elements and to the lighting element;
producing images on a display plane by modulating light from the monolithic light source based on image data using a light modulator optically coupled to the monolithic light source and positioned in a light path of the monolithic light source after the monolithic light source; and
issuing modulator commands to the light modulator based on the image data using a controller electronically coupled to the light modulator and to the monolithic light source.
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An illumination source and a method therefor. A light source includes a light circuit configured to process light and direct light, and a lighting element optically coupled to the light circuit to provide multiple colors of light. The light circuit propagates light using light guides. The use of light guides eliminates the use of free space optical elements, enabling the creation of more compact light sources. Furthermore, the use of light guides may enable the creation of light sources with fewer mechanical restrictions, thereby making the light sources potentially more reliable and less expensive.
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1. A method for use in connection with a display system, the method comprising:
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producing light using a monolithic light source, including; providing multiple colors of light using a lighting element, manipulating the multiple colors of light with optical processing elements of a light circuit, and propagating light with light guides coupled to the optical processing elements and to the lighting element; producing images on a display plane by modulating light from the monolithic light source based on image data using a light modulator optically coupled to the monolithic light source and positioned in a light path of the monolithic light source after the monolithic light source; and issuing modulator commands to the light modulator based on the image data using a controller electronically coupled to the light modulator and to the monolithic light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for use in connection with a display system, the method comprising:
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providing multiple colors of light using a lighting element; and propagating and processing the multiple colors of light using a light circuit optically coupled to the lighting element, including; propagating light from the lighting element using an integrated waveguide formed on a substrate; processing light propagated using the waveguide using an integrated light processing element formed on the substrate; using a first coupler, combining a first light beam at a first input of the light processing element with a second light beam at a second input into a first combined light beam at a first output; and using a second coupler, combining a third light beam at the third input of the light processing element with the first combined beam into a second combined light beam at a second output. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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