Three dimensional image projector with circular light polarization
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1. A light source comprising:
- a conic section reflector;
a light emitting diode (LED) mounted on the conic section reflector; and
,a polarization conversion system (PCS) adjacent the LED, the PCS comprising a linear polarizer having an axis of polarization and a rotatable wave plate;
wherein the rotatable wave plate rotates about an optic axis of the LED between a first position and a second position, the first position and the second position being 90 degrees apart.
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Abstract
A system is provided for projecting a three-dimensional image. The system includes a light source and a polarization conversion system for converting light emitted from the light source to circular polarization. A beam splitter device is disposed adjacent the light source to receive light, and an LCoS image device is disposed adjacent the beam splitter device.
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1. A light source comprising:
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a conic section reflector; a light emitting diode (LED) mounted on the conic section reflector; and
,a polarization conversion system (PCS) adjacent the LED, the PCS comprising a linear polarizer having an axis of polarization and a rotatable wave plate; wherein the rotatable wave plate rotates about an optic axis of the LED between a first position and a second position, the first position and the second position being 90 degrees apart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A projector comprising:
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a light source comprising a plurality of LEDs; a polarization conversion system (PCS) adjacent each of the plurality of LEDs, each PCS comprising a linear polarizer having an axis of polarization and a rotatable wave plate, wherein the rotatable wave plate rotates about an optic axis of an LED between a first position and a second position, the first position and the second position being 90 degrees apart; a polarizing beam splitter (PBS) adjacent the light source; and
,an imaging device adjacent the PBS. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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