Projector with image plane modal vibration for speckle reduction
First Claim
1. A projector comprising:
- a laser light source;
a light modulator;
optics configured to convey light from the laser light source to the light modulator and to project modulated light from the light modulator, the optics comprising an image plane at which an image is formed by the optics by the light from the laser light source;
a surface comprising at least a first region located at the image plane, the first region being at least as large as the image formed at the image plane, the first region configured to one or more of transmit and reflect the image formed at the image plane; and
at least three actuators, positions of interaction of the least three actuators with the surface are asymmetric relative to the surface, the at least three actuators configured to generate respective moving surface waves in the first region at respective frequencies, the respective frequencies comprising non-integer multiples of each other.
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Abstract
A projector with image plane modal vibration for speckle reduction is provided. The projector includes: a laser light source; a light modulator; and optics that convey light from the laser to the modulator and project modulated light from the modulator, the optics comprising an image plane. The projector further includes: a surface comprising at least a first region located at the image plane, the first region being at least as large as an image formed at the image plane, the first region configured to one or more of transmit and reflect the image; and at least three actuators, positions of interaction of the actuators with the surface are asymmetric relative to the surface, the actuators configured to generate respective moving surface waves in the first region at respective frequencies, the respective frequencies comprising non-integer multiples of each other.
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1. A projector comprising:
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a laser light source;
a light modulator;
optics configured to convey light from the laser light source to the light modulator and to project modulated light from the light modulator, the optics comprising an image plane at which an image is formed by the optics by the light from the laser light source;a surface comprising at least a first region located at the image plane, the first region being at least as large as the image formed at the image plane, the first region configured to one or more of transmit and reflect the image formed at the image plane; and at least three actuators, positions of interaction of the least three actuators with the surface are asymmetric relative to the surface, the at least three actuators configured to generate respective moving surface waves in the first region at respective frequencies, the respective frequencies comprising non-integer multiples of each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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