LED polarizing optics for color illumination system and method of using same
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1. A light illumination engine comprising:
- a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) light sources;
at least one optical waveguide associated with the plurality of LED light sources; and
a non-polarized dichroic combiner for combining light from the at least one optical waveguide into a single light source.
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Abstract
A light illumination apparatus and method for providing a light source includes light emitting diodes (LEDs) (101, 102, 103) and optical waveguides (104, 105, 106) associated with the light sources for guiding the light to the nonpolarized dichroic combiner (107). The dichroic combiner (107) combines the light from the wave guides into a single light source. Lenses (207, 208, 209) may also be used to focus light from the waveguides to the dichroic combiner (107). The invention provides an efficient approach to provide a single source of light using LEDs.
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1. A light illumination engine comprising:
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a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) light sources;
at least one optical waveguide associated with the plurality of LED light sources; and
a non-polarized dichroic combiner for combining light from the at least one optical waveguide into a single light source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A polarized light illumination source for projecting a full color image, comprising:
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a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) light sources;
at least one tapered waveguide associated with each of the plurality of LED light sources;
a non-polarized dichroic combiner for combining rays from the LED light sources;
a polarizing beam splitter (PBS) for separating S and P polarizing light exiting from the non-polarized dichroic combiner;
a prism for forwarding the propagation direction of light from the PBS;
a polarization converter for rotating the polarization direction of an incoming polarized beam; and
wherein the at least one tapered waveguide processes the light from the plurality of LED light sources to the non-polarized dichroic combiner. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A polarized light illumination apparatus comprising:
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at least one light emitting diode (LED) light source;
at least one optical waveguide associated with the at least one LED light source;
a plurality of prisms for presenting light from the at least one optical waveguide; and
a polarizing cross dichroic combiner for combining light from the plurality of prisms to provide a singe polarized light source. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for providing light illumination comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one light emitting diode (LED);
receiving light from the at least one LED through an optical waveguide; and
combining light from the optical waveguide through a non-polarized dichroic combiner to produce a single light beam. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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