CA2594462A1 - Etendue efficient combination of multiple light sources - Google Patents
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- CA2594462A1 CA2594462A1 CA002594462A CA2594462A CA2594462A1 CA 2594462 A1 CA2594462 A1 CA 2594462A1 CA 002594462 A CA002594462 A CA 002594462A CA 2594462 A CA2594462 A CA 2594462A CA 2594462 A1 CA2594462 A1 CA 2594462A1
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- beam combiner
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- H04N9/31—Projection devices for colour picture display, e.g. using electronic spatial light modulators [ESLM]
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- H04N9/00—Details of colour television systems
- H04N9/12—Picture reproducers
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- Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
- Optical Elements Other Than Lenses (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (5)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US65107905P | 2005-02-09 | 2005-02-09 | |
| US60/651,079 | 2005-02-09 | ||
| US11/240,169 US7130122B2 (en) | 2000-08-24 | 2005-09-30 | Polarization recovery system for projection displays |
| US11/240,169 | 2005-09-30 | ||
| PCT/US2006/004405 WO2006086458A2 (en) | 2005-02-09 | 2006-02-09 | Etendue efficient combination of multiple light sources |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA2594462A1 true CA2594462A1 (en) | 2006-08-17 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA002594462A Abandoned CA2594462A1 (en) | 2005-02-09 | 2006-02-09 | Etendue efficient combination of multiple light sources |
Country Status (4)
| Country | Link |
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| EP (1) | EP1846799A4 (de) |
| KR (1) | KR20070115882A (de) |
| CA (1) | CA2594462A1 (de) |
| WO (1) | WO2006086458A2 (de) |
Families Citing this family (14)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2008029337A1 (en) * | 2006-09-07 | 2008-03-13 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Beam combiner for multiple light sources |
| JP5098291B2 (ja) * | 2006-10-30 | 2012-12-12 | コニカミノルタアドバンストレイヤー株式会社 | 照明装置及び画像投影装置 |
| JP5136820B2 (ja) * | 2006-12-06 | 2013-02-06 | カシオ計算機株式会社 | 光源ユニット及びプロジェクタ |
| JP5047735B2 (ja) * | 2007-08-30 | 2012-10-10 | 株式会社リコー | 照明装置および画像表示装置 |
| JP2009175426A (ja) * | 2008-01-24 | 2009-08-06 | Funai Electric Co Ltd | プロジェクタおよびプロジェクタの光軸調整方法 |
| WO2009158434A1 (en) * | 2008-06-27 | 2009-12-30 | Panavision Federal Systems, Llc | Wavelength separating beamsplitter |
| KR101694191B1 (ko) * | 2008-08-15 | 2017-01-09 | 미도우스타 엔터프라이즈스, 엘티디. | 하나 이상의 광원을 구비한 광파이프를 사용하여 휘도를 증가시키기 위한 리사이클링 시스템 및 방법, 및 이를 포함하는 프로젝터 |
| WO2010113100A1 (en) * | 2009-03-31 | 2010-10-07 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Led collimation optics module and luminaire using same |
| BRPI1007105A2 (pt) * | 2009-03-31 | 2019-07-16 | Koninl Philips Electronics Nv | módulo ótico de colimação de diodo emissor de luz e luminária |
| CN104136837B (zh) | 2012-03-12 | 2017-10-13 | 3M创新有限公司 | 光导管均化器 |
| GB2501927B (en) * | 2012-05-11 | 2016-06-08 | Cymtec Ltd | Waveguide assembly |
| TWI484119B (zh) * | 2012-08-14 | 2015-05-11 | Chroma Ate Inc | 人造光源 |
| GB2520252A (en) * | 2013-11-12 | 2015-05-20 | Cymtec Ltd | Waveguide assembly |
| US10473943B1 (en) | 2016-11-09 | 2019-11-12 | ColdQuanta, Inc. | Forming beamformer having stacked monolithic beamsplitters |
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| US5812713A (en) * | 1995-09-20 | 1998-09-22 | General Electric Company | Optical coupling system with bend |
| JP3585097B2 (ja) * | 1998-06-04 | 2004-11-04 | セイコーエプソン株式会社 | 光源装置，光学装置および液晶表示装置 |
| JP3372883B2 (ja) * | 1999-01-08 | 2003-02-04 | エヌイーシービューテクノロジー株式会社 | プロジェクタ装置 |
| TW460723B (en) * | 1999-10-14 | 2001-10-21 | Ind Tech Res Inst | Time sequential color projection display system |
| US6224216B1 (en) * | 2000-02-18 | 2001-05-01 | Infocus Corporation | System and method employing LED light sources for a projection display |
| EP1303796B1 (de) * | 2000-07-10 | 2005-04-27 | Corporation For Laser Optics Research | Vorrichtung und methode zur reduzierung von specklesmustern durch erhöhung der bandbreite |
| KR100917881B1 (ko) * | 2002-06-25 | 2009-09-16 | 삼성전자주식회사 | 회절소자를 가지는 광분리 및 결합소자를 구비하는 조명광학계 및 이를 구비하는 화상 표시 장치 |
| JP2004220015A (ja) * | 2002-12-26 | 2004-08-05 | Sanyo Electric Co Ltd | 照明装置及び投写型映像表示装置 |
| MXPA05011434A (es) * | 2003-04-24 | 2006-05-31 | Chromnomotion Imaging Applic I | Sistema optico de motor de iluminacion en estado solido. |
| WO2004107018A1 (en) | 2003-06-02 | 2004-12-09 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Led illumination system |
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- 2006-02-09 KR KR1020077018222A patent/KR20070115882A/ko not_active Application Discontinuation
- 2006-02-09 CA CA002594462A patent/CA2594462A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2006-02-09 WO PCT/US2006/004405 patent/WO2006086458A2/en active Application Filing
- 2006-02-09 EP EP06734567A patent/EP1846799A4/de not_active Withdrawn
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| EP1846799A2 (de) | 2007-10-24 |
| WO2006086458A2 (en) | 2006-08-17 |
| WO2006086458A3 (en) | 2007-08-16 |
| KR20070115882A (ko) | 2007-12-06 |
| EP1846799A4 (de) | 2011-01-26 |
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| EEER | Examination request | ||
| FZDE | Discontinued |
Effective date: 20131024 |