EP2817666A2 - Projektionskopf für einen laserprojektor - Google Patents
Projektionskopf für einen laserprojektorInfo
- Publication number
- EP2817666A2 EP2817666A2 EP13706463.0A EP13706463A EP2817666A2 EP 2817666 A2 EP2817666 A2 EP 2817666A2 EP 13706463 A EP13706463 A EP 13706463A EP 2817666 A2 EP2817666 A2 EP 2817666A2
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- EP
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- Prior art keywords
- fiber
- projection head
- lens
- head according
- fibers
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- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B26/00—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
- G02B26/08—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
- G02B26/10—Scanning systems
- G02B26/12—Scanning systems using multifaceted mirrors
- G02B26/124—Details of the optical system between the light source and the polygonal mirror
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B19/00—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics
- G02B19/0004—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the optical means employed
- G02B19/0009—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the optical means employed having refractive surfaces only
- G02B19/0014—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the optical means employed having refractive surfaces only at least one surface having optical power
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B19/00—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics
- G02B19/0033—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the use
- G02B19/0047—Condensers, e.g. light collectors or similar non-imaging optics characterised by the use for use with a light source
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B26/00—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
- G02B26/08—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the direction of light
- G02B26/10—Scanning systems
- G02B26/12—Scanning systems using multifaceted mirrors
- G02B26/123—Multibeam scanners, e.g. using multiple light sources or beam splitters
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
- G02B6/3632—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/3636—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means the mechanical coupling means being grooves
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
- G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
- G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
- G02B6/3664—2D cross sectional arrangements of the fibres
Definitions
- the invention is concerned with a fiber extraction with small fiber spacings, ie with a new concept, improving the optical properties of the projection head with scanning laser projection.
- a fiber decoupling is presented, with which there are advantages over previous solutions with fiber duo. It represents a possibility to be able to adjust the position of the crossing point between the light beams. So it is possible to place the crossing point on the polygon facets. As a result, lower light losses occur and edge discoloration when projecting is reduced.
- the distance between the fibers is small (about 25 - 125 ⁇ ). This now makes it possible to integrate more than two fibers so that several lines can be scanned simultaneously. This allows a higher image resolution than can be realized with a fiber duo.
- the light is transported from a laser source to the projection channel via an optical fiber.
- the image quality is determined decisively by the optical design in the area between the end of the fiber duo and a biaxial scanner.
- the divergent bundles of rays emerging from both light fibers are collimated by a collimation lens.
- This beam offset leads to deterioration of the image quality.
- the inhomogeneity of the brightness distribution in the image increases.
- it can lead to edge discoloration.
- the aperture eliminates much of the scattered light.
- Fig. 1 such a known arrangement of the embodiment of the fiber outcoupling for a fiber duo is shown according to the prior art.
- the light is transported from the laser source to the projection channel via optical fibers 100, 101.
- a Collimating lens 102 By a Collimating lens 102, the light emerging from the two optical fibers 100, 101, divergent beam bundles are collimated.
- different impact points occur on the polygonal facet mirror 104.
- DE 10 2004 001 389 A1 discloses an arrangement and a device for minimizing edge discoloration in video projectors.
- an image is projected onto a projection surface, which is composed of pixels.
- the arrangement comprises at least one light beam emitting, variable in intensity light source and a Jus- day device after a fiber, containing an optical delay for symmetrizing the light beam, and a subsequent deflection.
- the method and device for projecting an image onto a projection surface from DE 10 2008 063 222 A1 builds on a fiber of DE 10 2004 001 389 A1 and proposes to construct the deflection device with a scanner unit and suitable deflection mirrors. Furthermore, the deflection unit comprises fixed or movably arranged dichroic mirrors, etc., as well as optionally a diaphragm system.
- DE 10 2007 019 017 A1 discloses a further method and a further apparatus for projecting an image on a projection surface, which is constructed from pixels, with at least one, an intensity changeable light source emitting a light beam and a coupling device after the fiber and a subsequent deflection device which directs the light beam onto the projection surface.
- DE 601 24 565 T2 presents a raster laser projection system in which narrow neighboring light-conducting bundles are used in order to be able to scan several lines simultaneously on the projection screen.
- the fiber ends are imaged by an optic on the projection screen.
- the different primary color components red, green, blue
- the colored points of light red, green, blue
- three or more optical fibers are used.
- One or more points on the projection surface must be irradiated sequentially or simultaneously by different scans within an image in order to superimpose on the projection surface the points of light emerging from the different optical fibers of the fiber bundle.
- the possible structure of the optics after the fiber is not explained in detail.
- the invention has the object to improve the structure of a projection head with a simple structure, so that the image quality is improved.
- the invention is therefore based on the idea to cross the collimated rays at the location of the polygon facet mirror (crossing point), wherein the aperture is brought to a better position, without the functionality is impaired in any way.
- the known collimating lens is replaced by a new decoupling system or decoupling device.
- the system is formed by two converging lenses.
- the first converging lens produces a focal point of the two beams near the focal plane of the second condenser lens which collimates them.
- This crossing point is imaged by the second converging lens in the plane of the polygon facet, where then a second crossing point lies.
- the aperture is at the first crossing point.
- the system must be dimensioned so that there is a crossing point of both beams at the location of the polygon facet mirror.
- the angle that both beams form with each other and the beam diameter on the projection screen preferably remain unchanged. Since the system is not limited to one fiber duo, more than two fibers can be used.
- the advantage of this decoupling device is that the distance between the fibers low, ie, close to each other, can be selected (about 25 - 125 ⁇ ), so that now more than two fibers can now be integrated, resulting in multiple lines simultaneously scan.
- the system can be constructed of collecting and diverging lenses.
- Each fiber has a converging lens that creates a virtual focal spot in the focus of a diverging lens.
- the collimation is realized in the second step by the diverging lens.
- In front of the diverging lens there is preferably a slight inclination of the rays coming from the (two) fibers with respect to the optical axis.
- a third variant results from adding a telescope. As a result, even the length can be reduced.
- the collimation is carried out by the diverging lens, the beam diameter immediately thereafter now smaller and the inclination angle is greater.
- the telescope then expands the beam and reduces the inclination angle to the required values. As a result, several optical fibers can be integrated.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of the coupling device according to the invention with two fibers
- Fig. 6 shows an implementation possibility of the arrangement in the form of a fiber array.
- FIG. 2 shows a coupling-out optical system 1 (decoupling system or decoupling device) for two fibers 2, 3.
- 4 designates a first converging lens, here a focusing lens and 5 an aperture.
- Downstream of the diaphragm 5 is a second converging lens 6, here a Collimating lens which is spaced from a polygon facet mirror 7 followed by a projection screen 20.
- From the fibers 2, 3 are light beams 2.1 and 3.1 of a light source not shown in detail (which is variable in intensity) coupled via the converging lens 4 and through the aperture 5 and the second convergent lens 6.
- the first converging lens 4 generates a focal point of the two beams in the focal plane or in the vicinity of the second converging lens 6, which collimates them.
- the two beams intersect. This crossing point is imaged by the second converging lens 6 in the plane of the polygonal facet mirror 7, where a second crossing point is located.
- the scattered light aperture 5 is located in the first crossing point.
- the beams 2.2, 3.2 crossed by the polygonal facet mirror 7 are imaged on the projection screen 20.
- FIG. 3 shows the use of a fiber group 10 consisting of four fibers 2, 3, 8, 9.
- Each lens 2, 3, 8, 9 is in practice representative of a lens group. As already shown in Fig. 2, the fibers 2, 3, 8, 9 can be aligned parallel to each other, which allows a small distance of the fibers 2, 3, 8, 9 to each other and thus a small space.
- Fig. 4 (ac) shows various arrangements of the fiber group 10 in the direction of the optical axis.
- the optical axis lies at the intersection of the two lines Ln, L 12 .
- the fiber end faces of the mutually parallel aligned fibers are shown in each case.
- the fiber arrangement must be realized so that each fiber in the scanned image results in a line Z. Lines Z 11-19 are written equidistantly, the line spacing gives a defined value.
- the arrangement 4c is formed in an analogous manner.
- Fiber arrays 21 can be realized with high precision, for example silicon plates 22 (or glass) with parallel V-grooves 23, as shown in FIG. In each groove then an optical fiber can be introduced with great precision.
- the coupling-out 1 is to be dimensioned so that a crossing point of the beam is located at the location of the polygonal facet mirror 7, the beam diameter on the projection screen 20 or on the polygon facets 7 remaining unchangeable with respect to the prior art. That is, the output should have the same beam diameter as in the prior art when using the same optical fiber on the projection screen and on the facets of the polygon mirror.
- the distance of the converging lenses 4, 6 itself can be determined by means of the Newtonian mapping equations etc.
- the total length depends on the relationship
- each fiber Based on the basic functionality of converging lenses and a diverging lens, each fiber has a converging lens that creates a virtual focal point in the focus of the adjoining diverging lens. The collimation is then realized in the second step by the diverging lens and this projected onto the polygon facet mirror. The fibers are inclined towards each other such that the rays coming from the fibers are slightly inclined with respect to the optical axis and intersect at the virtual crossing point.
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
- Projection Apparatus (AREA)
- Mechanical Optical Scanning Systems (AREA)
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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DE102012202636A DE102012202636A1 (de) | 2012-02-21 | 2012-02-21 | Projektionskopf für einen Laserprojektor |
PCT/EP2013/053241 WO2013124256A2 (de) | 2012-02-21 | 2013-02-19 | Projektionskopf für einen laserprojektor |
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EP2817666A2 true EP2817666A2 (de) | 2014-12-31 |
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US (1) | US20140362427A1 (de) |
EP (1) | EP2817666A2 (de) |
DE (1) | DE102012202636A1 (de) |
WO (1) | WO2013124256A2 (de) |
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