WO2007015141A3 - Laser illuminator - Google Patents
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- WO2007015141A3 WO2007015141A3 PCT/IB2006/002093 IB2006002093W WO2007015141A3 WO 2007015141 A3 WO2007015141 A3 WO 2007015141A3 IB 2006002093 W IB2006002093 W IB 2006002093W WO 2007015141 A3 WO2007015141 A3 WO 2007015141A3
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B27/00—Optical systems or apparatus not provided for by any of the groups G02B1/00 - G02B26/00, G02B30/00
- G02B27/48—Laser speckle optics
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- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03H—HOLOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS
- G03H1/00—Holographic processes or apparatus using light, infrared or ultraviolet waves for obtaining holograms or for obtaining an image from them; Details peculiar thereto
- G03H1/32—Systems for obtaining speckle elimination
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
- H04N9/00—Details of colour television systems
- H04N9/12—Picture reproducers
- H04N9/31—Projection devices for colour picture display, e.g. using electronic spatial light modulators [ESLM]
- H04N9/3129—Projection devices for colour picture display, e.g. using electronic spatial light modulators [ESLM] scanning a light beam on the display screen
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Abstract
The invention provides an illuminator comprising a laser source and an Electrically Switchable Bragg Grating (ESBG) device disposed along the path of the beam emitted by said laser. The laser and ESBG form part of an apparatus for illuminating an electronic display to provide a viewable image. At least one viewable surface illuminated by laser light exhibits speckle. The ESBG device is configured to generate a time sequential set o f speckle cells by operating on one or both of the optical phase or ray-angular characteristics o incoming light. The optical characteristics of the ESBG are changed by applying a time varying electric field to the ESBG. A human eye observing the display integrates said speckle cells to provide an apparently de-speckled final image. The ESBG device may be characterised as a variable diffractive axicon, a variable sub-wavelength grating or a variable diffractive diffuser. The ESBG device may comprise similarly characterised first and second gratings disposed in series. The laser source and ESBG device may be two-dimensional arrays.
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