Optical: systems and elements – Optical modulator – Light wave temporal modulation
Patent
1998-03-20
2000-03-14
Ben, Loha
Optical: systems and elements
Optical modulator
Light wave temporal modulation
359247, 359251, 359256, 359618, 359629, 359485, 359495, 349 9, 349115, 349194, G02F 103
Patent
active
060380543
ABSTRACT:
A polarized-light converting elemental device which can produce an accurately unidirectionally and circularly polarized light with a minimized loss of light and a projection-type display device using said unidirectionally-polarized-light converting elemental device are provided. A polarized-light converting elemental device comprises a mirror glass portion consisting of an array of mirror glass blocks each having a first reflecting optical element and a second reflecting optical element and a cholesteric-liquid-crystal glass portion including a cholesteric liquid crystal layer for reflecting either clockwise circularly polarized component or anticlockwise circularly polarized component and transmitting the other. Natural light from the left side is split into two directions by the first reflecting optical element. Light reflected from the cholesteric liquid crystal is reflected by the second reflecting optical element to alter its rotation direction and then transmitted through the cholesteric liquid crystal. The construction of the element can obtain outgoing light beams having the same rotation direction and propagate in two departing directions. A projection-type display device using the unidirectionally polarized light producing element is also provided (not shown).
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Inoko Kazuhiro
Sakai Yoshiharu
Ben Loha
Conlin David G.
Daley, Jr. William J.
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
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