Beam modulator and display apparatus using the same
US10274755B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03H2225/55
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed are a beam combining/splitting modulator, a display apparatus including the same, and a spatial light modulation method. The beam combining/splitting modulator includes a light modulator including first and second modulation regions for modulating light, a polarization converter disposed at a side of an emitting surface of the light modulator and including a first transmissive region for polarizing and converting light incident from the first modulation region to have a first polarization and a second transmissive region for polarizing and converting light incident from the second modulation region to have a second polarization, a birefringence modulator disposed at the side of an emitting surface of the polarization converter and switching between a first state in which birefringence occurs and a second state in which birefringence does not occur, and a polarizer disposed at the side of an emitting surface of the birefringence modulator.
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