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Three color separation using subtractive dichroic beamsplitters

US4962997A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 21, 1988
Grant dateOct 16, 1990
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Expiry dateApr 21, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B27/145
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A structure is provided which receives light from a single source, separates the light into components, modulates the components with image information, and recombines the resultant image beams in order to form a multi-colored image. A small optical path length is provided for each of the separated beams, and small physical size is realized, without the use of crossed beamsplitters, with their attendant cost and performance limitations.

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