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Polarization conversion system, illumination system, and projector

US6208451A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 23, 2000
Grant dateMar 27, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N5/7441
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A polarization conversion system comprises a polarized light selective reflector that divides incident unpolarized light into first and second types of polarized light, transmits the first type of polarized light and reflects the second type of polarized light, a relay optical system that relays an incident light beam onto the polarized light selective reflector, a polarized light reflector, disposed on an optical path of a reflected light beam reflected by the polarized light selective reflector, that reflect the reflected light beam back to the polarized light selective reflector while converting the second type of polarized light to polarized light of the first type.

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