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Projection device

US6250763A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 5, 1998
Grant dateJun 26, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 5, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B26/0833
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A projection device which includes a plurality of deflectable mirror arrays arranged to spatially modulate incident light. A totally internal reflecting surface is arranged to direct light to and from the deformable mirror array. The device includes on or more dichroic layers arranged at an angle relative to the incident light dependent on the spread of angles on the incident beam relative to the optical axis. Additionally or alternatively, the totally internally reflecting surface may be arranged to direct non-spatially modulated light towards a beam dump.

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