Lenslet array systems and methods
US6381072B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B27/4277
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stacked array magnifier (SAM) forms a magnified, demagnified or unit image of an object. The SAM includes one or more non-refractive lenslet arrays and one or more refractive lenslet arrays to form a plurality of lenslet channels. Each lenslet channel has at least one refractive lenslet and at least one non-refractive lenslet. SAMs are combined and tiled to form a scaleable display of flat panel displays. Multiple SAMs are used to increase magnification selectively. Hybrid lenslet arrays of the invention are also useable for optical processing and non-imaging applications.
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