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Projection screen and system for large-surface images

US6462869B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 30, 2000
Grant dateOct 8, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 30, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B21/62
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A projection screen (30) for representation of images by back-projection comprises a plurality of holographic-optical elements (10) arranged in one plane. The holographic-optical elements are illuminated by a projector (14) comprising three projection devices (22,24,26). Each projection device (22,24,26) generates a light bundle (16,18,20) respectively including the chromatic components of an image to be projected. Each holographic-optical element (10) comprises at least one lens and one diffraction grating which are diffracted in such a manner by the different light bundles (16,18,20) that the holographic-optical element (10) will emit an exiting light bundle (28) with an identical exit angle (&bgr;) in the direction of the viewer (12). Such a projection screen will scatter the light only to a small extent so that the projection screen can be used also at daylight and for large-surface image projection.

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