High contrast front projection display panel and a method of making a high contrast front projection display panel
US6535674B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N9/72
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical display panel which provides improved viewing contrast for front projection applications, and a method of producing a stacked optical waveguide panel for front projection applications, are disclosed. The optical panel includes a plurality of stacked optical waveguides, wherein each waveguide has a back face and an outlet face at opposing ends of each waveguide, and wherein each waveguide is formed of a core between an opposing pair of cladding layers, and at least one reflector connected to the back face of at least one waveguide, wherein the at least one reflector receives image light incident through at least one waveguide from the outlet face, and wherein the at least one reflector redirects the image light back through the at least one waveguide out of the outlet face. In the preferred embodiment, the outlet face is rendered black by inclusion of black within or between cladding layers. The method includes stacking a plurality of clear strips of plastic, placing a double sided, dark colored adhesive between each strip of plastic, pressing the stack, forming, at two opposite ends of the stack, a back face and an outlet face, and connecting at least one reflector to th…
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