Display optical apparatus having a rotary compensator to improve display contrast
US6624862B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F2413/08
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A display optical apparatus is provided with: a polarizing plate transmitting illuminating light having a predetermined polarization direction; a reflective liquid crystal display device reflecting the illuminating light transmitted by the polarizing plate as projected light of a polarization condition that differs according to pixel information for each pixel; and a phase plate changing the polarization conditions of the illuminating light and the projected light and directing the illuminating light and the projected light to the polarizing plate. The phase plate is disposed between the reflective liquid crystal display device and the polarizing plate. The black level of the projected light is adjusted by rotating the principal axis direction of the phase plate.
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