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Projection system having low astigmatism

US6786604B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 29, 2002
Grant dateSep 7, 2004
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Expiry dateMay 29, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N9/3167
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

LCD projection systems that use reflective LCD imager units commonly use one or more polarization beamsplitters to separate the light incident on the imager from the light reflected by one or more respective imagers. The polarizing beamsplitters introduce astigmatism to the image light from the imagers. According to the present invention, the polarization beamsplitters are adapted to reduce the astigmatism.

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