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Optical projecting system

US7724311B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 18, 2006
Grant dateMay 25, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 25, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B7/006
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical projecting system includes a light-splitting unit for splitting composite source light into a plurality of composite light beam components, and a reflective color wheel rotatable about a rotation axis and including a plurality of multi-layer light-reflecting sections for further splitting each of the composite light beam components into a plurality of colored light beam components for subsequent modulation and projection. Each of the multi-layer light-reflecting sections includes a plurality of light-filtering layers stacked along the rotation axis, and each being capable of reflecting light within a predefined distinct wavelength range, and permitting transmission of light outside the predefined distinct wavelength range therethrough. Sequences of the light-filtering layers of an adjacent pair of the multi-layer light-reflecting sections are different from each other.

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