Eastman-Kodak Company

Farouk H Bonilla

Marek W Kowarz

Brian E Kruschwitz

James G Phalen

A display system () with reduced speckle has a light source () providing an illumination beam and a linear light modulator () having at least one linear array of light modulating devices for forming a modulated beam. The modulated beam has a plurality of orders of diffracted light. An obstructing element () blocks a zeroeth order reflected light from the modulated beam. An angle-transforming optical assembly () anamorphically conditions the modulated beam. A scanning element () scans the modulated beam toward a display surface () for forming a two-dimensional image thereon.

Speckle reduction for display system with electromechanical grating

A method for displaying an image including: forming at least three light beams by diffraction at a single linear light modulator, wherein the at least three light beams have substantially equal intensity and are substantially the same color; projecting the at least three light beams toward a display surface to form an image line; and, scanning the image line across the display surface to form an image thereby.

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Webster, NY, United States of America

Farouk H Bonilla