Jabil Circuit, Inc.

Compound Photonics Limited

Delaware Corporation

Lin Li

Israel J Morejon

Evan O'Sullivan

Jinhui Zhai

Terry J Scheffer

Steven Howard Linn

Howard V Goetz

Jiuzhi Xue

James A Van Vechten

David Keith

Jonathan A Sachs

Robert J Pantalone

Patrick J Verdon

Alexander Parfenov

Stephen E Brice

A device used in laser display systems for despeckling includes a liquid crystal cell disposed in sandwiched relation between an input and a grounded electrode. A glass cover overlies each electrode. In a first embodiment, the cell may include vertically or randomly oriented liquid crystal molecules and the liquid crystal cell is larger than a laser beam in size for random phase modulation or retardation. Light loss due to diffraction and scattering are substantially eliminated in the absence of pixel structures. In another embodiment, the input electrode is divided into two separate parts. Vertically aligned liquid crystal molecules rotate and follow field fringes created by applying a first voltage to the input electrodes. Additional embodiments include a device that has two wedge-shaped liquid crystal layers, a device that includes plural field-induced gradient index prisms, a device including a tilted mirror, and composite devices.

Method for despeckling in laser display systems

One or more embodiments of the present invention provide apparatuses, methods and systems to form a thin LED backlight unit for a large-screen flat-panel display. The backlight unit is able to achieve improved color mixing within a shorter mixing distance than the conventional art, while maintaining desired brightness uniformity, thereby allowing for a shorter bezel of a display device. One or more embodiments of the present invention include one or more light guides, which, by operating together, provide thin backlight units. High system efficiency is provided by introducing a recycling enhancement component, and uniform color distribution is achieved by incorporating color shift compensation. Multiple light guides are arranged adjacent to one another can offer a progressive scan illumination feature.

Light guide blade with color balancing structures and blue absorption compensation for large screen LED backlight unit

A projector has a transmissive spatial light modulator backlit by a collimated illuminator that includes a light source that outputs red, green, blue (RGB) light, and a combiner disposed in light-receiving relation to the light source for mixing or combining the RGB light. The combiner has cavity features associated therewith for outputting collimated light, where such light preferably has a divergent cone angle less than plus or minus fifteen degrees (+/&#x2212;15&#xb0;).

Embeddable 2-D projection nano engine for personal projector

An optically addressed, photoconductive spatial light modulator (SLM) operates in a transmissive mode and is capable of modulating a wide spectrum of visible light. There is no pixel structure or native pixel resolution in the SLM. The SLM has no photodiodes and does not rectify. A light projection system () in which one or more SLMs () are placed includes a write (image definition) UV light path () and a read (illumination) visible light path () to form a color image projection display. The write UV light propagates from an image display pattern source () and either sequentially or continuously writes image patterns on the photoconductive SLMs. The read visible light propagates through the SLM and is modulated by an electro-optical material, the optical properties of which change in response to the image structure carried by the write light. The result is a high efficiency display system that delivers high resolution color images through a projection lens () onto a display screen.

Transmissive, optically addressed, photosensitive spatial light modulators and color display systems incorporating same

A backlighting apparatus for a flat panel LCD display includes an elongate light guide having a front wall through which travels polarized light in a direction toward the LCD display. An RGB LED set is positioned adjacent a first end wall of the light guide so that light enters the light guide from the first end wall. A retardation and reflection film covers respective external surfaces of the bottom wall and a second end wall. Microlenses are formed in the front wall along its extent and each microlens is filled with a birefringent material. Light emitted by the LED set travels through a collimated light coupling module and exits the light guide through the birefringent microlenses in polarized form toward the LCD display. The viewing angles and angular light distributions of the LCD display in vertical and horizontal directions are optimized for enhancing the brightness without involving DBEF and BEF.

Integrated multi-function light guide for LCD backlighting

An image presentation device () incorporates an optical combiner () that utilizes a multi-state optical switch () for use with a plurality of colored light sources (). The switch () includes an electronically switchable holographic optical element HOE () having a first and a second mode of operation. Light from first and second light sources () passes through HOE () in a diffracted manner in at least one of the first and second modes of operation. Light from a third light source () is reflected by a reflector () in a third mode of operation. The combiner () operates to combine light from the various light sources () into a common light path.

Multi-state optical switch and combiner for use in a light engine and image presentation device using the same

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Lin Li