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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1999
Austin L. Huang, Arlington, TX (US);
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A color-separating prism includes first, second, and third component prisms that form first and second adjacent pairs of faces and include nonadjacent faces. The third component prism has a front surface or face. The color-separating prism includes a first reflective layer disposed in part between the first adjacent pair of faces and in part on one nonadjacent face and a second reflective layer disposed in part between the second adjacent pair of faces and in part on another nonadjacent face. The first and second reflective layers are inclined to reflect portions of light incident on the front surface back toward the front surface for total internal reflection. The color-separating may be used to produce narrow-spectral light from broader spectral light. A first portion of a light beam substantially in a first wavelength range is reflected from the first reflective layer back toward the front face of the prism. A second portion of the light beam substantially in a second wavelength range is reflected from the second reflective layer back toward the front face of the prism. The first and second portions are totally internally reflected from the front face. The color-separating prism can be used in display systems.