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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2007
Applicants:
Patrick Rene Destain, Plano, TX (US);
Steven Edward Smith, Allen, TX (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Rene Destain, Plano, TX (US);
Steven Edward Smith, Allen, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical architecture comprises a refractive cylinder that is movable relative to the incident light. By moving the refractive cylinder, the output light from the refractive cylinder is capable of sweeping through a spatial angle. Examples of the optical architecture can be implemented in an imaging system, such as a display system, for sequentially illuminating the target, such as a light valve in a display system with a high brightness.