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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
May. 15, 2008
Barry D. Silverstein, Rochester, NY (US);
Gary E. Nothhard, Hilton, NY (US);
Barry D. Silverstein, Rochester, NY (US);
Gary E. Nothhard, Hilton, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A digital image projector includes a light assembly configured to project light along a light path from at least one laser array light source, the projected light having an overlapping far field illumination in a far field illumination portion of the light path; a temporally varying optical phase shifting device configured to be in the light path; an optical integrator configured to be in the light path; a spatial light modulator located downstream of the temporally varying optical phase shifting device and the optical integrator in the light path, the spatial light modulator configured to be located in the far field illumination portion of the light path; and projection optics located downstream of the spatial light modulator in the light path, the projection optics configured to direct substantially speckle free light from the spatial light modulator toward a display surface.