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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2009
Applicants:
Gang Chen, Westfield, NJ (US);
Mihaela Dinu, Freehold, NJ (US);
Roland Ryf, Aberdeen, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/135 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A spatial light modulatorcomprising an array-type liquid crystal panel, a polarization beam splitter, an oblique wave plateand a converging lens. The polarization beam splitter is orientated to direct a source lighttowards a reflective planar surfaceof the array-type liquid crystal panel. The oblique wave plate and converging lens are located between the polarization beam splitter and the array-type liquid crystal panel. The converging lens is configured to direct light from the reflective planar surface onto a facing surfaceof the polarization beam splitter.