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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2013
Christie Digital Systems Usa, Inc., Cypress, CA (US);
John Domm, Kitchener, CA;
CHRISTIE DIGITAL SYSTEMS USA, INC., Cypress, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for uniform distribution of light is provided. The system comprises: an integrating rod comprising an output end opposite an input end, the integrator rod configured to emit, at the output end an integrated image of light received at the input end, the integrated image having an etendue Eand an area Aat a given distance from the output end; and, an apparatus comprising an input side located at the given distance, the apparatus configured to: receive, at the input side, the integrated image from the output end of the integrating rod; split the integrated image into a number N of sub-images, each of the sub-images having an area A, and an etendue E, such that Ais about N*A, and Eis about N*E; and, relay the sub-images.