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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Korea University Research and Business Foundation, Seoul, KR;
Gee-young Sung, Daegu, KR;
Hwi Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hoon Song, Yongin-si, KR;
Kang-hee Won, Seoul, KR;
Hong-seok Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A complex spatial light modulator and a three-dimensional (3D) image display apparatus including the complex spatial light modulator are provided. The complex spatial light modulator includes: a spatial light modulator that modulates a phase of light; a prism array including a plurality of prism units, each of the plurality of prism units including a first prism surface and second prism surface, where light from the spatial light modulator is incident on the prism array; and a polarization-independent diffracting element that diffracts light that has passed through the prism array.