CA2420334A1 - Polarization recovery system for projection displays - Google Patents

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CA2420334A1
CA2420334A1 CA002420334A CA2420334A CA2420334A1 CA 2420334 A1 CA2420334 A1 CA 2420334A1 CA 002420334 A CA002420334 A CA 002420334A CA 2420334 A CA2420334 A CA 2420334A CA 2420334 A1 CA2420334 A1 CA 2420334A1
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Abstract

A waveguide polarization recovery system both polarizes the input light energy for use with an LCD imager and converts the polarity of unusable light energy to add to the illumination of the LCD imager. The compact polarization recovery waveguide system generally includes: (1) an input waveguide that provides non-polarized light energy into the system; (2) an output waveguide that receives polarized light energy from the system; (3) a polarized beam splitter that received the light energy from the input waveguide and transmits lights energy of a first polarization type and reflects light energy of a second polarization type, and (4) a wave plate that modifies the polarization of either the transmitted or reflected light energy. The polarization recovery system also generally includes one or more mirrors that are positioned as need to direct the transmitted and the reflected light energy to the output waveguide.
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US22731200P 2000-08-24 2000-08-24
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US09/814,970 2001-03-23
US09/814,970 US6587269B2 (en) 2000-08-24 2001-03-23 Polarization recovery system for projection displays
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