Projection optics for reflective light valves

Alan E. Rosenbluth; Rama Nand Singh

doi:10.1117/12.349348

20 May 1999 Projection optics for reflective light valves

Alan E. Rosenbluth, Rama Nand Singh

Proceedings Volume 3634, Projection Displays V; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.349348
Event: Electronic Imaging '99, 1999, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Reflective x-Si backplanes allow projection displays to evolve toward higher pixel count and greater miniaturization, extending the range of competitive application. As light valve area A is reduced, projector output into solid angle S equalsV (pi) NA² can in many cases be considered to decrease roughly as approximately (A*S)^0.5, with the 0.5 exponent representing typical microdisplay operating in a regime that is neither purely brightness-limited nor purely power-limited. Polarization modulation entails a modified scaling approximately (A*S/2)^0.5; color sequential operation, approximately (1/3)*(A*S)^0.5; spatially divided single-light-valve RGB projection, approximately (A*S/3)^0.5. Projection lenses for three-light-valve system must provide an increased working distance to accommodate a color recombiner. Zoom lens are often required in front projectors, and rear projection usually entails a short lens-to-screen distance. It has become cost-effective to use plastic aspherical elements to meet these requirements. Periodic strip-PBS arrays have been widely adopted for polarization recycling, but aperiodic homogenizers are sometimes used to correct the uneven magnification and symmetry limitations of conic reflectors. Bright-state and dark-state beams must occupy distinct etendues in the half space above a reflective light valve, creating a vulnerability to crosstalk. Crosstalk from a polarizing beamsplitter gives rise to a residual background intensity approximately 0.3*NA², unless a quarterwave corrector is used. Crosstalk can also arise from stress birefringence in prism substrates. Stray light makes an indirect contribution to background, but can sometimes be corrected by filtering.

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Alan E. Rosenbluth and Rama Nand Singh "Projection optics for reflective light valves", Proc. SPIE 3634, Projection Displays V, (20 May 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.349348

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