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Holographic display system

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-07-05
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Granted: 1994-08-23
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Expires: 2010-07-05
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Abstract

Abstract A portable holographic display system emboding holographic plates which are disposed upon a plurality of thin film holographic emulsions coupled to multiple channel Kerr units that generate a series of multi-colored holographic images. The holographic images generated by transmission thin film emulsions are based on the number and order that multiple light channels, fiber optics elements and thin film holographic emulsions are illuminated. The process of illumination depends directly on the activation sequence of lens elements or cells, which contain an optically active medium controlled by command signals from a central control means coupled to a source of electrical power.

Inventors

  • 👤 Larry Rowan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 16:47
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03H; G03H1/00; G03H1/26; G03H1/28

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 326 words
A holographic display system comprising: a plurality of laser light sources, wherein each of said laser light sources produces a laser light beam, a plurality of Kerr units, wherein each of said Kerr units comprises input ports and output ports, means for directing said laser light beams from said laser light sources to said input ports of said Kerr units, wherein each of said Kerr units further comprises multiple light channel means which connect said input ports to said output ports and wherein said laser light beams are directed from said input ports to said output ports of each of said Kerr units through said multiple light channel means, inside of which the wavelength of said laser light beams is selectively shifted, wherein said input ports and output ports of said Kerr units each comprise at least one hollow cell which comprises an entrance and exit surface, wherein each of said hollow cells is filled with an optically active medium which exhibits the Kerr effect when a voltage is applied thereacross, and wherein each of said cells comprises polarizers on said entrance and exit surfaces, a holographic plate upon which is disposed a plurality of thin film holographic emulsions, a plurality of fiber optic connecting means which connect said output ports of said Kerr unit to said holographic plate for directing said laser light beams from said Kerr unit to said holographic plate, a diffusing means, disposed adjacent said plurality of thin film holographic emulsions for directing said laser light beams from said fiber optic connecting means to the edges of said thin film holographic emulsions, central control means coupled to said plurality of laser light sources and said Kerr units for selectively controlling said laser light sources and said lens elements of the input ports and output ports of said Kerr unit, a source of electrical power which is coupled to each of said plurality of laser light sources and to said central control means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 326 words
A holographic display system comprising: a plurality of laser light sources, wherein each of said laser light sources produces a laser light beam, a plurality of Kerr units, wherein each of said Kerr units comprises input ports and output ports, means for directing said laser light beams from said laser light sources to said input ports of said Kerr units, wherein each of said Kerr units further comprises multiple light channel means which connect said input ports to said output ports and wherein said laser light beams are directed from said input ports to said output ports of each of said Kerr units through said multiple light channel means, inside of which the wavelength of said laser light beams is selectively shifted, wherein said input ports and output ports of said Kerr units each comprise at least one hollow cell which comprises an entrance and exit surface, wherein each of said hollow cells is filled with an optically active medium which exhibits the Kerr effect when a voltage is applied thereacross, and wherein each of said cells comprises polarizers on said entrance and exit surfaces, a holographic plate upon which is disposed a plurality of thin film holographic emulsions, a plurality of fiber optic connecting means which connect said output ports of said Kerr unit to said holographic plate for directing said laser light beams from said Kerr unit to said holographic plate, a diffusing means, disposed adjacent said plurality of thin film holographic emulsions for directing said laser light beams from said fiber optic connecting means to the edges of said thin film holographic emulsions, central control means coupled to said plurality of laser light sources and said Kerr units for selectively controlling said laser light sources and said lens elements of the input ports and output ports of said Kerr unit, a source of electrical power which is coupled to each of said plurality of laser light sources and to said central control means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 19 words
The holographic display of claim 1, wherein said means for directing laser light beams further comprises light modulating means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 17 words
The holographic display of claim 1, wherein said multiple light channel means are filled with organic dyes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 16 words
The holographic display of claim 1, wherein said multiple light channel means comprise doped optical fibers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
The holographic display of claim 1, wherein at least six thin film emulsions are disposed upon said holographic plate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 24 words
The holographic display of claim 1, wherein said thin film holographic emulsions and said holographic plate are attached to each other by an adhesive.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 13 words
The holographic display of claim 1, wherein said optically active medium is nitrobenzene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 13 words
The holographic display of claim 1, wherein said diffusing means is polyacrylic silicate.

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