US5820241A
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Beam-combining device and color image projection apparatus provided with such a device
Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1997-01-27
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Granted: 1998-10-13
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Expires: 2017-01-27
Abstract
Abstract An optical device for combining three sub-beams of different colors to one color beam is disclosed having a first and a second color-selective reflector arranged on transparent plate-shaped substrates, the first reflector reflecting a first of said sub-beams, the second reflector reflecting the first sub-beam and a second of said sub-beams and a third of said sub-beams passing through the second reflector and its substrate. A transparent plate is arranged in the path of the first sub-beam and in front of the first reflector, the transparent plate having a product of refractive index and thickness equal to that of the substrates of the first and second reflectors. An astigmatism correcting element is positioned in the path of the color beam.
Inventors
- 👤 Franciscus J. M. Wortel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:15
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/10; G02B27/14; G02B27/145; G03; G03B; G03B33/00; G03B33/10; G03B33/12; G02B27/0025; G02B27/12; G02B27/126; H; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/12; H04N9/31; H04N9/3102; H04N9/3105
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
An optical device for combining three sub-beams of different colors to one color beam, the optical device comprising: a first color-selective reflector positioned between two transparent substrates and a second color-selective reflector arranged on a transparent substrate, the first reflector reflecting a first and transmitting a second of said sub-beams, the second reflector reflecting the first and second sub-beams, a third of said sub-beams passing through the second reflector and its substrate, wherein the two substrates adjacent said first reflector each have a product of refractive index and thickness equal to half that of the substrate of the second reflector, and wherein each sub-beam effectively passes through a substrate having a product of refractive index and thickness equal to that of the second substrate; and an astigmatism correcting element in the path of the color beam.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
An optical device for combining three sub-beams of different colors to one color beam, the optical device comprising: a first color-selective reflector positioned between two transparent substrates and a second color-selective reflector arranged on a transparent substrate, the first reflector reflecting a first and transmitting a second of said sub-beams, the second reflector reflecting the first and second sub-beams, a third of said sub-beams passing through the second reflector and its substrate, wherein the two substrates adjacent said first reflector each have a product of refractive index and thickness equal to half that of the substrate of the second reflector, and wherein each sub-beam effectively passes through a substrate having a product of refractive index and thickness equal to that of the second substrate; and an astigmatism correcting element in the path of the color beam.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
64 words
A colour image projection apparatus comprising three primary image sources for supplying three differently coloured images of one scene, a beam recombination device for combining three sub-beams emitted by the image sources to one colour beam and a projection lens system for projecting said beam on a projection screen, characterized in that the beam recombination device is a device as claimed in claim 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
133 words
An optical device for combining three sub-beams of different colors to one color beam, the optical device comprising: a first and a second color-selective reflector arranged on respective transparent substrates, the first reflector reflecting a first and transmitting a second of said sub-beams, the second reflector reflecting the first and second sub-beams, a third of said sub-beams passing through the second reflector and its substrate; a transparent substrate arranged in the path of only the first sub-beam and having a product of refractive index and thickness equal to that of the substrates of the first and second reflectors, wherein each sub-beam effectively passes through a substrate having a product of refractive index and thickness equal to that of the second substrate; and an astigmatism correcting element in the path of the color beam.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
133 words
An optical device for combining three sub-beams of different colors to one color beam, the optical device comprising: a first and a second color-selective reflector arranged on respective transparent substrates, the first reflector reflecting a first and transmitting a second of said sub-beams, the second reflector reflecting the first and second sub-beams, a third of said sub-beams passing through the second reflector and its substrate; a transparent substrate arranged in the path of only the first sub-beam and having a product of refractive index and thickness equal to that of the substrates of the first and second reflectors, wherein each sub-beam effectively passes through a substrate having a product of refractive index and thickness equal to that of the second substrate; and an astigmatism correcting element in the path of the color beam.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
64 words
A colour image projection apparatus comprising three primary image sources for supplying three differently coloured images of one scene, a beam recombination device for combining three sub-beams emitted by the image sources to one colour beam and a projection lens system for projecting said beam on a projection screen, characterized in that the beam recombination device is a device as claimed in claim 3.
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