Patent Grant
10725312
The present invention relates to an illumination device, and more particularly to a laser illumination device based on electrically switchable Bragg gratings.
Miniature solid-state lasers are currently being considered for a range of display applications. The competitive advantage of lasers in display applications results from increased lifetime, lower cost, higher brightness and improved color gamut. As lasers are polarized, they are ideally suited to Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) or High Temperature Poly Silicon (HTPS) projectors. In contrast to incoherent sources, lasers do not result in light from unwanted polarization states being discarded.
Laser displays suffer from speckle, a sparkly or granular structure seen in uniformly illuminated rough surfaces. Speckle arises from the high spatial and temporal coherence of lasers. Speckle reduces image sharpness and is distracting to the viewer.
Several approaches for reducing speckle contrast have been proposed based on spatial and temporal decorrelation of speckle patterns. More precisely, speckle reduction is based on averaging multiple (M) sets of speckle patterns from a speckle surface resolution cell with the averaging taking place over the human eye integration time. The speckle resolution cell is essentially the smallest area of the image that the eye can resolve. Under optimal conditions speckle contrast is reduced from unity to the square root of M. The value of M should be as large as possible. However, the value of M is limited by the numerical aperture of the imaging optics. In other words the minimum cell size is approximately equal to the laser wavelength divided by the numerical aperture.
Speckle may be characterized by the parameter speckle contrast which is defined as the ratio of the standard deviation of the speckle intensity to the mean speckle intensity. Temporally varying the phase pattern faster than the eye temporal resolution destroys the light spatial coherence, thereby reducing the speckle contrast.
The basic statistical properties of speckle are discussed by J. W. Goodman in a first paper entitled “Some Fundamental Properties of Speckle” (J. Opt. Soc. Am. 66, pp. 1145-1149, 1976) and a second paper entitled “Statistical Properties of Laser Speckle Patterns” (Topics in Applied Physics volume 9, edited by J. C. Dainty, pp. 9-75, Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg, 1984).
There are two types of speckle: objective and subjective speckle. As noted in an article by D. Gabor in the IBM Journal of Research and Development, Volume 14, Number 5, Page 509 (1970) “Objective” speckle arises from the uneven illumination of an object with a multiplicity of waves that interfere at its surface. “Subjective” speckle arises at rough objects even if they are illuminated evenly by a single wave. In practical terms, objective speckle results from scattering in the illumination system while subjective speckle occurs at the projection screen. As its name implies objective speckle is not influenced by the viewer's perception of the displayed image. A photographic emulsion spread over the surface of the object would record all of the key characteristics of objective speckle. Even a perfect optical system cannot do better than to reproduce it exactly. Subjective speckle on the other hand arises by a diffraction effect at the receiving optics or, more exactly, by the limitation of the amount of light admitted into receiving optics (the eye, in the case of a display). The only remedy for subjective speckle is to widen the aperture of the receiving optics or to perform an equivalent optical process. This is due to fundamental information theory limitations and not any practical optical consideration.
The characteristics of objective and subjective speckle may be illustrated by considering a typical projection system. The illumination and beam shaping optics (for example components such as diffusers or fly's eye integrators) generates scattering that eventually creates a speckle pattern onto the microdisplay panel surface. The projection lens images this pattern onto the screen giving the objective speckle pattern. The screen takes the objective speckle pattern and scatters it into the viewing space. The human eye only collects a tiny portion of this light. Since the objective speckle acts like a coherent illumination field, the diffusion of the screen produces a new speckle pattern at the retina with a different speckle grain. This is the subjective speckle pattern. The subjective speckle pattern will be influenced by screen diffuser materials and lenticular structures and other features commonly used in screens. Since a well-designed projection lens usually collects most of the light transmitted through or reflected by the microdisplay panel, the objective speckle pattern generated is well reproduced at the screen, allowing for some modification due to optical aberrations. The cumulative speckle seen by the eye is the sum of the objective and subjective speckles.
Removing the objective speckle is relatively easy since the speckle pattern is well transferred from the illumination to the screen: any change in the illumination will be transferred to the screen. Traditionally, the simplest way has been to use a rotating diffuser that provides multiplicity of speckle patterns while maintaining a uniform a time-averaged intensity profile. This type of approach is often referred to as angle diversity. Note that, if the objective speckle is suppressed at the screen, it will be suppressed at every plane between the projection lens and the screen.
Suppression of subjective speckle is more difficult. Because of large disparity between the projection optics and eye optics numerical apertures (or F-numbers), the objective speckle grain is much larger than the subjective speckle grain. Therefore, the objective speckle provides a relatively uniform illumination to the screen within one resolution cell of the eye regardless of the position of the rotating diffuser or other speckle reduction means in the illumination path. For the purposes of quantifying the subjective speckle it is convenient to define the speckle contrast as the ratio of the resolution spots of the eye and the projection optic at the screen.
The characteristics of speckle depend on whether it is observed in the near or far field. The far field of an optical system is the angular spectrum of the plane waves traversing or generated by the optical system. In case of a diffractive optical element such as a Computer Generated Hologram (CGH), the far field is a series of points located in the two dimensional angular spectrum, each point representing the intensity of a specific plane wave diffracted, refracted, reflected or diffused at a specific angle. If only one beam strikes the optical element, no overlap of plane waves occurs, each plane wave being spatially demultiplexed in the far field. This is not the case for the near field. The far field effectively at infinity, which according to Rayleigh-Sommerfeld theory is any distance after a specific finite distance, which is a function of the size of the beam (that is, the effective aperture of the CGH), the wavelength, the size of the microstructures in the element (amount of beam deflection), and other factors. Therefore, in order to change the speckle pattern of an individual beamlet in the far field, it is best to use phase diversity. Angular diversity would not produce good results, since none of the wave fronts would be overlapping and interfering. However, phase diversity would create a different phase pattern on a single beamlet and this would change the speckle. Speckle patterns in the far field are characterized by very small-grained speckle structures.
In the near field (that is any location closer than the Rayleigh-Sommerfeld distance), many different wave fronts are interfere and overlap resulting in a very large amount of local wave front interference and hence speckle. Therefore, in order to reduce speckle in the near field, it is advantageous to make slight variations to the angles of the overlapping beamlets. In other words, angular diversity despeckling schemes will be the most effective. Speckle in the near field is characterized by larger grains. The different grain structure in the near and far fields can lead to the erroneous conclusion that Fresnel CGH (near field) gives less speckle than Fourier CGHs (far field). This is not the case; the nature of the speckle is different in the two cases.
The extent to which speckle can be corrected in the near and far fields has implications for the type of despecklers to be used in specific projector applications. In the case of a laser projector using traditional projection imaging apparatus, the image of a microdisplay is not in the far field of the despeckler, and thus angular diversity would be the most effective solution. In the case of a laser projector using diffractive imaging, the image is actually the far field of the microdisplay itself, and very close to the far field of the despeckler. Therefore, it is best to use a combination of angular diversity and phase diversity.
Techniques for speckle reduction are commonly classified into the categories of angular, phase and wavelength diversity according to the optical property used to generate the speckle patterns. Angular diversity typically relies on the use of rotating diffusers or vibrating screens. Phase diversity is typically provided by electrically controlled phase modulators. Wavelength diversity is provided by multiple laser sources or tuneable single laser sources. In the case of laser arrays, speckle reduces as the inverse of the square root of the number of die. Mechanical methods of suppressing speckle suffer from the problems of noise, mechanical complexity and size.
It is known that speckle may be reduce by using an electro optic device to generate variation in the refractive index profile of material such that the phase fronts of light incident on the device are modulated in phase and or amplitude. The published Internal Patent Application No. WO/2007/015141 entitled LASER ILLUMINATOR discloses a despeckler based on a new type of electro optical device known as an Electrically Switchable Bragg Grating (ESBG).
An ESBG in its most basic form is formed by recording a volume phase grating, or hologram, in a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) mixture. Typically, ESBG despeckler devices are fabricated by first placing a thin film of a mixture of photopolymerizable monomers and liquid crystal material between parallel glass plates. Techniques for making and filling glass cells are well known in the liquid crystal display industry. One or both glass plates support electrodes, typically transparent indium tin oxide films, for applying an electric field across the PDLC layer. A volume phase grating is then recorded by illuminating the liquid material with two mutually coherent laser beams, which interfere to form the desired grating structure. During the recording process, the monomers polymerize and the HPDLC mixture undergoes a phase separation, creating regions densely populated by liquid crystal micro-droplets, interspersed with regions of clear polymer. The alternating liquid crystal-rich and liquid crystal-depleted regions form the fringe planes of the grating. The resulting volume phase grating can exhibit very high diffraction efficiency, which may be controlled by the magnitude of the electric field applied across the PDLC layer. When an electric field is applied to the hologram via transparent electrodes, the natural orientation of the LC droplets is changed causing the refractive index modulation of the fringes to reduce and the hologram diffraction efficiency to drop to very low levels. Note that the diffraction efficiency of the device can be adjusted, by means of the applied voltage, over a continuous range from near 100% efficiency with no voltage applied to essentially zero efficiency with a sufficiently high voltage applied. U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,942,157 and 5,751,452 describe monomer and liquid crystal material combinations suitable for fabricating ESBG despeckler devices. A publication by Butler et al. (“Diffractive properties of highly birefringent volume gratings: investigation”, Journal of the Optical Society of America B, Volume 19 No. 2, February 2002) describes analytical methods useful to design ESBG despeckler devices and provides numerous references to prior publications describing the fabrication and application of ESBG despeckler devices.
The apparatus disclosed in Internal Patent Application No. WO/2007/015141 suffers from the problem that insufficient speckle states are produced using the ESBG configurations taught therein.
It is a first object of the present invention to provide an ESBG despeckler device that can overcome the problem of laser speckle.
It is a second object of the present invention to provide a compact, efficient laser display incorporating an ESBG despeckler device that can overcome the problem of laser speckle.
It is a first object of the present invention to provide an ESBG despeckler device that can overcome the problem of laser speckle.
It is a second object of the present invention to provide a compact, efficient laser display incorporating an ESBG despeckler device that can overcome the problem of laser speckle.
In a first embodiment of the invention there is provided an ESBG despeckler device comprising a least one ESBG element. Said ESBG element is recorded in a HPDLC sandwiched between transparent substrates to which transparent conductive coatings have been applied. At least one of said coatings is patterned to provide a two-dimensional array of independently switchable ESBG pixels. At least first and second voltages are applied across each ESBG element. Each ESBG element is characterized by a first unique speckle state under the first applied voltage and a second unique speckle state under the second applied voltage. The ESBG despeckler device is disposed along an illumination optical path.
The ESBG despeckler device is configured to modify the optical characteristics of incoming light to provide a set of speckle cells. Said first and second voltages are points on a time varying voltage characteristic wherein the voltage applied to each ESBG pixel is cyclically varied from zero to some specified maximum value at a high frequency. The effect of the varying voltage is to vary the optical effect of the ESBG despeckler device on incoming light in a corresponding fashion. In effect, the ESBG despeckler device generates a multiplicity of different speckle patterns within the human eye integration time. A human eye observing the display integrates said patterns to provide a substantially de-speckled final image.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler devices are configured using two ESBG elements disposed in sequence. The ESBG elements are operated in tandem with alternating voltages applied across the ESBG pixels. The optical effect of each ESBG pixel is varied from zero to maximum value at a high frequency by applying an electric field that varies in a corresponding varying fashion. Each incremental change in the applied voltage results in a unique speckle phase cell.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device comprises identical first and second ESBG arrays and the waveforms applied to overlapping elements of said first and second ESBG arrays operate in anti-phase.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device comprises identical first and second ESBG arrays and said second ESBG array is rotated through 180 degrees with respect to said first ESBG array.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device comprises at least one ESBG element recorded using a Computer Generated Hologram (CGH). The CGH has a first surface and a second surface wherein said CGH is designed to convert a laser beam incident at said first surface into a multiplicity of beams from said second surface wherein each beam has a unique direction in space and a diffusion angle, wherein said beams have single point of origin.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device comprises at least one ESBG element recorded using a CGH). The CGH has a first surface and a second surface wherein said CGH is designed to convert a laser beam incident at said first surface into a multiplicity of beams from said second surface wherein each beam has a unique direction in space and a diffusion angle, wherein said beams have points of origin equally spaced around the periphery of said CGH.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device comprises at least one ESBG element recorded using a CGH. The CGH comprises an array of diffracting elements. Each said diffracting elements is characterized by a unique light diffusion function.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device comprises identical first and second ESBG arrays each containing selectively switchable ESBG pixels.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device comprises identical first and second ESBG arrays containing selectively switchable ESBG pixels. Each ESBG pixel is characterized by a unique grating vector.
In one embodiment of the invention in which the ESBG despeckler device comprises identical first and second ESBG arrays containing selectively switchable ESBG pixels each said ESBG pixel converts incident collimated light into divergent light.
In one embodiment of the invention in which the ESBG despeckler device comprises identical first and second ESBG arrays containing selectively switchable ESBG pixels each ESBG pixel converts incident light into diffuse light.
In one embodiment of the invention in which the ESBG despeckler device comprises identical first and second ESBG arrays containing selectively switchable ESBG pixels and at least one of the ESBG arrays provides a set of Hadamard diffusers.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device stack of similarly configured ESBG arrays.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device comprises a stack of ESBG arrays designed to operate on red, green or blue light.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device comprises ESBG arrays disposed adjacent to each other in a plane.
In one embodiment of the invention in which the ESBG despeckler device comprises identical first and second ESBG arrays containing selectively switchable ESBG pixels the ESBG pixels substantially overlap in the illumination beam cross section.
In one embodiment of the invention in which the ESBG despeckler device comprises identical first and second ESBG arrays containing selectively switchable ESBG pixels the ESBG pixels are offset by a fraction of the ESBG element width in at least one of the vertical or horizontal array axes in the illumination beam cross section.
In one embodiment of the invention in which the ESBG despeckler device comprises identical first and second ESBG arrays containing selectively switchable ESBG pixels the ESBG pixels are offset by a integer number of ESBG element width in at least one of the vertical or horizontal array axes in the illumination beam cross section.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device further comprises a diffractive optical element for converting incident off axis light into a direction normal to the surfaces of the ESBG despeckler device.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device further comprises a diffractive illumination profile shaping element.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device further comprises an electrically controllable phase modulator operative to provide phase retardation.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler further comprises an electro-optical polarization switch providing a phase shift of 0 or π radians. The polarization switch may be a sub wavelength grating. The polarization switch is randomly switched with respect to the pixelated diffuser.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device comprises at least one ESBG element wherein said ESBG element has a first phase retarding characteristic under a first voltage and a second phase retarding characteristic under a second voltage.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device comprises at least one ESBG element wherein said ESBG element has a first light diffusing characteristic under a first voltage and a second light diffusing characteristic under a second voltage.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device comprises at least one ESBG element which encodes the optical characteristics of an axicon.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device comprises at least one ESBG element which encodes the optical characteristics of a sub wavelength grating phase retarder.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device comprises at least one ESBG element which encodes the optical characteristics of a diffuser.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device comprises a stack of three ESBG elements each having substantially the same optical function but designed to operate on red, green and blue light respectively.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device comprises at least one ESBG element configured as either a variable diffuser a variable subwavelength grating or a variable axicon.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device comprises red, green and blue ESBG elements disposed adjacent to each other.
In one embodiment of the invention there is provided a despeckler comprising a first ESBG array a second ESBG array and a DOE. The ESBG arrays are operated in anti-phase. The ESBG arrays and the DOE are aligned with their surface orthogonal to an optical axis. The DOE directs on-axis incident laser light into an off-axis direction. The first and second ESBG arrays each deflect incident off-axis light into an on-axis direction. Said DOE may be a holographic element such as a Bragg hologram, Said DOE may be a ESBG.
In one embodiment of the invention there is provided a despeckler comprising a first ESBG array a second ESBG array and a Diffractive Optical Element (DOE). The ESBG arrays and the DOE are aligned with their surface orthogonal to an optical axis. The DOE directs off axis incident laser light into a direction parallel to said optical axis. The first ESBG device deflects incident on-axis light into an off axis direction. The second ESBG device deflects light incident in said off-axis direction light into an on-axis direction.
In one embodiment of the invention there is provided a despeckler comprising a first ESBG array a second ESBG array and a DOE. The ESBG arrays and the DOE are aligned with their surface orthogonal to an optical axis. The DOE directs on-axis incident laser light into an off-axis direction. The first and second ESBG devices are each operative to deflect incident off-axis light into an on-axis direction.
In one embodiment of the invention there is provided an ESBG despeckler device comprising an array in which the ESBG pixels encode diffusion characteristics.
In one embodiment of the invention there is provided an ESBG despeckler device comprising an array in which the ESBG pixels encode keystone correction.
In one embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device comprises at least one ESBG element recorded by means of an apparatus comprise a laser source, a beam expanding lens system, a beam splitter, a mirror, a second lens, a computer generated hologram (CGH) and a cell containing the HPDLC mixture into which the ESBG is recorded. The CGH is designed to generate a set of beamlets from a single input beam.
In one embodiment of the invention there is provided ESBG despeckler device comprising two ESBG arrays configured to provide switchable optical path differences wherein the ESBG pixels substantially overlap. The pixels of the first ESBG array deflect normally incident collimated light through a specified angle. The pixels of the second ESBG array diffract incident light at said angle into direction normal to the second ESBG array. When the ESBG pixels are not in their diffracting states incident light is transmitted without substantial deviation. The lateral displacement of the beam when the ESBG pixels are in a diffracting state results in an optical path difference given by the product of the separation of the ESBG arrays, the average refractive index of the optical path between the arrays and the tangent of the diffraction angle.
In one embodiment of the invention there is provided an ESBG despeckler device in comprising three ESBG arrays configured to provide switchable optical path differences. The apparatus comprises three ESBG arrays aligned in series along an optical axis. The pixels of the first ESBG array deflects normally incident collimated light through a first angle. The pixels of second ESBG diffracts incident light at said first angle into a direction parallel to the axis. The pixels of the third ESBG array diffract light incident at said first angle such into a direction parallel to the optical axis. When the ESBG arrays pixels are not in their diffracting states incident light is transmitted without substantial deviation. When the second and third ESBG array pixels are not in their diffracting states the diffracted light is transmitted without deviation. The lateral displacement of the incident light when the ESBG array pixels are in a diffracting state results in an optical path difference given by the product of the separation of first and second ESBG arrays or second and third ESBG arrays, the average refractive index of the optical path between said gratings and the tangent of the diffraction angle.
In one embodiment of the invention there is provided a method of fabricating an ESBG array for use in the invention comprising the following steps:
a first step in which a substrate to which a transparent electrode layer has been applied is provided;
a second step in which portions of said transparent electrode layer are removed to provide a patterned electrode layer including at least one ESBG pixel pad;
a third step in which a layer of UV absorbing dielectric material is deposited over said patterned electrode layer;
a fourth step in which the portion of said UV absorbing dielectric material overlapping said ESBG pixel pad is removed;
a fifth step in which a second substrate to which a transparent electrode layer has been applied is provided;
a sixth step in which the transparent electrode layer of the second substrate layer is etched to provide a patterned electrode layer including a second ESBG pixel pad substantially identical to and spatially corresponding with the first ESBG pixel pad;
a seventh step in which the two substrates processed according to the above steps are combined to form a cell with the electrode coated surfaces of the two cells aligned in opposing directions and having a small separation;
an eight step in which the cell is filled with a PDLC mixture;
a ninth step in which the cell face formed by the first substrate is illuminated by crossed UV laser beams, and simultaneously the cell face formed by the second is illuminated by an incoherent UV source forming an HPDLC region confined to the region between the first and second ESBG pixels and surrounded by a PDLC region.
In one embodiment of the invention there is provided a laser display comprising at least one laser die, a flat panel display, a projection lens and an ESBG despeckler device disposed along the path of the beam emitted by said laser. A variable voltage generator is coupled to the ESBG despeckler device.
In one embodiment of the invention there is provided a laser display according to the principles of the invention comprises a multiplicity of laser emitter die configured as a two dimensional array, a flat panel display, a projection lens and an ESBG despeckler device disposed along the path of the beam emitted by said laser. A variable voltage generator is coupled to the ESBG despeckler device.
In one embodiment of the invention a laser display further comprises an optical element disposed along the laser beam paths for shaping the intensity profile and cross sectional geometry of the illuminator beam.
In one embodiment of the invention a laser display further comprises a light integrator pipe may be disposed in the light path after the ESBG despeckler device.
In one embodiment of the invention a laser display further comprises a micro lens element may be disposed between the laser die and the ESBG despeckler device.
In an alternative embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device is disposed between the flat panel display and the projection lens.
In a further embodiment of the invention the ESBG despeckler device is disposed within a projection lens.
In one embodiment of the invention a laser display further comprises a diffractive beam steering element disposed between the laser source and the ESBG despeckler device.
In one embodiment of the invention directed at providing color sequential red green and blue laser illumination there are provided separated red, green and blue laser modules each comprising at least one laser source, beam expansion and collimation lens system and an ESBG despeckler device further comprising a first ESBG array and a second ESBG array. The red green and blue beams are reflected into a common direction by means of dichroic filter. The reflected beams directed towards a display panel. A projection lens projects an image of the display panel onto a screen.
In a further embodiment of the invention there is provided an edge illuminator comprising an ESBG despeckler device wherein the substrates of the ESBG despeckler device provide a total internal reflection (TIR) light guiding structure. An input light-coupling optical element provides a means for injecting light from a laser source into the light guiding structure. An output light-coupling optical element provides a means for ejecting light from the light guide into an illumination path directed at a flat panel display.
In a further embodiment of the invention there is provided an edge illuminator comprising an ESBG despeckler device. The ESBG despeckler device comprises two or more ESBG layers. The substrates of the ESBG layers together form a TIR light guiding structure.
In a further embodiment of the invention there is provided a scrolling edge illuminator comprising an ESBG despeckler device wherein the substrates of the ESBG despeckler device provide a TIR light guiding structure. The ESBG despeckler device comprises at least one ESBG element. At least one ESBG element has electrodes are divided into a number of parallel stripes that define a corresponding number independently controllable ESBG stripes.
In a further embodiment of the invention there is provide an edge lit ESBG despeckler device that also performs the function of a spatial light modulator.
In a further embodiment of the invention there is provided an edge illuminator comprising an ESBG despeckler device wherein the substrates of the ESBG despeckler device provide a TIR light guiding structure and further comprising a second trapezoidal light guiding structure disposed adjacent the ESBG substrates. The ESBG despeckler device contains ESBG portions for coupling light into and out of said second light guiding structure.
A more complete understanding of the invention can be obtained by considering the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein like index numerals indicate like parts. For purposes of clarity details relating to technical material that is known in the technical fields related to the invention have not been described in detail.
It is a first object of the present invention to provide an ESBG despeckler device that can overcome the problem of laser speckle.
It is a second object of the present invention to provide a compact, efficient laser display incorporating an ESBG despeckler device that can overcome the problem of laser speckle.
To assist in clarifying the basic principles of the despeckler device the invention will be described in relation to a practical laser display which comprises a laser source comprising one or more red, green or blue laser die, a flat panel microdisplay and projection optics. It will be clear that the despeckler embodiment to be described is not restricted to application in laser display configurations of the type described.
For the purposes of explaining the invention an ESBG despeckler device will be understood to comprise one or more ESBGs layers or cells each comprising an ESBG encapsulated between parallel transparent glass walls according to the principles to be discussed below. In some cases an ESBG layer or cell may simply be referred to as an ESBG. An ESBG array will refer to an ESBG with switching electrodes patterned such that individual ESBG pixels can be switched selectively.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced with only some or all aspects of the present invention as disclosed in the following description. For the purposes of explaining the invention well-known features of laser technology and laser displays have been omitted or simplified in order not to obscure the basic principles of the invention.
Parts of the following description will be presented using terminology commonly employed by those skilled in the art of optics and laser displays in particular.
It should also be noted that in the following description of the invention repeated usage of the phrase “in one embodiment” does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment.
The invention is not restricted to the projection of information displayed on an electronic display panel. The invention may also be applied to reducing speckle in laser scanner displays in which the projection optical system would typically comprised beam scanning components and light modulators well known to those skilled in the art of scanned laser displays. Although in
An ESBG despeckler device according to the principles of the invention typically comprises at least one ESBG element. Each ESBG layer has a diffracting state and a non-diffracting state. Typically, the ESBG element is configured with its cell walls perpendicular to an optical axis. An ESBG element diffracts incident off-axis light in a direction substantially parallel to the optical axis when in said active state. However, each ESBG element is substantially transparent to said light when in said inactive state. An ESBG element can be designed to diffract at least one wavelength of red, green or blue light. In the embodiments to be discussed in the following description of the invention at least one ESBG layer in the ESBG despeckler device is configured as an array of selectively switchable ESBG pixels.
ESBG despeckler devices for reducing speckle according to the principles of the present invention are configured to generate set of unique speckle patterns within an eye resolution cell by operating on the angular and/or phase characteristic of rays propagating through the ESBG despeckler device. The ESBG despeckler devices disclosed herein may be used to overcome both objective and subjective speckle.
As will be explained below, in any of the embodiments of the invention the ESBG despeckler device may comprise more than one ESBG layer fabricated according to the principles described above. Furthermore, the ESBG despeckler device may be configured in several different ways to operate on one or more of the phase, and ray angular characteristics of incoming light.
Varying the electric field applied across the ESBG despeckler device varies the optical effect of the ESBG despeckler device by changing the refractive index modulation of the grating. Said optical effect could be a change in phase or a change in beam intensity or a combination of both. The optical effect of the ESBG despeckler device is varied from zero to a predetermined maximum value at a high frequency by applying an electric field that varies in a corresponding varying fashion. Said variation may follow sinusoidal, triangular, rectangular or other types of regular waveforms. Alternatively, the waveform may have random characteristics. Each incremental change in the applied voltage results in a unique speckle phase cell. A human eye 5 observing the display of
The basic principles of speckle reduction using angular diversity are illustrated schematically in
The invention does not assume any particular type of laser or laser configuration. The laser source may be a single die or an array of die. In one embodiment of the invention shown in the schematic side elevation view of
In a further embodiment of the invention, which is also illustrated by
In further embodiments of the invention the ESBG despeckler devices in any of the embodiments described above may be configured using multiple ESBG elements disposed in sequence. For example, referring to the side elevation view of
In any of the embodiments of the invention beam-shaping element disposed along the laser beam paths may be used to shape the intensity profile of the illuminator beam. Laser array tend to have emitting surface aspect ratios of that are incompatible with the aspect ratios of common microdisplay devices.
The ESBG despeckler device may be configured to perform the additional function of beam steering. This may be advantageous with laser arrays in which the die has large separations. In such a configuration at least one ESBG layer is configured to generate speckle phase cells while a further one or more ESBG layers are configured to diffract incident light into a specified direction. Desirably, the second ESBG operates according to the basic principles described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,115,152 entitled HOLOGRAPHIC ILLUMINATION SYSTEM.
In one embodiment of the invention shown in the schematic side elevation view of
As indicated above ESBG despeckler devices according to the principles of the present invention can be configured to provide a range of spatio-temporal speckle averaging schemes. In any of the embodiments shown in
An ESBG configured as a sub wavelength grating exhibits a property known as form birefringence whereby polarized light that is transmitted through the grating will have its polarization modified. Subwavelength gratings behave like a negative uniaxial crystal, with an optic axis perpendicular to the PDLC planes. The basic principles of sub wavelength gratings discussed is Born and Wolf, Principles of Optics, 5th Ed., New York (1975). It is known that the retardance is related to the net birefringence, which is the difference between the ordinary index of refraction and the extraordinary index of refraction of the sub-wavelength grating.
Where the combined thickness of the PDLC plane and the polymer plane is substantially less than an optical wavelength the grating will exhibit form birefringence. The magnitude of the shift in polarization is proportional to the length of the grating. By carefully selecting the length of the subwavelength grating for a given wavelength of light, one can rotate the plane of polarization. Thus, the birefringence of the material may be controlled by simple design parameters and optimized to a particular wavelength, rather than relying on the given birefringence of any material at that wavelength.
It is known that the effective refractive index of the liquid crystal is a function of the applied electric field, having a maximum when the field is zero and a value equal to that of the polymer at some value of the electric field. Thus, by application of an electric field, the refractive index of the liquid crystal and, hence, the refractive index of the PDLC plane can be altered. When the refractive index of the PDLC plane exactly matches to the refractive index of the polymer plane, the birefringence of the subwavelength grating can be switched off. To form a half-wave plate, the retardance of the subwavelength grating must be equal to one-half of a wavelength and to form a quarter-wave plate, the retardance must be equal to one-quarter of a wavelength.
ESBGs based on sub-wavelength gratings as described above may be operated in tandem with alternating voltages applied across the ESBG layers according to the principles illustrated in
ESBG despeckler devices according to the principles of the present invention can be also configured as variable axicon devices. In such embodiments of the invention the ESBG acts as a variable phase retarder. According to the basic theory of axicons, a uniform plane wave passing through an infinite axicon has a transverse intensity profile represented by a first order Bessel function. The intensity profile is constant along the path giving what is effectively a non-diffracting beam. The basic principles of axicons are discussed in an article by J. H. McLeod entitled “Axicons and Their Uses” (JOS A, 50 (2), 1960, p. 166) and another article by R. M. Herman and T. A. Wiggins entitled “Production and uses of diffraction less beams” (JOSA A, 8 (6), 1991). Practical axicons use collimated Gaussian input beams and generate output beams that are referred to in the literature as a Bessel-Gauss beams. Classical axicons are typically conical single element lenses. The transverse intensity distribution at a specific position is created by constructive interference from a small annulus of rays incident on the axicon. Beam intensity is characterized by an intense central region encircled by rings of lower intensity. Each ring contain same amount of energy. Axicons have minimal optical power imparting only a small deviation to the incoming beam.
ESBG despeckler devices based on axicons as described above may operate in tandem with alternating voltages applied across the ESBG layers according to the principles illustrated in
ESBG despeckler devices according to the principles of the present invention can be also configured as variable diffusers or scatterers. A variable diffuser is provided by recording diffusing characteristics in to an ESBG layer using procedures well known to those skilled in the art of holography. Conventionally, holographic optical element with diffusing characteristics are recorded by using a holographic cross beam recording apparatus with a diffuser inserted into one of the recoding beams. ESBGs characterized as diffusers may be operated in tandem with alternating voltages applied across the ESBG layers according to the principles illustrated in
In a further embodiment of the invention shown in
A laser display according to the principles of the invention is shown in the side elevation view of
Another laser display according to the principles of the invention is shown in the side elevation view of
In the embodiments of the invention discussed above the ESBG despeckler device is located in the illumination path leading up to the flat panel display. In alternative embodiments of the invention the ESBG despeckler device may be located in the optical train after the flat panel display. Another laser display according to the principles of the invention is shown in the side elevation view of
In one embodiment of the invention in which the ESBG despeckler device is located after the flat panel display the ESBG despeckler device forms part of the projection lens. Such an embodiment is illustrated in the schematic side elevation view of
In the embodiment of
In the embodiment shown in
In the embodiment of
In one embodiment of the invention ESBG arrays may be configured adjacent to each other as shown in the schematic front elevation view of
In one embodiment of the invention based on the embodiment illustrated in
In one embodiment of the invention based on the embodiment of
In one embodiment of the invention based on the embodiment of
Electrode Structure for ESBG Arrays
A method of fabricating an ESBG array for use within the present invention will now be discussed. The method is very similar to the one described in a co-pending PCT US2006/043938 filed 13 Nov. 2006, claiming priority to US provisional patent application 60/789,595 filed on 6 Apr. 2006, entitled METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A TRANSPARENT DISPLAY. Although said PCT is directed at the use of ESBGs as transparent elements for displaying symbolic information, the fabrication methods described therein may be applied directly to the present invention.
The process of fabricating an ESBG array according to the basic principles of the invention is shown in
Step 1 is illustrated by the plan view of
Step 2 is illustrated by the plan view of
Step 3 is illustrated by the plan view of
Step 4 is illustrated by the plan view of
At Step 5, which is not illustrated, a second substrate again coated on one side with an antireflection coating and coated on the opposing side with a layer of ITO is provided. The antireflection coating may not be required in certain embodiments of the invention.
Step 6 is illustrated by the plan view of
In a further step, Step 7, which is not illustrated, the two substrates processed according to the above steps are combined to form a cell with the electrode coated surfaces of the two substrates aligned in opposing directions and having a small separation.
In a further step, Step 8, which is not illustrated, the cell is filled with a PDLC mixture.
In the final step, Step 9, of the fabrication process the HPDLC region corresponding to the ESBG array pixel pad is recorded.
A schematic side view of an assembled ESBG array cell according to the basic principles of the invention is shown in
For the purposes of explaining the invention the thicknesses of the coatings in
A method of fabricating an ESBG array in accordance with the invention will now be described with reference to
At step 500, a substrate to which a transparent electrode layer has been applied is provided.
At step 501, portions of said transparent electrode layer are removed to provide a patterned electrode layer including at least one ESBG pixel pad.
At step 502, a layer of UV absorbing dielectric material is deposited over said patterned electrode layer.
At step 503, the portion of said UV absorbing dielectric material overlapping said ESBG pixel pad is removed.
At step 504, a second substrate to which a transparent electrode layer has been applied is provided.
At step 505, the transparent electrode layer of said second substrate layer is etched to provide a patterned electrode layer including an electrode element substantially identical to and spatially corresponding with said ESBG pixel pad.
At step 506, the substrates are combined to form a cell with the coated surfaces of the two electrode coated surfaces aligned in opposing directions and having a small separation.
At step 507, said cell is filled with a PDLC mixture.
At step 508, the cell face formed by the first substrate is illuminated by crossed UV laser beams, and simultaneously illuminating the cell face formed by the second substrate by an incoherent UV source.
In production, the masks will need to be mirror imaged and colored appropriately for the particular process and photo-resist used. The top level ITO mask would typically include a set of alignment features such as the ones shown in
The ITO layer typically has a coating resistance of typically 300-500 Ohm/sq. A typically example of an ITO film used by the inventors is the N00X0325 film manufactured by Applied Films Corporation (Colorado). Typically, the ITO film has a thickness of 100 Angstrom. Typically, the ITO film is applied to 0.7 mm thickness 1737 F glass. The ITO layer 170 should have the same properties as the ITO of Level 1.
The dielectric layer 140 in
Typically the layer-to-layer registration should be + or −0.25 micron (+ or −0.001 inch).
A first benefit of the process discussed above is that it eliminates the need for a focused mask in the exposure set-up. In mask-based exposure processes the grating area would need to be slightly larger than the actual ESBG pixel in order to improve background clarity. The use of an etched UV absorbing dielectric layer as disclosed in the present application allows more readily achievable production tolerances, simplifying mass production and lowering cost. A second benefit of the disclosed fabrication process is that it provides an extremely clear background, which is highly desirable in illumination applications. An important feature of an ESBG array fabricated using the above process is that the HPDLC is localized to the ESBG array pixels. The ESBG array fabrication method described above results in a more efficient and cost effective mass production process.
The present invention does not assume any particular process for fabricating ESBG despeckler devices. The fabrication steps may be carried out used standard etching and masking processes. The number of steps may be further increased depending on the requirements of the fabrication plant used. For example, further steps may be required for surface preparation, cleaning, monitoring, mask alignment and other process operations that are well known to those skilled in the art but which do not form part of the present invention.
Although ESBG electrode patterning methods for use with the present invention have been discussed in relation to uniformly patterned two-dimensional arrays such as the array illustrated in
In one embodiment of the invention that uses an electrode structure of the type shown in
A Preferred Angular Diversity Despeckler Embodiment
The preferred embodiments of the invention will now be discussed with reference to the drawings in
One particular embodiment of the invention that uses angular diversity speckle reduction is illustrated in the schematic side elevation view of
The first ESBG element 93 is a plane Bragg grating in other words a grating in which the Bragg surface vectors are aligned in a common direction such that a collimated input beam in a first direction is deflected into a collimated beam in a second direction. The second ESBG element 94 comprises an array of ESBG elements. Advantageously, the ESBG elements and the DOE which are shown as separated in
Each ESBG array pixel may be understood to be a plane grating characterized by a unique grating vector or a grating vector selected from a set of predetermined grating vectors. The angles of separation of the beamlets are referred to as Inter Beamlet Angle (IBA). In certain embodiments of the invention said ESBG elements may incorporate optical power to control the IBA and individual beamlet divergence angles. The effect of incorporating optical power into the ESBG array pixels is equivalent to disposing a microlens array in series with the ESBG 94. The ESBG arrays may encode further optical properties for optimizing the optical characteristics of the beamlets. For example, in further embodiments of the invention the ESBG arrays may encode diffusing characteristics. In yet further embodiments of the invention the ESBG arrays may encode keystone correction.
The purpose of the DOE element 95 is to modify the intensity profile of the illumination light to generate a flat average intensity profile at the flat panel display. Typically, the output light from the laser will exhibit a Gaussian intensity profile. A further function of the DOE element 95 may be to apply a predetermined amount of diffusion to the illumination light.
However, as indicated above the diffusion may instead be provided by one of the ESBG elements.
As illustrated in
A method of recording the ESBG array is illustrated in the schematic side elevation view of
Each beamlet contributes a separate speckle pattern. The cumulative effect of combining the full set of speckle patterns provided by the beamlets is to reduce speckle contrast and hence reduce the magnitude of the speckle perceived by a viewer. The physical mechanism by which the speckle is reduced relies on the angular diversity resulting from combining many beamlets characterized by small IBAs. The ESBG array pixels are modulated by selectively applying a voltage waveform to each ESBG pixel. By providing a sufficiently large dimension N and modulating the ESBG pixels using a suitable waveform a large number of speckle patterns may be averaged within the eye integration time. The applied waveform at any given ESBG pixel may have a range of possible characteristics such as rectangular or triangular and may be regular or random. The inventors have found that approximately 27 speckle patterns must be integrated to reduce the intensity variation along line in the speckle pattern to 1%. Assuming a 1/60 second eye integration time this gives 27×60=1620 speckle samples per second.
An exemplary monochromatic despeckler embodiment would have the following specifications: operating wavelength: 550 nm; an inter beam angle of 0.2 degree giving a total angle for a 40×40 width of 39*0.2=7.8 degrees. The size of the ESBG elements is typically 50×50 mm. The DOE element 95 would typically provide isotropic diffusion over a 2.5-degree cone.
A further embodiment of the invention illustrated in the schematic side elevation view of
Advantageously, the ESBGs and the DOE form a single laminated element. As indicated in
In an alternative embodiment of the invention illustrated in the schematic side elevation view of
Advantageously, in the embodiments of
A volume hologram as an ESBG has much a much higher SBWP (Space Band Width Product) than a surface relief CGH since any point in the hologram can take a specific phase value. In the case of a CGH the entire optical functionality burden must be carried by just two phase levels. The CGH is calculated or iteratively optimized via a direct or iterative Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm where the reconstruction occurs in the far field. Advantageously, there are very many different solutions to a given intensity diffraction pattern problem. Hence the speckle grains in the reconstructed image can be changed, without changing the overall intensity image. There are many ways to implement such a phase change. For example: a) by recalculating the CGH with a different phase on the object; b) by recalculating the CGH with a different algorithm, or differently tuned algorithm; c) by adding a constant or slightly randomized phase carrier on the CGH; or d) by reverting the phase pixels where the CGH operates according to a binary or Babinet principle.
Embodiments Using ESBG Arrays Operating in Anti Phase
In an one embodiment of the invention illustrated in the schematic side elevation view of
The HOE 97 is typically recorded in a photopolymer of the type manufacture by DuPont. Desirably, the HOE has a diffraction efficiency of at least 99%. The HOE typically diffracts incident collimated light at normal incident into a direction at 30 degrees to said normal incidence direction. The output angle of the HOE provides the off axis launch angle for the ESBGs. The invention does not rely on any particular value of the launch angle. However the inventors have found that typical launch angles are in the range 30-50 degrees. The apparatus of
Advantageously the ESBG arrays are offset by a fraction of the ESBG element width in at least one of the vertical or horizontal array axes. In some cases the ESBGs may be offset by an ESBG element width in at least one of the vertical or horizontal axes.
The configuration of the HOE 93 and the ESBG arrays 99A,99B is illustrated in
In the embodiment of
It should be noted that since the ESBG arrays are driven in anti-phase only one ESBG element is active at any time along a give ray path through the ESBG arrays.
Referring to
Embodiment Using Combined Phase Diversity and Angular Diversity
In a further embodiment of the invention illustrated in the schematic side elevation view of
The lateral displacement of the beam when the ESBGs are in a diffracting state results in an optical path difference given by the product of the separation of gratings S1, S2, the average refractive index of the optical path between gratings S1,S2 and the tangent of the diffraction angle. In effect the apparatus of
Recording of Anti-Phase ESBG Arrays
In preferred embodiments of the invention a multiplicity of different diffuser pattern are recorded in a master diffractive element such as a CGH. Said multiplicity of different diffuser patterns are then recorded into each of two ESBG arrays. Desirably, the ESBGs are operated according in random anti phase according to the principles discussed above.
The recording principles for ESBG arrays designed to operate in random anti phase are illustrated schematically in
In
Although a regular 10×10 ESBG is illustrated in
The master array may comprise a wide range of different diffusers whose prescriptions may be designed to provide diffusion patterns characterized by scattering angles, scattering pattern asymmetries, structure diffusion patterns and many others. The invention is not restricted to any particular type of diffusion pattern. Typically, the inventors have found that the far field diffusion patterns required in practical despecklers require a total diffusion angle in the region of 0.5 degrees. The diversity of the available diffusion patterns which may provide angular phase and polarization diversity results in a very large number of speckle samples for integration.
The despeckler relies on combining the effects of many different types of diffuser patterns encoded within a diffractive element. The diffuser patterns may rely on angular diffusion patterns for providing angular diversity with an effect similar to that of a rotating ground glass diffuser.
Embodiments Based on Hadamard Diffusers
Approaches to speckle reduction based on diffusers suffer from the problem that assigning random phases to each speckle cell will require a large number of phase patterns to achieve the maximum theoretical speckle reduction. To overcome this problem in one embodiment of the invention the ESBG may be configured to provide Hadamard diffusers. The principles of Hadamard phase plates are well known in the optical data processing literature. The theory of Hadamard diffusers in relation to speckle reduction is discussed in some detail in a paper by J. I. Trisnadi entitled “Hadamard speckle contrast reduction,” (Optics Letters 29, 11-13 (2004)). Hadamard diffusers offer the advantage of a short phase correlation length allowing the target speckle diversity to be achieved more easily. By providing the permutations of rows and columns according to Hadamard theory a set of N2 Hadamard phase patterns is generated providing considerable economy in terms of the number of phase patterns with a prescribed combination of pi and 0 radian phase shifts. When these phase patterns are presented within the eye integration time with equal weight N2 independent speckles are produced resulting in speckle contrast reduction by a factor of N. The corresponding classical N×N diffuser using random phase would in theory require an infinite number of phase patterns to achieve the same speckle contrast.
Passive Matrix Addressing Schemes for Embodiments Using ESBG Arrays
Several of the embodiments disclosed in the present application require an active matrix switching scheme. The passive matrix addressing schemes to be used in the present invention differs from the ones traditionally used in display panels such as LCD panels. In the latter case all the complexity and requirement for well-defined and steep transition responses is dictated by the way in which the matrix addressing process must be implemented. In normal passive matrix addressing a voltage is defined for all pixels along a first line and a line scan pulse is asserted. When the first line has been scanned the same procedure is applied for the next line and so on. The RMS voltage applied to each pixel is essentially overdriving when scanning a given line, but only by a sufficient margin to ensure that adjacent pixels are not activated, and relying on the slower decay to ‘hold’ state until the next scan comes around. Such a procedure is required in any imaging display where it is necessary to address any specific random pixel in the array without affecting all other pixels.
In the case of the ESBG arrays used in the present invention the row and the columns are driven with arbitrary, random bit patterns as will be explained in the following paragraphs. In other words there is no requirement for a scan drive as in an active matrix display. This offers certain advantages, which may be appreciated by considering the simple example of a 3×3 array. Only six drivers required for a multiplexed drive scheme in a 3×3 array. In this case the column drivers could program any one of 23=8 patterns into the column drive shift register. The row driver could then decide for each row whether to display that row as a positive pattern (i.e. drive a zero, so anything set to 1 in the row is driven) or as a negative pattern (i.e. drive a 1 so anything set to 0 is driven). There are therefore eight distinct options for the row drive also. This gives a total of 64 patterns. Some examples are: Column=010 Row=000, in which case a vertical stripe down the center is driven; Column=010 Row=l 11, in which case two outer vertical stripes are driven; Column=010 Row=O1O, in which case hollow diamond pattern is provided; and Column=010 Row=101, in which case an X shape pattern is provided; and so on
The invention is certainly not limited to arrays of such low resolution. At the time of filing the present application the inventors believe that ESBG array 240×240 switched pixels or higher resolution of area 20×20 mm are feasible.
In the ESBG array each pixel provides a different hologram prescription resulting in a different mix of light for each pixel state and hence a different speckle pattern. Both the row and the columns are driven as if they were columns, with arbitrary, random bit patterns. In other words no scan drive is required as in displays. Therefore there is the simplification that only one type of driver is required. One useful feature in the dual array despeckling scheme is that if just the row drive is inverted, typically by sending a single control bit into the drive chip, then the pattern is inverted. This means that the same data can be shifted into both ESBG arrays. It would be necessary for one array to be set to the invert state and the other array to the normal state.
For example, a 20 bit column driver chip on each sheet of glass can drive a 20×20 array that has 1,099,511,627,776 distinct patterns. Even if the optical system is symmetric resulting in the need to divide the number of patterns by 16 to account for the four axes of symmetry, the number of available speckle patterns is still large. Since all the control lines are driven all the time the need for precise voltage characteristic control is eliminated. Likewise, the problems of maintaining contrast and light efficiency are eased by having the full drive voltage applied at all times. Using this method, the rows and columns are fully charged or discharged. Hence the problem of crosstalk is avoided. The pattern can be held as long as desired for optimizing the response time, power dissipation and visual integration of the diffuser descriptions.
The array may use a Chip-On-Glass (COG) mounted device such as the 240 channel NT7706 device manufactured by Novatec. Typically a custom controller, 40 v boost switcher and discrete common drive and software including the despeckler switching algorithm would also be provided. The device would typically require a 5 volt input. The link to the cell would be via a standard 10 channel off the shelf flex. Communications and power connectors would be mounted COG.
It will be clear that the switching schemes illustrated in
Embodiments Providing Edge Illuminated Despecklers
In the embodiments of the invention discussed above the ESBG despeckler device has been implemented in an illuminator for use in a conventional front or rear projection display. In further embodiments of the invention the ESBG despeckler devices described above may be configured within edge illuminated illuminators and display. Such embodiments of the invention may be used to provide a backlight for illuminating and despeckling laser illuminated flat panel displays.
In certain cases to be discussed below an edge lit ESBG despeckler device may itself provide a complete display device.
In a further embodiment of the invention illustrates in the schematic side elevation view of
The ESBG element 84 comprises an array of selectively switchable ESBG pixels designed and fabricated according to the principles discussed above. The ESBG array provides an array of narrow beams or beamlets, separated by small angles. The beamlets have an average angle that is substantially normal to the plane of the ESBG array. Each ESBG array element may be a plane grating characterized by a unique grating vector or a grating vector selected from a set of predetermined grating vectors. The angles of separation of the beamlets are referred to as Inter Beamlet Angles (IBAs). In certain embodiments of the invention said ESBG elements might have optical power to control the IBA and individual beamlet divergence angles. The ESBG elements may encode further optical properties. For example, in further embodiments of the invention the ESBG elements may encode diffusing characteristics for optimizing the angular extent and uniformity of output light. In yet further embodiments of the invention the ESBG elements may encode keystone correction. The ESBG may be recorded using apparatus similar to that illustrated in
Input collimated laser light is indicated by 1750. The light-coupling element diffracts said input light through a large angle into rays such as those indicated by 1751,1752 that exceed the substrate-to-air critical angle as determined by the refractive index of the substrates. As indicated in
A further embodiment of the invention is shown in the schematic sidle elevation view of the
A further embodiment of the invention is shown in the schematic sidle elevation view of
A further embodiment of the invention is shown in the schematic sidle elevation view of the
In any of the embodiments illustrate in
Embodiments Providing Edge Illuminated Despeckler for Color Illumination
The embodiments of
Edge Lit Scrolling Despeckler Configurations
The edge lit ESBG despeckler devices discussed above may be configured to provide a scrolling display panel by patterning the ESBG electrodes to provide a set of selectively switchable ESBG stripes. The basic principles of patterning ESBG electrodes for scrolling are disclosed in the United States Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/071,230 filed 18 Apr. 2008, entitled SCROLLING ILLUMINATOR and Ser. No. 61/071,229 filed 18 Apr. 2008, entitled SCROLLING FLAT PANEL DISPLAY. It is proposed that the ESBG despeckler device principles discussed in the present application may be with the scrolling displays concepts disclosed in the above patent applications to provide a transparent despeckled laser illuminator. In certain cases the above art may be used to provide a complete integrated display device.
A scrolling illumination scheme for use with the color display embodiment of
With respect to
Embodiments Providing a Combined Edge Lit Despeckler and Spatial Light Modulator
It is known that the diffraction efficiency of an ESBG varies with the applied voltage. This property allows an ESBG to be used as a light modulator. An array of selectively switchable ESBG may therefore provide a spatial light modulator (SLM). The SLM may be used to display information eliminating the need for the separate flat panel display specified in the above described embodiments at the same time as providing the despeckling functions discussed above. Edge Lit color despeckler and spatial light modulator configurations based on the embodiments of
Light Guide ESBG Despeckler Using Combined Phase and Angular Diversity
In one embodiment of the invention illustrates in the schematic plan view of
Desirably, the clear PDLC region has a refractive index substantially the same as that of the substrates. The input light-coupling optical element provides a means for injecting light from a laser source, which is not illustrated into the device. The output light-coupling optical element provides a means for ejecting light from the light guide into an illumination path directed at a flat panel display. At least one of the coupling elements may be a DOE. Alternatively, at least one of the light-coupling elements may be a prismatic element or an array of prismatic elements. A complete illumination system will normally require additional elements such as relay lenses, prisms etc. which are not illustrated.
Input collimated laser light indicated by 1770 passes through the input light-coupling element 87 to provide the light 1771. When the ESBG element 86A is in an active state and the ESBG element 86B is in an inactive state the light 1771 is diffracted into the direction 1772. The diffraction angle is designed to exceed the substrate-to-air critical angle as determined by the refractive index of the substrates. The light 1772 is totally internally reflected into the direction 1773 passing through the ESBG elements 86B,86C,86D in sequence along a predetermined TIR path until said light is ejected from the light guide via the output coupling device 88. For the purposes of understanding the invention the output light-coupling device is assumed to be a diffractive optical element. Note that if the substrate 82 and the trapezoidal element 83 are not air separated the substrate will require a reflection coating to provide reflection of the light 1772. When the ESBG element 86A is not in an active state and the element 86B is in an active state the light 1771 passes through the ESBG element without deviation providing light 1775. The light 1775 is reflected at the surfaces 84A to provide the light 1776. The light 1776 is reflected at the surface 84B to provide the light 1777. The light 1777 is directed at the ESBG element 86B, which is now in an active state whereupon it is diffracted into said predetermined TIR path until said light is ejected from the light guide via the output-coupling device 88. Desirably the grating used to provide the output light coupler has a diffraction efficiency of at least 98%.
In one embodiment of the invention based on
In alternative embodiments of the invention based on
The ESBG elements 86C,86D are configured to operate as variable phase retarders according to the principles discussed above. For example the ESBG elements may be configured as variable sub wavelength gratings. Hence the ESBG elements 86C,86D reduce speckle in the beam according to the principles of phase or polarization diversity. Advantageously the array elements of the ESBG 86A,86B are offset by a fraction of the ESBG element width in at least one of the vertical or horizontal array axes.
The ESBG arrays 86A,86B are driven in a random anti-phase fashion by means of an ESBG controller which is not illustrated.
Typically the length of the light guiding structure illustrated in
An additional DOE element which is not illustrated may be disposed in the illumination path near either the input or output light coupling elements to modify the intensity profile of the illumination light to generate a flat average intensity profile. The DOE element may be disposed at the output surface of the substrate 81. A further function of the DOE element could be to apply a predetermined amount of diffusion to the illumination light.
In further embodiments of the invention based on the embodiment illustrated in
In further embodiments of the invention based on the embodiment illustrated in
It will be clear from the above description of the invention that the ESBG despeckler embodiment disclose here may be applied to the reduction of speckle in a wide range of laser displays including front and rear projection displays, wearable displays, scanned laser beam displays and transparent displays for use in viewfinders and HUDs.
In preferred practical embodiments of the invention the ESBG layers continued in an ESBG despeckler device would be combined in a single planar multilayer device. The multilayer ESBG despeckler devices may be constructed by first fabricating the separate ESBG and then laminating the ESBGs using an optical adhesive. Suitable adhesives are available from a number of sources, and techniques for bonding optical components are well known. The multilayer structures may also comprise additional transparent members, if needed, to control the optical properties of the illuminator.
The advantage of a solid-state approach is the resulting illumination patch can be tailored to provide any required shape. Mechanical devices such as rotating diffusers would normally only provide a circular illumination patch resulting in significant light loss.
The invention is not limited to any particular type of HPDLC or recipe for fabricating HPDLC. The HPDLC material currently used by the inventors typically switches at 170 us and restores at 320 us. The inventors believe that with further optimization the switching times may be reduced to 140 microseconds.
For the sake of simplicity most of the embodiments of the invention has been discussed with reference to monochromatic illumination. It will clear from the above discussion that the invention may be applied to illuminators using red, green and blue laser sources by providing separate ESBG layers for each color.
While the invention has been discussed with reference to single laser die or rectangular arrays of laser die, it should be emphasized that the principles of the invention apply to any configuration of laser die. The invention may be used with any type of laser device. For example the invention may be used with edge-emitting laser diodes, which emit coherent light or infrared energy parallel to the boundaries between the semiconductor layers. More recent technologies such as vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) and the Novalux Extended Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (NECSEL) emit coherent energy within a cone perpendicular to the boundaries between the layers. The VCSEL emits a narrow, more nearly circular beam than traditional edge emitters, which makes it easier to extract energy from the device. The NECSEL benefits from an even narrower emission cone angle. Solid-state lasers emit in the infrared. Visible wavelengths are obtained by frequency doubling of the output. Solid-state lasers may be configured in arrays comprising as many as thirty to forty individual dies. The laser die are independently driven and would normally emit light simultaneously.
It should be emphasized that the Figures are exemplary and that the dimensions have been exaggerated. For example thicknesses of the ESBG layers have been greatly exaggerated.
The ESBGs may be based on any crystal material including nematic and chiral types.
In particular embodiments of the invention any of the ESBG arrays discussed above may be implemented using super twisted nematic (STN) liquid crystal materials. STN offers the benefits of pattern diversity and adoption of simpler process technology by eliminating the need for the dual ITO patterning process described earlier.
The invention may also be used in other applications such as optical telecommunications.
Although the invention has been described in relation to what are presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed arrangements, but rather is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent constructions included within the spirit and scope of the invention.
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