Abstract: An optical system utilizing a unique polarizer separating plate to replace conventional PBS prism is disclosed. The optical system of this invention, which may be applied to projection display apparatuses such as rear projection type televisions, includes an illumination system for generating a homogeneous light beam, a polarizer separating plate comprising a polarization separation surface that splits the light beam into a first polarized light beam with a first polarization status and a second polarized light beam with a second polarization status, wherein the first polarized light beam propagates through a first aberration compensation lens to a first panel, and a second polarized light beam propagates through a second aberration compensation lens to a second panel. According to one embodiment, the polarizer separating plate includes two sheets of glass substrates having the same thickness and the polarization separation surface is sandwiched by the two sheets of glass substrates.

Abstract: A polarization conversion system suited for LCD or LCoS-based projection applications is disclosed. The present invention polarization conversion system encompasses a light pipe with a rectangular light tunnel therein defined by four side reflection mirrors. A front reflection with an aperture thereon is mounted on an entrance face of the light pipe. A first polarization beam splitter is mounted on an exit face of the light pipe. A retardation plate, which is perpendicular to the exit face, is situated atop the first polarization beam splitter. A reflection mirror is situated atop the retardation plate. A second polarization beam splitter is mounted under the first polarization beam splitter and is opposite to the retardation plate.

Abstract: A system and method for measuring the thickness of an ultra-thin multi-layer film on a substrate is disclosed. A physical model of an ultra-thin multilayer structure and Auger electron emission from the nano-multilayer structure is built. A mathematical model for the Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) measurement of the multilayer thin film thickness is derived according to the physical model. Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) is first performed on a series of calibration samples. The results are entered into the mathematical model to determine the parameters in the mathematical equation. The parameters may be calibrated by the correlation measurements of the alternate techniques. AES analysis is performed on the ultra-thin multi-layer film structure. The results are entered into the mathematical model and the thickness is calculated.

Abstract: A bevel gradient dichroic film for an off-axis liquid crystal on silicon display device is provided. The bevel gradient dichroic film includes a dichroic film, the dichroic film having a film characteristic, and the film characteristic of the dichroic film including a gradient direction. The gradient direction is dependent on an incident angle of an incident light so that a light spot of the incident light on the dichroic film has a light characteristic being uniformly distributed.

Abstract: This invention provides a polarization conversion light pipe device suited for LCD- or LCoS-based projection applications. The polarization conversion light pipe device encompasses a light tunnel defined by four side reflection mirrors with a rectangular cross section. The light tunnel has a light entrance face at one end and a light exit face at the other end. A front reflection mirror having an aperture thereon is mounted on the light entrance face. A retardation plate for rotating the direction of an electric field of a polarized light beam is situated in the light tunnel. A polarization beam splitter module is situated between the exit face of the light tunnel and the retardation plate. The polarization beam splitter module has a reflective polarization beam splitting surface that is substantially 45 degree-inclined with respect to one of the side reflection mirrors.

Abstract: An illumination system suited for projection display applications is disclosed. The illumination system according to this invention includes a red light-emitting diode (R-LED) light source array, a green light-emitting diode (G-LED) light source array, and a blue light-emitting diode (B-LED) light source array. In one preferred embodiment, the R/G/B-LED light source arrays are coupled to different sides of an x-cube component. Light beams emanated from respective light source arrays are combined by the x-cube component, thereby generating a white-light source for display purposes.

Abstract: A rear projection type television having an improved projection lens system is provided. The projection lens system includes a projection lens with a central light axis at its center that is offset from a reference horizontal line. The offset projection lens projects a central light beam through two reflection mirrors that are not parallel with each other to an image projection surface of a front screen. The image projection surface of a front screen is normal to the horizontal line.

Abstract: A light source module includes a light source for generating light beams, a first lens array positioned on a side of the light source, and an invisible-light cut filter positioned on a side of the first lens array away from the light source, wherein the invisible-light cut filter is nonparallel with the first lens array.

Abstract: A bevel gradient dichroic film for an off-axis liquid crystal on silicon display device is provided. The bevel gradient dichroic film includes a dichroic film, the dichroic film having a film characteristic, and the film characteristic of the dichroic film including a gradient direction. The gradient direction is dependent on an incident angle of an incident light so that a light spot of the incident light on the dichroic film has a light characteristic being uniformly distributed.

Abstract: An off-axis image projecting system at least has an illumination source, a reflective displaying device, a projecting lens set, and a first plate. The illumination source emits an illuminating beam. The reflective displaying device can modulate the illuminating beam to form a reflected image-formation beam. The projection lens set has a light path. The reflected image-formation beam enters the projecting lens set, and the first plate is disposed on the light path between the projecting lens set and the reflective displaying device. The illuminating beam from the illuminating source is incident onto the first plate, and then the first plate reflects the illuminating beam to the reflective displaying device by a non-zero incident angle. The reflected image-formation beam can travel through first plate and enter the projection lens set.

Abstract: The present invention provides a structure of an LED illuminating apparatus, which is used as the light source to prevent damage to the optical components by the UV and IR radiation emitted from the conventional UHP mercury lamp. The red, green, and blue monochromatic LED arrays emit desirable wavelengths such as the primary colors rather than starting with a broadband light source and filter out the undesired wavelengths of the conventional projector.

Abstract: An off-axis image projecting system at least has an illumination source, a reflective displaying device, a projecting lens set, and a first plate. The illumination source emits an illuminating beam. The reflective displaying device can modulate the illuminating beam to form a reflected image-formation beam. The projection lens set has a light path. The reflected image-formation beam enters the projecting lens set, and the first plate is disposed on the light path between the projecting lens set and the reflective displaying device. The illuminating beam from the illuminating source is incident onto the first plate, and then the first plate reflects the illuminating beam to the reflective displaying device by a non-zero incident angle. The reflected image-formation beam can travel through first plate and enter the projection lens set.