Abstract: An optical projector arrangement includes a light source. Light from the light source is formed into a collimated beam travelling along an axis by optics. The light is split into red, green and blue components travelling in different paths by a splitter. The components are subsequently recombined by a synthesizer to continue along the axis to a projection lens. A respective liquid crystal modulator is included in each different path. In order to increase the optical length of the path taken by the green component so that it is equal to the lengths of the paths taken by the red and blue components, a path length compensator is included in the path for the green component, which path would otherwise be along the axis for the whole of its length.

Abstract: A display device in the form of a slim screen projector has a beam-splitter and a reflector co-planar and in contact with each other. Incident light from a light source strikes the beam-splitter and reflector and a portion thereof is directed towards a mirror. Light from the mirror then passes through a louvre-screen via the beam-splitter and strikes a viewing surface on which a viewable image is formed.

Abstract: A display device includes equipment for projecting light onto a surface. The equipment includes a beam-splitter for effecting partial reflection and partial transmittance of an incident beam. On one side of the beam-splitter are a light source for directing light onto the beam-splitter and a mirror for directing back towards the beam-splitter light reflected therefrom. On the other side of the beam-splitter is a louvre for permitting passage therethrough of light of incident angle relative to a normal to the beam-splitter with in a predetermined restricted range.