Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a substrate, a plurality of pixel electrodes formed on the substrate wherein each of the pixel electrodes includes first and second sub-pixel electrodes, and a plurality of first data lines formed on the substrate, wherein a first data line of the plurality of first data lines does not overlap a first sub-pixel electrode and partially overlaps a second sub-pixel electrode of a pixel electrode of the plurality of pixel electrodes.

Abstract: A liquid crystal panel includes a pair of glass substrates and, and a liquid crystal layer provided therebetween. In a surface at a side opposite from the liquid crystal layer in the glass substrate, a recessed part is formed at a position corresponding to a foreign substance (bright spot defect portion). A light shielding layer which shields light is formed in the recessed part. Accordingly, when comparing with the case where a light shielding layer is formed on the surface of a glass substrate as conventional display, a distance between the light shielding layer and the foreign substance can be made short, and thereby, the light shielding range by the light shielding layer can be made larger than a conventional display.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a front cover having a display opening to display an image of a display panel, a rear cover which is coupled with the front cover, at least one holder which is formed on a first end of the front cover to prevent the display panel from being separated from the front cover, and a movable holder which is provided on a second end of the front cover to face the holder and prevents the display panel from being separated from the front cover.

Abstract: An exemplary backlight module (11) includes a frame (17), and a light guide plate (16) received in the frame. The frame includes a supporting board (170) defining a notch (174) therein. The light guide plate includes a light incident surface (160), a side surface (166), and a first ear (168) outwardly extending from the side surface. The first ear is received in the notch, and a top surface of the first ear is coplanar with a top surface of the supporting board at the notch.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an LED package used as a light source used in a backlight assembly for an LCD, and a backlight assembly for an LCD comprising the same. The LED package includes a substrate, one LED or more separated from each other by designated intervals and arranged in a line on the substrate, and a molding portion, for sealing the upper surface of the substrate including the LEDs, provided with an upper surface including two curved surfaces having circular circumferential shapes, wherein each of the curved surfaces has a curvature for totally reflecting light emitted from the LEDs. The LED package assures a sufficient optical traveling route therein without requiring a separate light guide plate, thereby emitting a white ray having uniform luminance.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a first light unit, a second light unit, a first buffer member and a second buffer member. The display panel is disposed between the first and second light units, and displays an image. The first light unit is disposed on a first side of the display panel and supplies light to the display panel. The second light unit is disposed on a second side opposite to the first side of the display panel and supplies light to the display panel. The first buffer member is disposed between the display panel and the first light unit. The second buffer member is disposed between the display panel and the second light unit. Thus, a light guide plate included in each of the light units is substituted for a conventional window to reduce a thickness of the display device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a technique which can make a backlight used in a liquid crystal display device thin and light-weighted. The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which includes a display panel and a backlight which is arranged behind the display panel, wherein the backlight includes a film-like light guide member, a film-like light semi-transmissive member which is adhered to a first surface of the light guide member which faces the display panel in an opposed manner, a film-like reflective member which is adhered to a back surface of the light guide member opposite to the first surface, and a spot light source which is arranged at a position of the light guide member at which light is incident on the light guide member from the first surface or the back surface, and a refractive index of the light semi-transmissive member is set smaller than a refractive index of the light guide member.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an electronic device (100) comprising a substrate (10) carrying an electrode structure (12); an electro-optical stack (90) at least partially covering the electrode structure (12), the electro-optical stack comprising a stratified polymer layer (44), a further substrate (20) and an electro-optical material (32) sandwiched between the polymer layer (44) and the further substrate (20); and an adhesive layer (60) between the substrate (10) and the electro-optical stack, as well as a method for producing such an electronic device (100), in which the electro-optical stack (90) and the substrate (10) are prepared in separate processes and combined by an adhesive layer (60). This improves the yield of such an electronic device (100), because a production error in one of the components no longer leads to the loss of the whole electronic device (100).

Abstract: A transflective liquid crystal display panel (210) includes a first substrate (21), a second substrate (23), and a liquid crystal layer (22) therebetween. The first substrate has a color filter layer (40) with red filter units (41), green filter units (42), and blue filter units (43). Each of the red, green, and blue filter units defines an opening (44). The openings of different color filter units have a same area and shape. The second substrate includes sub-pixels corresponding to the red, green, and blue filter units respectively. Each of the sub-pixels includes a transmissive electrode (510, 520, 530), and a reflective electrode (410, 420, 430) corresponding to one of the openings of the red, green, and blue filter units. The areas of the reflective electrodes of each of the red sub-pixels, each of the green sub-pixels, and each of the blue sub-pixels are all different from one another.

Abstract: An exemplary active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) panel (20) includes a first substrate (400), a second substrate (600), and a liquid crystal layer (500) sandwiched between the two substrates. The second substrate includes gate lines that are parallel to each other, common lines that are alternate with and parallel to the gate lines, and data lines that are parallel to each other and crossing to the gate lines. The data lines cross the gate lines to define pixel regions. Each of the pixel regions includes a pixel electrode that is between the data lines, a first shielding metal line positioned at a side of the pixel electrode, a second shielding metal line positioned at another side of the pixel electrode. The second shielding metal line is connected to the common line. The first shielding metal line is an electrically floating body.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device is provided which has a pair of substrates provided with a plurality of sub-pixels and disposed opposite to each other and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates. The liquid crystal device further includes; a colorant layer formed in some of the sub-pixels in one substrate of the pair of the substrates; a control film that controls a step difference between the colored region in which the colorant layer exists and the non-colored region in which the colorant layer does not exist so that the surface on the liquid crystal layer of the one substrate is planarized in the sub-pixel, and that is provided in the non-colored region of the one substrate; and a reflective film formed on the control film and in the colored region. Here, the colorant layer is provided on the reflective film in the colored region.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to realize thinning, low power consumption, and improvement of an yield at the time of manufacture of a display device capable of double-sided display which is used for a piece of portable informational terminal equipment such as a cellular phone. A liquid crystal display device, including a first substrate 1a and a second substrate 1b, has a transmission type active-matrix first liquid crystal display device 3001 and a reflective type active-matrix second liquid crystal display device 3002, where the first substrate has a TFT region of the first liquid crystal display device and an opposite region of the second liquid crystal display device, and the second substrate has an opposite region of the first liquid crystal display device and a TFT region of the second liquid crystal display device.

Abstract: A dual-cell gap transflective LCD device comprises an upper substrate and a lower substrate, a liquid crystal layer interposed between the upper and lower substrates, a transmissive region and a reflective region, a first retardation plate disposed on the upper substrate, and a second retardation plate disposed on the lower substrate. The dual-cell gap transflective LCD device only utilizes two retardation plates, i.e. the first and second retardation plates, to compensate the phase difference of the light caused by the birefringence of the liquid crystal whereby obtaining a high contrast display in both the transmissive region and the reflective region.

Abstract: A transflective LCD having a transmissive area and a reflective area according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first substrate, a plurality of pixel electrodes formed on the first substrate and including a plurality of reflective electrodes having protrusion patterns and depression patterns, a second substrate facing the first substrate, a plurality of color filters formed on the second substrate and having a light hole in the reflective area, and a common electrode formed on the color filters. The size of the protrusion patterns in a first reflective area having the light hole is different from that in a second reflective area having no light hole, and the size of the protrusion patterns at the center of the first reflective area may be larger than that in the second reflective area.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an LCD includes forming a gate line, depositing a gate insulating layer on the substrate, forming a semiconductor layer on the gate insulating layer, forming a data line and a drain electrode on the semiconductor layer, and forming a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode including a transparent electrode and a reflecting electrode disposed on a portion of the transparent electrode. The lower layer of the reflecting electrode includes an Ag alloy containing Mo, and the upper layer of the reflecting electrode includes a transparent conductive material such as IZO or ITO. The refraction index of second layer may be larger than that of the LC layer, and light reflected on the surface of the second layer and light reflected on the surface of the first layer may constructively interfere with each other.

Abstract: With an object of providing a transflective type liquid crystal display device having a transparent electrode of an uneven structure formed without particularly increasing steps, in fabricating the transflective type liquid crystal display device, a amorphous transparent conductive film is formed on a substrate, a crystalline portion is formed in the amorphous transparent conductive film to thereby form the transparent conductive film including the crystalline portion, a amorphous portion is removed at a film surface of the transparent conductive film including the crystalline portion to thereby form the transparent conductive film having an uneven shape formed by a remaining crystalline portion at a film surface and a reflecting electrode having the uneven shape is formed by forming a reflective conductive film above the transparent electrode having the uneven shape.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel which is configured such that a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules, which are twist-aligned at a twist angle of 70°±10°, is held between a first substrate and a second substrate, and an optical element which is provided on an outer surface of the second substrate. The optical element includes a polarizer plate, a first retardation plate which imparts a phase difference of a ½ wavelength, and a second retardation plate which imparts a phase difference of a ¼ wavelength, and a retardation value ?n·d of the liquid crystal layer is set at 200 ±30 nm, where ?n is a refractive index anisotropy of the liquid crystal layer and d is a thickness of the liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: Systems for displaying images are provided. A representative system comprises a wide viewing angle liquid crystal display with multi-film compensation. A liquid crystal display comprising a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. A first compensation film is interposed between the first polarizer and the first substrate. A second compensation film interposed between the second polarizer and the second substrate. The first compensation film and the second compensation film comprise different birefringence polarities.

Abstract: A problem exists in that black luminance in a liquid crystal display device when seen in a dark place is high compared to black luminance of a light emitting element in a non-light-emitting state, so as a result, contrast ratio is low. There is a high demand for contrast ratio to be improved. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid crystal display device with improved contrast ratio and a wide viewing angle. Retardation films and stacked polarizing plates are provided over light transmitting substrates which sandwich a display element. A film having liquid crystal with hybrid oriented liquid crystal, a film having liquid crystal with twisted orientation, uniaxial retardation films, or biaxially retardation films can be used as the retardation films. It is preferable that the stacked polarizing plates comprise two polarizing plates.

Abstract: An exemplary transflective LCD device (200) includes: a first substrate (220); a second substrate (210); a liquid crystal layer (230) interposed between the substrates; a first polarizer (224) disposed at a surface of the first substrate opposite to the liquid crystal layer; a second polarizer (214) disposed at a surface of the second substrate opposite to the liquid crystal layer; a first retardation film (222) disposed between the first polarizer and the first substrate; a second retardation film (223) disposed between the first retardation film and the first polarizer; a third retardation film (212) disposed between the second polarizer and the second substrate; a fourth retardation film (214) disposed between the third retardation film and the second polarizer; and a first discotic molecular film (221) disposed between the first retardation film and the first substrate.

Abstract: An exemplary transflective LCD (20) device includes first and second substrates (210, 220); a liquid crystal layer (23) interposed between the substrates; a common electrode (211) disposed at an inner surface of the first substrate; a transmission electrode (221) and a reflection electrode (222) disposed at an inner surface of the second substrate, with the reflection electrode defining an opening therein; a first retardation film (251) and a first polarizer (241) disposed at an outside surface of the first substrate; a second retardation film (252) and a second polarizer (242) disposed at an outside surface of the second substrate; and a discotic molecular film (261 and 862) disposed in a position selected from the group consisting of, between the first retardation film and the first substrate, and between the second retardation film and the second substrate.

Abstract: A pixel structure for a multi-domain vertical alignment liquid crystal display (MVA-LCD) is disclosed. The pixel structure includes a pixel array having a plurality of adjacently arranged sub-pixels; and a first substrate and a second substrate having, respectively, first and second means for controlling tilt angles of liquid crystal molecules between the first and second substrates. The first and second means are alternately disposed to define each of the sub-pixels into a plurality of different azimuthal angle domains. Moreover, each of the sub-pixels also is further defined into at least two different polar angle domains. The azimuthal angle domains and polar angle domains of two adjacent sub-pixels have a mirror-image arrangement.

Abstract: A conventional liquid crystal display comprises a number of components, so that a manufacturing cost cannot be reduced. Furthermore, a large-area substrate has problems in shipping. According to this invention, a liquid-crystal panel is prepared by forming individual optically functional films, a TFT device and a light-emitting device on a long thin film and then laminating the film by a transfer process. A base film to be a substrate in a liquid-crystal panel preferably has a thickness of 10 ?m to 200 ?m, a curvature radius of 40 mm or less as a measure of flexibility and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 50 ppm/° C. or less. Furthermore, it more preferably gives a variation of ±5% or less in mechanical and optical properties to a thermal history at 200° C.

Abstract: A display device, adapted to display a two-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image, includes an image panel for displaying an image and a barrier panel located in front of the image panel. The barrier panel includes a first substrate including In-Plane-Switching type electrodes arranged on a surface of the substrate, a second substrate having a transparent electrode on the inner side surface, and a liquid crystal layer located between the first and second substrates. The barrier panel displays the image as a two-dimensional image or a three-dimensional image depending on electric fields established between first and second substrates of the barrier panel and between the In-Plane-Switching type electrodes formed on the first substrate. The two-dimensional image may be displayed with wide viewing angle and narrow viewing angle options.

Abstract: To provide a portable electronic device monitor which is a horizontal electric field liquid crystal display device and which is capable of clear display even outdoors. A reflective electrode is provided in a horizontal electric field liquid crystal display device. By providing the reflective electrode, natural light can be reflected efficiently and clear display can be provided outdoors. In addition, by providing the reflective electrode with unevenness, reflectance can be increased. The present invention provides a horizontal electric field liquid crystal display device such as this which is capable of clear display even outdoors.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to apply a sufficient electrical field to a liquid crystal material in a horizontal electrical field liquid crystal display device typified by an FFS type. In a horizontal electrical field liquid crystal display, an electrical field is applied to a liquid crystal material right above a common electrode and a pixel electrode using plural pairs of electrodes rather than one pair of electrodes. One pair of electrodes includes a comb-shaped common electrode and a comb-shaped pixel electrode. Another pair of electrodes includes a common electrode provided in a pixel portion and the comb-shaped pixel electrode.

Abstract: An exemplary bonding apparatus (24) for a liquid crystal display (2) includes a first hot-head (241) and a second hot-head (242) beside the first hot-head. The bonding apparatus includes the first and second hot-heads integrated together, such that the drive IC and the FPC can be bonded onto the liquid crystal panel in one step. Therefore, the bonding apparatus is efficient, and the cost of fabricating the LCD in mass production is reduced.

Abstract: An exemplary dual-display device (2), includes a main liquid crystal display (LCD) panel (21), a subsidiary LCD panel (22), and a rigid-flex printed board (24) interconnecting the main LCD panel and the subsidiary LCD panel. The rigid-flex printed board includes a printed circuit board (PCB) (241) on which the subsidiary LCD panel is mounted, a first flexible printed circuit board (FPC) (243) electrically connected to the main LCD panel, and connection means (25) interconnecting the first FPC and the subsidiary LCD panel, wherein an end of the connection means is bonded to the subsidiary LCD panel. The rigid-flex printed board is relatively simple, and the cost of the dual-display device can be reduced.

Abstract: An LCD device is disclosed, which is suitable for designing a pad for a fine pitch to decrease a pad and a data TCP of a data driver in size, the LCD device including: an LCD panel that includes upper and lower substrates and a liquid crystal layer; a gate driving unit that includes a plurality of gate drivers formed corresponding to an edge area of the lower substrate; a data driving unit that includes a plurality of data drivers connected with a source PCB and the lower substrate by respective data TCPs; and a plurality of data pads that are arranged at fixed intervals on the data TCP so as to transmit a data signal of the data driving unit to a data line of the LCD panel, wherein each of the data pads includes first and second parts having different bonding areas.

Abstract: In the liquid crystal display device and the method of manufacturing the same, the pixel electrodes 32 and the projection pattern 35 are formed on the TFT substrate 30 side, and surfaces of the pixel electrodes 32 and the projection pattern 35 are covered with the vertical alignment film 36. Also, the opposing electrode 44 and the projection pattern 45 are formed on the CF substrate 40 side, and surfaces of the opposing electrode 44 and the projection pattern 45 are covered with the vertical alignment film 46. Then, the TFT substrate 30 and the CF substrate 40 are arranged such that top end portions of the projection pattern 45 on the CF substrate 40 are brought into contact with the TFT substrate 30. Then, the liquid crystal 49 having the negative dielectric anisotropy is sealed between them. Accordingly, the step of scattering the spacers can be omitted, change in the cell thickness can be prevented, and the good display quality can be achieved.

Abstract: An example liquid crystal display (3) has a first substrate (31) and a second substrate (32) opposite to the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer (33) sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a heating element (44) to heat the first and the second substrate.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a flat panel display includes, judging a panel defect area and a non-defect area of a display panel, generating a first compensation data for compensating the panel defect area, first modulating a data of the panel defect area by using the first compensation data, judging a brightness at a border between the panel defect area and the non-defect area of the display panel after compensating the panel defect, generating a second compensation data for compensating the border and the panel defect area, second modulating a data of the border and the panel defect area by using the second compensation data, adding the first compensation data and the second compensation data to calculate a resultant compensation data, and storing the resultant compensation data at a data modulation memory.

Abstract: A pair of glasses includes a first lens and a second lens. A frame is adapted to hold and secure the first lens and the second lens. A first bow and a second bow are attached to the frame and are adapted to be secured to ears of a wearer of the glasses. The first bow and the second bow are at least partially translucent to a spectrum of electromagnetic radiation.

Abstract: A three-dimensional combining structure for an auxiliary lens set in which a single operating point between spectacles and an auxiliary lens set enables assembly and disassembly thereof. The combining structure mainly includes magnetic elements located in a vertical relationship on an upper surface and inner surface of a bridge of the spectacles, thereby enabling magnetic attachment and combination with correspondingly located magnetic members of a center bridge of an auxiliary lens set. Moreover, the magnetic lines of force are used to form a vertical diagonal arrangement that enables single operating point assembly and disassembly, and that attains three-dimensional angular magnetic combining forces after assembly.

Abstract: A diving viewing device for permitting a diver to view behind the diver to observe any predatory fish approaching from the rear includes a diving mask being wearable over eyes of a diver to permit the diver to see under water. A pair of rear viewing assemblies is coupled to the diving mask. Each of the rear viewing assemblies is extendable from the diving mask to permit the diver wearing the diving mask to look at the rear viewing assemblies to see behind the diver. The rear viewing assemblies are positioned on opposing sides of the diving mask.

Abstract: Eyewear (10) comprises lens means (12, 14) having a peripheral border surface (13, 15) and a peripheral groove (17, 19) made in the peripheral border surface (13, 15) said groove constituting means for connecting frame pieces (16, 18) to the peripheral border of the lens means (12, 14). The frame pieces (16, 18) have a circumferential body (20, 22) and means for connecting the latter to the lens means (16, 18), said connecting means comprising a respective radial protrusion (24) extending from the inside border (20a, 20b) of the frame piece (16).

Abstract: Eyewear (10) comprises lens means (12, 14), sidepiece means (16, 18) for supporting the eyewear and means (20, 22) for connecting the lens means or the related mounts to the sidepiece means. The connecting means comprise a pin portion (24) extending from each lens means and which is inserted into a hole (26) in the respective sidepiece to form means for rotating the sidepiece with respect to the lens means.

Abstract: A vision system and method for use by a consumer. The vision system includes an article (e.g., glasses) that is worn by the consumer and a camera attached to the article. The vision system further includes a microphone attached to the article. In another aspect, the vision system includes an article worn by the consumer and a camera attached to the article. The camera may be manually and/or automatically adjustable relative to said article to modify the view as seen by the camera. The method includes affixing a camera to an article (e.g., glasses) that are worn by the consumer; adjusting the camera relative to the article to modify the view of the activity as seen by the camera; and recording the performance of the activity by the consumer using the camera. In some forms, the method includes affixing a microphone to the article worn by the consumer.

Abstract: The present invention provides interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels that have high oxygen permeability, strength, water content, and resistance to protein adsorption. The hydrogels include two interpenetrating polymer networks. The first polymer network is based on a hydrophilic telechelic macromonomer. The second polymer network is based on a hydrophilic monomer. The hydrophilic monomer is polymerized and cross-linked to form the second polymer network in the presence of the first polymer network. The telechelic macromonomer preferably has a molecular weight of between about 575 Da and about 20,000 Da. Mixtures of molecular weights may also be used. In a preferred embodiment, the hydrophilic telechelic macromonomer is PEG-diacrylate or PEG-dimethacrylate and the hydrophilic monomer is an acrylic-based monomer. The material is designed to serve as a contact lens.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a polarized optical article, in particular a polarized ophthalmic lens, comprising at least the successive steps consisting respectively in: applying, to a constituent substrate of the optical article, a coating comprising at least one dye that is sensitive to photodegradation; and introducing, by imbibition, a UV absorber into said coating. The invention also relates to the optical article capable of being obtained according to this method.

Abstract: A plurality of sensed images of an eye to be examined and a plurality of time information at image sensing are acquired. A plurality of information correlate with image, each of which including at least the time information, at the image sensing are acquired. A group of the images of the eye to be examined and a group of the information correlate with image sensing are correlated with each other based on the time information at the image sensing and the time information included in the information correlate with image sensing, thereby recording an image of the eye to be examined and information correlate with image sensing which are correlated with each other.

Abstract: A photomedical system and method for treating and/or diagnosing a patient's eye that includes a first light source for producing light, a scanning device for deflecting the light to produce a pattern of the light on the eye, a viewing element positioned to view the eye by a user or physician, and an alignment element aligned to the viewing element and the scanning device for optically indicating through the viewing element a location on the eye on which the pattern of the light will be located, but without projecting any alignment light onto the eye.

Abstract: An image display system comprises a first liquid crystal projector which projects a counterclockwise-rotating, circularly polarized light beam to form an image containing specific visual information on a screen and a second liquid crystal projector which projects a clockwise-rotating, circularly polarized light beam to form a white image on the same screen. When viewed with the naked eye, a combination of the two images projected on the screen appears totally white. A viewer wearing a dedicated viewing device equipped with an optical filter which allows counterclockwise-rotating, circularly polarized light to pass through can selectively see the image projected by the first liquid crystal projector.

Abstract: A projection system and method for reducing noise in the projection system are provided comprising a light source unit, an illuminator for collecting light supplied from the light source unit, a diffraction device for receiving light from the illuminator and recognizes an image, a projection lens for projecting the image recognized by the diffraction device, and a screen for displaying the projected image. The light source unit comprises a plurality of light sources for supplying light in different colors, and the illuminator comprises a light synthesizing unit for synthesizing light supplied from the light source unit, a polarization divider for reflecting one polarized light of the synthesized light and transmitting the other polarized light perpendicular to the reflected light, and a phase difference slit disposed between the polarization divider and the diffraction device. Thus, a small-sized projection system is provided which lowers optical noise.

Abstract: An apparatus for a display dock with an integrated display screen are disclosed herein.

Abstract: A display device includes a spatial light modulator and a light generator. The spatial light modulator may have an array of modulating elements with a plurality of image regions. The light generator may be configured to direct a different one of a plurality of substantially stationary light bands onto each of a plurality of the image regions of the array of modulating elements.

Abstract: A projection optical system comprises eight reflectors and forms a reduced image of a first surface (4) onto a second surface (7). It comprises a first reflective imaging optical system (G1) for forming an intermediate image of the first surface and a second reflective imaging optical system (G2) for forming an image of the intermediate image onto the second surface. The first reflective imaging optical system includes a first reflector (M1), a second reflector (M2), a third reflector (M3), and a fourth reflector (M4) successively as light enters from the first surface side. The second reflective imaging optical system includes a fifth reflector (M5), a sixth reflector (M6), a seventh reflector (M7), and an eighth reflector (M8) successively as light enters from the first surface side. This realizes a reflective projection optical system which can favorably correct aberrations while having a favorable reflection characteristic with respect to X-rays and keeping the reflectors from becoming bulky.

Abstract: A color separation device according to the present invention comprises a first color separation member having a first polarization direction changing element and a second polarization direction changing element, and a first polarization separation element, and a second color separation member having a second polarization separation element. The first color separation member may be configured from a color separation function element and a polarization direction changing element.

Abstract: The addition of DMD illumination modulator(s) 702 in series with projection SLM(s) 706/709 to produce high-performance projection displays with improved optical efficiency, reliability, and lower maintenance requirements. This approach eliminates the vibration, audible noise, and safety problems associated with high speed rotating color filter wheels 203 commonly used in SLM projectors and controls the light applied to individual areas of the projection SLM(s).

Abstract: An illumination system including a light source module and a light integration rod disposed nearby the light source module is provided. The light source module includes a rotary table and multiple point light sources. The rotary table has a rotating shaft and the rotating shaft is surrounded by the point light sources disposed on the rotary table. A part of the point light sources rotated in the front of the light integration rod in turn emit lights to form an illumination light beam. Moreover, an optical projection apparatus having the illumination system is provided.