Patent ID: 6781763
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
Optical Image Modulator and Combiner apparatus comprising the combination of:a polarizing optical beam splitter input member having first image component and second image component orthogonally polarizing optical output ports and having first and second optical image input ports; first and second pixel modulated optical image modulator elements disposed in angled orientation with respect to polarized image components appearing at said first image component and second image component orthogonally polarizing beam splitter member output ports and generating pixel modulated output signal versions of optical beam splitter output signals emerging from said first image component and said second image component orthogonally polarizing optical output ports in response to input signals received at said first and second optical image input ports; a polarized beam combiner output member having first and second image component input ports in communication with respective of said first and second pixel modulated optical image modulator elements and said pixel modulated output signal versions of optical beam splitter output signals emerging therefrom and generating a recombined image component pair of output signals.