Abstract:
An illumination system which realizes a color image without a color wheel and a projector adopting the illumination system. The illumination system comprises at least one light emitting device which emits a light beam having a predetermined wavelength and a holographic optical element which reduces a cross section of the light beam. The projector includes the illumination system, a display device which forms an image by processing light from the illumination system according to an input image signal, and a projection lens which magnifies and projects the image onto a screen. The light emitting device may be constructed in an array form and the arrays may be arranged inline and adjacent to an optical path changer or distributed around an optical path changer at predetermined angles. The arrays and holographic optical elements may be provided in layers in order to reduce a size of the illumination system.

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS  
         [0001]    This application claims the benefit of Korean Application No. 2001-61035 filed Sep. 29, 2001, in the Korean Industrial Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.  
         BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
         [0002]    1. Field of the Invention  
           [0003]    The present invention relates to an illumination system and a projector adopting the same, and more particularly, to an illumination system which realizes a color image without a color wheel by using a light emitting device or light emitting device array, and a projector adopting the same.  
           [0004]    2. Description of the Related Art  
           [0005]    Referring to FIG. 1, a conventional single panel projector includes a light source  100 , a first relay lens  102  which condenses a light beam emitted from the light source  100 , a color wheel  105  which splits an incident light beam into three light beams of red (R), green (G) and blue (B) colors, a fly eye lens  107  which makes the light beam passing through the color wheel  105  uniform, a second relay lens  110  which condenses the light beam passing through the fly eye lens  107 , a display device  112  which forms a color image from the R, G and B color beams which are sequentially incident after passing through the color wheel  105 , and a projection lens unit  115  which magnifies the image formed by the display device  112  and projects the magnified image onto a screen  118 .  
           [0006]    A xenon lamp, a metal-halide lamp, or a UHP lamp is used as the light source  100 . These lamps emit excess infrared and ultraviolet rays. Accordingly, a great amount of heat is generated, and a cooling fan is necessary. However, the cooling fan is a source of noise. Also, since the spectrum of the light source lamp is widely distributed across the entire wavelength spectrum, due to a narrow color gamut, the selection of color is limited, color purity is inferior, and a life span of the lamp is short, making stable use of the lamp undesirable.  
           [0007]    In the conventional single panel projector, to realize a color image, the color wheel  105  is rotated by a driving motor (not shown) at a high speed so that R, G and B color light beams are sequentially incident onto the display device  112 . However, since R, G and B color filters are equally arranged over the entire surface of the color wheel  105 , and the filters are used one by one during the rotation of the color wheel  105 , according to a response speed of the display device  112 , ⅔ of the light emitted by the light source  100  is lost. Also, since a gap of a predetermined width separates neighboring color filters for preferable generation of color, light is also lost at the gap.  
           [0008]    Since the color wheel  105  rotates at a high speed, noise is generated. Also, the mechanical movement of the driving motor has a bad effect on stability, and, due to mechanical limits in the driving motor, it is difficult to obtain speeds past a certain point, and a color breakup phenomenon occurs. Further, since the color wheel is very expensive, the manufacturing cost of a projector rises.  
         SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
         [0009]    To solve the above-described problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide an illumination system having a light emitting device or light emitting device array and a holographic optical element, to improve color purity and color selection and to realize a color image without a color wheel, and a projector adopting the illumination system.  
           [0010]    Additional objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.  
           [0011]    To achieve the above and other objects of the invention, there is provided an illumination system comprising at least one light emitting device which emits a light beam having a predetermined wavelength, and a holographic optical element which reduces the cross section of the light beam emitted from the light emitting device.  
           [0012]    The light emitting device may comprise one of an LED (light emitting diode), an LD (laser diode), an organic EL (electro luminescent), and an FED (field emission display).  
           [0013]    The illumination system may further comprise a parallel light beam forming unit which makes the light beam emitted from the light emitting device a parallel light beam.  
           [0014]    The parallel light beam forming unit may further comprise a collimating lens array or a Fresnel lens array.  
           [0015]    The illumination system may further comprise an optical path changing unit which changes a path of a light beam by selectively transmitting or reflecting the light beam exiting from the holographic optical element.  
           [0016]    A plurality of light emitting devices may be arranged in a form form of an array.  
           [0017]    A plurality of light emitting devices or light emitting device arrays which emit light beams having different wavelengths may be arranged in a line.  
           [0018]    The optical path changing unit may be a dichroic filter which reflects or transmits the light beam exiting from the holographic optical element according to the wavelength of the light beam.  
           [0019]    The optical path changing unit may be a cholesteric band modulation filter which reflects or transmits the light beam exiting from the holographic optical element according to a polarization direction and a wavelength of the light beam.  
           [0020]    The cholesteric band modulation filter may comprise a first mirror surface which reflects a light beam of right circular polarization and transmits a light beam of left circular polarization, and a second mirror surface which transmits a light beam of right circular polarization and reflects a light beam of left circular polarization, with respect to a light beam having a predetermined wavelength.  
           [0021]    A plurality of light emitting devices or light emitting device arrays which emit light beams having different wavelengths may be arranged to be separated by a predetermined angle.  
           [0022]    The optical path changing unit may be an X prism or X type dichroic filter.  
           [0023]    The light emitting device or the light emitting device array and the holographic optical element may be further arranged in a multiple layer structure.  
           [0024]    To achieve the above and other objects of the present invention, there is provided a projector comprising an illumination system; a display device which forms an image by processing a light beam emitted from the illumination system according to an input image signal; and a projection lens unit which magnifies the image formed by the display device and projects the magnified image onto a screen; wherein the illumination system comprises at least one light emitting device which emits a light beam having a predetermined wavelength, and a holographic optical element arranged on an optical path of the emitted light beam which reduces a cross section of the light beam emitted from the light emitting device.  
           [0025]    The projector may further comprise a fly eye lens which makes the light beam emitted from the illumination system a parallel beam, and a relay lens which condenses the light beam passing through the fly eye lens toward the display device. 
       
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0026]    The above and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings in which:  
         [0027]    [0027]FIG. 1 is a view showing the structure of a conventional projector;  
         [0028]    [0028]FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an illumination system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;  
         [0029]    [0029]FIG. 3 is a front view of the illumination system of FIG. 2;  
         [0030]    [0030]FIG. 4 is a plan view of the illumination system of FIG. 2;  
         [0031]    [0031]FIG. 5 is a view showing an optical path in an illumination system according to a second embodiment of the present invention;  
         [0032]    [0032]FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an illumination system according to a third embodiment of the present invention;  
         [0033]    [0033]FIG. 7 is a plan view of the illumination of FIG. 6;  
         [0034]    [0034]FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a structure of a projector adopting the illumination system according to the present invention; and  
         [0035]    [0035]FIG. 9 is a block diagram of another projector adopting the illumination system according to the present invention. 
     
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS  
       [0036]    Reference will now be made in detail to the present embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.  
         [0037]    Referring to FIG. 2, an illumination system  210  according to a first embodiment of the present invention comprises a light emitting device  10  which emits a light beam having a predetermined wavelength, a holographic optical element  18  which minimizes a cross section of the light beam emitted from the light emitting device  10 , and an optical path changing unit  30  which changes an optical path by selectively transmitting or reflecting the light beam passing through the holographic optical element  18 .  
         [0038]    The light emitting device  10  may be formed as one of an LED (light emitting diode), an LD (laser diode), an organic EL (electro luminescent), and an FED (field emission display). Alternatively, the light emitting device  10  may comprise a plurality of other light emitting devices arranged in an array.  
         [0039]    The light emitting device  10  may be formed of first, second, and third light emitting devices  10   a ,  10   b , and  10   c , each emitting a light beam having a different wavelength. Also, the light emitting device  10  may further be provided in multiple layers. For example, another light emitting device array  20  may be provided facing toward the light emitting device  10 .  
         [0040]    Each of the light emitting devices  10   a ,  10   b  and  10   c  may also be formed of an array of yet other light emitting devices. Thus, the light emitting device  10  may be an array of other arrays of other light emitting devices. That is, the light emitting device  10  may be an array of light emitting devices  10   a ,  10   b  and  10   c ; and the light emitting device  10   a  may be an array of light emitting devices  10   a   1 ,  10   a   2 ,  10   a   3  and  10   a   4 , the light emitting device  10   b  may be an array of light emitting devices  10   b   1 ,  10   b   2 ,  10   b   3  and  10   b   4 , and the light emitting device  10   c  may be an array of light emitting devices  10   c   1 ,  10   c   2 ,  10   c   3  and  10   c   4 . A number of devices in the arrays shown in FIG. 2 is for the purpose of illustrating the invention and is not intended to be limiting.  
         [0041]    The holographic optical element  18  and a holographic optical element  28  are symmetrically arranged between the light emitting devices  10  and  20 . The holographic optical elements  18  and  28  are designed such that as the light beams emitted from the light emitting devices  10  and  20  are reflected, and their cross sections are minimized. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, when the light beams emitted from the light emitting devices  10  and  20  are reflected by the holographic optical elements  18  and  28 , an overall cross section of the light beams reflected by the holographic optical elements  18  and  28  is less than an overall cross section of the light beams incident on the holographic optical elements  18  and  28 . Thus, the volume occupied by the illumination system is reduced for a predetermined amount of light, and light loss is reduced.  
         [0042]    In the first embodiment, parallel light beam forming units  15  and  25 , such as a collimating lens array or a Fresnel lens array, which make the light beam emitted from the light emitting devices  10  and  20  into a parallel light beam, are further provided between the light emitting device  10  and the holographic optical element  18  and between the light emitting device  20  and the holographic optical element  28 . In the present embodiment, a collimating lens array is used as the parallel light beam forming units  15  and  25 .  
         [0043]    Since the light emitting devices  10  and  20  are symmetrically arranged, including the parallel light beam forming units  15  and  25  and the holographic optical elements  18  and  28 , the optical functions of the light emitting devices  10  and  20  are the same. Thus, only the light emitting device  10  will be described.  
         [0044]    According to the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and  4 , where the light emitting device  10  is an array formed of the first, second, and third light emitting device arrays  10   a ,  10   b , and  10   c , the first, second and third light emitting device arrays may be arranged in a line. The light beam emitted from each of the first, second, and third light emitting device arrays  10   a ,  10   b , and  10   c  passes through the collimating lens array  15  and the holographic optical element  18  and proceeds towards the optical path changing unit  30 . The optical path changing unit  30  selectively transmits or reflects light to make incident light beams input along different optical paths proceed along the same optical path. The optical path changing unit  30  may include first, second, and third dichroic filters  30   a ,  30   b , and  30   c  which reflect or transmit according to the wavelength of the light beam emitted from each of the first, second, and third light emitting device arrays  10   a ,  10   b , and  10   c . For example, light beams having red (R), green (G), and blue (B) wavelengths may be emitted from the first, second, and third light emitting device arrays  10   a ,  10   b , and  10   c , respectively.  
         [0045]    The first dichroic filter  30   a  reflects an R light beam only and transmits the other light beams having G and B wavelengths. The second dichroic filter  30   b  reflects a G light beam only and transmits the other light beams having R and B wavelengths. The third dichroic filter  30   c  reflects a B light beam only and transmits the other light beams having R and G wavelengths. Thus, when the R light beam emitted from the first light emitting device array  10   a  is incident on the first dichroic filter  30   a  via the collimating lens array  15  and the holographic optical element  18 , the light beam is reflected by the first dichroic filter  30   a , and proceeds in the direction indicated by an arrow A shown in FIG. 4. Also, when the G light beam emitted from the second light emitting device array  10   b  is incident on the second dichroic filter  30   b  via the collimating lens array  15  and the holographic optical element  18 , the light beam is reflected by the second dichroic filter  30   b  and passes through the first dichroic filter  30   a , to proceed in the direction A. When the B light beam emitted from the third light emitting device array  10   c  is incident on the third dichroic filter  30   c  via the collimating lens array  15  and the holographic optical element  18 , the light beam is reflected by the third dichroic filter  30   c  and passes through the second and first dichroic filters  30   b  and  30   a , to proceed in the direction A. As a result, the R, G, and B color light beams, incident on different optical paths, proceed along the same optical path.  
         [0046]    Alternatively, the illumination system may be constructed as an illumination system  210 - 1  as shown in FIG. 5. In the illumination system  210 - 1 , a cholesteric band modulation filter  35 , which selectively reflects or transmits according to a polarization direction of incident light, may be used as the optical path changing unit. The cholesteric band modulation filter  35  changes the optical path of a light beam having a predetermined wavelength, for example, by reflecting a light beam of right circular polarization and transmitting a light beam of left circular polarization, or by transmitting a light beam of right circular polarization and reflecting a light beam of left circular polarization. The cholesteric band modulation filter  35  may include first, second, and third cholesteric band modulation filters  35   a ,  35   b , and  35   c  which selectively transmit or reflect according to the direction of circular polarization of an R light beam, a G light beam, and a B light beam, respectively.  
         [0047]    To improve the efficiency of light by using both light beams of right circular polarization and left circular polarization, each of the first, second, and third cholesteric band modulation filters  35   a ,  35   b , and  35   c  includes a first mirror surface  37  for reflecting a light beam of right circular polarization and transmitting a light beam of left circular polarization, of the wavelength corresponding to the respective filter, and a second mirror surface  38  for transmitting a light beam of right circular polarization and reflecting a light beam of left circular polarization, which are appropriately arranged. Here, the light beam of right circular polarization and the light beam of left circular polarization are indicated by + and −, respectively. For example, R+ denotes an R light beam of right circular polarization while R− denotes an R light beam of left circular polarization.  
         [0048]    The light beams emitted from the first, second, and third light emitting device arrays  10   a ,  10   b , and  10   c  and passing through the collimating lens array  15  and the holographic optical element  18  proceed toward the first, second, and third cholesteric band modulation filters  35   a ,  35   b , and  35   c , respectively. In each of the first, second, and third cholesteric band modulation filters  35   a ,  35   b , and  35   c , the first and second mirror surfaces  37  and  38  are provided diagonally with respect to the direction in which the light beam is input.  
         [0049]    In the case of the path of the R light beam, when the light beam of right circular polarization (R+) of the R light beam reflected from the holographic optical element  18  first meets the first mirror surface  37 , the light beam is reflected by the first mirror surface  37 . Then, when that light beam meets the second mirror surface  38  in its path, the light beam is transmitted, to proceed in a direction indicated by an arrow A 1  of FIG. 5. In the meantime, when the light beam first meets the second mirror surface  38 , the light beam passes through the second mirror surface  38  and is reflected by the first mirror surface  37 , to proceed in the direction A 1 . Conversely, when the light beam of left circular polarization (R−) of the R light beam reflected by the holographic optical element  18  first meets the first mirror surface  37 , the light beam passes through the first mirror surface  37 . Then, when that light beam meets the second mirror surface  38  in its path, the light beam is reflected by the second mirror surface  38  to proceed in the direction A 1 . In the meantime, when the light beam first meets the second mirror surface  38 , the light beam is reflected by the second mirror surface  38  to proceed in the direction A 1 .  
         [0050]    The above process is equivalently applied to the right circular polarization G+ and the left circular polarization G− of the G light beam, and to the right circular polarization B+ and the left circular polarization B− of the B light beam, so that all the light beams finally proceed in the same direction, i.e., the direction A 1 . The first, second, and third cholesteric band modulation filters  35   a ,  35   b , and  35   c  each selectively transmit or reflect light beams having a respective corresponding wavelength, but transmit all light beams having different wavelengths, regardless of the direction of polarization. Thus, since all the light beams of right circular polarization and the left circular polarization can be used effectively, the efficient of light is very high.  
         [0051]    [0051]FIG. 6 shows an illumination system  210 - 2  according to a third embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, an illumination system according to the third embodiment comprises: first, second, and third light emitting device arrays  40   a ,  40   b , and  40   c , each of which emits a light beam having a different wavelength; parallel light beam forming units  45   a ,  45   b , and  45   c  which make each of the light beams emitted from the first, second, and third light emitting device arrays  40   a ,  40   b , and  40   c  parallel; first, second, and third holographic optical elements  48   a ,  48   b , and  48   c  which respectively reflect an incident light beam which has passed through the parallel light beam forming units  45   a ,  45   b , and  45   c  and reduce a cross section of a respective light beam, and an optical path changing unit  60  which changes a path of light beams input from different directions. The parallel light beam forming units  45   a ,  45   b , and  45   c  may be collimating lens arrays or Fresnel lens arrays.  
         [0052]    In the third embodiment, a fourth light emitting device array  50   a , a fourth collimating lens array  55   a , and a fourth holographic optical element  58   a  may be provided symmetrical to the first light emitting device array  40   a , the first collimating lens array  45   a , and the first holographic optical element  48   a , respectively. Further, fifth and sixth light emitting device arrays  50   b  and  50   c , fifth and sixth collimating lens arrays  55   b  and  55   c , and fifth and sixth holographic optical elements  58   b  and  58   c  may be provided symmetrical to the second and third light emitting device arrays  40   b  and  40   c , the second and third collimating lens arrays  45   b  and  45   c , and the second and third holographic optical elements  48   b  and  48   c , respectively. By forming the light emitting device array in multiple layers, a maximum light amount is producible in a minimum space. Since the operation of the first through third light emitting device arrays  40   a ,  40   b , and  40   c  is the same as the fourth through sixth light emitting device arrays  50   a ,  50   b , and  50   c , respectively, the operation of the first through third light emitting device arrays  40   a ,  40   b , and  40   c  only will be described.  
         [0053]    The optical path changing unit  60  is illustrated in FIG. 6 as an X prism  60 - 1 . The optical path changing unit  60  may also be formed of an X-type dichroic filter film. The first through third light emitting device arrays  40   a ,  40   b , and  40   c  are arranged to be separated by a predetermined angle with respect to the X prism  60 - 1 . The X prism  60 - 1  has first, second, and third incident surfaces  61 ,  62 , and  63  disposed to face the respective holographic optical elements  48   a ,  48   b , and  48   c , so that the light beams reflected by the first, second, and third holographic optical elements  48   a ,  48   b , and  48   c  are received, and an exit surface  64 . Also, the X prism  60 - 1  has a first mirror surface  60 - 1   a  which reflects a light beam incident on the first incident surface  61  and transmits light beams incident on the second and third incident surfaces  62  and  63 , and a second mirror surface  60 - 1   b  which reflects a light beam incident on the third incident surface  63  and transmits light beams incident on the first and second incident surfaces  61  and  62 . The first and second mirror surfaces  60 - 1   a  and  60 - 1   b  cross each other like a letter X to selectively transmit or reflect incident light beams according to the wavelength thereof. For example, the first mirror surface  60 - 1   a  reflects the R light beam and transmits the other light beams having G and B wavelengths. The second mirror surface  60 - 1   b  reflects the B light beam and transmits the other light beams having R and G wavelengths.  
         [0054]    [0054]FIG. 7 is a plan view of the illumination system illustrated in FIG. 6. Referring to FIG. 7, the R, G, and B light beams emitted from the first through third light emitting device arrays  40   a ,  40   b , and  40   c  and passing through the first through third holographic optical elements  48   a ,  48   b , and  48   c  are incident on the corresponding first through third incident surfaces  61 ,  62 , and  63  of the X prism  60 - 1 . The R, G, and B light beams input along different paths are transmitted or reflected by the first and second mirror surfaces  60 - 1   a  and  60 - 1   b , to exit in the same direction passing through the exit surface  64 .  
         [0055]    The light emitting device array according to the first, second and third embodiments may be arranged in various ways, and the optical path changing units  30 ,  35 , and  60  are selected suitably for the arrangement.  
         [0056]    A projector  200  adopting the illumination system of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 8. The projector  200 , as shown in FIG. 8 comprises an illumination system  210  which emits a light beam, a display device  75  which forms an image using the R, G, and B light beams emitted from the illumination system  210 , and a projection lens unit  77  which projects the image formed by the display device  75  onto a screen  80 . The illumination system  210  comprises a plurality of the light emitting device arrays  10  and  20  formed of at least one light emitting device for emitting a light beam having a predetermined wavelength, holographic optical elements  18  and  28  which reflect the light beam emitted from the light emitting device arrays  10  and  20  while minimizing a cross section of the light beam, and the optical path changing unit  30  for changing the optical path by selectively transmitting or reflecting the light beams incident from the holographic optical elements  18  and  28 .  
         [0057]    The light emitting device array  10  is formed of the first through third light emitting device arrays  10   a ,  10   b , and  10   c , each emitting an R, G, or B light beam. To secure a sufficient light amount, one or more layers of the light emitting device array  20  having the same structure as the light emitting device array may further be provided symmetrically. When the first through third light emitting device arrays  10   a ,  10   b , and  10   c  are arranged in a line as shown in FIGS. 2 and 8, the R, G, and B light beams reflected by the holographic optical element  18  exit in the same direction, parallel to one another. The optical path changing unit  30  comprises the first through third dichroic filters  30   a ,  30   b , and  30   c  to change the paths of the R, G, and B light beams by selectively transmitting or reflecting the light beams according to a respective wavelength of the R, G, and B light beams.  
         [0058]    A fly eye lens  65 , which uniformly distributes the R, G, and B light beams output in the same direction from the first through third dichroic filters  30   a ,  30   b , and  30   c , and a relay lens  70  which condenses the light beam toward the display device  75 , may also be provided. A color image is formed by the display device  75  using the R, G, and B light beams. The display device  75  may be a mobile mirror apparatus which realizes a color image by an on/off switching action of micromirrors, or an LCD device which realizes a color image by modulating the polarization of an incident light beam.  
         [0059]    Here, in the above description, the first through third dichroic filters  30   a ,  30   b , and  30   c  are used as the optical path changing unit  30 . However, the cholestefic band modulation filter  35  for transmitting or reflecting the incident light beam according to its direction of circular polarization can also be used.  
         [0060]    Also, the X prism  60 - 1  or the X type dichroic filter can be used, to change the optical path of the R, G, and B light beams input from different directions to exit in the same direction by reflecting or transmitting the incident light beam according to their wavelength. Here, the first through third light emitting device arrays  40   a ,  40   b , and  40   c  are arranged to be separated by a predetermined angle with respect to the X prism  60 - 1  or the X type dichroic filter, as shown in FIG. 7. The illumination system having the above structure can replace the illumination system including the first through third light emitting device arrays  10   a ,  10   b , and  10   c  and the dichroic filters  30   a ,  30   b , and  30   c.    
         [0061]    The R, G, and B light beams emitted from the above illumination system are incident on the display device  75  via the fly eye lens  65  and the relay lens  70  to form a color image. The color image is magnified by the projection lens unit  77  and projected onto the screen  80 .  
         [0062]    Referring now to FIG. 9, another projector adopting the illumination system according to the present invention is illustrated. The projector illustrated in FIG. 9, is similarly constructed as the projector illustrated in FIG. 8. The projector shown in FIG. 9, further comprises a time sequence controller  220  which controls a time sequence of the light emitters or the light emitting arrays of the illumination system  210  according to a wavelength of the emitted light. Alternatively, the time sequence controller  220  simultaneously controls the illumination system  210  to emit the light according to the wavelength and the display device  75  to provide respective image signals which are synchronized with the emitted light according to the wavelength. Although the projector is shown in FIG. 9 as including the illumination system  210 , the illumination system  210 - 1  or the illumination system  210 - 2  may also be used.  
         [0063]    As described above, since the light emitting device illumination according to the present invention emits a light beam having a narrow spectrum of a desired wavelength, color purity is improved and a color gamut having a wider distribution can be achieved. Also, as the cross section of the light beam emitted by the holographic optical element is minimized, the illumination system is made compact and loss of light can be reduced. Further, compared to the conventional lamp light source, less heat is generated and the life span is extended. Also, in the projector adopting the light emitting device illumination system according to the present invention, since the light emitting device illumination system may be time sequential driven, the color wheel is not needed. Also, since the light beam can be switched faster than the possible rotation speed of the color wheel, a high frame rate is realizable and power consumption may be reduced. Therefore, the projector adopting the light emitting device illumination system according to the present invention provides an image having high visibility and quality.  
         [0064]    Although a few embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it would be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the claims and their equivalents.