Patent ID: 7427146

Claim:
An illumination system, comprising: a plurality of light source modules, wherein each light source module comprises an emitting surface and a pyramid collector disposed over the emitting surface, wherein each pyramid collector has a generally square proximate end and a generally rectangular distal end; a system of optical elements comprising a plurality of pairs of meniscus lenses, each pair being associated with a light source module and including a first meniscus lens having a convex side and a concave side and a second meniscus lens having a convex side and a concave side; wherein the concave side of each second meniscus lens is adjacent to the convex side of each first meniscus lens and the concave side of each first meniscus lens faces the associated light source module for receiving light therefrom; and wherein all first meniscus lenses have substantially the same shape and size and all second meniscus lenses have substantially the same shape and size; and an image-forming device disposed for being illuminated at an angle and having a plurality of mirrors rotatable about a pivot axis, and wherein the plurality of light source modules are disposed in an array having a shape generally approximating a non-radially symmetrical aperture having a long dimension and a short dimension, said non-radially symmetrical aperture oriented so that the long dimension is aligned with the pivot axis of the mirrors of the image-forming device.