Display architectures using an electronically controlled optical retarder stack

GD Sharp, KM Johnson - US Patent 6,273,571, 2001 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A System architecture for a display System with electroni cally controlled
optical retarder Stacks. The System uses only one spatial light modulator and a color filter to …

Projection displays

LA Whitehead, GJ Ward, W Stuerzlinger… - US Patent …, 2014 - Google Patents
A locally dimmed display has a spatial light modulator illuminated by a light source. The
spatial light modulator is illuminated with a low resolution version of a desired image. The …

Light modulator having pixel memory decoupled from pixel display

TE Willis - US Patent 7,956,857, 2011 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND The present invention relates generally to displays, and more particularly,
using pulse-width modulation to drive one or more display elements of an electro-optical …

Optical retarder stack pair for transforming input light into polarization states having saturated color spectra

GD Sharp, KM Johnson - US Patent 5,999,240, 1999 - Google Patents
A retarder stack for transforming at least partially polarized light includes a first retarder and
a second retarder. The first retarder has a first retardance and a first orientation and the …

Serial modulation display having binary light modulation stage

GJ Ward, G Damberg, H Seetzen - US Patent 7,551,341, 2009 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND Electronic displays are used in a wide range of applica tions. Some
electronic displays have a spatial light modulator. Elements of the spatial light modulator are …

Display device having an array of spatial light modulators with integrated color filters

WJ Cummings - US Patent 7,710,632, 2010 - Google Patents
By selectively placing color filters with different transmittance spectrums on an array of
modulator elements each having the same reflectance spectrum, a resultant reflectance …

Display device having an array of spatial light modulators with integrated color filters

WJ Cummings - US Patent 8,054,528, 2011 - Google Patents
By selectively placing color filters with different transmittance spectrums on an array of
modulator elements each having the same reflectance spectrum, a resultant reflectance …

Light modulator having pixel memory decoupled from pixel display

TE Willis - US Patent 7,362,316, 2008 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND The present invention relates generally to displays, and more particularly,
using pulse-width modulation to drive one or more display elements of an electro-optical …

Display systems with spatial light modulators

TA Bartlett - US Patent App. 11/541,367, 2008 - Google Patents
US20080079904A1 - Display systems with spatial light modulators - Google Patents
US20080079904A1 - Display systems with spatial light modulators - Google Patents …

Polarization manipulating device modulator with retarder stack which preconditions light for modulation and isotropic states

GD Sharp, KM Johnson - US Patent 6,049,367, 2000 - Google Patents
The present invention provides a high brightness subtractive color filter formed by an electro-
optic modulator positioned between two retarder stacks. The second retarder stack echoes …