An optoelectronic system includes a concentration layer, a modulation layer including an array of light modulators, an exit layer that receives the modulation layer output having a modulation layer output spatial distribution and remaps the modulation layer output spatial distribution to a modified spatial distribution. A collector layer receives the modified spatial distribution to produce a collector layer output. A detector receives the collector layer output. A processor controls the modulation layer and receives the detector output to generate an image. The collector layer can receive the modified spatial distribution at a plurality of collector layer inputs and combine the plurality of collector layer inputs at a collector layer output. Modulators can be configured to direct couple modulated light to a collector layer, without using an exit layer. Configurations with spatial light modulator modules and sub-modules are described.

A system includes a spatial light modulator (SLM) and a circuit including a processor. The SLM includes pixel elements. The circuit is configured to convert M primary video signals to N multi-primary video signals. The circuit is configured to use a first multi-primary video signal to derive a first additive offset to a first primary video signal, to use the first multi-primary video signal to derive a second additive offset to a second primary video signal of the M primary video signals, to add the first additive offset to the first primary video signal, to add the second additive offset to the second primary video signal, and to derive a bit plane based on the first primary signal having the first additive offset added thereto and to transmit the bit plane to the SLM to selectively control on and off states of the pixel elements of the SLM.