An optical device includes a phosphor wheel and two light sources. The phosphor wheel has two phosphor regions. The phosphor regions are located at different radial positions of the phosphor wheel and are not overlapped. Each of the phosphor regions has a plurality of color sections. The light sources emit two light beams so as to respectively provide two light spots on the phosphor wheel. During the rotation of the phosphor wheel, the light spots are located at the color sections having the same fluorescent characteristic respectively in the phosphor regions.

An optical device includes a phosphor wheel and two light sources. The phosphor wheel has two phosphor regions. The phosphor regions are located at different radial positions of the phosphor wheel and are not overlapped. Each of the phosphor regions has a plurality of color sections. The light sources emit two light beams so as to respectively provide two light spots on the phosphor wheel. During the rotation of the phosphor wheel, the light spots are located at the color sections having the same fluorescent characteristic respectively in the phosphor regions.

An imaging system, includes: a laser light source having a wavelength from 380 nm to 490 nm; and a beam guidance element, the laser light source configured for generating an average surface power density of more than 10 W/cm.sup.2, the beam guidance element including a glass which has a quality factor F(436 nm)=S(436 nm)*(Abs.sub.0(436 nm)+Abs.sub.1(436 nm))/k, wherein S(436 nm) is a thermality at a wavelength of 436 nm, Abs.sub.1(436 nm) is an additional absorbance in comparison to Abs.sub.0(436 nm) at a wavelength of 436 nm after an irradiation with a power density of 345 W/cm.sup.2 for 72 hours with a laser light having a wavelength of 455 nm, Abs.sub.0(436 nm) is an absorbance at a wavelength of 436 nm of a sample having a thickness of 100 mm without the irradiation, k is the thermal conductivity, and the quality factor F(436 nm) is <15 ppm/W.

A projection device, comprising a light source device and a control device. The light source device is configured to, according to instructions, emit laser light of first primary color, second primary color, third primary color, and a fourth mixed color fluorescence, respectively. The control device is configured to determine a color gamut range of pixels of an image to be modulated, and transmit the instructions according to the color gamut range to control the light source device to output light required for modulation of the image to be modulated from the laser light of first primary color laser, second primary color, third primary color, and fourth mixed color fluorescence, respectively. The device and method are capable of modulating an image with a wide color gamut, and also save light source energy.

Some embodiments provide for a modular video projector system having a light engine module and an optical engine module. The light engine module can provide narrow-band laser light to the optical engine module which modulates the laser light according to video signals received from a video processing engine. Some embodiments provide for an optical engine module having a sub-pixel generator configured to display video or images at a resolution of at least four times greater than a resolution of modulating elements within the optical engine module. Systems and methods for reducing speckle are presented in conjunction with the modular video projector system.

Some embodiments provide for a modular video projector system having a light engine module and an optical engine module. The light engine module can provide narrow-band laser light to the optical engine module which modulates the laser light according to video signals received from a video processing engine. Some embodiments provide for an optical engine module having a sub-pixel generator configured to display video or images at a resolution of at least four times greater than a resolution of modulating elements within the optical engine module. Systems and methods for reducing speckle are presented in conjunction with the modular video projector system.

A light source unit includes a green light source, a red light source, a blue light source, and a condenser lens system that condenses green light and red light at positions different from each other.

A light source unit includes a green light source, a red light source, a blue light source, and a condenser lens system that condenses green light and red light at positions different from each other.

A light field imaging device and method are provided. The device can include a diffraction grating assembly receiving a wavefront from a scene and including one or more diffraction gratings, each having a grating period along a grating axis and diffracting the wavefront to generate a diffracted wavefront. The device can also include a pixel array disposed under the diffraction grating assembly and detecting the diffracted wavefront in a near-field diffraction regime to provide light field image data about the scene. The pixel array has a pixel pitch along the grating axis that is smaller than the grating period. The device can further include a color filter array disposed over the pixel array to spatio-chromatically sample the diffracted wavefront prior to detection by the pixel array. The device and method can be implemented in backside-illuminated sensor architectures. Diffraction grating assemblies for use in the device and method are also disclosed.

An apparatus includes a first sensor unit that includes a plurality of first sensors arranged in the first direction which include a first sensor configured to receive a first image formed by light with a first wavelength, a second sensor unit that includes a plurality of second sensors arranged in the first direction which include a second sensor configured to receive a second image formed by light with a second wavelength , and a controller configured to control the first and second sensor units. The controller controls the plurality of first sensors under a first common exposure condition, and controls the plurality of second sensors in the second sensor unit under a second common exposure condition.