A light source module includes a first light-emitting unit, a second light-emitting unit, a first dichroic mirror, and a wavelength conversion unit. The first light-emitting unit emits a first color light. The second light-emitting unit emits a second color light. The first dichroic mirror allows the first color light to transmit through and has a passing area. The passing area allows the second color light to pass through. The wavelength conversion unit includes a substrate and a phosphor layer disposed on the substrate. The phosphor layer converts the first color light transmitting through the first dichroic mirror into a third color light, and reflects and scatters the second color light passing through the passing area. The first dichroic mirror reflects the second color light reflected by the wavelength conversion unit and the third color light.

An apparatus for high dynamic range (HDR) modulation includes one or more lasers configured to transmit respective beams of laser light with a single color mode and a PLM optically coupled to the one or more lasers. The PLM is configured to modulate the laser light to produce a first modulated light. The apparatus also includes a phosphor optically coupled to the PLM and configured to receive at least a first portion of the first modulated light from the PLM and to emit a phosphor light with multiple color modes. At least one spatial light modulator (SLM) is also optically coupled to the phosphor and configured to modulate the multiple color modes in the phosphor light and the single color mode to project a second modulated light.

A laser projection apparatus includes a laser source, a light modulating engine and a projection lens. The laser source includes a laser device, a combining component, a first lens and a phosphor wheel. The combining component includes a reflecting region and two transmitting regions. The reflecting region is configured to reflect a laser beam and a fluorescent beam incident on the reflecting region. The two transmitting regions are disposed on two sides of the reflecting region respectively, and the transmitting regions are configured to transmit a plurality of laser beams emitted by the laser device. The phosphor wheel includes a first region and a second region. The first region is configured to diffuse and reflect the laser beams incident on the first region. The second region is configured to be excited to emit a fluorescent beam due to irradiation of the laser beams incident on the second region.

An illumination device including a laser light source, a first wavelength selective element, and a wavelength conversion element is provided. The laser light source provides a laser beam. The first wavelength selective element has different transmittances for the laser beam incident at different angles. In a first mode of the illumination device, the laser beam is incident on the first wavelength selective element at a first angle, and the laser beam is reflected by the first wavelength selective element. In a second mode of the illumination device, the laser beam is incident on the first wavelength selective element at a second angle greater than the first angle, and the laser beam penetrates the first wavelength selective element. The wavelength conversion element converts the laser beam into a first converted light beam. A projection device using the illumination device is also provided.

A color wheel unit includes a color wheel assembly, a rod integrator, and a holder. The holder includes a first base attached to a housing of a projection display apparatus, a second base protruding from the first base, and a third base further protruding from the second base and to which the rod integrator is attached. The third base includes a first guide wall and a second guide wall that guide the color wheel assembly. The color wheel assembly includes the color wheel, a motor that rotationally drives the color wheel, and a support part that rotatably supports the color wheel. The support part includes a first restricting part whose movement is restricted and guided by the first guide wall, and a second restricting part whose movement is restricted and guided by the second guide wall when the color wheel assembly is attached to the holder.

A polarizing rotation device including a rotation shaft, a driving element and a polarizing element is provided. The driving element is configured to drive the rotation shaft to rotate. The polarizing element is connected to the rotation shaft and is disposed on a transmission path of at least one beam, where the driving element is configured to drive the polarizing element to rotate sequentially while taking the rotation shaft as a rotation central axis, and when the polarizing element is rotated, the at least one beam penetrates through the polarizing element, and the at least one beam penetrating through the polarizing element has different polarization states at different time. Therefore, when a projection device is in a polarized stereoscopic mode, a color or brightness of a display image is uniform, and a user observes a 3D display image with good uniformity.

A projection apparatus and an illumination system that includes an excitation light source, a beam filter module, a wavelength conversion module and a homogenizing element are provided. The beam filter module includes a light effective region and is disposed on a transmission path of an excitation beam. The wavelength conversion module includes a wavelength conversion region and is disposed on a transmission path of the excitation beam reflected by the light effective region. The wavelength conversion region converts the excitation beam into a conversion beam. The conversion beam from the wavelength conversion module passes through the light effective region and then forms at least one color light. An optical axis of the excitation beam incident on the light effective region and a normal line of the light effective region are respectively not parallel to a central axis of the homogenizing element.

A fluorescent color wheel includes a substrate, a phosphor layer, and a fan blade structure. The substrate has a front surface, a rear surface opposite to the front surface, and a plurality of through holes communicating the front surface and the rear surface. The phosphor layer is disposed on the front surface. The fan blade structure includes a heat-dissipating plate and a plurality of first fan blades. The heat-dissipating plate has a first surface attached to the rear surface of the substrate. The first fan blades are disposed on the first surface and respectively pass through the through holes to protrude out from the front surface of the substrate.

The invention provides a system (1000) for processing light, the system (1000) configured to provide along a main beam path (1105) a beam (1005) of system light (1001), wherein the system light (1001) comprises one or more of first light (111) having a first spectral distribution, second light (121) having a second spectral distribution, and third light (131) having a third spectral distribution, wherein the first, second, and third spectral distributions mutually differ, wherein the system (1000) comprises: —a lighting arrangement (100) configured to provide along a first beam path (1101) a first beam (101) comprising primary light (103) having a spectral power distribution with at least 80% of the spectral power consisting of one of the first light (111), the second light (121), and the third light (131), and/or configured to provide along a second beam pat (1102) a second beam (102) comprising composed light (104) having a spectral distribution with at least 80% of the spectral power consisting of the two others of the first light (111), the second light (121), and the third light (131); —an optical filter system (200) comprising a plurality of segments (210), wherein two or more segments (210) have different transmission characteristics for one or more of the primary light (103) and the composed light (104); wherein during operation of the system (1000) the optical filter system (200) is configured to have the segments (210) of the plurality of segments (210) sequentially intercept the main beam path (1105) or the second beam path (1102), wherein during a time period (tsp) the beam path (1105, 1102) is partially intercepted by a first segment (211) and partially intercepted by a second segment (212); —a control system (300) configured to control the lighting arrangement (100) and the optical filter system (200) such that during at least part of the time period (tsp) at least 80% of a spectral power distribution of the system light (1001) of the beam (1005) of system light (1001) consists of the primary light (103).

The invention provides a system (1000) for processing light, the system (1000) configured to provide along a main beam path (1105) a beam (1005) of system light (1001), wherein the system light (1001) comprises one or more of first light (111) having a first spectral distribution, second light (121) having a second spectral distribution, and third light (131) having a third spectral distribution, wherein the first, second, and third spectral distributions mutually differ, wherein the system (1000) comprises: —a lighting arrangement (100) configured to provide along a first beam path (1101) a first beam (101) comprising primary light (103) having a spectral power distribution with at least 80% of the spectral power consisting of one of the first light (111), the second light (121), and the third light (131), and/or configured to provide along a second beam pat (1102) a second beam (102) comprising composed light (104) having a spectral distribution with at least 80% of the spectral power consisting of the two others of the first light (111), the second light (121), and the third light (131); —an optical filter system (200) comprising a plurality of segments (210), wherein two or more segments (210) have different transmission characteristics for one or more of the primary light (103) and the composed light (104); wherein during operation of the system (1000) the optical filter system (200) is configured to have the segments (210) of the plurality of segments (210) sequentially intercept the main beam path (1105) or the second beam path (1102), wherein during a time period (tsp) the beam path (1105, 1102) is partially intercepted by a first segment (211) and partially intercepted by a second segment (212); —a control system (300) configured to control the lighting arrangement (100) and the optical filter system (200) such that during at least part of the time period (tsp) at least 80% of a spectral power distribution of the system light (1001) of the beam (1005) of system light (1001) consists of the primary light (103).