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 illumination may comprise a series of lighting elements that vary smoothly from one element to another at the spatial light modulator.

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 illumination may comprise a series of lighting elements that vary smoothly from one element to another at the spatial light modulator.

There is provided a lens array and an lens array capable of suitably preventing irregular brightness without reducing resolution. A micro lens array of a screen includes upper-level microlenses and lower-level microlenses which are formed on the incidence surface of the screen, which have the same effective diameter, and which have a structure that generates an optical path length difference Δ in transmission light. By disposing the upper-level microlenses and the lower-level microlenses at an interval based on the effective diameter, the basic periodic structure of a lens period is formed. Further, the upper-level microlenses and the lower-level microlenses form a basic block comprising a combination of the lenses having a structure that generates the optical path length difference. A concave-and-convex period PC based on the basic block is an integer multiple of the lens period.

There is provided a lens array and an lens array capable of suitably preventing irregular brightness without reducing resolution. A micro lens array of a screen includes upper-level microlenses and lower-level microlenses which are formed on the incidence surface of the screen, which have the same effective diameter, and which have a structure that generates an optical path length difference Δ in transmission light. By disposing the upper-level microlenses and the lower-level microlenses at an interval based on the effective diameter, the basic periodic structure of a lens period is formed. Further, the upper-level microlenses and the lower-level microlenses form a basic block comprising a combination of the lenses having a structure that generates the optical path length difference. A concave-and-convex period PC based on the basic block is an integer multiple of the lens period.

The present invention provides a structure of short-throw ambient light rejecting screen, which comprises a base and an optical structure device disposed on the base. The optical structure device includes a plurality of optical structure parts. Each of the plurality of optical structure parts includes a first side, a second side, and a base part. The first side and the base form a first angle for reflecting a light source. The second side and the base form a second angle for absorbing a light source. The base part is a length on the base confined by first side and the second side. The first angle is 20˜40 degrees. The second angle is 70˜90 degrees. The length on the base part is 250˜350 um. By adjusting the first angle, the second angle, and the length on the base part of each optical structure part, the height of the optical structure part can be maintained constant. In addition, the differences between the incident projection angles can be reduced as well. By improving the process yield, the appearance of the scrolled screen can form a neat cylinder.

The present invention provides a structure of short-throw ambient light rejecting screen, which comprises a base and an optical structure device disposed on the base. The optical structure device includes a plurality of optical structure parts. Each of the plurality of optical structure parts includes a first side, a second side, and a base part. The first side and the base form a first angle for reflecting a light source. The second side and the base form a second angle for absorbing a light source. The base part is a length on the base confined by first side and the second side. The first angle is 20˜40 degrees. The second angle is 70˜90 degrees. The length on the base part is 250˜350 um. By adjusting the first angle, the second angle, and the length on the base part of each optical structure part, the height of the optical structure part can be maintained constant. In addition, the differences between the incident projection angles can be reduced as well. By improving the process yield, the appearance of the scrolled screen can form a neat cylinder.

Seamless display screens that are portable and can be installed in a fast manner, as well as a projection unit for use with several projectors as well as methods of making such display screens. The projection unit can be suitable for being used as a rear projection unit. Devices are provided for reducing depth of the projection unit, to compensate for blend zones and to make it easy to transport such as to be suitable for trade shows, e.g. mirrors or Fresnel lenses.

Seamless display screens that are portable and can be installed in a fast manner, as well as a projection unit for use with several projectors as well as methods of making such display screens. The projection unit can be suitable for being used as a rear projection unit. Devices are provided for reducing depth of the projection unit, to compensate for blend zones and to make it easy to transport such as to be suitable for trade shows, e.g. mirrors or Fresnel lenses.

The image display device (100) provides images perceivable from the area of the eye box (E), and includes a light source unit (110), a screen (140), a scanning unit (130) and an optical system (155). The screen (140) has a single micro lens array (1) on which multiple micro lenses (3) are arranged. The scanning unit (130) includes a mirror (130a) to reflect beams emitted from the light source unit (110), and swings the mirror (130a) around a pivot center (130c) to scan the beams thereover, thereby generating images. The optical system (155) brings the images formed on the screen (140) to the eye box (E). An angle (θ.sub.out) formed between a zero-order diffracted beam and a first-order diffracted beam, which are among a luminous flux of beams diffracted by the screen (140) and pass through the center of the eye box (E), is smaller than a minimum visual angle (V.sub.min).

A stereo display device includes plural projectors, a lens array, and a concave axicon lens array. The projectors project images to plural viewing regions at an image side. The lens array is disposed between the projectors and the image side. The concave axicon lens array is disposed between the lens array and the image side.