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US 2014/0111849 A1Published application
Apparatus and method for mosaic gratings-based polarizer
OwnerDeng Xuegong, Shiaw-Wen Tai +2inventors
InventorsDeng Xuegong, Shiaw-Wen Tai, Denis Pristinski, Atsuo Kuki
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Abstract
A polarizer may be flexibly mounted within a frame to yield. The polarizer may then be handled, within the frame, without directly contacting the polarizer. A plurality of such frame-mounted polarizers may be combined in a tray in which they are aligned to form a mosaic polarizer that may be configured as a one-dimensional, linear, polarizer array or a two-dimensional, rectangular, polarizer array.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a polarizer;
- a frame;
- and
- a flexible mount coupling the polarizer to the frame.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a rigid tray to accept frame-mounted polarizers;
- a plurality of frame-mounted polarizers affixed to the tray, wherein each frame-mounted polarizer includes:
- a polarizer;
- a frame;
- and
- a flexible mount coupling the polarizer to the frame.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a light source;
- a housing including a reflector;
- and
- a mosaic polarizer positioned within the housing, with the light source between itself and the reflector, the mosaic polarizer comprising:
- a rigid tray to accept frame-mounted polarizers;
- a plurality of frame-mounted polarizers affixed to and aligned within the tray, wherein each frame-mounted polarizer includes:
- a polarizer;
- a frame;
- and
- a flexible mount coupling the polarizer to the frame.
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