Compact display system

A compact display system comprising:

• a viewing surface;
• a waveguide;
• an optical signal processor including beam steering means comprising:
• a pair of reflective elements positioned to receive light from said waveguide, means for deflecting one of said reflective elements in one direction, and means for deflecting the other reflective element in a second direction;
• a source of light remote from the viewing surface;
• the waveguide connecting said source of light with said beam steering means for transmitting illumination from the source of light to the beam steering means;
• a modulator for modulating said source of light;
• and
• means for synchronizing the modulator with said means for deflecting.

A compact display system comprising:

• a viewing surface;
• a long, flexible optical fiber;
• beam steering means including a cantilever portion for scanning illumination transmitted by said optical fiber in two directions;
• a source of light remote from the viewing surface;
• a modulator for modulating said source of light;
• and
• means for synchronizing the modulator with the beam steering means.

A compact display system comprising:

• a viewing surface;
• a long, flexible, optic fiber;
• beam steering means including a cantilever portion and a capacitor, one plate of which is a component of the cantilever portion and a second plate of which is spaced from the first plate in one direction for deflecting a distal end of said fiber in said one direction;
• a source of light remote from the viewing surface;
• a modulator for modulating said source of light;
• and
• means for synchronizing the modulator with the beam steering means.

A compact display system comprising:

• a viewing surface;
• a long, flexible optical fiber;
• beam steering means comprising a cantilever portion including a distal end of said optical fiber, and a layer of piezoelectric material and means for applying a potential across the piezoelectric material;
• a source of light remote from the viewing surface;
• a modulator for modulating said source of light;
• and
• means for synchronizing the modulator with the beam steering means.

A compact display system comprising:

• a viewing surface;
• a source of light remote from the viewing surface;
• a long, flexible optic fiber connecting said source of light with said viewing surface for transmitting illumination from the source of light to the viewing surface;
• beam steering means comprising a cantilever portion including a distal end of said optical fiber, said cantilever portion including one of a material attracted to magnetic forces and an electromagnetic material, the other of the material attracted to magnetic forces and the electromagnetic material spaced therefrom;
• a modulator for modulating said source of light;
• and
• means for synchronizing the modulator with the beam steering means.

A compact display system comprising:

• a viewing surface;
• beam steering means including a plurality of parallel output waveguides on a deflectable cantilever pad;
• a source of light remote from the viewing surface;
• a long, flexible, optical fiber connecting said source of light with said beam steering means;
• said beam steering means associated with a distal end of the optical fiber and the viewing surface for scanning illumination transmitted by the optical fiber onto the viewing surface;
• a modulator for modulating said source of light;
• and
• means for synchronizing the modulator with the beam steering means.

A compact display system comprising:

• a viewing surface;
• beam steering means;
• a source of white light;
• means for resolving said white light into a plurality of colors;
• at least one waveguide connecting said source of light with said viewing surface for transmitting illumination from the source of light to the viewing surface;
• said beam steering means associated with the waveguide and the viewing surface for scanning illumination transmitted by the waveguide onto the viewing surface;
• a modulator for including means for separately modulating each color of light;
• and
• means for synchronizing the modulator with the beam steering means.