CA1274613A - Projection device and associated display device - Google Patents
Projection device and associated display deviceInfo
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Abstract
ABSTRACT:
Projection device and associated display device.
Radiation from a radiation source (2) is con-verted into light of a desired spectral character by caus-ing the radiation from the source (2) to excite luminescent material (18) which is present between two interference filters (22, 23).
In combination with opto-electronic elements monochrome pictures are obtained which are suitable for use in projection television. The sandwich of luminescent material (18) and interference filters (22, 23) may form part of a display device (3), for example an LCD, but it may alternatively be integrated, together with the radiat-ion source, to form a separate illumination source.
Projection device and associated display device.
Radiation from a radiation source (2) is con-verted into light of a desired spectral character by caus-ing the radiation from the source (2) to excite luminescent material (18) which is present between two interference filters (22, 23).
In combination with opto-electronic elements monochrome pictures are obtained which are suitable for use in projection television. The sandwich of luminescent material (18) and interference filters (22, 23) may form part of a display device (3), for example an LCD, but it may alternatively be integrated, together with the radiat-ion source, to form a separate illumination source.
Description
~74~i~3 "Projection device and associated display device".
The invention relates to a projection device COM-prising a projection screen, at least one radiation source and at least one monochrome display device for operation in the transmission mode, with an electro-optical means between two parallel substrates provided with drive means to cause the electro-optical means to change its transmission state at least locally and to define a pattern in the electro-optical means which is projected via projection means onto the projection screen.
l The electro-optical means may be one of the many li-quid crystalline materials, but alternatively the display device may be an electroscopic display.
The invention also relates to a display device and an illumination source which can be used in such a projection device, but which are alternatively usable for other applications.
It has been proposed quite frequently to replace the cathode ray -tube in projection television devices by other display elements such as, for example LCD's. An example of such a device is given in the Article "LCD Full-color: video projector" by S. Morozumi et al. in SID '86, Digest, pages 375-378. The device shown in this Article has a white light source, two dichroic mirrors, three LCD-display elements (light valves), one dichroic prism and a projection lens with an associated screen. The light from the source is split into three sub-beams (red- green, blue) and each beam passes an associated liquid crysta] cell which serves as a light switch. After traversing the light switches, the three sub-pictures thus obtained are combined and imaged on the projection screen.
A problem in such a projection device is the use of the white light source which has a wide spectrum as regards the emitted radiation. In the optical set-up ` ~ j ~
~7~3 PHN 11 999 -2- 21-7-19~7 of the system this gives rise to an incomplete split-up into the three primary colours (red, green, blue) and to chromatic aberration in the image on the proiection screer.
It is an object of the invention to obviate these 5 drawbacks. . ......... ..... ... .. .... ...
To this end a projection device according to the invention is characterized in that the display device is provided with a layer of material luminescing in one colour, which material can be excited by radiation frorn the radiat-ion source and in that a first interference filter isarranged between the radiation source and the layer of luminescent material, which filter substantially completely passes radiation suitable for excitation and substantially completely reflects radiation generated in the luminescent 15 material, whilst a second interference filter is arranged on the other side of the layer of luminescent material, which filter has a high transmission for light of the desired spectral characteristic (spectral lines or spectral band) and in which the reflection considerably increases for 20 light rays of the desired spectral characteristic extending at an angle of more than 20 to 35 to the normal on the fil-ter. Such a device has a high light output ( ~ 85 ~) and passes light of the desired spectral lines at small angles, whereas light of unwanted spectral lines cannot 25 emanate at all due to the action of the second filter.
For colour display such a projection device is characterized in that the device comprises three monochrome display devices, each with a material luminescing in a different colour and each with an optical axis extending 30 perpendicularly from the centre of the display portion of the display device, the optical axes of the three display devices being co-planar, the axes of the first and second display devices coinciding and the .axis of the third display device constituting the principle axis of the projection device, said axis being perpendicular to the two coincident axes, and in that the device also comprises dichroic prisms reflecting the image of the first display device and the image of the second display device in the direction of ~4~1~
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- 3 - 20104-~425 the principle axis and away from the third display device and passing the image of the third display device in the direction of the principle axis.
Instead of dichroic prisms -the device may alternatively comprise two plane dichroic reflecting mirrors intersecting each other and extending perpendicularly to the said plane and through the point of intersection of the axes, each mirror extending at an angle of 45 to the principle axis, the first mirror reflecting the image of the first display device and the second mirror re-flecting the image of the second display device in the directionof the principle axis and away from the third display device.
The first interference filter is used to prevent loss of light due to emission and dispersion in the luminescent layer in the direction of -the radiation source, as has been further descri-bed in U.S. patent No. 4,822,144 dated April 18, 1989.
As described in this Application the first interference filter and the luminescent layer, viewed from the radiation source, may be arranged both in front of and behind the liquid crystalline material; in the latter case the liquid crystalline material serves as a switch for the radiation emitted by the source.
The use of luminescen-t material, in combination with the second interference filter, has the advantage that (sub)pictures are obtained which are substantially entirely monochromatic so that there is little chromatic aberration and no lens corrections are required. In addition the dichroic prisms or mirrors arranged at an angle of 45 function very satisfactorily for this more ~.". . ~
1~7~13 - 3a - 20104~8425 monochromatic light.
By providing the second interference filter a limite-3 transmission angle is obtained for the desired spectral lines or band, while in addition the reflection in the direction of t'ne luminescent layer considerably increases for light rays extending at an angle of more than 20 to 35 to the normal on the filter.
At larger angles up to 90 there is substantially no trans-mission.
PHN 11 999 -4- 21-7-19~7 The light reflected at these larger angles is dis-persed by the luminescent layer. A part thereof returns at s~aller angles and can still contribute to the light outp~
by arranging such a second interference filter a light out-put gain by a factor of 1.8 to 2.4 is aehieved in this application..
! In projection television devices with dichroic mir-rors and interference filters having such a eonsiderably limited trans~sion angle, there is not only a gain in brightness by a factor of 1.8 to 2.4 but also a gain in contrast by a factor of more than 2 and also a considerable eolour improvement because the seeond interferenee filter also ensures a spectral filtering, partieularly filtering out long-wave speetral components. If there are no inter-ferenee filters, these long-wave spectral components are not correctly reflected by the dichroic mirrors (for the blue compcnent) or passed (for the green component), whieh leads to a colour variation across the projection screen and also to a loss of contrast via multiple reflections. When using interferenee filters in combination with the dichroic prisms or mirrors, this problem is prevented or is reduced to a considerable extent. The seeond interferenee filter preferably has a number of layers (at least 9, but preferably 14) eonsisting alternately of a material having 25 a high refractive index and of a material having a low refractive index, each with an optical thickness n.d in whichn is the refractive index of the material of the layer and d-is the thickness, which optical thickness n.d is between 0.2 ~ f and 0.3 ~ f in which ~ f is equal to ~ x ~ , in whi~h ~ is the eentral wavelength of the relevant display device and ~ is a number between 1.16 and 1.30. The average optieal thickness is 0.25 ~ f and ~ f is the central wavelength of the filter. The filter thus comprises exclusively or su~-stantially exclusively layers having an optical thickness of approximately 0.25 ~ f~ This gives the filter the special property of the very ~road reflection band (no transmission) for light rays which extend at an angle of between 20 to 35 and 90 to the normal on the filter. The layer thicknes~
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es in the filter according to the invention are thus chosen to be such that at a desired wavelength the reflectio~ start~
to increase considerably for light rays from the luminescent material which extend at an angle of more than 20 to 35 to 5 the normal on the filter. The broad reflection band ensures that light rays extending at angles of more than 20 to 35~ are reflected as much as possible and after dispersion in the luminescent material again get a chance of emanating in the forward direction, that is to say within an angle of at most 20 to 35 to the normal on the filter. Consequently, a maximum light output in the forward direction is produced, which is at least 60% larger than without use of the filter.
In addition the broad reflection band ensures that the halo effect is greatly reduced and that light emanates ~ a smaller l5 extent at large angles. The optical thickness n.d of the layers of the filter is preferably not equal for all layers but varies between 0.2 ~ f and 0.27 ~f. Due to this variation in thickness a flatter response characteristic of the filter is obtained . Since the response characteristic of the filter 20 is wavelength-dependent, a combination of the relevant phos-phor and an adapted filter provides the possibility of im-proving the colour point of the light rays which traverse the filter within an angle of 20 to 35 to the normal...........
There are various possibilities for the first 25 interference filter to be used. For example, it is possible to choose a so-called "~l-dielectric" multilayer filter com-prising at least 6 but preferably 9 to 30 layers alternately having a high and a low refractive index. A sufficiently broad reflection bandwidth for one colour can be obtained 30 with this number of layers. An advantage is that there is no absorption in the filter, provided that the materials chosen are transparent both to the exciting and to the generated radiation.
On the other hand a "metal-dielectric" filter 35 may alternatively be chosen comprising only 3 to 5 layers of alternately a metal layer and a layer of dielectric ma-terial. Various choices are also possible for the phos-phors. When using a radiation source based on predominantly ~"r~ ~ 4~
- PHN 11 999 -6- 21-7-19~7 long-wave UV-radiation, for e~ample 360-380 nanometers, for example a ZnS: Ag - blue phosphor; (Zn, Cd)S:Cu, Ag -green phosphor; Y2DtS: Eu - red phosphor are suitable.
When using a radiation source based on the 254 nm 5 Hg-resonance line the following combination is very satis-factory:
BaMg2Al16027:Eu as a blue phosphor (maximum emission at 450 nm);
CeMgAl1119: Tb as a green phosphor (maximum lO emission at 545 nm);
Y203: Eu as a red phosphor (maximum emission at 612 nm).
The associated emission wavelengths are readily suitable for the maximum sensitivity of each of the three l~ colour receptors of the eye; this renders an eminent colour display possible.
The invention also relates to a display device which is particularly but not exclusively suitable for use in the projection device described. Such a device may also 20 be used, for example in monochrome display devices (data graphic displays).
The invention also relates to an illumination source as is used in such devices. This illumination source having a radiation source in a holder bounded by at least 25 a flat wall is characterized in that the wall is at least locally provided with a layer of luminescent material which can be excited by radiation from the radiation source and in that a first interference filter is arranged between the radiation source and the layer of luminescent material, which 30 filter substantially completely passes radiation suitable for excitation and substantially completely reflects radiation generated in the luminescent material, whilst a second filter is arranged on the other side of the layer of luminescent material, which filter has a high transmission 35 for light of the desired spectral lines or spectral band which is emitted by the luminescent layer at small angles to the normal on the filter and in which the reflection con-siderably increases for light rays of the said spectral -- ~2746~3 PHN 11 999 -7- 21-7-19~7 .~
lines or band which extend at an angle of more than 20 to 35 to the normal on the filter.
Consequently, a light source can be obtained ~,lhich emits light of a desired colour (determined by spectral 5 lines or band) at a limited angle. Besides its use as a separate light source for the projection LCD-TV described, such a light source may also be used in, for example direct-vision display devices in which a small viewing angle is sufficient.
The invention will now be described in greater detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 shows diagrammatically a first embodiment of a projection device according to the invention;
Figure 2 is a diagrammatic cross-section of a first 15 embodiment of a display device for use in a projection de-vice according to the invention;
Figure 3 is a diagrammatic cross-section of a modification of the device of Figure 2;
Figure 4 is a diagrammatic cross-section of a 20 second embodiment of such a display device;
Figure 5 is a diagrammatic cross-section of an interference filter;
Figure 6 is a modification thereof, whilst Figure 7 shows diagrammatically a drive circuit 25 of such a device, and Figure 8 s~ows diagrammatically an illumination source according to the invention.
Figure 1 shows diagrammatically a projection device 1 having three radiation sources 2, mirrors 43 and three mono-30 chrome display devices 3 in which a red (3R), a green (3G) and a blue (3B) picture are generated. The three pictures are imaged via dichroic prisms 4 and a lens 5 on a screen 6 on which they register in such a manner that an overall colour picture is obtained.
The axes of the display devices 3B and 3R coincide and are perpendicular to the axis 11 of the display device 3G wnich also constitutes the principle axis of the pro-jection device. The pictures from the display devices 3B and 1~746~3 PHN 11 999 -8- 21-7-19~7 3R may not only be imaged on the screen 6 by means of prisms 4 but also by means of two plane dichroic mirrors which intersect each other and each of which extends at an angle of 45 to the axis 11 and which extend perpendicularly to the 5 plane of the axes of the dsplay device through the point of intersection of the axes.
According to the invention the device 1 comprises a radiation sources 2 which emits radiation 10 (in this embodiment UV radiation). This radiation which is shown as a lC single line is actually incident through a wide angle range and has such a wavelength that it can excite phosphors present in the display devices 3 according to the invention.
The radiation sources 2, for example high-pressure mercury lamps, need not be entirely identical. The gas filling of 15 the lamps may be adapted in such a manner that the emission spectrum satisfactorily suits the associated phosphor layer.
Different wavelengths for the different phosphors may be desired, for example UV radiation for the blue phosphor,, blue light for the green phospnor and blue or blue-green 20 light for the red phosphor.
All sources 2 may also emit long-wave UV radiation with the following phosphors being satisfactory: ZnS:Ag (Bleu).
(Zn,Cd)S: Cu, Ag (green) and Y202S: Eu (red).
Figure 2 shows diagrammatically one of the display 25 devices 3, in this embodiment a liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal 12 as an electro-optical medium which is present between two parallel transparent sub-strates 13, 14 of, for example, glass. Transparent strip-shaped electrodes 15, 16,in this embodiment of tin oxide, 30 defining a matrix of switching points are present on these substrates. In this embodiment the electrodes are coated with a layer of orienting material 17 of, for example, sili-con oxide. In the relevant embodiment the display device also comprises a polariser 19 and an analyser 20 while 33 the assembly is secured to a support 21. This support must be transparent to radiation from the radiation source 2 and will be made of, for example quartz when using short-wave UV radiation.
~746~3 According to the invention the display device 3 has aphosphor layer 18 which, dependent on the type of phosphor used, emits, for example red, green or blue light if the layer 18 is excited by radiation 10 suitable for this purpose, and a first interference filter 2~ is arranged in the radiation path in front of the phosphor layer 18, which filter substantially completely passes the radiation 10 and substantially completely reflects the light generated in the phosphor layer. It is achieved thereby that light o generated in the phosphor layer 18 which would otherwise leave the phosphor layer 18 on the side of the fi~er 22 is reflected by this layer 22 and thus contributes to the overall light output. In this way a greater brightness (2 to 3 times) is obtained than if the interference filter l~ 22 were not provided.
According to the invention the device comprises a second interference filter 23 having such a composition that the colour generated in the phosphor layer 18 is passed at a limted transmission angle. As already stated , the 20 use of ~uch a filter not only leads to a gain in light output but also to an improvement of colour purity and contrast.
Various materials may be chosen for the liquid cryst alline material 12. For example, use can be made of the so-called twisted nematic materials, but materials whose 25 effect is based on birefringence such as, for example describ-ed in EP 0,131,216 ~270-twist) or in DE 34,31,871 (180-twist) or ferro-electric liquid crystals are alternatively suitable.
The invention may be alternatively used for other 30 electro-optical display devices used in the transmission mode such as , for example (dry) electroscopic displays.
Figure 3 shows diagrammatically a modification of the device of Figure 2 in which the display device is divided into a part 3A accommodating the liquid crystal 12 35 and the electrodes 15, 16 with the associated intermediate layers and a part 3 in which, for example UV radiation 10 which is incident at a wide angle range is converted into visible substantially monochromatic radiation 10' with a ~746~3 , . . .
PHN 11 999 -10- 21-7-19~7 small angle range in the direction of propagation. The part 3B accommodates the fluorescent layer 18 and the in-terference filters 22, 23 between supports 21 and 28. The polarisers 19 and 19' may optionally be provided on the part 3A or on the part 3B, Tne structure shown has the advantage that heat generated in the fluorescent layer 18 is less likely to produce a higher temperature in the liquid crystal, This effect can be enhanced,by utilizing the gap 29 between the parts 3A and 3B for cooling purposes, for example by l0 means of a suitably transparent coolant.
The reference numerals for the remaining components have the same significance as those in Figure 2.
Figure 4 shows a further emhodiment of a device according to the invention. The liquid crystal material 12 15 now functions as a switch for the exciting radiation, for example UV radiation, and the phosphor pattern 18 is on the other side. The liquid crystal material used and the wave-length may be optimized in such a way that a maximum con-trast is achieved. In the relevant embodiment the liquid 20 crystal ROTN3010 from Messrs. Hoffmann-Laroche is chosen and ~he wavelength of the exciting radiation 10 is approximately 370 nanometers. The cell structure is such that a twist of the director of approximately 270 (SBE-cell) occurs between the surfaces of the two orientation layers 17. Otherwise the 25 reference numerals in Figure 3 have the same significance as those in Figure 2. In this respect it is to be noted that the polariser 19 and the analyser 20 are now suitable for UV radiation while also the substrate 13 is transparent to UV
radiation. In addition the radiation 10 must now be sub-30 stantially parallel. If desired an extra glass pla~e (trans-parent to UV radiation) can be arranged between the analyser 20 and the interference filter 22. The analyser 20 and the filter 22 may also change places.
Figure 5 shows by way of example a 20-layer filter 35 23 and the adjacent layer of phosphor 18 (Ph). The filter consists of layers 24 (Si02) denoted by a letter L and L' (refractive index n= 1.47) and layers 25 (Ti02 (n = 2.35)) denoted by a letter ~l. The layers ~ave a thickness of lX~4~3 approximately 0.25 ~ f~ The last layer 25 which is approxi~a-tely 0.25 ~ f thick is coated with a 0.125 ~ f thick ~rminal layer 24 (L'). The phosphor 18 for, for example green is either a Tb-pnosphor with ~ = 545 nm or willemite ~Zn2SiO4:
5 Mn) with ~ = 535 nm. At ~= 1.20,~ f will be equal to 654 nm for Tb and 642 nm for willemite. The composition of the filter 23 is shown in the following Table:
-Layer number n n.~J ~ f phosphor 1 L 0.131
The invention relates to a projection device COM-prising a projection screen, at least one radiation source and at least one monochrome display device for operation in the transmission mode, with an electro-optical means between two parallel substrates provided with drive means to cause the electro-optical means to change its transmission state at least locally and to define a pattern in the electro-optical means which is projected via projection means onto the projection screen.
l The electro-optical means may be one of the many li-quid crystalline materials, but alternatively the display device may be an electroscopic display.
The invention also relates to a display device and an illumination source which can be used in such a projection device, but which are alternatively usable for other applications.
It has been proposed quite frequently to replace the cathode ray -tube in projection television devices by other display elements such as, for example LCD's. An example of such a device is given in the Article "LCD Full-color: video projector" by S. Morozumi et al. in SID '86, Digest, pages 375-378. The device shown in this Article has a white light source, two dichroic mirrors, three LCD-display elements (light valves), one dichroic prism and a projection lens with an associated screen. The light from the source is split into three sub-beams (red- green, blue) and each beam passes an associated liquid crysta] cell which serves as a light switch. After traversing the light switches, the three sub-pictures thus obtained are combined and imaged on the projection screen.
A problem in such a projection device is the use of the white light source which has a wide spectrum as regards the emitted radiation. In the optical set-up ` ~ j ~
~7~3 PHN 11 999 -2- 21-7-19~7 of the system this gives rise to an incomplete split-up into the three primary colours (red, green, blue) and to chromatic aberration in the image on the proiection screer.
It is an object of the invention to obviate these 5 drawbacks. . ......... ..... ... .. .... ...
To this end a projection device according to the invention is characterized in that the display device is provided with a layer of material luminescing in one colour, which material can be excited by radiation frorn the radiat-ion source and in that a first interference filter isarranged between the radiation source and the layer of luminescent material, which filter substantially completely passes radiation suitable for excitation and substantially completely reflects radiation generated in the luminescent 15 material, whilst a second interference filter is arranged on the other side of the layer of luminescent material, which filter has a high transmission for light of the desired spectral characteristic (spectral lines or spectral band) and in which the reflection considerably increases for 20 light rays of the desired spectral characteristic extending at an angle of more than 20 to 35 to the normal on the fil-ter. Such a device has a high light output ( ~ 85 ~) and passes light of the desired spectral lines at small angles, whereas light of unwanted spectral lines cannot 25 emanate at all due to the action of the second filter.
For colour display such a projection device is characterized in that the device comprises three monochrome display devices, each with a material luminescing in a different colour and each with an optical axis extending 30 perpendicularly from the centre of the display portion of the display device, the optical axes of the three display devices being co-planar, the axes of the first and second display devices coinciding and the .axis of the third display device constituting the principle axis of the projection device, said axis being perpendicular to the two coincident axes, and in that the device also comprises dichroic prisms reflecting the image of the first display device and the image of the second display device in the direction of ~4~1~
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- 3 - 20104-~425 the principle axis and away from the third display device and passing the image of the third display device in the direction of the principle axis.
Instead of dichroic prisms -the device may alternatively comprise two plane dichroic reflecting mirrors intersecting each other and extending perpendicularly to the said plane and through the point of intersection of the axes, each mirror extending at an angle of 45 to the principle axis, the first mirror reflecting the image of the first display device and the second mirror re-flecting the image of the second display device in the directionof the principle axis and away from the third display device.
The first interference filter is used to prevent loss of light due to emission and dispersion in the luminescent layer in the direction of -the radiation source, as has been further descri-bed in U.S. patent No. 4,822,144 dated April 18, 1989.
As described in this Application the first interference filter and the luminescent layer, viewed from the radiation source, may be arranged both in front of and behind the liquid crystalline material; in the latter case the liquid crystalline material serves as a switch for the radiation emitted by the source.
The use of luminescen-t material, in combination with the second interference filter, has the advantage that (sub)pictures are obtained which are substantially entirely monochromatic so that there is little chromatic aberration and no lens corrections are required. In addition the dichroic prisms or mirrors arranged at an angle of 45 function very satisfactorily for this more ~.". . ~
1~7~13 - 3a - 20104~8425 monochromatic light.
By providing the second interference filter a limite-3 transmission angle is obtained for the desired spectral lines or band, while in addition the reflection in the direction of t'ne luminescent layer considerably increases for light rays extending at an angle of more than 20 to 35 to the normal on the filter.
At larger angles up to 90 there is substantially no trans-mission.
PHN 11 999 -4- 21-7-19~7 The light reflected at these larger angles is dis-persed by the luminescent layer. A part thereof returns at s~aller angles and can still contribute to the light outp~
by arranging such a second interference filter a light out-put gain by a factor of 1.8 to 2.4 is aehieved in this application..
! In projection television devices with dichroic mir-rors and interference filters having such a eonsiderably limited trans~sion angle, there is not only a gain in brightness by a factor of 1.8 to 2.4 but also a gain in contrast by a factor of more than 2 and also a considerable eolour improvement because the seeond interferenee filter also ensures a spectral filtering, partieularly filtering out long-wave speetral components. If there are no inter-ferenee filters, these long-wave spectral components are not correctly reflected by the dichroic mirrors (for the blue compcnent) or passed (for the green component), whieh leads to a colour variation across the projection screen and also to a loss of contrast via multiple reflections. When using interferenee filters in combination with the dichroic prisms or mirrors, this problem is prevented or is reduced to a considerable extent. The seeond interferenee filter preferably has a number of layers (at least 9, but preferably 14) eonsisting alternately of a material having 25 a high refractive index and of a material having a low refractive index, each with an optical thickness n.d in whichn is the refractive index of the material of the layer and d-is the thickness, which optical thickness n.d is between 0.2 ~ f and 0.3 ~ f in which ~ f is equal to ~ x ~ , in whi~h ~ is the eentral wavelength of the relevant display device and ~ is a number between 1.16 and 1.30. The average optieal thickness is 0.25 ~ f and ~ f is the central wavelength of the filter. The filter thus comprises exclusively or su~-stantially exclusively layers having an optical thickness of approximately 0.25 ~ f~ This gives the filter the special property of the very ~road reflection band (no transmission) for light rays which extend at an angle of between 20 to 35 and 90 to the normal on the filter. The layer thicknes~
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to increase considerably for light rays from the luminescent material which extend at an angle of more than 20 to 35 to 5 the normal on the filter. The broad reflection band ensures that light rays extending at angles of more than 20 to 35~ are reflected as much as possible and after dispersion in the luminescent material again get a chance of emanating in the forward direction, that is to say within an angle of at most 20 to 35 to the normal on the filter. Consequently, a maximum light output in the forward direction is produced, which is at least 60% larger than without use of the filter.
In addition the broad reflection band ensures that the halo effect is greatly reduced and that light emanates ~ a smaller l5 extent at large angles. The optical thickness n.d of the layers of the filter is preferably not equal for all layers but varies between 0.2 ~ f and 0.27 ~f. Due to this variation in thickness a flatter response characteristic of the filter is obtained . Since the response characteristic of the filter 20 is wavelength-dependent, a combination of the relevant phos-phor and an adapted filter provides the possibility of im-proving the colour point of the light rays which traverse the filter within an angle of 20 to 35 to the normal...........
There are various possibilities for the first 25 interference filter to be used. For example, it is possible to choose a so-called "~l-dielectric" multilayer filter com-prising at least 6 but preferably 9 to 30 layers alternately having a high and a low refractive index. A sufficiently broad reflection bandwidth for one colour can be obtained 30 with this number of layers. An advantage is that there is no absorption in the filter, provided that the materials chosen are transparent both to the exciting and to the generated radiation.
On the other hand a "metal-dielectric" filter 35 may alternatively be chosen comprising only 3 to 5 layers of alternately a metal layer and a layer of dielectric ma-terial. Various choices are also possible for the phos-phors. When using a radiation source based on predominantly ~"r~ ~ 4~
- PHN 11 999 -6- 21-7-19~7 long-wave UV-radiation, for e~ample 360-380 nanometers, for example a ZnS: Ag - blue phosphor; (Zn, Cd)S:Cu, Ag -green phosphor; Y2DtS: Eu - red phosphor are suitable.
When using a radiation source based on the 254 nm 5 Hg-resonance line the following combination is very satis-factory:
BaMg2Al16027:Eu as a blue phosphor (maximum emission at 450 nm);
CeMgAl1119: Tb as a green phosphor (maximum lO emission at 545 nm);
Y203: Eu as a red phosphor (maximum emission at 612 nm).
The associated emission wavelengths are readily suitable for the maximum sensitivity of each of the three l~ colour receptors of the eye; this renders an eminent colour display possible.
The invention also relates to a display device which is particularly but not exclusively suitable for use in the projection device described. Such a device may also 20 be used, for example in monochrome display devices (data graphic displays).
The invention also relates to an illumination source as is used in such devices. This illumination source having a radiation source in a holder bounded by at least 25 a flat wall is characterized in that the wall is at least locally provided with a layer of luminescent material which can be excited by radiation from the radiation source and in that a first interference filter is arranged between the radiation source and the layer of luminescent material, which 30 filter substantially completely passes radiation suitable for excitation and substantially completely reflects radiation generated in the luminescent material, whilst a second filter is arranged on the other side of the layer of luminescent material, which filter has a high transmission 35 for light of the desired spectral lines or spectral band which is emitted by the luminescent layer at small angles to the normal on the filter and in which the reflection con-siderably increases for light rays of the said spectral -- ~2746~3 PHN 11 999 -7- 21-7-19~7 .~
lines or band which extend at an angle of more than 20 to 35 to the normal on the filter.
Consequently, a light source can be obtained ~,lhich emits light of a desired colour (determined by spectral 5 lines or band) at a limited angle. Besides its use as a separate light source for the projection LCD-TV described, such a light source may also be used in, for example direct-vision display devices in which a small viewing angle is sufficient.
The invention will now be described in greater detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 shows diagrammatically a first embodiment of a projection device according to the invention;
Figure 2 is a diagrammatic cross-section of a first 15 embodiment of a display device for use in a projection de-vice according to the invention;
Figure 3 is a diagrammatic cross-section of a modification of the device of Figure 2;
Figure 4 is a diagrammatic cross-section of a 20 second embodiment of such a display device;
Figure 5 is a diagrammatic cross-section of an interference filter;
Figure 6 is a modification thereof, whilst Figure 7 shows diagrammatically a drive circuit 25 of such a device, and Figure 8 s~ows diagrammatically an illumination source according to the invention.
Figure 1 shows diagrammatically a projection device 1 having three radiation sources 2, mirrors 43 and three mono-30 chrome display devices 3 in which a red (3R), a green (3G) and a blue (3B) picture are generated. The three pictures are imaged via dichroic prisms 4 and a lens 5 on a screen 6 on which they register in such a manner that an overall colour picture is obtained.
The axes of the display devices 3B and 3R coincide and are perpendicular to the axis 11 of the display device 3G wnich also constitutes the principle axis of the pro-jection device. The pictures from the display devices 3B and 1~746~3 PHN 11 999 -8- 21-7-19~7 3R may not only be imaged on the screen 6 by means of prisms 4 but also by means of two plane dichroic mirrors which intersect each other and each of which extends at an angle of 45 to the axis 11 and which extend perpendicularly to the 5 plane of the axes of the dsplay device through the point of intersection of the axes.
According to the invention the device 1 comprises a radiation sources 2 which emits radiation 10 (in this embodiment UV radiation). This radiation which is shown as a lC single line is actually incident through a wide angle range and has such a wavelength that it can excite phosphors present in the display devices 3 according to the invention.
The radiation sources 2, for example high-pressure mercury lamps, need not be entirely identical. The gas filling of 15 the lamps may be adapted in such a manner that the emission spectrum satisfactorily suits the associated phosphor layer.
Different wavelengths for the different phosphors may be desired, for example UV radiation for the blue phosphor,, blue light for the green phospnor and blue or blue-green 20 light for the red phosphor.
All sources 2 may also emit long-wave UV radiation with the following phosphors being satisfactory: ZnS:Ag (Bleu).
(Zn,Cd)S: Cu, Ag (green) and Y202S: Eu (red).
Figure 2 shows diagrammatically one of the display 25 devices 3, in this embodiment a liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal 12 as an electro-optical medium which is present between two parallel transparent sub-strates 13, 14 of, for example, glass. Transparent strip-shaped electrodes 15, 16,in this embodiment of tin oxide, 30 defining a matrix of switching points are present on these substrates. In this embodiment the electrodes are coated with a layer of orienting material 17 of, for example, sili-con oxide. In the relevant embodiment the display device also comprises a polariser 19 and an analyser 20 while 33 the assembly is secured to a support 21. This support must be transparent to radiation from the radiation source 2 and will be made of, for example quartz when using short-wave UV radiation.
~746~3 According to the invention the display device 3 has aphosphor layer 18 which, dependent on the type of phosphor used, emits, for example red, green or blue light if the layer 18 is excited by radiation 10 suitable for this purpose, and a first interference filter 2~ is arranged in the radiation path in front of the phosphor layer 18, which filter substantially completely passes the radiation 10 and substantially completely reflects the light generated in the phosphor layer. It is achieved thereby that light o generated in the phosphor layer 18 which would otherwise leave the phosphor layer 18 on the side of the fi~er 22 is reflected by this layer 22 and thus contributes to the overall light output. In this way a greater brightness (2 to 3 times) is obtained than if the interference filter l~ 22 were not provided.
According to the invention the device comprises a second interference filter 23 having such a composition that the colour generated in the phosphor layer 18 is passed at a limted transmission angle. As already stated , the 20 use of ~uch a filter not only leads to a gain in light output but also to an improvement of colour purity and contrast.
Various materials may be chosen for the liquid cryst alline material 12. For example, use can be made of the so-called twisted nematic materials, but materials whose 25 effect is based on birefringence such as, for example describ-ed in EP 0,131,216 ~270-twist) or in DE 34,31,871 (180-twist) or ferro-electric liquid crystals are alternatively suitable.
The invention may be alternatively used for other 30 electro-optical display devices used in the transmission mode such as , for example (dry) electroscopic displays.
Figure 3 shows diagrammatically a modification of the device of Figure 2 in which the display device is divided into a part 3A accommodating the liquid crystal 12 35 and the electrodes 15, 16 with the associated intermediate layers and a part 3 in which, for example UV radiation 10 which is incident at a wide angle range is converted into visible substantially monochromatic radiation 10' with a ~746~3 , . . .
PHN 11 999 -10- 21-7-19~7 small angle range in the direction of propagation. The part 3B accommodates the fluorescent layer 18 and the in-terference filters 22, 23 between supports 21 and 28. The polarisers 19 and 19' may optionally be provided on the part 3A or on the part 3B, Tne structure shown has the advantage that heat generated in the fluorescent layer 18 is less likely to produce a higher temperature in the liquid crystal, This effect can be enhanced,by utilizing the gap 29 between the parts 3A and 3B for cooling purposes, for example by l0 means of a suitably transparent coolant.
The reference numerals for the remaining components have the same significance as those in Figure 2.
Figure 4 shows a further emhodiment of a device according to the invention. The liquid crystal material 12 15 now functions as a switch for the exciting radiation, for example UV radiation, and the phosphor pattern 18 is on the other side. The liquid crystal material used and the wave-length may be optimized in such a way that a maximum con-trast is achieved. In the relevant embodiment the liquid 20 crystal ROTN3010 from Messrs. Hoffmann-Laroche is chosen and ~he wavelength of the exciting radiation 10 is approximately 370 nanometers. The cell structure is such that a twist of the director of approximately 270 (SBE-cell) occurs between the surfaces of the two orientation layers 17. Otherwise the 25 reference numerals in Figure 3 have the same significance as those in Figure 2. In this respect it is to be noted that the polariser 19 and the analyser 20 are now suitable for UV radiation while also the substrate 13 is transparent to UV
radiation. In addition the radiation 10 must now be sub-30 stantially parallel. If desired an extra glass pla~e (trans-parent to UV radiation) can be arranged between the analyser 20 and the interference filter 22. The analyser 20 and the filter 22 may also change places.
Figure 5 shows by way of example a 20-layer filter 35 23 and the adjacent layer of phosphor 18 (Ph). The filter consists of layers 24 (Si02) denoted by a letter L and L' (refractive index n= 1.47) and layers 25 (Ti02 (n = 2.35)) denoted by a letter ~l. The layers ~ave a thickness of lX~4~3 approximately 0.25 ~ f~ The last layer 25 which is approxi~a-tely 0.25 ~ f thick is coated with a 0.125 ~ f thick ~rminal layer 24 (L'). The phosphor 18 for, for example green is either a Tb-pnosphor with ~ = 545 nm or willemite ~Zn2SiO4:
5 Mn) with ~ = 535 nm. At ~= 1.20,~ f will be equal to 654 nm for Tb and 642 nm for willemite. The composition of the filter 23 is shown in the following Table:
-Layer number n n.~J ~ f phosphor 1 L 0.131
2 H 0.260
3 L 0.257
4 H 0.254 lS 5 L 0.251 6 H 0.249 7 L 0.247 8 H 0.246 9 L 0.245 2D 10 H 0.245 11 L 0.244 12 H 0.245 13 L 0.245 14 H 0.246 25 15 L 0.247 16 H 0.249 17 L 0.251 18 H 0.254 19 L 0.257 30 20 H 0.260 Generally the filters 22 have at least 6 but pre-ferably 9 to 30 layers alternately having a low refractive index and a high refractive index. For the layers 24 having a low refractive index, for example magnesium fluo-ride (MgF2) or silicon oxide (SiO2) is chosen, which materials are suitable for all wavelengths. For the layers 25, for example hafnium oxide (HfO2) is chosen which is 7~ 3 PHN 11 999 -12- 21-7-19~37 suitable for all wavelengths, or zirconium oxide (ZrO2) which is suitable for ~ ~> 350 nm, or one of the materials titanium oxide (TiO2), tantalum oxide ~Ta2O5) or niobium oxide (Nb2O5) which are suitable for ~ ~ 370 nm. The choice also depends on the choice of the radiation source.
The filter 22 may also be a "metal-dielectric"
filter (see Figure 6) of 3-5 layers, in this embodiment
The filter 22 may also be a "metal-dielectric"
filter (see Figure 6) of 3-5 layers, in this embodiment
5 layers alternately with a metal layer 26 and a dielectric layer 27. Both filters 22 and 23 may be manufactured by means lO of electron beam vapour-deposition techniques, whilst the filter of Figure 6 may also be obtained by means of sputter-ing.
Instead of a long-wave UV source, an UV source which directly emits the 254 nm Hg resonance line may be lS alternatively chosen as a radiation source (for example a low-pressure mercury lamp with a quartz envelope). Although at this wavelength quartz must be chosen for the substrate 13 in the device of Figures 2, 3, very efficient phosphors for the display of blue, green and red at this wavelength are 20 known, such as:
BaMg2Al16O27: Eu as a blue phosphor, ~ max = 450 nm;
CeMgAl11O19 Tb as a green phosphor,~ = 545 nm;
Y2O3: Eu as a red phosphor, ~ max = 612 nm-Figure 7 shows diagrammatically a drive unit 25 31 for processing signals for a projection device as describ-ed above. The drive unit 31 which is fed via one or more terminals 33 receives, for example a video signal via an input 32. Dependent on the state of the drive unit, which can be adjusted by means of control signals 34, sub-signals are 30 applied for the three sub-colours to the sub-drive units 35 (35 , 35 and 35 , respectively) via signal lines 38 (38B, 38 G and 38R). The sub-drive units 35 drive the display devices 3 by means of signal lines 39. For the purpose of mutual synchronisation, synchronising and clock signals are 35 generated in the drive unit 31, which are applied via syn-chronising lines 36 and clock lines 37 to the sub-drive units 35 and the display devices 3, respectively.
Finally, Figure 8 shows in a cross-section an 1~7~f~13 "
illumination source 40 according to the invention which can ~e used, for example in the device of Figure 3 but also in othe~
devices in which light having given properties (spectral prc-perties, limited angle rangé, polarisation) is desired.
The radiation source 2 is present in a space having a structure 41 constituting a flat wall on one side, ~,lhilst the radiation 10 emitted by the source 2 is incident on the flat wall structure 41 at different angles via a ~econd, reflective, wall 42 which is, for example convex or cylindricr lO al. The flat wall structure 41 has a phosphor layer 18 be-tween two interference filters 22, 23 and supports 21, 28 having similar properties as described with reference to the previous embodiments. If necessary, a polariser 19 may be provided. Radiation emitted by the source 2 (for example UV
15 radiation) is converted by this combination into long-wave light 10'having a small angle range, whilst the inter-ference filter 23 provides a possibility of a very satisfacto--ry colour selection with a light output increase by a factor of 1.8 to 2.4. Since the use of the interference fil-20 ter 22 increases the light output by a factor of 2 to 3,thegain in light outp ut with respect to a similar device without interference filters is a factor of 4 to 7.This also applies if the combination of phosphor and interference filters is directly provided on a liquid crystal or another electro-25 Optical device.
The invention is of course not limited to the em-bodiments described hereinbefore, but several variations within the scope of the invention are possi~le to those skilled in the art. For example, as already stated herein-30 before, the dichroic prism 4 may be replaced by a set ofdichroic mirrors extending at an angle of 45 to the axis 11. Many variations producing the correct path of radiation, for example when using one common UV source 2 are also possible in the projection system shown. Normal glass in-35 stead of quartz glass may be chosen for a radiation sourcehaving a longer wavelength (350-390 nm) in the embodiments of Figures 2 and 3.
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as regards the electro-optical element (various types of LCD, such as TN-LCD, SBE, HBE, FELCD, in addition to electroscopic displays etc.~.
In the device of Figure 8 the phosphor layer 18 may be split up into 3 sub-layers each producing light emitted in a different colour, the sub-beams 10'(for example red, green and blue) being led via different optical paths to the associated electro-optical elements. In that case the wall 41 need not be planar but may consist of, for exarnple lO three different parts which extend at a given angle with respect to one another. However, separate interference f'lters should then be used for each colour.
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Instead of a long-wave UV source, an UV source which directly emits the 254 nm Hg resonance line may be lS alternatively chosen as a radiation source (for example a low-pressure mercury lamp with a quartz envelope). Although at this wavelength quartz must be chosen for the substrate 13 in the device of Figures 2, 3, very efficient phosphors for the display of blue, green and red at this wavelength are 20 known, such as:
BaMg2Al16O27: Eu as a blue phosphor, ~ max = 450 nm;
CeMgAl11O19 Tb as a green phosphor,~ = 545 nm;
Y2O3: Eu as a red phosphor, ~ max = 612 nm-Figure 7 shows diagrammatically a drive unit 25 31 for processing signals for a projection device as describ-ed above. The drive unit 31 which is fed via one or more terminals 33 receives, for example a video signal via an input 32. Dependent on the state of the drive unit, which can be adjusted by means of control signals 34, sub-signals are 30 applied for the three sub-colours to the sub-drive units 35 (35 , 35 and 35 , respectively) via signal lines 38 (38B, 38 G and 38R). The sub-drive units 35 drive the display devices 3 by means of signal lines 39. For the purpose of mutual synchronisation, synchronising and clock signals are 35 generated in the drive unit 31, which are applied via syn-chronising lines 36 and clock lines 37 to the sub-drive units 35 and the display devices 3, respectively.
Finally, Figure 8 shows in a cross-section an 1~7~f~13 "
illumination source 40 according to the invention which can ~e used, for example in the device of Figure 3 but also in othe~
devices in which light having given properties (spectral prc-perties, limited angle rangé, polarisation) is desired.
The radiation source 2 is present in a space having a structure 41 constituting a flat wall on one side, ~,lhilst the radiation 10 emitted by the source 2 is incident on the flat wall structure 41 at different angles via a ~econd, reflective, wall 42 which is, for example convex or cylindricr lO al. The flat wall structure 41 has a phosphor layer 18 be-tween two interference filters 22, 23 and supports 21, 28 having similar properties as described with reference to the previous embodiments. If necessary, a polariser 19 may be provided. Radiation emitted by the source 2 (for example UV
15 radiation) is converted by this combination into long-wave light 10'having a small angle range, whilst the inter-ference filter 23 provides a possibility of a very satisfacto--ry colour selection with a light output increase by a factor of 1.8 to 2.4. Since the use of the interference fil-20 ter 22 increases the light output by a factor of 2 to 3,thegain in light outp ut with respect to a similar device without interference filters is a factor of 4 to 7.This also applies if the combination of phosphor and interference filters is directly provided on a liquid crystal or another electro-25 Optical device.
The invention is of course not limited to the em-bodiments described hereinbefore, but several variations within the scope of the invention are possi~le to those skilled in the art. For example, as already stated herein-30 before, the dichroic prism 4 may be replaced by a set ofdichroic mirrors extending at an angle of 45 to the axis 11. Many variations producing the correct path of radiation, for example when using one common UV source 2 are also possible in the projection system shown. Normal glass in-35 stead of quartz glass may be chosen for a radiation sourcehaving a longer wavelength (350-390 nm) in the embodiments of Figures 2 and 3.
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as regards the electro-optical element (various types of LCD, such as TN-LCD, SBE, HBE, FELCD, in addition to electroscopic displays etc.~.
In the device of Figure 8 the phosphor layer 18 may be split up into 3 sub-layers each producing light emitted in a different colour, the sub-beams 10'(for example red, green and blue) being led via different optical paths to the associated electro-optical elements. In that case the wall 41 need not be planar but may consist of, for exarnple lO three different parts which extend at a given angle with respect to one another. However, separate interference f'lters should then be used for each colour.
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OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A projection device comprising a projection screen, at least one radiation source and at least one monochrome display device for operation in the transmission mode, with an electro-optical means between two parallel substrates provided with drive means to cause the electro-optical means to change its transmission state at least locally and to define a pattern in the electro-optical means which is projected via projection means onto the projection screen, characterized in that the display device is provided with a layer of material luminescing in one colour, which material can be excited by radiation from the radiation source and in that a first interference filter is arranged between the radiation source and the layer of luminescent material, which filter substantially completely passes radiation suitable for excitation and substantially completely reflects radiation generated in the luminescent material, whilst a second interference filter is arranged on the other side of the layer of luminescent material, which filter has a high transmission for light of the desired spectral character-istic which is emitted by the luminescent layer at small angles to the normal on the filter and in which the re-flection considerably increases for light rays of the said spectral characteristic which extend at an angle of more than 20 to 35° to the normal on the filter.
2. A projection device as claimed in Claim 1, characterized in that the device comprises three monochrome display devices, each with a ma terial luminescing in a different colour and each with an optical axis extending perpendicularly from the centre of the display portion of the display device, the optical axes of the three display devices being co-planar, the axes of the first and second display devices coinciding and the axis of the third display device constituting the principle axis of the projection device, said axis being perpendicular to the two coincident axes and in that the device also comprises dichroic prisms reflecting the image of the first display device and the image of the second display device in the direction of the principle axis and away from the third display device and passing the image of the third display device in the direction of the principle axis.
3. A projection device as claimed in Claim 1, characterized in that the device comprises three monochrome display devices, each with a material luminescing in a different colour and each with an optical axis extending perpendicularly from the centre of the display portion of the display device, the optical axes of the three display devices being co-planar, the axes of the first and second display devices coinciding and the axis of the third dis-play device constituting the principle axis of the projection device, said axis being perpendicular to the two coincident axes and in that the device also comprises two plane dichroic reflec-ting mirrors intersecting each other and extending perpendicularly to the said plane and through the point of intersection of the axes, each mirror extending at an angle of 45° to the principle axis, the first mirror reflecting the image of the first display device and the second mirror reflecting the image of the second display device in the direction of the principle axis and away from the third display device.
4. A projection device as claimed in Claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the layer of luminescent material and the two interference filters, viewed in the radiation path, are arranged in front of the electro-optical means and in that the electro-optical means comprises a light switch for the radiation generated in the luminescent material.
5. A projection device as claimed in Claim 1, characterized in that the device comprises at least one illumination source having a wall in which the layer of luminescent material and the two interference filters are present, the other part of the dis-play device being separated from the illumination source by means of an open space.
6. A projection device as claimed in Claim 5, characterized in that the outer side of the wall of the illumination source is provided with a polariser.
7. A projection device as claimed in Claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the electro-optical means, viewed in the radiation path, is present in front of the layer of luminescent material and the two interference filters and comprises a switch for the radiation exciting the luminescent material.
8. A projection device as claimed in Claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the electro-optical means comprises a liquid crystalline material.
9. A projection device as claimed in Claim 1, characterized in that the first interference filter is a dielectric filter comprising at least six layers alternately having a high and a low refractive index, said filter substantially completely passing the exciting radiation and substantially completely reflecting the radiation generated in the luminescent material.
10. A projection device as claimed in Claim 9, characterized in that the layers having a high refractive index comprise one or more of the materials hafnium oxide (HfO2), zirconium oxide (ZrO2), titanium oxide (TiO2), tantalum oxide (Ta2O5) or niobium oxide (Nb2O5) and the layers having a low refractive index comprise one or more of the materials magnesium fluoride (MgF2) or silicon oxide (SiO2).
11. A projection device as claimed in Claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the first interference filter has 3 - 5 layers of alternately a metal layer and a layer of dielectric material.
12. A projection device as claimed in Claim 1, characterized in that the second interference filter comprises a plurality of layers manufactured alternately from a material having a high refractive index and from a material having a low refractive index and is composed of at least nine layers each having an optical thickness n.d., in which n is the refractive index of the material of the layer and d is the thickness, said optical thickness n.d.
being 0.2 .lambda.f and 0.3 .lambda.f in which .lambda.f is equal to p x .lambda., - 18a - 20104-8425 in which .lambda. is the central wavelength of the relevant display device, in which p is a number between 1.16 and 1.30 and in which the average optical thickness is 0.25 .lambda.f.
being 0.2 .lambda.f and 0.3 .lambda.f in which .lambda.f is equal to p x .lambda., - 18a - 20104-8425 in which .lambda. is the central wavelength of the relevant display device, in which p is a number between 1.16 and 1.30 and in which the average optical thickness is 0.25 .lambda.f.
13. A projection device as claimed in Claim 12, character-ized in that the second interference filter is composed of 9 to 30 layers.
14. A projection device as claimed in Claim 13, character-ized in that the optical thickness n.d. is between 0.23 .lambda.f and 0.27 .lambda.f.
15. A projection device as claimed in Claim 1, characterized in that a high-pressure mercury lamp is used as a radiation source.
16. A projection device as claimed in Claim 15, character-ized in that the radiation source emits radiation at a central wavelength of 254 nanometers and the projection device comprises three display devices for the colours red, green and blue, the luminescent layer of each of the display devices comprising Y2O3: Eu as a red phosphor;
CeMgAl11O19: Tb as a green phosphor and BaMg2Al16O27: Eu as a blue phosphor, respectively.
CeMgAl11O19: Tb as a green phosphor and BaMg2Al16O27: Eu as a blue phosphor, respectively.
17. A projection device as claimed in Claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that a common radiation source is used for the - 18b - 20104-8425 display devices.
18. A projection device as claimed in Claims 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that for each display element the device compri-ses a radiation source which emits radiation of a sufficiently short wavelength to excite the phosphors in the associated display element.
19. A display device for use in a projection device as claimed in Claim 1, comprising electro-optical means between two parallel substrates provided with drive means to cause the electro-optical means to change its state at least locally, characterized in that one of the substrates is provided with a layer of monochrome luminescent material between a first inter-ference filter which substantially completely passes the radiation suitable for excitation of the luminescent ma-terial and substantially completely reflects radiation generated in the luminescent material, and a second interference filter having a high transmission for light of the desired spectral characteristic which is emitted by the luminescent layer at small angles to the normal on the filter and in which the reflection considerably increases for light rays of the said spectral characteristic which extend at an angle of more than 20 to 35° to the normal on the filter.
20. A display device as claimed in Claim 19, charac-terized in that the electro-optical means comprises a li-quid crystalline material.
21. A display device as is claimed in Claim 13 or 16, characterized in that the first interference filter is a dielectric filter comprising at least 6 layers alternate-ly having a high and a low refractive index, which filter substantially completely passes the exciting radiation and substantially completely reflects radiation generated in the luminescent material.
22. A projection device as claimed in Claim 21, cha-racterized in that the layers having a high refractive index comprise one or more of the materials hafnium oxide (HfO2), zirconium oxide (ZrO2), tantalum oxide (Ta2O5) or niobium oxide (Nb2O5) and the layers having a low refractive index comprise one or more of the materials magnesium fluoride (MgF2) or silicon oxide (SiO2).
23. A display device as claimed in Claim 19 or 20, characterized in that the first interference filter com-prises 3 to 5 layers of alternately a metal layer and a layer of dielectric material.
24. A display device as claimed in Claim 19 or 20, characterized in that the second interference filter has a plurality of layers which are manufactured alternately from a material having a high refractive index and from a material having a low refractive index and is composed of at least nine layers each having an optical thickness n.d.
in which n is the refractive index of the material of the layer and d is the thickness, said optical thickness n.d being between 0.2 .lambda.f and 0.3 .lambda.f in which .lambda.f is equal to p x .lambda. , in which .lambda. is the central wavelength of the rele-vant display device and p is a number between 1.16 and 1.30
in which n is the refractive index of the material of the layer and d is the thickness, said optical thickness n.d being between 0.2 .lambda.f and 0.3 .lambda.f in which .lambda.f is equal to p x .lambda. , in which .lambda. is the central wavelength of the rele-vant display device and p is a number between 1.16 and 1.30
25. A display device as claimed in Claim 24, character-ized in that the second interference filter is composed of 14 to 30 layers.
26. A display device as claimed in Claim 25, character-ized in that the optical thickness n.d. is between 0.23 .lambda.f and 0.27 .lambda.f.
27. An illumination source comprising a space accommodat-ing a radiation source and bounded by at least a flat wall, characterized in that the wall is provided with at least one layer of a material luminescing in one colour, which can be excited by the radiation source and in that a first interference filter is arranged between the radiation source and the layer of luminescent material, which filter sub-stantially completely passes the radiation suitable for excitation and substantially completely reflects radiation generated in the luminescent material, whilst a second interference filter is arranged on the other side of the layer of luminescent material, which filter has a high transmission for light of the desired spectral characteris-tic which is emitted by the luminescent layer at small angles to the normal of the filter and in which the reflect-ion considerably increases for light rays of the said spec-tral characteristic which extend at an angle of more than 20 to 35° to the normal on the filter.
28. An illumination source as claimed in Claim 27, characterized in that the second interference filter is provided with a polariser on the side remote from the luminescent layer.
29. An illumination source as claimed in Claim 27 , characterized in that the first interference filter is a dielectric filter comprising at least six layers alternately having a high and a low refractive index, which filter substantially completely passes the exciting radiation and subs-tantially completely reflects the radiation generated in the lumi-nescent material.
30. An illumination source as claimed in Claim 29, charac-terized in that the layers having a high refractive index comprise one or more of the materials hafnium oxide (HfO2), zirconium oxide (ZrO2), titanium oxide (TiO2), tantalum oxide (Ta2O5) or niobium oxide (Nb2O5) and the layers having a low refractive index comprise one or more of the materials magnesium fluoride (MgF2) or silicon oxide (SiO2).
31. An illumination source as claimed in Claim 27 character-ized in that first interference filter comprises 3 to 5 layers of alternately a metal layer and a layer of a dielectric material.
32. An illumination source as claimed in Claim 27 character-ized in that the second interference filter comprises a plurality of layers which are manufactured alternately from a material having a high refractive index and from a material having a low refractive index and are composed of at least nine layers each having an optical thickness n.d. of between 0.2 .lambda.f and 0.3 .lambda.f in which .lambda.f is equal to p x .lambda. , in which .lambda. is the central wavelength of the relevant display device, in which p is a number between 1.16 and 1.30 and in which the average optical thickness is 0.25 .lambda.f.
33. An illumination source as claimed in Claim 32, charac-terized in that the second interference filter is composed of 9 to 30 layers.
34. An illumination source as claimed in Claim 33, charac-terized in that the optical thickness n.d. of the layers is between 0.23 .lambda.f and 0.27 .lambda.f.
35. An illumination source as claimed in Claim 27, charac-terized in that a high-pressure mercury lamp is used as a radia-tion source.
36. An illumination source as claimed in Claim 35, charac-terized in that one or more of the materials ZnS: Ag (blue);
(Zn,Cd)S: Cu,Ag (green) and Y2O2S: Eu (red) is chosen as a phosphor.
(Zn,Cd)S: Cu,Ag (green) and Y2O2S: Eu (red) is chosen as a phosphor.
37. An illumination source as claimed in Claim 27, charac-terized in that the radiation source emits radiation at a central wavelength of 254 nanometers.
38. An illumination source as claimed in Claim 37, charac-terized in that one or more of the materials Y2O3:Eu (red);
CeMgAl11O19: Tb (green) and BaMg2Al16O27: Eu (blue) is chosen as a phosphor.
CeMgAl11O19: Tb (green) and BaMg2Al16O27: Eu (blue) is chosen as a phosphor.
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