IP Library Granted Patent US 11,474,367
Granted Patent B2
US 11,474,367 · App. 16/753,600 · Granted Oct 18, 2022

Speckle elimination apparatus, laser light source and laser projection system

Inventor: Lebao Yang (Shandong, CN)
Assignee: GOERTEK INC.
G02B27/48G02B27/286G03B21/2033
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,474,367
App. No.
16/753,600
Granted
Oct 18, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A speckle elimination apparatus, a laser light source and a laser projection system, the speckle elimination apparatus comprising a diaphragm ( 100 ) and a ¼ wave plate group sequentially arranged on a laser beam optical path, the ¼ wave plate group comprising a first ¼ wave plate ( 200 ) and a second ¼ wave plate ( 300 ) having optical axis angles of 75°-105°, adjacent sides of the first ¼ wave plate ( 200 ) and the second ¼ wave plate ( 300 ) being closely arranged, the first ¼ wave plate ( 200 ) being arranged so as to allow a portion of an incident laser beam to pass through, the second ¼ wave plate ( 300 ) being arranged so as to allow the remainder of the incident laser beam to pass through, the portion of the incident laser beam being 25%-75% of the incident laser beam. The speckle elimination apparatus eliminates the phenomenon of laser speckle.

Claims (18)

1. A speckle elimination apparatus, comprising a diaphragm and a ¼ wave plate group sequentially arranged on a laser beam optical path,

wherein the ¼ wave plate group comprises a first ¼ wave plate and a second ¼ wave plate, wherein an optical axis of the first ¼ wave plate and an optical axis of the second ¼ wave plate form an included angle of 75°-105°, adjacent sides of the first ¼ wave plate and the second ¼ wave plate are closely arranged, the first ¼ wave plate is arranged to allow a portion of an incident laser beam to pass through, the second ¼ wave plate is arranged to allow a remainder of the incident laser beam to pass through, the portion of the incident laser beam occupies 25%-75% of the incident laser beam, and the diaphragm is attached to the ¼ wave plate group in a direction orthogonal to a direction of the laser beam optical path.

2. The speckle elimination apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the portion of the incident laser beam occupies 50% of the incident laser beam.

3. The speckle elimination apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the included angle between the optical axis of the first ¼ wave plate and the optical axis of the second ¼ wave plate is 90°.

4. The speckle elimination apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the adjacent sides of the first ¼ wave plate and the second ¼ wave plate are fixedly bonded to each other.

5. The speckle elimination apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first ¼ wave plate and the second ¼ wave plate are rectangular-shaped, semicircular-shaped, or semioval-shaped ¼ wave plates respectively.

6. The speckle elimination apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first ¼ wave plate is an annular ¼ wave plate having a central opening, and the second ¼ wave plate is a ¼ wave plate that matches a shape of the opening.

7. The speckle elimination apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the first ¼ wave plate is an annular ¼ wave plate having a central opening of a centrosymmetric shape, the annular ¼ wave plate is concentrically arranged with a light through hole of the diaphragm.

8. The speckle elimination apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the first ¼ wave plate is an annular ¼ wave plate having a central circular opening.

9. A laser light source, comprising a laser device for emitting a laser beam, and further comprising the speckle elimination apparatus according to claim 1 .

10. A laser projection system, comprising the laser light source according to claim 9 .

11. A laser light source, comprising a laser device for emitting a laser beam, and further comprising the speckle elimination apparatus according to claim 2 .

12. A laser light source, comprising a laser device for emitting a laser beam, and further comprising the speckle elimination apparatus according to claim 3 .

13. A laser light source, comprising a laser device for emitting a laser beam, and further comprising the speckle elimination apparatus according to claim 4 .

14. A laser light source, comprising a laser device for emitting a laser beam, and further comprising the speckle elimination apparatus according to claim 5 .

15. A laser light source, comprising a laser device for emitting a laser beam, and further comprising the speckle elimination apparatus according to claim 6 .

16. A laser light source, comprising a laser device for emitting a laser beam, and further comprising the speckle elimination apparatus according to claim 7 .

17. A laser light source, comprising a laser device for emitting a laser beam, and further comprising the speckle elimination apparatus according to claim 8 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2022
From: GOERTEK INC.
To: GOER OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062111/0787 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2020
From: YANG, LEBAO
To: GOERTEK INC.
Reel/Frame 052313/0910 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201721571861.0 · Nov 22, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200333616A1 · Oct 22, 2020