Configurable optical coupling

摘要

An apparatus and method for flexible configuring of optical fibers to illuminate digital projectors. The optical fibers are attached to various positions of a configurable back plane assembly and a condensing assembly condenses the light beams prior to launch into the projector. Horizontal and vertical launch symmetries are maintained for any number of optical fibers between 1 and 9.

主权项

1. An optical coupling method comprising:
generating a first light; transmitting the first light over a first optical fiber to produce a second light; holding the first optical fiber in a first position of a configurable back plane assembly; generating a third light; transmitting the third light over a second optical fiber to produce a fourth light; holding the second optical fiber in a second position of the configurable back plane assembly; and condensing the second light and the fourth light in a condensing assembly.