Patent attributes
A dual lamp illumination system adapted for a projection display system. The dual lamp illumination system includes a first illumination module and a second illumination module, a beam deflecting unit, and a light homogenizer. The first and the second illumination modules each includes a light source, and an elliptically-shaped housing having an interior reflective coating. The light sources each generates an optical beam comprising converging optical rays such that optical beams each has an angular distribution range of [−P, +Q] degrees, where P and Q are preferably 30. The beam deflecting unit reflects at least one of the optical beams from the first and the second illumination module and couples the optical beams to form a multiplexed beam. The light homogenizer is then for homogenizing the multiplexed beam. The invention achieves throughput of 1.5×–1.7× higher gain than single lamp illumination systems useful particularly in a projection display system.
