Light source module using lasers as light source

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9470902-B2
Application number	US-201313928819-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 27, 2013
Priority date	Jan 18, 2013
Publication date	Oct 18, 2016
Grant date	Oct 18, 2016

Abstract

A light source module includes a double refraction prism, an optical plate, a first laser source, a second laser source, and a third laser source. A first laser beam emitted from the first laser source and a second laser beam emitted from the second laser source are mixed by the double refraction prism and these are mixed together with a third laser beam emitted from the third laser source by the optical plate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A light source module, comprising:
a double refraction prism comprising an incident surface and an emergent surface parallel with the incident surface, the double refraction prism having a fast axis and a slow axis respectively extending from the incident surface to the emergent surface;
an optical plate positioned adjacent to the double refraction prism and facing the emergent surface;
a first laser source facing the incident surface and emitting a first laser beam polarized along an S polarization direction;
a second laser source facing the incident surface and emitting a second laser beam polarized along a P polarization direction, and the S polarization direction being perpendicular to the P polarization direction; and
a third laser source facing one side of the optical plate facing away from the double refraction prism, the third laser source emitting a third laser beam;
wherein the first laser beam and the second laser beam respectively transmit along the slow axis and the fast axis and are mixed on the emergent surface, the first and second laser beams emitting from the emergent surface and the third laser beam emitting from the third laser source mixed to a mixed laser beam by the optical plate.

2. The light source module of claim 1 , wherein an angle formed between the fast axis and the slow axis is θ, a distance between the incident surface and the emergent surface is H, and a distance between the first laser source and the second laser source is S, and tan θ=S/H.

3. The light source module of claim 1 , wherein the fast axis intersects the slow axis on the emergent surface.

4. The light source module of claim 1 , wherein the optical plate comprises a reflection surface and a transmission surface opposite to the reflection surface, the transmission surface faces the emergent surface, and the third laser source faces the reflection surface.

5. The light source module of claim 4 , wherein the first and second laser beams emitting from the emergent surface are transmitted though the optical plate, and the third laser beam emitting from the third laser is reflected by the optical plate.

6. The light source module of claim 5 , wherein a projection direction of the first and second laser beams transmitting though the optical plate is perpendicular to the emergent surface, a projection direction of the third laser beam reflected by the reflection surface is perpendicular to the emergent surface.

7. The light source module of claim 1 , wherein the optical plate comprises a reflection surface and a transmission surface opposite to the reflection surface, the reflection surface faces the emergent surface, and the third laser source faces the transmission surface.

8. The light source module of claim 7 , wherein the first and second laser beams emitting from the emergent surface are reflected by the optical plate, and the third laser beam emitting from the third laser are transmitted through the optical plate.

9. The light source module of claim 8 , wherein a projection direction of the first and second laser beams reflected by the optical plate is parallel with the emergent surface, and a projection direction of the third laser beam transmitting though the optical plate is parallel with the emergent surface.

Assignees

• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chen Po-Chou

Classifications

• G02B27/283 Primary

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