SYSTEM FOR GENERATING COLLIMATED NON-COHERENT BRIGHT LIGHT USING A PLURALITY OF OPTICAL ELEMENTS

Number: 20260298443
Published: 2026-10-01
Filed: 2026-06-04
Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
Inventors: JOSEPH; Daniel M., CHEN; Veronica, KLOUDA; Jessica
CPC: F21V13/12; F21V5/04; F21V9/14; F21V9/30; F21Y2115/30
Verdict: Medium Hardware
First reported: 2026-W40 (2026-10-02)
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

The keeper's note

Combines two laser arrays with a phosphor converter to produce bright, non-coherent collimated light — projector/show-lighting hardware worth watching for prop and stage applications.

Abstract

A system includes a first array of lasers, a first linear polarizer, a second array of lasers, and a phosphor assembly. The first array of lasers is configured to emit a first light. The first linear polarizer is configured to receive the first light. The second array of lasers is configured to emit a second light. The phosphor assembly is positioned to receive the first light from the first array of lasers and the second light from the second array of lasers, and to generate a non-coherent light based on a combination of the first light and the second light.

Background

BACKGROUND

A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification. The process of optical amplification may be based on a stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. Unlike other sources of light, a laser produces a narrow beam of light by way of spatial coherence. The narrow beam may be utilized in different applications. SUMMARY

In some implementations, a system, comprising: a first array of lasers adapted to emit first light; a first linear polarizer adapted to receive the first light and provide the first light; a second array of lasers adapted to emit second light; a second linear polarizer adapted to receive the second light and provide the second light; a first beamsplitter adapted to: receive the first light from the first linear polarizer and transmit the first light as transmitted first light, and receive the second light from the second linear polarizer and reflect the second light as reflected second light; a third linear polarizer adapted to receive the transmitted first light and the reflected second light and provide the transmitted first light and the reflected second light; a phosphor assembly adapted to: receive the transmitted first light and the reflected second light, and generate non-coherent light based on a combination of the transmitted first light and the reflected second light; a collimator lens adapted to receive the non-coherent light and collimate the non-coherent light to generate collimated non-coher

Claims

1. A system, comprising: a first array of lasers configured to emit a first light; a first linear polarizer configured to receive the first light; a second array of lasers configured to emit a second light; and a phosphor assembly positioned to receive the first light from the first array of lasers and the second light from the second array of lasers and to generate a non-coherent light based on a combination of the first light and the second light. || 6. A system, comprising: a first array of lasers configured to emit first light; a second array of lasers configured to emit second light; a first beamsplitter configured to: receive the first light and transmit at least a portion of the first light as transmitted first light, and receive the second light and reflect at least a portion of the second light as reflected second light; a phosphor assembly configured to: receive the transmitted first light and the reflected second light, and generate non-coherent light based on the transmitted first light and the reflected second light; and a first lens configured to receive the non-coherent light from the phosphor assembly and collimate the non-coherent light to generate collimated non-coherent light. || 14. A system, comprising: a first array of lasers configured to emit first light; a first linear polarizer configured to receive the first light; a phosphor assembly configured to receive the first light and convert the first light into non-coherent light; a collimator lens configured to receive the non-coherent light and collimate the non-coherent light to generate collimated non-coherent light; and a telephoto lens configured to receive at least a portion of the collimated non-coherent light at a first end and focus the portion of the collimated non-coherent light to generate focused non-coherent light.