A display system is disclosed that includes a light source, an integrator rod
receiving
a light beam from the light source and producing an integrated light beam, a beam
splitting device splitting the integrated light beam into at least a first cone
of light and a second cone of light, the cones of light having complementary intensity
distributions, and at least a first spatial light modulator and a second spatial
light modulator, wherein the first spatial light modulator is capable of selectively
reflecting portions of the first cone of light in an ON direction and the second
spatial light modulator is capable of selectively reflecting portions of the second
cone of light in an ON direction. The display system further includes a combining
device for combining the selectively reflected portions of the cones of light in
the ON direction and projection optics for projecting the combined reflected cones
of light.
