Abstract:
An illumination device (10) includes: laser light sources (20) having different radiant fluxes; and diffractive optical elements (40) provided correspondingly to the respective laser light sources. A planar dimension of the diffractive optical element, which corresponds to the laser light source that emits a laser light having a minimum radiant flux, is smaller than a planar dimension of the diffractive optical element, which corresponds to the laser light source that emits a laser light having a maximum radiant flux.
Abstract:
A projection apparatus 1 is provided with an optical device 2 to diffuse a coherent light beam, an irradiation unit 3 to irradiate a coherent light beam to the optical device, a color generator 4 to perform wavelength conversion of and transmission of light beams in a first illumination zone, in a time division manner, at least one relay optical system 5 to change a travel direction of the wavelength-converted light beam and a travel direction of a light beam to generate an illumination light beam which illuminates a second illumination zone, a spatial light modulator 8 to generate a modulated image to the second illumination zone, and a projection optical system 9. The first illumination zone and the second illumination zone have a conjugate relationship. The color generator has a transmission portion to transmit the diffused coherent light beam, without diffusing the diffused coherent light beam.
Abstract:
A plane illumination apparatus has an optical device, an irradiation unit to irradiate the coherent light beams to the optical device. The irradiation unit makes the coherent light beams scan the surface of the optical device by changing propagation directions of the coherent light beams, the light guide plate comprises a light take-out portion specific zone to take out coherent light beams to outside while making coherent light beams propagate between a first end face on which coherent light beams from the optical device are incident and a second end face that is provided to face the first end face, and the specific zone is provided inside the light take-out portion or along the first end face, or along the second end face.
Abstract:
Provided is an illumination device which illuminates an illuminated zone with a plurality of coherent light beams having mutually different wavelength ranges, so that it is possible to allow speckles to be inconspicuous. A illumination device (40) is configured to include an optical element (50) including a hologram recording medium (55) and an irradiation device (60) which illuminates the optical element with a plurality of coherent light beams having mutually different wavelength ranges so as to allow a first and second coherent light beams (La, Lb) having different wavelength ranges to scan the hologram recording medium of the optical element. The first coherent light beams incident on respective positions of the hologram recording medium are allowed to reproduce an image (5) superimposed on an illuminated zone, and the second coherent light beams incident on the respective positions of the hologram recording medium are allowed to reproduce an image superimposed on the illuminated zone.
Abstract:
With a simple configuration, a clear illumination area with suppressed blurring is formed, and a form such as position, shape, and size thereof is changed. Divergent light (L110) from a point light source (110) is shaped by a collimating optical system (120) and emitted to a hologram element (130). Since the point light source (110) is arranged at a front focal position of the collimating, optical system (120), the light (L120) emitted from the collimating optical system (120) is emitted to the hologram element (130) as parallel light, and diffracted light (L130) therefrom forms an illumination area (150) at a predetermined position on an illumination target surface. A light scanning part (140) rotating about a predetermined rotation axis (r) is arranged between the point light source (110) and the collimating optical system (120), and light (L140) incident on the collimating optical system (120) is scanned. By this scanning, an incident angle of the parallel light (L120) incident on the hologram element (130) changes, and a form of the illumination area (150) changes.
Abstract:
A screen 40 includes a sheet member including a control layer that includes a plurality of particles or a predetermined liquid, and an electrode that applies a voltage to the control layer to drive the plurality of particles or the predetermined liquid. The plurality of particles or the predetermined liquid allows light emitted from a coherent light source 21 disposed at a predetermined site to be transmitted or reflected, and the electrode causes at least one of movement and rotation of the plurality of particles to occur at the inside of the control layer in correspondence with the voltage, or causes the predetermined liquid to move at the inside of the control layer in correspondence with the voltage.
Abstract:
Provided is an illumination device for a projection device, which is appropriate to stereoscopic display and allows speckles to be inconspicuous. The illumination device includes: an optical element (50) which including a hologram recording medium (55) including a first zone Z1 and a second zone Z2 and can reproduce an image 5 of a scattering plate 6; an irradiation device (60) which irradiates the optical element with a coherent light beam such that the light beam is allowed to scan the hologram recording medium; and a polarization control unit (70) provided on an optical path of the light beam to an illuminated zone (LZ). The light beams incident on respective positions of the hologram recording medium are allowed to reproduce the image superimposed on the illuminated zone. The polarization control unit (70) controls polarization of the light beams such that the light beam incident on the first zone to travel toward the illuminated zone and the light beam incident on the second zone to travel toward the illuminated zone are configured with different polarization components.
Abstract:
A laser beam (L50) is reflected by a light beam scanning device (60) and irradiated onto a hologram recording medium (45). On the hologram recording medium (45), an image (35) of a linear scatter body is recorded as a hologram by using reference light that converges on a scanning origin (B). The light beam scanning device (60) bends the laser beam (L50) at the scanning origin (B) and irradiates the laser beam onto the hologram recording medium (45). At this time, by changing a bending mode of the laser beam with time, an irradiation position of the bent laser beam (L60) on the hologram recording medium (45) is changed with time. Diffracted light (L45) from the hologram recording medium (45) produces a reproduction image (35) of the linear scatter body on a light receiving surface (R) of the stage 210. When an object is placed on the light receiving surface (R), a line pattern is projected by hologram reproduction light, so that the projected image is captured and a three-dimensional shape of the object is measured.
Abstract:
Provided is an illumination device having a simple configuration and being capable of illuminating a plurality of regions via a light diffusion element that can be configured compactly. The illumination device (10) includes a laser light source (coherent light source) (12), an optical scan unit (14), an optical path adjustment element (16) and a light diffusion element (18). The laser light source (12) emits a laser beam (coherent light) (L). The optical scan unit (14) is capable of changing an optical path of the laser beam (L) from the laser light source (12). On the optical path adjustment element (16), the laser beam (L) from the optical scan unit (14) is incident, an incidence position of the laser beam (L) varies depending on the optical path determined by the optical scan unit (14); and an emission angle of the laser beam (L) varies depending on the incidence position. The light diffusion element (18) diffuses the laser beam (L) and emits diffused light. On the light diffusion element (18), the laser beam (L) from the optical path adjustment element (16) is incident and an emission angle of the diffused light varies depending on an incidence angle of the laser beam (L).