摘要:
A high performance polarization splitting element and an optical device using the polarization splitting element are provided. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the optical device includes a first periodic structure having a period shorter than a wavelength of used light, a second periodic structure which has a period shorter than the wavelength of the used light and in which a direction of the period is orthogonal to or substantially orthogonal to that of the first periodic structure, and a pair of optical elements disposed so as to sandwich the first periodic structure and the second periodic structure. The second periodic structure is adjacent to the first periodic structure. The first periodic structure and the second periodic structure transmit light having first polarization direction and reflect light having second polarization direction orthogonal to the first direction.
摘要:
In a conventional polarization beam splitter, it has been difficult to improve the angle-dependence characteristic of polarized beam splitting efficiency even if the number of layers is increased. The polarization beam splitter of the present invention is a polarization beam splitter having a polarized beam splitting layer having structure in which a plurality of gratings parallel to a first direction are periodically disposed in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and of light incident on the polarization beam splitter, chiefly light of a polarized component parallel to the first direction is transmitted therethrough, and chiefly light of a polarized component parallel to the second direction is reflected.
摘要:
An image display apparatus includes a light source for supplying illumination light, a reflection type display element for modulating the illumination light into image light by reflecting the light, an illumination optical system for guiding the illumination light to the reflection type display element, and a projection optical system for guiding the image light to an observer. The image light is incident on the projection optical system via at least a portion of the illumination optical system. The illumination optical system has a part, in an area where both the illumination light and the image light pass, which changes an optical action depending on a state of incident light. The part acts to deflect the illumination light to decrease an incident angle with respect to the reflection type display element as compared with a case where the part does not exist.
摘要:
The disclosed device prevents degradation of distance measurement accuracy due to alignment error in the mounting of a detachable lens barrel on a camera body. The lens barrel houses a focusing objective lens and a first distance measurement position is set along the optical path of the objective lens within the lens barrel. A second distance measuring position is set within the camera body. A light projector is positioned at one of the distance measuring positions and projects a measuring beam, and a photo detector is positioned at the other of the distance measuring positions to receive a reflection beam from the object being measured to produce a signal to be used for focus adjustment.
摘要:
A high performance polarization splitting element and an optical device using the polarization splitting element are provided. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the optical device includes a first periodic structure having a period shorter than a wavelength of used light, a second periodic structure which has a period shorter than the wavelength of the used light and in which a direction of the period is orthogonal to or substantially orthogonal to that of the first periodic structure, and a pair of optical elements disposed so as to sandwich the first periodic structure and the second periodic structure. The second periodic structure is adjacent to the first periodic structure. The first periodic structure and the second periodic structure transmit light having first polarization direction and reflect light having second polarization direction orthogonal to the first direction, and the second polarization direction is substantially parallel to one of the periodic direction of the first periodic structure and the periodic direction of the second periodic structure.
摘要:
In the conventional polarization beam splitter, it has been difficult to improve the angle-dependence characteristic of polarized beam splitting efficiency even if the number of layers is increased. The polarization beam splitter of the present invention is a polarization beam splitter having a polarized beam splitting layer having structure in which a plurality of gratings parallel to a first direction are periodically disposed in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and of light incident on the polarization beam splitter, chiefly light of a polarized component parallel to the first direction is transmitted therethrough, and chiefly light of a polarized component parallel to the second direction is reflected.
摘要:
When light from a reflection image display element is incident on a polarization split surface at an angle other than 45°, leakage light that decreases the contrast of an image is produced. In a projection image display apparatus which illuminates an image display element with light from a light source and projects light from the image display element through two polarization split surfaces, when the angles of first and second light rays, of light rays incident on the polarization split surface, with respect to the optical axis correspond to 55% of the maximum angle of the incident light rays with respect to the optical axis, where light rays of which incident angle with respect to said image display element is larger is set as first light ray and light rays of which incident angle with respect to said image display element is smaller is set as second light ray, and a light shielding characteristic value L on the two polarization split surfaces is represented by L=[(M1)a·(M1)b+(M2)a·(M2)b]/2 where (M1)a is the amount of leakage light of the first light ray on the polarization split on the reflection image display element side, (M2)a is the amount of leakage light of the second light ray, (M1)b is the amount of leakage light of the first light ray on the polarization split on the projection optical system side, and (M2)b is the amount of leakage light of the second light ray.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a focus detecting apparatus comprising a field mask disposed near a prescribed image plane of an objective lens and having an aperture offset from the optical axis of the objective lens in order to restrict a field area. A field lens is disposed near the prescribed image plane of the objective lens with a pair of secondary imaging lenses corresponding to the aperture for reimaging an image formed by the objective lens. A stop is disposed adjacent to the pair of secondary imaging lenses and having a pair of apertures for restricting light passing through the pair of secondary imaging lenses. A senor for detecting light quantity; distributions of images formed by the secondary imaging lenses. The pair of secondary imaging lenses are in contact with each other and have different projection shapes on a plane perpendicular to the optical axis of the objective lens.
摘要:
A high performance polarization splitting element and an optical device using the polarization splitting element are provided. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the optical device includes a first periodic structure having a period shorter than a wavelength of used light, a second periodic structure which has a period shorter than the wavelength of the used light and in which a direction of the period is orthogonal to or substantially orthogonal to that of the first periodic structure, and a pair of optical elements disposed so as to sandwich the first periodic structure and the second periodic structure. The second periodic structure is adjacent to the first periodic structure. The first periodic structure and the second periodic structure transmit light having first polarization direction and reflect light having second polarization direction orthogonal to the first direction, and the second polarization direction is substantially parallel to one of the periodic direction of the first periodic structure and the periodic direction of the second periodic structure.
摘要:
A high performance polarization splitting element and an optical device using the polarization splitting element are provided. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the optical device includes a first periodic structure having a period shorter than a wavelength of used light, a second periodic structure which has a period shorter than the wavelength of the used light and in which a direction of the period is orthogonal to or substantially orthogonal to that of the first periodic structure, and a pair of optical elements disposed so as to sandwich the first periodic structure and the second periodic structure. The second periodic structure is adjacent to the first periodic structure. The first periodic structure and the second periodic structure transmit light having first polarization direction and reflect light having second polarization direction orthogonal to the first direction, and the second polarization direction is substantially parallel to one of the periodic direction of the first periodic structure and the periodic direction of the second periodic structure.