Abstract:
The invention includes an excitation light source, a light distribution adjusting member on which excitation light from the excitation light source is incident, and a luminescent material which emits luminous light of a different wavelength from that of the excitation light by the excitation light which passes through the light distribution adjusting member being shone on thereto, wherein the excitation light source is disposed so that the excitation light is incident on a light incident surface of the light distribution adjusting member at a predetermined angle.
Abstract:
A phosphor member has a phosphor body configured to absorb excitation light to thereby emit first fluorescent light including a first wavelength component and a second wavelength component having a wavelength shorter than a wavelength of the first wavelength component, and a filter configured to transmit the first wavelength component as light source light and reflect the second wavelength component towards the phosphor body as second excitation light.
Abstract:
A luminescent light emitting device includes a base, a luminescent material layer provided on the base, a heat dissipating rib provided on an outer circumferential side of the luminescent material layer in such a manner as to rise erect from the base, and a collective lens fixed to the heat dissipating rib to seal in the luminescent material layer.
Abstract:
A light source device includes: a first light emitting element that emits first wavelength band light; a fluorescence wheel including a fluorescence emission region with which fluorescence excited by the first wavelength band light is emitted as second wavelength band light; a second light emitting element that emits third wavelength band light; a combining unit that combines the first wavelength band light, the second wavelength band light, and the third wavelength band light; a color wheel; and a CPU that controls the first light emitting element, the second light emitting element, the fluorescence wheel, and the color wheel, wherein the CPU performs synchronization control on the fluorescence wheel and the color wheel, and performs control to shift a synchronization position of the color wheel with respect to the fluorescence wheel in accordance with an output mode.
Abstract:
A light source device emits combined light, using a plurality of light sources. The light source device includes first, second and third light sources, and first and second combining members. The first light source emits light of a first wavelength band. The third light source uses the light of the first wavelength band as excitation light and emits light of a third wavelength band which is fluorescent light. The second light source emits light of a second wavelength band which is different from the third wavelength band. The first combining member combines the light of the first wavelength band and the light of the third wavelength band. The second combining member combines the combined light obtained by the first combining member and the light of the second wavelength band. The combined light obtained by the second combining member enters a light guiding unit.
Abstract:
A light source unit includes a first light source for emitting light in a first wavelength range, a luminescent wheel including a second light source for emitting light in a second wavelength range and a third light source for emitting light in a third wavelength range whose wavelength differs from that of the light in the second wavelength range, which are disposed circumferentially end to end in an adjacent fashion, a fourth light source for emitting light in a fourth wavelength range similar in color system to the light in the second or third wavelength range, and a control unit for controlling the fourth light source and the luminescent wheel to illuminate the fourth light source during a first color mixing period when a boundary between the second and third light sources is situated on an optical path of the light in the first wavelength range.
Abstract:
There is provided a projector including a plurality of laser diodes and a rectangular display device on to which light emitted from the plurality of laser diodes is shone, wherein the display device is disposed so that a direction of a major axis of an elliptic section of light emitted from each of the plurality of laser diodes becomes substantially parallel to a direction of longer sides of the display device.
Abstract:
A light source apparatus includes an optical plate, a convergence optical system, a transfer optical system and two casting optical systems. The optical plate includes a translucent segment and a fluorescent substance layer. The convergence optical system converges an excitation light to the translucent segment and to the fluorescent substance layer. The transfer optical system transfers a spot of the excitation light to a transfer plane of the optical plate. The first casting optical system projects a light source image of fluorescence, which is formed on the fluorescent substance layer, onto a common casting plane. The second casting optical system which projects the spot of the excitation light onto the common casting plane. Optical path lengths of the two casting optical systems are the same.
Abstract:
A light source device includes a light emitting element emitting light of a first wavelength band, a fluorescent wheel and a mirror. The fluorescent wheel includes a fluorescent area converting the light of the first wavelength band into fluorescent light and a reflection area reflecting the light of the first wavelength band. The minor reflects a component in a first polarization direction of the light of the first wavelength band and transmits a component in a second polarization direction orthogonal to the first polarization direction. The reflection area includes a reflecting surface and a polarization conversion layer including an optical axis and converts either the first or second polarization direction to another polarization direction. The optical axis of the polarization conversion layer is inclined by 45 degrees to a polarization direction of the light of the first wavelength band at an irradiation position thereof in the fluorescent wheel.
Abstract:
Alight source unit has a first light source for emitting light in a first wavelength range, a second light source for emitting light in a second wavelength range of the same color system as the light in the first wavelength range and having a different wavelength, a third light source including light emitting elements for emitting light in a third wavelength range different from the light in the first wavelength range and in the second wavelength range, a fourth light source for emitting light in a fourth wavelength range excited by the light in the third wavelength range as luminous light, and a control unit for controlling the illumination of the first, second, third and fourth light sources, and the control unit controls the number of light emitting elements of the third light source to be illuminated according to illuminated states of the first and second light sources.