Abstract:
The head mount type display device includes an optical system having a light emitting element, a display element illuminated by the light emitting element, and an image forming element 20 for producing an image. The display element is arranged between the image forming element and the first focal point of the image forming element at a position nearer to the first focal point of the image forming element. A virtual image of the display element is formed by the image forming element 20 and the light emitted by the light emitting element is focussed on a second focal point of the image forming element. It is designed such that the eye of an observer is located on the second focal point when use. In another form, the optical system includes first and second elliptical concave mirrors with respective ones of focal points arranged at a common position.
Abstract:
A lighting apparatus 10 comprising light sources 12a, 12b for emitting light, a plurality of light reflection portions 20 formed on the reflection side for reflecting light incident from the light sources, and a linear photoconductor 14 for causing the light to exit from the exit side opposed to the reflection side, the planes of the plurality of reflection portions being respectively tilted at angles which converge the light to the human eyes watching. Angles of the light reflection portions are set so that exit angles of light exiting from the linear photoconductor are required angles, whereby the lighting apparatus can have a uniform light intensity distribution. The application of the lighting apparatus can provide a liquid crystal display of good display characteristics.
Abstract:
The display device includes a spatial modulator having a plurality of pixels and a periodical structural body having condenser elements corresponding to the pixels of the spatial modulator. Each of the pixels of the spatial modulator includes a plurality of color dots arranged in a first direction. A length of a peripheral region of the respective pixel encircling the plurality of color dots, measured in the first direction, is longer than a length of the condenser element of the periodical structural body, measured in the first direction. In addition, combinations of the pixels in the square, delta or mosaic arrangement with the condenser elements in the square, delta or mosaic arrangement are disclosed.
Abstract:
An electronic apparatus includes a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device comprises first and second light sources, a light guide plate, and a liquid crystal unit. The first light source is disposed on one of two opposing side surfaces of the light guide plate. The second light source is disposed on the other of the two opposing side surfaces of the light guide plate. A first plurality of substantially parallel grooves are formed in a first surface of the light guide plate which is substantially parallel with a display surface of the liquid crystal unit. A second plurality of substantially parallel grooves are formed in a second surface opposing the first surface of the light guide plate. At least one of a dimension and density of the first plurality of grooves substantially monotonically changes from one in the vicinity of one of the light sources to one in the vicinity of the other of the light sources.
Abstract:
A backlight device for a transmissive liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of light sources, including a cold cathode fluorescent lamp and an LED, a liquid crystal panel, and a light guide plate. The light guide plate causes light entering into it through one surface thereof to emerge out of another surface thereof toward the liquid crystal panel. A controller for the backlight device selects at least one of the cold cathode fluorescent lamp and LED, depending on brightness required for the liquid crystal display device and determines, in accordance with the required brightness, the brightness of the selected light source to operate the light source accordingly.
Abstract:
Light L1 emitted by a light source unit 2 is non-polarized. The light L1 is transmitted by a phase modulation element 4 to be non-polarized light L2 and enters a polarization separation element 6 which transmits light polarized in a first polarized direction and reflects light polarized in a second polarized direction normal to the first polarized direction. The polarization separation element 6 transmits first linearly polarized light L3 and reflects second linearly polarized light L4 whose polarized direction is normal to the linearly polarized light L3. The linearly polarized light L3 goes to a light guide plate not shown. The linearly polarized light L4 enters a phase modulation element 4 to be transformed to circularly polarized light L5, and circularly polarized light L5 returns to the light source unit 2. The light L5 which has returned to the light source unit 2 repeats reflections, etc. in the light source unit 2 to be again non-polarized light L1 and exits the light source unit 2. As described above, a half of the light, i.e., the first linearly polarized light L3 is transmitted by the polarization separation element 6 to propagate to the light guide plate, and the rest of the light, i.e., the second linearly polarized light returns again to the light source unit 2. This process is repeated, whereby almost all light emitted by the light source unit 2 enters the light guide plate to be utilized.
Abstract:
A substrate made of glass serves both as a substrate for a touch panel and as that for a front light, and has both functions of propagating an ultrasonic wave in order to detect a touched position, and propagating light emitted from a light source to guide the light toward a reflective-type liquid crystal display. In the case where an image on the liquid crystal display is made visible by external light, external light which has been transmitted through the substrate is reflected by the liquid crystal display, and the reflected light is again transmitted through the substrate to be emitted from the front face. In the case where the front light function is used, light which has been introduced into the substrate from the light source is reflected by the liquid crystal display, and the reflected light is transmitted through the substrate to be emitted from the front face.
Abstract:
A wavelength filter includes lattice structures that are arranged at predetermined intervals in the direction of an optical axis. Each of the lattice structures has regions of two different refractive indices that are alternately arranged.
Abstract:
An apparatus for deflecting light of the present invention comprises: (a) at least one pair of transference electrodes arranged facing one another; (b) a drive circuit which applies a voltage among the transference electrodes; and (c) a liquid crystal which is inserted among the transference electrodes, and whose parallel stripes that function as a diffraction grating when the voltage is applied among the transference electrodes are produced at a pitch corresponding to the applied voltage. The light can be scanned if a diffracted light by the apparatus for deflecting light is converted into a scanning light and a voltage value is changed temporally to apply the voltage among the transference electrodes. In a device for reading information, the scanning light is reflected in a bar code and the reflected light is detected by an apparatus for detecting light. In a device for stereoscopic display of the present invention, the apparatus for deflecting light is used as beam deflection means for deflecting the light beamed from a picture element which organizes the pictures of the picture display means.