摘要:
This invention provides a projector capable of effectively utilizing the light from the light source and significantly reducing the light illuminating the outside of the area to be illuminated, thereby attaining an excellent efficiency of light utilization. In the illuminating system of the present invention provided with a light source and a reflector, there is further provided a circular reflector of a spherical surface, for returning the light, which emerges from the light source to the outside of the area to be illuminated, without being reflected on the reflector, to the light source. Also there is provided a flat mirror or a substantially spherical sub reflector for returning the light, which proceeds to the outside of the area to be illuminated, after being reflected on the reflector, to the light source. The sub reflector may be provided in the vicinity of the light source.
摘要:
This invention provides a projector capable of effectively utilizing the light from the light source and significantly reducing the light illuminating the outside of the area to be illuminated, thereby attaining an excellent efficiency of light utilization. In the illuminating system of the present invention provided with a light source and a reflector, there is further provided a circular reflector of a spherical surface, for returning the light, which emerges from the light source to the outside of the area to be illuminated, without being reflected on the reflector, to the light source. Also there is provided a flat mirror or a substantially spherical sub reflector for returning the light, which proceeds to the outside of the area to be illuminated, after being reflected on the reflector, to the light source. The sub reflector may be provided in the vicinity of the light source.
摘要:
A projector comprising a light source having first and second high-luminance light emitting areas, an illuminating optical system for directing the light, from said light source, toward an object to be illuminated, wherein said first and second high-luminance light-emitting areas are positioned on the optical axis of said illuminating optical system, and a projection optical system for projecting the light emerging from said illuminated object, wherein said illuminating optical system is constructed in such a manner that a central area of said illuminated object is illuminated by most of the light beam from said first high-luminance light-emitting area, and a peripheral area of said illuminated object is illuminated by the remainder of the light beam from said first high-luminance light emitting area and most of the light from said second high-luminance light-emitting area.
摘要:
This specification discloses a plate-like polarizing element for converting light into polarized light having a plurality of units arranged along a common plane across the light, each of the units being provided with dividing means for dividing the light into reflected light and transmitted light whose planes of polarization are orthogonal to each other, varying means for varying the polarized state of at least one of the reflected light and the transmitted light to thereby make the planes of polarization of the two lights coincident with each other, and reflecting means for reflecting one of the reflected light and the transmitted light and directing it substantially in the same direction as the direction of travel of the other. The specification also discloses a polarizing conversion unit provided with such plate-like polarizing element, and a projector provided with such unit.
摘要:
This specification discloses a plate-like polarizing element for converting light into polarized light having a plurality of units arranged along a common plane across the light, each of the units being provided with dividing means for dividing the light into reflected light and transmitted light whose planes of polarization are orthogonal to each other, varying means for varying the polarized state of at least one of the reflected light and the transmitted light to thereby make the planes of polarization of the two lights coincident with each other, and reflecting means for reflecting one of the reflected light and the transmitted light and directing it substantially in the same direction as the direction of travel of the other. The specification also discloses a polarizing conversion unit provided with such plate-like polarizing element, and a projector provided with such unit.
摘要:
This specification discloses a polarization converting apparatus having means emitting non-polarized light, and polarizing means having a light incidence surface and a light emergence surface, the polarizing means receiving the non-polarized light by the light incidence surface and causing polarized light to emerge from the light emergence surface, the size and shape of the light incidence surface being similar to the size and cross-sectional shape of the non-polarized light. The specification also discloses an optical instrument having such apparatus.
摘要:
A polarizing conversion unit is disclosed. The unit is provided with a polarizing beam splitter for separating light from a light source into first and second polarized lights differing in polarized state from each other, polarizing conversion means for varying the polarized state of the first polarized light and making it substantially coincident with the polarized state of the second polarized light, and reflecting means for reflecting the first or second polarized light, at least a portion of that surface of the outer peripheral portion of the polarizing conversion unit which is parallel to the optical path of the light functioning as a reflection surface.
摘要:
An image display apparatus has a radiation source, generator for generating an image by modulating a polarized light beam and directing device for directing a light beam from the radiation source toward the generator. The directing device has a conversion optical system for converting the beam from the radiation source into the polarized light beam. The conversion optical system has a polarizing beam splitter for splitting the beam from the radiation source into a first and second beams. In the conversion optical system, a 1/4 wavelength plate and a mirror are arranged so that the plane of polarization of the first beam is rotated to generate a third beam with the plane of polarization same as that of the second beam. The third beam is directed toward the generator through the polarizing beam splitter while the second beam is also directed toward the generator.
摘要:
A polarization conversion unit is disclosed. In the unit, a definitely polarized light emitted from a light source is divided into a pair of lights differing in polarized state and are caused to be incident on the optical components including the polarizing beam splitter. The plane of polarization of one of the paired polarized light is rotated to be coincident with the plane of polarization of the other light by the optical components, so that the paired lights with the same plane of polarization are caused to be separately emitted. The optical component has a plano-convex lens which has a positive power and which is arranged at an exit side where the paired lights are separately emitted. The lens has a focal point at a position further than the position of the surface to be illuminated.
摘要:
An adjustment apparatus for a light source unit installed on an optical scanning apparatus including a deflector, the light source unit including a laser light source and a condensing optical element, and leading the condensed light beam to the deflector, the adjustment apparatus including: a dividing element for dividing the light beam into a plurality of light beams in at least one of a main scanning direction and a sub-scanning direction; an imaging optical element for imaging the plurality of light beams on a light receiving element; and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a relative position ΔX between the condensing optical element and the laser light source in a direction of an optical axis of the condensing optical element, and relative positions ΔY and ΔZ between the condensing optical element and the laser light source in directions orthogonal to the optical axis of the condensing optical element.