摘要:
An image projecting apparatus comprises a light source for emitting light, a spatial light modulating element, an illuminating optical system for irradiating a light from the light source to the spatial light modulating element, and a projecting optical system for projecting an image of the spatial light modulating element. The illuminating optical system or the projecting optical system comprises a telecentric optical system and a light shielding frame disposed at a focus position of the telecentric optical system for controlling an angular component of a luminous flux of light emitted by the light source or the spatial light modulating element, respectively, to adjust the quality of the projected image.
摘要:
To effectively utilize a luminous flux from a light source thereby realizing a reflecting type color image projecting apparatus having a high brightness. The apparatus includes three sheets of reflecting type optical writing liquid crystal light valves, means for writing images of respective color components to the respective reflecting type optical writing liquid crystal light valves, a polarized beam splitter for splitting a light source luminous flux into polarized light illuminating luminous fluxes, means for separating only a green component of one of the polarized light illuminating luminous fluxes, means for separating the other one of the polarized light illuminating luminous fluxes into a red component and a blue component and a projecting lens. A back focus from the projecting lens to the reflecting type optical writing liquid crystal light valves can be shortened and utilization efficiency of a luminous flux from a light emitting source can more be enhanced than a conventional reflecting type color image projecting apparatus.
摘要:
A polarizing type optical apparatus has a first polarizing element disposed in a path of an incident luminous flux produced by a light source and a second polarizing element disposed in the path of a luminous flux reflected from the first polarizing element. The first polarizing element has a p polarized light component transmitting characteristic which varies less with respect to an incident angle of a luminous flux than that of the second polarizing element and has a p polarized light component transmittance which is higher than that of the second polarizing element, and the second polarizing element has an s polarized light component transmitting characteristic which varies less with respect to an incident angle of a luminous flux than that of the first polarizing element and has an s polarized light component transmittance which is lower than that of the first polarizing element, such that the incident luminous flux produced by the light source is irradiated onto the first polarizing element, the luminous flux reflected by the first polarizing element consists mainly of an s polarized light component, and the luminous flux reflected by the second polarizing element consists of a substantially pure s polarized light component.
摘要:
An optically addressed spatial light modulation system includes a ferroelectric liquid crystal spatial light modulator. A writing light source irradiates a writing light for recording an image onto the spatial light modulator. A read-out light source irradiates a bias light for adjusting the sensitivity of the spatial light modulator and a read-out light for reading a recorded image from the spatial light modulator. An adjusting circuit is used to adjust the bias light intensity or irradiation time in synchronism with the writing light to increase the sensitivity of the spatial light modulator. A driving circuit supplies writing voltage signals to the spatial light modulator. The irradiation times of the write light and the bias light overlap with the application of the writing voltage signals for a predetermined time for adjusting the sensitivity of the spatial light modulator.
摘要:
An optically addressed spatial light modulating system comprises a spatial light modulator using a liquid crystal material. A writing light irradiation device irradiates a writing light which records an image onto the spatial light modulator. A reading out light irradiation device irradiates a reading out light which is used to read out the recorded image from the spatial light modulator. A bias light irradiation device irradiates a bias light onto the spatial light modulator, and a bias light adjustment device changes at least one of the irradiation time and the light intensity of the bias light. A driving device supplies writing voltage signals to the spatial light modulator. The irradiation time of the write light and the irradiation time of the bias light overlap with the application time of the write voltage of the spatial light modulator for a predetermined amount of time for adjusting the sensitivity of the spatial light modulator. Thus, the changing of the recording sensitivity of the optically addressed spatial light modulator is facilitated. It is also possible to write data into the spatial light modulator operating at a high speed by changing the threshold of the write image and to record an image with low write light intensity.
摘要:
A near-field optical head has a main surface confronting a recording medium during use of the near-field optical head. A sharpened tip is disposed on the main surface and has an optical aperture at a front end thereof. An opaque film covers the sharpened tip and has a plastically deformed portion in the vicinity of the optical aperture. The front end of the sharpened tip projects from the plastically deformed portion of the opaque film. At least one stopper is disposed in the vicinity of the sharpened tip and has a height substantially equal to a height of the sharpened tip. At least one air-bearing surface is disposed on the main surface.
摘要:
An optical microcantilever capable of reducing loss when propagating light. An optical microcantilever 10 comprises a support 1, an optical waveguide 2, a light-blocking film 3, a reflecting film 4, a pointed tip 5, a microscopic aperture 6 formed at the end of the tip 5, and a mirror 7 for reflecting propagating light H propagated from a light input/output end 8 of the optical waveguide 2 towards the microscopic aperture 6.
摘要:
In a recording apparatus for reproducing information recorded on a recording medium by utilizing near-field light, the recording apparatus realizes reliable information reproduction with a simple structure. Illumination light 20 is illuminated to the recording medium 10 to create near-field light on a surface of the recording medium 10. The created near-field light is scattered by a microscopic aperture 12 formed in the aperture element 11 so that scattering light (propagation light) thereof is detected to create a reproduced signal. Derived from the created reproduced light a distance control signal representative of a distance between the microscopic aperture 12 and the recording medium 10. Based on the distance control signal, the aperture element 11 is controlled in position. Due to this, the microscopic aperture 12 is brought into proximity to the recording medium 10.
摘要:
In a method of producing an optical aperture, there is provided an object having a substrate, at least one conical- or pyramidal-shaped tip disposed on the substrate, at least one stopper disposed on the substrate in the vicinity of the tip and having a height substantially equal to a height of the tip, and an opaque film disposed at least on the tip. A pressing body is disposed relative to the object so that a surface of the pressing body is disposed over the tip and at least a portion of the stopper. The pressing body is then displaced to bring the surface of the pressing body into contact with the object so that a force component is directed to a front end of the tip to form an optical aperture at the front end of the tip.
摘要:
An optical waveguide probe is disclosed which is used for a scanning near-field optical microscope, has a low light propagation loss, and is capable of performing an AFM operation, and a manufacturing method thereof is disclosed. The vicinity of the tip of an optical waveguide 2 is bent toward a side of a probe portion 9 through a plurality of surfaces symmetrical with respect to a plane including an optical axis of the optical waveguide 2. By this, a loss of a propagated light 7 at a bent portion 10 is reduced, and the propagated light 7 can be condensed to a minute aperture 5, so that near-field light can be efficiently emitted from the minute aperture 5.