Light source device, image projection apparatus, and light source optical system

    公开(公告)号:US11537037B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-27

    申请号:US17509106

    申请日:2021-10-25

    IPC分类号: G03B21/20 G02B27/10 G03B33/12

    摘要: A light source device includes: multiple light source units each including a light source to emit a first color light beam, each of the multiple light source units configured to: convert at least part of the first color light beam into a second color light beam emitted from an emitting region; and emit the second color light beam to form a conjugate image; and a light combiner to combine the conjugate images formed by the multiple light source units to form a combined image, in which the conjugate images partially overlap each other, on a plane of an entrance surface of a light uniformizing element along a central axis of the light uniformizing element. A conditional expression below is satisfied: 1.3>SC/SI>0.7 where SC is an area of the combined image, and SI is an area of the entrance surface of the light uniformizing element.

    Light-source device and image projection apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11506967B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-22

    申请号:US17109174

    申请日:2020-12-02

    IPC分类号: G03B21/20 G03B33/12

    摘要: A light-source device includes an excitation light source; a wavelength conversion unit to convert at least some of first color light into second color light; a light mixing element including a rod integrator to mix at least one of the first color light and the second color light from the conversion unit; and an optical element on an optical path of the first color light and having a reflecting surface. A center of the first color light on the reflecting surface intersects with only one of a first light flux of the first color light incident on and a second light flux of the first color light emitted from the conversion unit. An angle formed by a projection straight line of the first color light incident on an incident aperture of the integrator and a predetermined axial line of the incident aperture of the integrator is smaller than 40°.

    Wavelength conversion plate, light source device, and image projection apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11953816B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-09

    申请号:US17872022

    申请日:2022-07-25

    IPC分类号: G03B21/20

    CPC分类号: G03B21/204 G03B21/208

    摘要: A wavelength conversion plate includes a conversion region and a reflection region on a base surface. The conversion region includes a wavelength conversion member configured to receive excitation light and generate a color different from a color of the excitation light. The reflection region is configured to reflect the excitation light. The reflection region includes a transmissive diffusion surface, a transmissive layer, and a reflection surface. The transmissive diffusion surface is configured to diffuse the excitation light. The transmissive layer is configured to transmit the excitation light. The reflection surface is configured to reflect the excitation light. The transmissive diffusion surface is in a position separate from a surface closer to the base surface, of the wavelength conversion member, toward a direction from which the excitation light is incident.