Abstract: A projection apparatus includes at least one light source, a field lens, a light valve, and a projection lens. The light source provides an illumination beam. The field lens is disposed in a transmission path of the illumination beam including an effective beam passing through the field lens and a ghost beam reflected by the field lens. The effective beam forms a light spot on the light valve capable of converting the effective beam into an image beam. The projection lens is disposed in a transmission path of the image beam and a ghost beam path of the ghost beam. A center of the light spot does not overlap a center of the light valve. An offset direction from the light valve to an optical axis of the projection lens is the same as a direction from the center of the light valve to the center of the light spot.

Abstract: A projection apparatus includes at least one light source, a field lens, a light valve, and a projection lens. The light source provides an illumination beam. The field lens is disposed in a transmission path of the illumination beam including an effective beam passing through the field lens and a ghost beam reflected by the field lens. The light valve converts the effective beam into an image beam. The projection lens includes a lens group, an aperture stop, and a light-shielding element. The lens group and the aperture stop are disposed in a transmission path of the image beam passing through the field lens and a ghost beam path of the ghost beam reflected by the field lens. The light-shielding element is disposed in at least a portion of the ghost beam path between the lens of the lens group furthest away from the aperture stop and the aperture stop.

Abstract: A light source module including a plurality of first point light sources, a plurality of second point light sources, and a plurality of third point light sources is provided. The dominant wavelengths of lights provided by the first point light sources are within a wavelength range of a first color light, and at least two of the first point light sources emit light with different dominant wavelengths. The dominant wavelengths of lights provided by the second point light sources are within a wavelength range of a second color light, and at least two of the second point light sources emit light with different dominant wavelengths. The dominant wavelengths of lights provided by the third point light sources are within a wavelength range of a third color light, and at least two of the third point light sources emit light with different dominant wavelengths.

Abstract: A projection apparatus capable of projecting an image on a screen including a light valve and a projection lens is provided. The light valve is capable of generating an image beam. The projection lens is disposed in a transmission path of the image beam and disposed between the light valve and the screen to project the image beam to form the image on the screen. The projection lens has an optical axis. The light valve deviates an offset of X % from the optical axis in a first direction, and the image deviates an offset of Y % from the optical axis in a second direction. The first direction is opposite to the second direction. The projection lens includes a lens group and an anamorphic device. The anamorphic device is disposed in a transmission path of the image beam and disposed between the lens group and the screen to make X %<Y %.

Abstract: A light source module for a scanning projection apparatus is provided. The light source module includes a plurality of point light sources and at least one light blocking unit. Each point light source is capable of providing a color light beam. The color light beams are combined into a combined light beam and the colors of the color light beams are different. The at least one light blocking unit is capable of being inserted into a transmission path of at least one of the color light beams at a fixed frequency to block a portion of the color light beam.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a screen, a reflection mirror, an adaptive optics, and a projection unit. The reflection mirror has a reflective surface facing a light incident surface of the screen, and is separated from the light incident surface by a space. The boundary of the space is defined by the edges of the reflective surface and the light incident surface. The adaptive optics is disposed on the boundary of the space. The projection unit is disposed outside the space. The adaptive optics has a light exit side facing the reflective surface of the reflection mirror, and a light incident side facing the projection unit. A projecting light is generated from the projection unit, passes through the adaptive optics for adjusting the image size formed by the projecting light, and then is projected to the reflective surface of the reflection mirror for being reflected to the light incident surface.

Abstract: An illumination system including a first light emitting chip, a chip package, a first dichroic film, and a second dichroic film is provided. The first light emitting chip emits a first light beam. The chip package includes a second light emitting chip and a third light emitting chip. The second light emitting chip emits a second light beam. The third light emitting chip emits a third light beam. The colors of the first, second, and third light beams are different from each other. The first dichroic film is disposed in the transmission paths of the first and second light beams. The second dichroic film is disposed in the transmission paths of the first, second, and third light beams. The first and second dichroic films are not parallel to and do not intersect each other. Besides, a projection apparatus employing the illumination system and another projection apparatus are provided.

Abstract: A laser projection system includes a plurality of laser light sources, a light combining module, an image generating module, a lens, a diffusion module. and a projection lens. The laser light sources are used to provide a plurality of light beams with different colors. The light combining module is disposed in the light path of the laser beams for mixing the laser beams to form a mixing light beam. The image generating module is disposed in the light path of the mixing light beam for receiving the mixing light beam to generate a first image. The lens is disposed in the light path of the first image and provides an imaging position. The first image passes through the lens to form a second image at the imaging position. The diffusion module includes a diffuser and an actuator. The projection lens projects the second image on a screen.

Abstract: An optical projection apparatus is provided, where a reflective light valve, a light deflecting device and a lens set are arranged on an optical path of the light beam providing by an illuminating system. The light deflecting device is located between the illuminating system and the reflective light valve, and the lens set is located between the reflective light valve and the light deflecting device. When the light beam is incident to the reflective light valve through the light deflecting device and the lens set, the light beam is converted into sub-image beams, and then the sub-image beams are reflected to the lens set. The projection lens set arranged on an optical path of the sub-image beams has a pupil located on the light deflecting device. The lens set converges the sub-image beams on the pupil and then the sub-image beams are incident to the projection lens set for imaging.

Abstract: An image projection and detection apparatus including an illumination system, a digital micro-mirror device (DMD), an optical detector, and a total internal reflection (TIR) unit is provided. The illumination system provides an illumination beam. The DMD is disposed in an optical path of the illumination beam, and includes a plurality of micro-mirror structures switched between an on-state and an off-state. When at least a part of the micro-mirror structures are in the on-state, they reflect the illumination beam into an image beam transmitted to an object side. When at least a part of micro-mirror structures are in the off-state, they reflect an object beam from the object side to the optical detector. The TIR unit includes a first TIR surface and a second TIR surface. The first TIR surface totally reflects the illumination beam to the DMD. The second TIR surface totally reflects the object beam to the optical detector.

Abstract: An illumination system is provided, which provides a plurality of light beams to a light valve. The illumination system includes a plurality of light sources, a polynomial lens and an optical scanning element. The light sources are capable of emitting the light beams. The polynomial lens is disposed on light paths of the light beams and located between the light sources and the light valve. The polynomial lens shapes the light beams into a plurality of rectangular light beams. The optical scanning element is disposed on light paths of the rectangular light beams and located between the polynomial lens and the light valve. The optical scanning element is capable of moving for scanning the rectangular light beams on the light valve unidirectionally or back and forth along a direction, and the rectangular light beams partially overlap with each other on the light valve.

Abstract: A camera module includes an image sensor, a first lens, a second lens and a beam splitting and combining component. The beam splitting and combining component is disposed between the first lens, the second lens and the image sensor. The first lens is suitable for imaging a first light beam of a first object onto the image sensor, while the second lens is suitable for imaging a second light beam of a second object onto the image sensor. In addition, both the first light beam and the second light beam are imaging onto the image sensor through the beam splitting and combining component. Therefore, the camera module is able to provide a two-way image-capturing function.

Abstract: An illumination system is provided, which provides a plurality of light beams to a light valve. The illumination system includes a plurality of light sources, a polynomial lens and an optical scanning element. The light sources are capable of emitting the light beams. The polynomial lens is disposed on light paths of the light beams and located between the light sources and the light valve. The polynomial lens shapes the light beams into a plurality of rectangular light beams. The optical scanning element is disposed on light paths of the rectangular light beams and located between the polynomial lens and the light valve. The optical scanning element is capable of moving for scanning the rectangular light beams on the light valve unidircetionally or back and forth along a direction, and the rectangular light beams partially overlap with each other on the light valve.

Abstract: An illumination system having a light source, an integration rod and a color wheel is provided. The light source is suitable for providing a light beam. The light integration rod and the color wheel are disposed in the transmission path of the light beam. The color wheel is disposed between the light source and the light integration rod. The light integration rod has a light input end adjacent to the color wheel and a light output end opposite the light input end. The light integration rod has two indentations at the light input end to form an airflow channel. The noise caused by the rotating color wheel is reduced through the airflow channel.

Abstract: A light source module including a plurality of first point light sources, a plurality of second point light sources, and a plurality of third point light sources is provided. The dominant wavelengths of lights provided by the first point light sources are within a wavelength range of a first color light, and at least two of the first point light sources emit light with different dominant wavelengths. The dominant wavelengths of lights provided by the second point light sources are within a wavelength range of a second color light, and at least two of the second point light sources emit light with different dominant wavelengths. The dominant wavelengths of lights provided by the third point light sources are within a wavelength range of a third color light, and at least two of the third point light sources emit light with different dominant wavelengths.

Abstract: A light source module for a scanning projection apparatus is provided. The light source module includes a plurality of point light sources and at least one light blocking unit. Each point light source is capable of providing a color light beam. The color light beams are combined into a combined light beam and the colors of the color light beams are different. The at least one light blocking unit is capable of being inserted into a transmission path of at least one of the color light beams at a fixed frequency to block a portion of the color light beam.

Abstract: A projector comprises a light source, an Ultraviolet/Infrared Radiation (UV/IR) filter, a color wheel and means for guiding the light beam reflected by the color wheel toward directions away from the light source. The light source is for providing a light beam. The UV/IR filter is disposed with a tilt angle ranging from 13 degrees to 30 degrees. The color wheel for receiving the light beam transmits a primary color light beam of the light beam in a predetermined time section, and the other color light beam of the light beam is reflected by the color wheel. The means for guiding the light beam reflected by the color wheel toward directions away from the light source further guide a invisible light beam of the light beam reflected from the UV/IR filter.

Abstract: A projection display system comprises an illumination device, a prism assembly, a projection lens and a reflective light valve. The prism assembly has a first light incident surface, a first light emitting surface and a second light emitting surface. The first light emitting surface is an optical curved surface. An illumination beam is incident on the light valve after it enters the prism assembly from the first light incident surface. A modulated beam is generated after it is processed through the light valve. Finally, the modulated beam is projected into the projection lens through the prism assembly. Because a surface of the prism assembly is set to be an optical curved surface to replace a lens in the projection lens or the illumination device, a back focal length of the system is shortened and the projection lens or the illumination device is simplified.

Abstract: An optical mouse suitable for being put on a surface of an object and including a light source, an image sensor, and a total internal reflection (TIR) prism is provided. The light source is suitable for emitting a light beam, and the TIR prism is disposed between the surface of the object and image sensor located on an optical path of the light beam. The TIR prism has an air gap which reflects the light beam emitted from the light source to the surface. Next, the light beam is reflected by the surface back to the TIR prism, and the light beam reflected by the surface passes through the air gap to be captured by the image sensor. Additionally, an optical mouse using Michelson interference principle is provided. The above-mentioned optical mice improve the accuracy when capturing images and reduce the probability of incorrect image judgment.

Abstract: A camera module includes an image sensor, a first lens, a second lens and a beam splitting and combining component. The beam splitting and combining component is disposed between the first lens, the second lens and the image sensor. The first lens is suitable for imaging a first light beam of a first object onto the image sensor, while the second lens is suitable for imaging a second light beam of a second object onto the image sensor. In addition, both the first light beam and the second light beam are imaging onto the image sensor through the beam splitting and combining component. Therefore, the camera module is able to provide a two-way image-capturing function.