Abstract: Provided is a light source apparatus having a phosphor layer which is subjected to a light beam of a predefined wavelength emitted from a solid light source element as an excitation light beam and which generates fluorescent beam by being excited by the incident excitation light beam and emits the fluorescence beam to outside, and a metal layer which is joined to a predefined surface among outer surfaces of the phosphor layer except an incident surface of the excitation light beam and an outgoing surface of the fluorescence beam for converting excitons excited from a section of the phosphor layer close to the predefined surface into a light beam via surface plasmon polaritons. The light beam converted from the excitons via the surface plasmon polaritons is emitted out of the outgoing surface of the phosphor layer together with the fluorescence beam.

Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting element of the present invention includes a support substrate, a semiconductor film including a light emitting layer, a surface electrode provided on the surface on a light-extraction-surface side of the semiconductor film, and a light reflecting layer. The surface electrode includes first electrode pieces that form ohmic contact with the semiconductor film and a second electrode piece electrically connected to the first electrode pieces. The light reflecting layer includes a reflecting electrode, and the reflecting electrode includes third electrode pieces that form ohmic contact with the semiconductor film and a fourth electrode piece electrically connected to the third electrode pieces and placed opposite to the second electrode piece. Both the second electrode piece and the fourth electrode piece form Schottky contact with the semiconductor film so as to form barriers to prevent forward current in the semiconductor film.

Abstract: A non-spectacled stereoscopic display apparatus includes: a light guide plate having a light distributing face, a light emitting face, and first and second light incident faces; first and second light sources disposed on the first and second light incident faces, respectively; a single-face prism sheet disposed on the light emitting face of the light guide plate; a transmissive display panel disposed on a light emitting face of the single-face prism sheet with no air gap therebetween, the transmissive display panel having a polarizing plate opposing the light emitting face of the single-face prism sheet; and a synchronous drive circuit adapted to synchronize the first and second light sources to display parallax images on the transmissive display panel. A polarizing direction of polarization anisotropy of the light emitting face of the single-face prism sheet coincides with a polarizing direction of the polarizing plate.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a resin-embedded semiconductor light-emitting device that is capable of preventing a semiconductor film from being damaged when a growth substrate is delaminated using a laser lift-off method, and that is capable of preventing foreign matter from adhering to the semiconductor film when a resin material is applied. A laser exposure step to delaminate the growth substrate from the semiconductor film comprises a first laser exposure step for performing laser exposure at an energy density at which the resin is broken down but the semiconductor film is not broken down, in a range including a portion adjacent to at least one section of the semiconductor film divided by dividing grooves and at least one section of resin, and a second exposure step for performing laser exposure at an energy density at which the semiconductor film can be broken down in a range including at least one section.

Abstract: In an optical semiconductor device including a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, an active layer provided on the first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type provided on the active layer, an insulating layer provided on a part of the second semiconductor layer, an uneven semiconductor layer of the second conductivity type provided on another part of the second semiconductor layer, and an electrode layer provided on the insulating layer and the uneven semiconductor layer, a density of carriers of the second conductivity type being larger at a tip portion of the uneven semiconductor layer than at a bottom portion of the uneven semiconductor layer.

Abstract: Wavelength conversion element for car use constituted in the following manner can provide practical LED components for headlights and fog lamps. The element comprises a heat conductive base having a cavity; one or more chips fitted to the cavity bottom, and a wavelength conversion part, which converts emitted light from the chip to visible rays, arranged above the chip. The chip comprises a substrate and a light emitting part constituted by an n-type GaN film, an active layer and a p-type GaN film successively laminated on the substrate. The chip has one straight side in its plan view; an angle formed between the bottom and the side cavity surface is over 0 degree and below 90 degree. The cavity has one straight side in its opening. A ratio of the cavity opening to the totaled areas in plan view of the respective chips, is set less than three.

Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting whether an object is good or bad includes a video camera picking up an object to be inspected a stroboscope radiating the object, a detector for detecting a predetermined inspection position of the object and producing a position signal when the object arrives at the predetermined inspection position, a circuit for receiving the position signal from the position detector and producing a signal to flash the stroboscope, a circuit for receiving an output from the video camera and for inspecting whether the object is good or bad, a separator for separating a synchronizing signal from a composite video signal from the video camera, and a circuit for making the electron beam of the video camera OFF at latest before receiving the position signal from the position detector and making the electron beam ON and starting the inspecting operation of the inspecting circuit when receiving the synchronizing signal.

Abstract: A positive-type display device improved in response time and in uniformity of display images is provided. This display device has a cell structure containing a mixture consisting of at least one of nematic liquid crystals having a nematic dielectric anisotropy and at least one of pleochroic dyes in a closed thin space formed by two substrates which are parallel to each other and a spacer which is provided between ends of said two substrates. Each of said two substrates has an electrode film adherently attached to its surface within said closed space, and an alignment film is formed on at least one of said electrode films. The surfaces of said films which are brought into contact with said mixture are subjected to a treatment for orientation of the molecules of said liquid crystals and said dyes in a direction substantially normal to the plane of the substrate when a voltage is not applied.