Abstract: An optical module includes: a light emitting unit configured to generate light; a mirror mechanism configured to reflect the light generated by the light emitting unit; and a scanning unit configured to scan the light reflected from the mirror mechanism. The light emitting unit includes: a light forming unit including a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements and a filter that multiplexes light beams from the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements; and a protective member disposed so as to surround the light forming unit. The mirror mechanism is disposed outside the protective member and integrated with the protective member, and the scanning unit is disposed in a region surrounded by the protective member.

Abstract: An artifact mitigation system includes a projector assembly and a set of imaging optics optically coupled to the projector assembly. The artifact mitigation system also includes an eyepiece optically coupled to the set of imaging optics. The eyepiece includes a diffractive incoupling interface. The artifact mitigation system further includes an artifact prevention element disposed between the set of imaging optics and the eyepiece. The artifact prevention element includes a linear polarizer, a first quarter waveplate disposed adjacent the linear polarizer, and a color select component disposed adjacent the first quarter waveplate.

Abstract: An illumination system includes a green light source, a red light source, a blue light source, and a thermoelectric cooler. The green light source includes multiple semi-conductor dies, and each of the semi-conductor dies has a power consumption of 8 W or larger. The thermoelectric cooler is thermally coupled to the red light source, and neither the green light source nor the blue light source is thermally coupled to a thermoelectric cooler.

Abstract: An electronic device includes blowers. Blowers cool liquid crystal panels for light modulation mounted on illumination optical system for outputting light to a projection lens, respectively, and are disposed on the opposite side to the side where the projection lens of three liquid crystal panels is disposed and are arranged side by side along a first direction facing two liquid crystal panels of three liquid crystal panels.

Abstract: An illumination device includes a light emitting element emitting first light, wavelength conversion element converting the first light into second, first optical element, second optical element having a first area transmitting the second light, and second area transmitting part of the first light and reflecting another part, and third optical element having a third area transmitting the second light, and fourth area transmitting part of the first light and reflecting another part. The first area first light transmittance in the second optical element is higher than that in the second area, the second optical element position made switchable between first and second positions, the third area first light transmittance in the third optical element is higher than that in the fourth area, the third optical element position is made switchable between third and fourth positions, and the fourth area first light transmittance is different from that in the second area.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a near-eye display panel and a near-eye display device. The near-eye display panel includes a spherical display element, and a lens array located at a light emission side of the spherical display element. Lenses of the lens array are arranged on a spherical surface, the lens array and the spherical display element share a common spherical center, and a distance between each lens of the lens array and the spherical display element is configured such that a light beam emitted from each pixel point of the spherical display element is collimated after passing through the lens.

Abstract: A multi-lens array is provided for a luminous source of a vehicle. The array includes at least one light source and multiple lens arrangements. Each lens arrangement includes a condenser lens and a projector lens as optical elements. The at least one light source is enabled to expose each of the multiple lens arrangements with light, and the projections of the multiple lens arrangements of this light interfere to form a single projected image.

Abstract: A projection device includes a housing, a projection lens, a first light source module, a second light source module, a first heat dissipation module and a second heat dissipation module. The housing includes a front cover, a rear cover, a first side cover, a second side cover, a first air inlet, a second air inlet and an air outlet. The front cover, the rear cover, the first side cover and the second side cover define an accommodation space. A direction of an optical axis of the projection lens divides the accommodation space into a first area and a second area. The second air inlet is located at the first area, and the air outlet is located at the second area. The first heat dissipation module is connected to the first light source module, and the second heat dissipation module is connected to the second light source module.

Abstract: The light source device includes a first solid-state light source array emitting a first color light, a second solid-state light source array emitting a second color light, a third solid-state light source array emitting a third color light, and a light combiner for combining the first to third color lights respectively from the first to third solid-state light source arrays into a combined color light, and emitting a light flux of the combined color light in the same direction. The third solid-state light source array requiring the lowest target cooling temperature among the first to third solid-state light source arrays is disposed on a first side, and the first and second solid-state light source arrays are disposed on a second side, with an optical axis of the light flux emitted from the light combiner, as a boundary.

Abstract: A projecting method includes: outputting, by a projection display apparatus, a projected image to a projection screen through a shifting device, wherein the projected image includes multiple frames; outputting, by a processing circuit, a control signal to drive the shifting device to rotate multiple first angles along a first axis or to rotate multiple second angles along a second axis, wherein combination of the first and the second angles corresponds to multiple projected positions; and when the projection display apparatus outputs multiple frames sequentially, rotating the shifting device sequentially according to the control signal to make multiple frames projected to the corresponding one of projected positions, wherein a number of the first angles or the second angles is at least four.

Abstract: A light source device, including: an excitation light source; a supplementary light source; and a color wheel, the excitation light source emits first color light to the color wheel, the color wheel includes a first light-emitting region and a wavelength conversion region sequentially arranged along circumferential direction, and a supplementary light-emitting region located on inner or outer side of the wavelength conversion region, the first light-emitting region receives the first color light in a first time period and emit it, the wavelength conversion region receives the first color light in a second time period and emit excited light, and the supplementary light source emits, during the second time period, a supplementary light that broadens a color gamut and at least partially overlaps with a spectrum of the excited light, and the supplementary light from the supplementary light-emitting region is combined with the excited light from the wavelength conversion region.

Abstract: A projector according to the present disclosure includes an illuminator that outputs light, a light modulator including a liquid crystal panel that modulates the light from the illuminator in accordance with image information, and a projection optical apparatus that projects image light modulated by the light modulator. The liquid crystal panel includes a display unit on which the light from the illuminator is incident, a light blocking film having a light transmissive area provided in correspondence with the display unit, and a lens that collects the light into a spot in the light transmissive area. The display unit has a first area and a second area in the light transmissive area, the second area providing light transmittance higher than light transmittance provided by the first area. The illuminator outputs the light in such a way, that the lens collects the light into a spot in the second area.

Abstract: A laser mixing module includes first, second, and third laser sets and a condensing lens. The first laser set includes first and second laser sources and a first polarization beam splitter reflecting a polarization light of the first laser source and allowing a polarization light of the second laser source to pass for forming a first laser beam. The second laser set includes third and fourth laser sources and a second polarization beam splitter reflecting a polarization light of the third laser source and allowing a polarization light of the fourth laser source to pass therethrough for forming a second laser beam. The third laser set includes a fifth laser source and first and second dichroic mirrors respectively reflecting the first and second laser beams and allowing a light of the fifth laser source to pass for forming a third laser beam. The condensing lens condenses the third laser beam.

Abstract: Illumination optical system (101) for outputting light to a projection lens, light source unit (102) for outputting light to illumination optical system (101), and dust-proof case (103) houses illumination optical system (101) and can be divided into two housings are provided, and the dust-proof case (103) has second positioning member (105-1), (105-2) provided on the outer surface of dust-proof case (103) and fitted to and first positioning member (104-1), (104-2) provided in light source unit (102), mounting seating surface (106) provided on the outer surface of the dust-proof case (103) for screwing light source unit (102), and pinching portion (107) for sandwiching a final optical member of light source unit (102) sandwiched between two housings.

Abstract: A polarizing beam splitter according to the present disclosure includes a transparent optical member, at least one first polarizing beam splitting film, and at least one second polarizing beam splitting film. The at least one first polarizing beam splitting film is disposed inside the transparent optical member to be tilted at a first tilt angle with respect to a first axis. The first axis is parallel to entering light. The at least one second polarizing beam splitting film is disposed inside the transparent optical member to be tilted at a second tilt angle with respect to the first axis. The second tilt angle is in a direction opposite to that of the first tilt angle.

Abstract: An illumination device of the present disclosure includes: a first light source unit that emits first light of a first wavelength band; a first spatial light modulator where the first light from the first light source unit enters; a second light source unit that emits second light of a second wavelength band; an integrator optical system including a first fly-eye lens where the second light from the second light source unit enters and generating illumination light for an illumination target on a basis of the first light having been modulated by the first spatial light modulator and the second light from the second light source unit; and a multiplexing optical system that multiplexes the second light having entered the first fly-eye lens and the first light having been modulated by the first spatial light modulator, in an optical path between the first fly-eye lens and the illumination target.

Abstract: A light source device according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of light emitting elements, a diffusion element which light beams including a plurality of beams emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements enter, and which diffuses the light beams, and an optical element configured to divide the light beams emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements into plurality of partial light beams, wherein the diffusion element has a plurality of diffusion areas disposed so as to correspond to the plurality of partial light beams obtained by the optical element dividing the light beams emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements.

Abstract: Alight source device according to the present disclosure includes a light source section configured to emit first light in a first wavelength band, a first optical element configured to collect the first light emitted from the light source section, a second optical element having a first plane of incidence and a first exit surface, and a wavelength conversion element having a second plane of incidence and a second exit surface, and configured to convert the first light entering the wavelength conversion element through the second plane of incidence into second light having a second wavelength band, wherein the second optical element and the wavelength conversion element are disposed in a state in which the first exit surface and the second plane of incidence are opposed to each other at a distance from each other, and the second plane of incidence is larger in size than the first exit surface.

Abstract: An illumination system and a projection device are provided. The illumination system includes a first light source, a second light source, and a diffusion element. The first light source is configured to emit a first beam, and the second light source is configured to emit a second beam. The first beam and the second beam have different colors. The diffusion element is disposed on transmission paths of the first beam and the second beam, and has a first diffusion region and a second diffusion region with different diffusion degrees. The first beam and the second beam pass through the diffusion element once, respectively, wherein the first beam passes through the first diffusion region, and the second beam passes through the second diffusion region. The illumination system and the projection device invention may effectively resolve a speckle issue of the beams.

Abstract: A light source device according to the present disclosure includes a first light source, a second light source, a wavelength conversion section, a polarization splitting/combining element, a dichroic mirror for reflecting second light and transmitting third light emitted from the wavelength conversion section, a retardation plate, a diffusion section, and a condensing optical section. Condensing optical section has a first end part, a second end part, and a reflecting part. Second light proceeding via the polarization splitting/combining element is transmitted through the condensing optical section from the second end part toward the first end part, and then enters the dichroic mirror. Second light reflected by the dichroic mirror passes through the condensing optical section and then enters the polarization splitting/combining element. Third light passes through the condensing optical section and then enters the polarization splitting/combining element.