Abstract: A homogenizer includes a convex-lens array pair including a first convex-lens array disposed on a light entrance side and a second convex-lens array disposed on a light emission side. The first convex-lens array and the second convex-lens array are disposed so as to face each other such that each of the convex-lens arrays has a lens surface opposed to each other outward or inward. The first convex-lens array includes a plurality of first convex lenses in an array arrangement. The second convex-lens array includes a plurality of second convex lenses in an array arrangement. The first convex lens has an average internal transmission angle for incident light entering a lens-surface center region in the lens cross-section and being in parallel with the symmetry axis being equal to or more than 1.3 times an average internal transmission angle of a spherical convex lens.

Abstract: An optical filter includes a substrate and a dielectric multilayer film laid as an outermost layer on at least one major surface of the substrate. The dielectric multilayer film includes a low-refractive index film and a high-refractive index film provided alternately. At least one film selected from the group consisting of the low-refractive index film and the high-refractive index film satisfies the following optical characteristics (i-1) and (i-2A): (i-1) an extinction coefficient k600 at a wavelength of 600 nm is 0.12 or larger; and (i-2A) a minimum extinction coefficient k1530-1570MIN in a wavelength range of 1530 to 1570 nm is 0.01 or smaller; and the optical filter satisfies the following optical characteristic (ii-1A): (ii-1A) light in a wavelength range of 400 to 680 nm is blocked and light in the wavelength range of 1530 to 1570 nm is transmitted.

Abstract: A homogenizer includes a convex-lens array pair including a first convex-lens array disposed on a light entrance side and a second convex-lens array disposed on a light emission side. The first convex-lens array and the second convex-lens array are disposed so as to face each other such that each of the convex-lens arrays has a lens surface opposed to each other outward or inward. The first convex-lens array includes a plurality of first convex lenses in an array arrangement. The second convex-lens array includes a plurality of second convex lenses in an array arrangement. The first convex lens has an average internal transmission angle for incident light entering a lens-surface center region in the lens cross-section and being in parallel with the symmetry axis being equal to or more than 1.3 times an average internal transmission angle of a spherical convex lens.

Abstract: An optical filter is provided with a structure that contains a green coloring matter and a black coloring matter and satisfies the following requirements (i) and (ii). Further a device is provided with such an optical filter. (i) An average transmittance of light in the wavelength range of 400 to 730 nm is 2% or less. (ii) A continuous 50 nm wavelength range where an average transmittance is 80% or more exists in the wavelength range of 800 to 1000 nm.

Abstract: Provided is an adhesive for use in an ultraviolet-light-emitting device using ultraviolet light having a wavelength of from 200 to 400 nm as a light source, which can attach adherends made of a polymer having a fluorine-containing alicyclic structure with excellent adhesiveness which is unlikely to be impaired by exposure to such ultraviolet light or heat. An adhesive for forming an adhesive joint in an ultraviolet-light-emitting device, which is either the following adhesive (A) or the following adhesive (B) comprising a fluoropolymer having a fluorine-containing alicyclic structure: the adhesive (A): an adhesive in which the glass transition temperature of the fluoropolymer is from 30 to 100° C., and which does not contain an ultraviolet-shielding agent; and the adhesive (B): an adhesive comprising the fluoropolymer and an ultraviolet-shielding agent.

Abstract: An image light projection screen has a plurality of aperiodic lens array units on a main surface. The aperiodic lens array units are arrayed two-dimensionally regularly and without any gap at least in an image display region. Each aperiodic lens array unit includes at least four apexes of micro-lenses each having a curved surface shape and arranged without any gap and non-periodically, and has symmetry keeping continuity of the curved surface shapes of the micro-lenses located in a boundary portion.

Abstract: An optical filter is provided with a structure that contains a green coloring matter and a black coloring matter and satisfies the following requirements (i) and (ii). Further a device is provided with such an optical filter. (i) An average transmittance of light in the wavelength range of 400 to 730 nm is 2% or less. (ii) A continuous 50 nm wavelength range where an average transmittance is 80% or more exists in the wavelength range of 800 to 1000 nm.

Abstract: An image light projection screen has a plurality of aperiodic lens array units on a main surface. The aperiodic lens array units are arrayed two-dimensionally regularly and without any gap at least in an image display region. Each aperiodic lens array unit includes at least four apexes of micro-lenses each having a curved surface shape and arranged without any gap and non-periodically, and has symmetry keeping continuity of the curved surface shapes of the micro-lenses located in a boundary portion.

Abstract: Provided is an adhesive for use in an ultraviolet-light-emitting device using ultraviolet light having a wavelength of from 200 to 400 nm as a light source, which can attach adherends made of a polymer having a fluorine-containing alicyclic structure with excellent adhesiveness which is unlikely to be impaired by exposure to such ultraviolet light or heat. An adhesive for forming an adhesive joint in an ultraviolet-light-emitting device, which is either the following adhesive (A) or the following adhesive (B) comprising a fluoropolymer having a fluorine-containing alicyclic structure; the adhesive (A): an adhesive in which the glass transition temperature of the fluoropolymer is from 30 to 100° C., and which does not contain an ultraviolet-shielding agent; and the adhesive (B): an adhesive comprising the fluoropolymer and an ultraviolet-shielding agent.

Abstract: A scanning display device includes: a light source section including at least one light source configured to emitting coherent light; a light scanning section including: a scan mirror configured to reflect the light originated from the light source section and scan over a screen; and a turning section configured to turn the scan mirror; a depolarizer having outgoing polarized light distribution in which a state of polarization of outgoing light consecutively changes within an element plane, wherein: the depolarizer is placed in an optical path along which the light emitted by the light source section reaches the screen; and the state of polarization of the light is changed, thereby scanning the screen with light that has a polarized light distribution, in which the state of polarization consecutively changes, in a beam diameter.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fruit-based food and beverage having excellent richness and full bodiness, a method for enhancing richness and full bodiness of a fruit-based food and beverage without imparting astringent taste and bitter taste more than necessary, and a method for improving the quality of taste in a food and beverage. [Means for Solving Problem] The fruit-based food and beverage containing a component derived from amla of the present invention comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of amla fruit, amla fruit juice and amla fruit extract.

Abstract: A depolarization element includes high depolarization for light beams having coherence and plural wavelengths and also provides a projection type display device capable of reducing speckle noise. Unit regions, each formed of m regions (m?4) having different phase differences generated for incident light, are disposed, and two regions extracted from the m regions have at least one combination of regions being different in area. When plural light beams having different wavelengths are incident, the composition of the Stokes vectors of the light beams emitted from the respective m regions is made nearly zero by setting the areas of the respective m regions and the generated phase differences, whereby the light beams having coherence and plural wavelengths can be converted so as to have the polarization state of natural light.

Abstract: A scanning display device includes: a light source section including at least one light source configured to emitting coherent light; a light scanning section including: a scan mirror configured to reflect the light originated from the light source section and scan over a screen; and a turning section configured to turn the scan mirror; a depolarizer having outgoing polarized light distribution in which a state of polarization of outgoing light consecutively changes within an element plane, wherein: the depolarizer is placed in an optical path along which the light emitted by the light source section reaches the screen; and the state of polarization of the light is changed, thereby scanning the screen with light that has a polarized light distribution, in which the state of polarization consecutively changes, in a beam diameter.

Abstract: A depolarization element includes high depolarization for light beams having coherence and plural wavelengths and also provides a projection type display device capable of reducing speckle noise. Unit regions, each formed of m regions (m?4) having different phase differences generated for incident light, are disposed, and two regions extracted from the m regions have at least one combination of regions being different in area. When plural light beams having different wavelengths are incident, the composition of the Stokes vectors of the light beams emitted from the respective m regions is made nearly zero by setting the areas of the respective m regions and the generated phase differences, whereby the light beams having coherence and plural wavelengths can be converted so as to have the polarization state of natural light.

Abstract: A projection display device includes: a light source unit including at least one light source configured to emit coherent light; an image light generation unit configured to generate an image light by modulating light emitted by the light source unit; a projection unit configured to project the image light; and a liquid crystal element, disposed in an optical path between the light source unit and the image light generation unit, configured to temporally change a phase and/or polarization of transmitted light, wherein: the liquid crystal element at least includes transparent electrodes respectively provided on opposing faces of a plurality of transparent substrates; a liquid crystal layer including smectic phase liquid crystal showing spontaneous polarization under voltage application is sandwiched between the transparent electrodes; and an AC voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer through the transparent electrodes.

Abstract: A printed wiring board on which a package to be arranged, including: a first layer that is relatively rigid; and a second layer that is relatively flexible and on which the package is to be soldered, wherein an area other than a package arrangement area of the second layer is joined to the first layer by an adhesion layer.

Abstract: A projection display device is provided with: a light source portion including at least one light source that emits coherent light; an image light generation portion that generates image light by modulating the light emitted by the light source portion; a projection portion that projects the image light; a liquid crystal scattering element that is disposed on an optical path between the light source portion and the image light generation portion and temporally changes scattering state for passing light; a transparent electrode formed on each of opposing surfaces of a plurality of transparent substrates of the liquid crystal scattering element; and a liquid crystal layer that is sandwiched between the transparent electrodes and has liquid crystal of a smectic phase having spontaneous polarization in voltage applied state, and is characterized in that an AC voltage is applied to the liquid crystal layer through the transparent electrode.

Abstract: A projection type display apparatus includes: a light source section including at least one light source for emitting coherent light; an image light generating section for modulating the light emitted from the light source section so as to generate image light; a projection section for projecting the image light; and a depolarization element for transmitting the incident light in a state that a polarization state of at least a part of the light is changed, the depolarization being provided on an optical path of the light emitted from the light source section, wherein a plurality of unit regions having a particular shape are aligned in the depolarization element.

Abstract: An optical rotating plate has an optical rotating material layer. A phase plate is provided on a first surface side of the optical rotating plate and has at least one birefringent material layer. The first surface side is disposed toward an emitting side of an optical path, thereby giving different phase differences to a first linearly polarized light group containing at least a linearly polarized light having a first wavelength and a second linearly polarized light group containing at least a linearly polarized light having a second wavelength which is different from the first wavelength.

Abstract: A wavelength selective optical rotator includes a liquid crystal layer including a cholesteric-phase liquid crystal, wherein: when a first linearly polarized light having a wavelength ?1 is incident on the liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal layer converts the first linearly polarized light into a second linearly polarized light is a different linearly polarized light from the first linearly polarized light and outputs the latter; and when a linearly polarized light having a wavelength ?2 that is longer than the wavelength ?1 is incident on the liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal layer outputs the linearly polarized light without changing its polarization state substantially.