Abstract: A light modulator includes a substrate providing an electro-optical effect and provided with first to third optical waveguides, a first modulation section that modulates a blue light flux passing through the first optical waveguide, a second modulation section that modulates a green light flux passing through the second optical waveguide, and a third modulation section that modulates a red light flux passing through the third optical waveguide, and L1<L2<L3 and S1>S2>S3 are satisfied, where L1 represents the length of the first modulation section, S1 represents the distance between a first reference line and a first exit section, L2 represents the length of the second modulation section, S2 represents the distance between a second reference line and a second exit section, L3 represents the length of the third modulation section, and S3 represents the distance between a third reference line and a third exit section.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a light output part that outputs modulated lights and a light scanning part that performs scanning with the modulated lights in first directions and second directions. Scanning with the respective modulated lights is performed only in ones of outward paths and return paths in the first directions, in an image plane, irradiated points of the modulated lights are arranged side by side in directions crossing the first directions, the scanning of the modulated lights is performed in the second directions for two scanning lines extending in the first directions at a time, and one of the irradiated points at a certain time is located in a position different from those of scanning tracks of the other.

Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source device, a uniformization optical system which uniformizes the illuminance distribution of light from the light source device on a region to be illuminated, and a diffraction optical element which is provided in an optical path between the light source device and the uniformization optical system, and rotates around a predetermined rotation axis. The diffraction optical element includes a first region which forms a first illuminance distribution, and a second region which is provided at a position different from the first region around the rotation axis, and forms a second illuminance distribution different from the first illuminance distribution.

Abstract: A projector capable of reliably reducing speckle noise includes a light modulation element which modulates laser light, and a projection optical system on which light emitted from the light modulation element is incident. When the center coordinates of an illumination distribution of laser light in an exit pupil of the projection optical system are x=0 and y=0, normalized illumination at each coordinate is P(x,y), and a calculation range of integration is r (mm), the value of EP determined from a specific numerical expression is set in a range according to the color of laser light.

Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source device which has a plurality of light emission regions including a first light emission region and a second light emission region, and is able to adjust the amount of light emitted from each of the plurality of light emission regions, a light source control device which controls the light source device such that, in a first period, the amount of light emitted from the first light emission region is different from the amount of light emitted from other light emission regions among the plurality of light emission regions, and in a second period, the amount of light emitted from the second light emission region is different from the amount of light emitted from the second light emission region in the first period, and an illumination optical system which superimposes light from the plurality of light emission regions in an illumination region.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: a light source unit that emits a light beam; a modulator that modulates an intensity of the light beam that is emitted from the light source unit; and an optical scanner that conducts spatial scanning with the light beam that is modulated by the modulator. The modulator includes a distribution unit that distributes a light beam that is incident to the modulator into a plurality of light beams, and a modulation unit that independently modulates the intensity of the light beams which are distributed in the distribution unit.

Abstract: An optical modulator includes: an optical waveguide that is constituted by a material having an electro-optical effect; a wavelength selector that is provided to the optical waveguide, and selects a wavelength of a light beam that is guided through the optical waveguide; and an optical modulator that is provided to the optical waveguide, and modulates intensity of a light beam with a wavelength selected by the wavelength selector, wherein the wavelength selector includes, a first electric field applicator that is capable of forming a first refractive index distribution in which a refractive index periodically varies in a first period along an optical wave-guiding direction of the optical waveguide, and a second electric field applicator that is capable of forming a second refractive index distribution in which a refractive index periodically varies in a second period different from the first period along the optical wave-guiding direction of the optical waveguide.

Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source including plural light emitting devices arranged in a pattern and that generate and guide light, the light emitting devices having tilted gain regions wherein guiding directions of the light are tilted with respect to a perpendicular of output surfaces of the light source, an optical axis conversion device that bends optical axes of the light output from the light source, and a light distribution control device that controls a light distribution angle of the light output from the optical axis conversion device, wherein the light emitting devices are super luminescent diodes, and the light output from the light distribution control device diverge.

Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source device which has a plurality of light emission regions including a first light emission region and a second light emission region, and is able to adjust the amount of light emitted from each of the plurality of light emission regions, a light source control device which controls the light source device such that, in a first period, the amount of light emitted from the first light emission region is different from the amount of light emitted from other light emission regions among the plurality of light emission regions, and in a second period, the amount of light emitted from the second light emission region is different from the amount of light emitted from the second light emission region in the first period, and an illumination optical system which superimposes light from the plurality of light emission regions in an illumination region.

Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source device, a uniformization optical system which uniformizes the illuminance distribution of light from the light source device on a region to be illuminated, and a diffraction optical element which is provided in an optical path between the light source device and the uniformization optical system, and rotates around a predetermined rotation axis. The diffraction optical element includes a first region which forms a first illuminance distribution, and a second region which is provided at a position different from the first region around the rotation axis, and forms a second illuminance distribution different from the first illuminance distribution.

Abstract: An image processing device generates image data of a projection image displayed on a screen having a color obtained by correcting a color of original data representing an image to be displayed so that the projection image has a desired color. The image processing device includes a storage section adapted to store a spectral reflectivity of the screen, a designation section adapted to designate a type of an outside light in an installation environment of the screen, a correction light determination section adapted to determine a correction light using a spectral distribution of the reflected light obtained based on the spectral reflectivity and a spectral distribution of the outside light, and a color correction section adapted to generate the image data using the original data and data of a spectral distribution of the correction light.

Abstract: An illumination device includes a light source including plural light emitting devices arranged in a pattern and that generate and guide light, the light emitting devices having tilted gain regions wherein guiding directions of the light are tilted with respect to a perpendicular of output surfaces of the light source, an optical axis conversion device that bends optical axes of the light output from the light source, and a light distribution control device that controls a light distribution angle of the light output from the optical axis conversion device, wherein the light emitting devices are super luminescent diodes, and the light output from the light distribution control device diverge.

Abstract: An image processing device generates image data of a projection image displayed on a screen having a color obtained by correcting a color of original data representing an image to be displayed so that the projection image has a desired color. The image processing device includes a storage section adapted to store a spectral reflectivity of the screen, a designation section adapted to designate a type of an outside light in an installation environment of the screen, a correction light determination section adapted to determine a correction light using a spectral distribution of the reflected light obtained based on the spectral reflectivity and a spectral distribution of the outside light, and a color correction section adapted to generate the image data using the original data and data of a spectral distribution of the correction light.

Abstract: A screen includes: a base material; and a pigmented layer provided on one surface of the base material, the pigmented layer including a first pigment that absorbs a visible light component contained in room light, and a second pigment that absorbs ultraviolet light, wherein the second pigment absorbs the ultraviolet light contained in sunlight, and varies the color imparted by a remaining visible light component unabsorbed by the first pigment absorbing the visible light component of the sunlight, the color being varied in such a manner as to reduce the absolute value of a color difference on a chromaticity diagram between a white point and a point indicative of the color imparted by the remaining component.

Abstract: A laser beam source device includes: a first light emission element; a second light emission element; and first and second dividing units, wherein the first light emission portion of the first light emission element and the first light emission portion of the second light emission element, having a first clearance, are disposed such that the laser beam emitted from each of the light emission portions can enter the other light emission portion, the second light emission portion of the first light emission element and the second light emission portion of the second light emission element, having a second clearance, are disposed such that the laser beam emitted from each of the light emission portions enters the other light emission portion, and the first clearance is longer than the second clearance.

Abstract: A screen includes: a base material; and a pigmented layer provided on one surface of the base material, the pigmented layer including a first pigment that absorbs a visible light component contained in room light, and a second pigment that absorbs ultraviolet light, wherein the second pigment absorbs the ultraviolet light contained in sunlight, and varies the color imparted by a remaining visible light component unabsorbed by the first pigment absorbing the visible light component of the sunlight, the color being varied in such a manner as to reduce the absolute value of a color difference on a chromaticity diagram between a white point and a point indicative of the color imparted by the remaining component.

Abstract: A screen includes: a substrate; and a first color material layer disposed on one surface of the substrate, wherein the first color material layer includes a first color material adapted to absorb light with a part of wavelengths of an incident light, and the first color material has a peak absorption wavelength in a visible light range, and a size of causing Mie scattering on the light in the visible light range.

Abstract: A screen includes: a substrate; and a first color material layer disposed on one surface of the substrate, wherein the first color material layer includes a first color material adapted to absorb light with a part of wavelengths of an incident light, and the first color material has a peak absorption wavelength in a visible light range, and a size of causing Mie scattering on the light in the visible light range.

Abstract: A high strength seamless steel pipe for machine structure use superior in toughness and weldability characterized by containing, by mass %, C: 0.03 to less than 0.1%, Mn: 0.8 to 2.5%, Ti: 0.005 to 0.035%, Nb: 0.003 to 0.04%, and B: 0.0003 to 0.003%, limiting Si: 0.5% or less, Al: 0.05% or less, P: 0.015% or less, S: 0.008% or less, and N: 0.008% or less, further containing one or more of Ni: 0.1 to 1.5%, Cr: 0.1 to 1.5%, Cu: 0.1 to 1.0%, and Mo: 0.05 to 0.5%, and having a balance of Fe and unavoidable impurities, the metallurgical structure being a single phase structure of self-tempered martensite or a mixed phase structure of self-tempered martensite and lower bainite.

Abstract: There is provided a non-contact IC card having a power supply circuit capable of stably receiving power even if power consumption is varied after the power supply object circuit is switched to normal operation. The non-contact IC card includes: an antenna (11) for receiving an electromagnetic wave, a rectifier circuit (12) for rectifying AC current generated from the electromagnetic wave received by the antenna (11), a regulator (13) for regulating DC voltage VIN outputted from the rectifier circuit (12), a control circuit (15) for receiving power from the regulator (13) and executing a predetermined function, and a voltage detection circuit (14) for detecting the output voltage VIN of the rectifier circuit (12). According to the result of detection of the output voltage VIN from the rectifier circuit (12), the voltage detection circuit (14) resets or releases reset of the control circuit (15).