Abstract: A head mount display includes a frame attached to a head of an observer, an image display unit that displays an image to be visually recognized by the observer, a fixing part that fixes the image display unit to the frame, an detection part that detects a signal according to a relative attitude of the image display unit with respect to the frame, and a control part that controls the image displayed by the image display unit based on the output signal of the detection part.

Abstract: A head mount display includes a frame attached to a head of an observer, an image display unit that displays an image to be visually recognized by the observer, a fixing part that fixes the image display unit to the frame, an detection part that detects a signal according to a relative attitude of the image display unit with respect to the frame, and a control part that controls the image displayed by the image display unit based on the output signal of the detection part.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a light emitting element; and a light variable resistive element which is connected to the light emitting element in parallel and is provided at a position which is irradiated with light emitted from the light emitting element, wherein the light variable resistive element has a characteristic in which a resistance value decreases as an amount of irradiation light increases.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a light emitting element; and a light variable resistive element which is connected to the light emitting element in parallel and is provided at a position which is irradiated with light emitted from the light emitting element, wherein the light variable resistive element has a characteristic in which a resistance value decreases as an amount of irradiation light increases.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes: a light emitting element; and a temperature variable resistive element which is connected to the light emitting element in parallel and is provided so that heat of the light emitting element can be conducted, wherein the temperature variable resistive element has a characteristic in which a resistance value decreases as a temperature increases.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a light source, a scanner that scans an output beam emitted from the light source to forms an image on a projection surface, a light source driver that control intensity of the output beam emitted from the light source by controlling a drive current for driving the light source based on input image data, a light source drive power supply that supplies power to the light source driver, and a voltage controller that controls an output voltage from the light source drive power supply based on the input image data.

Abstract: A light source device includes: a light source; a driving signal generating unit that supplies a driving signal to the light source; a light amount measuring unit that measures the amount of light of the light source; and a light amount correcting unit that calculates as a light amount error a difference between a target light amount corresponding to a gray-scale value indicated by gray-scale data input from the outside and the amount of light measured by the light amount measuring unit, corrects a differential efficiency by an integrated value of a product of the light amount error and the gray-scale value, corrects a threshold value of the driving signal, and outputs to the driving signal generating unit a command signal for generating a driving signal having a differential efficiency and a threshold value after the correction.

Abstract: A pulse width modulation signal generating device which generates a pulse width modulation signal for modulating laser beam according to image data includes: a cycle signal output circuit which outputs a cycle signal having a cycle corresponding to a drawing rate for drawing the image data by the laser beam; and a pulse width modulation circuit which receives supply of the image data and the cycle signal and modulates a pulse wave having a cycle determined by the cycle signal by changing duty ratio of the pulse wave based on the image data to produce the pulse width modulation signal.

Abstract: A light source device includes: a light emitting element; a pulse drive section adapted to supply the light emitting element with a pulse current in order for controlling an average emission light intensity from the light emitting element; and a light emitting element shunt section disposed in parallel to the light emitting element and adapted to shunt the light emitting element.

Abstract: A light source device including a semiconductor light emitting element and a control section for controlling the semiconductor light emitting element in accordance with an input value. The control section includes a supply section that supplies the semiconductor light emitting element with a drive current based on the input value and an estimated threshold current of the semiconductor light emitting element, and an estimation section that obtains the estimation of the threshold current using the drive current and the amount of light detected to be emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element.

Abstract: A pulse width modulation signal generating device which generates a pulse width modulation signal for modulating laser beam according to image data includes: a cycle signal output circuit which outputs a cycle signal having a cycle corresponding to a drawing rate for drawing the image data by the laser beam; and a pulse width modulation circuit which receives supply of the image data and the cycle signal and modulates a pulse wave having a cycle determined by the cycle signal by changing duty ratio of the pulse wave based on the image data to produce the pulse width modulation signal.

Abstract: A light source device includes: a semiconductor light-emitting element that emits, according to an input value, light having first wavelength; a wavelength converting element that converts, with a nonlinear optical effect, the light having the first wavelength emitted by the semiconductor light-emitting element into light having second wavelength; a light-amount measuring unit that measures a light amount of the light having the second wavelength emitted from the wavelength converting element; an equivalent-light-amount calculating unit that calculates, on the basis of the measured light amount measured by the light-amount measuring unit, an equivalent light amount equivalent to a light amount of the light having the first wavelength; and a light-amount correcting unit that corrects an emitted light amount of the semiconductor light-emitting element using the input value and the equivalent light amount.

Abstract: A pulse width modulation signal generating device which generates a pulse width modulation signal for modulating laser beam according to image data includes: a cycle signal output circuit which outputs a cycle signal having a cycle corresponding to a drawing rate for drawing the image data by the laser beam; and a pulse width modulation circuit which receives supply of the image data and the cycle signal and modulates a pulse wave having a cycle determined by the cycle signal by changing duty ratio of the pulse wave based on the image data to produce the pulse width modulation signal.

Abstract: A light source device includes: a light emitting element; a pulse drive section adapted to supply the light emitting element with a pulse current in order for controlling an average emission light intensity from the light emitting element; and a light emitting element shunt section disposed in parallel to the light emitting element and adapted to shunt the light emitting element.

Abstract: A pulse width modulation signal generating device which generates a pulse width modulation signal for modulating laser beam according to image data includes: a cycle signal output circuit which outputs a cycle signal having a cycle corresponding to a drawing rate for drawing the image data by the laser beam; and a pulse width modulation circuit which receives supply of the image data and the cycle signal and modulates a pulse wave having a cycle determined by the cycle signal by changing duty ratio of the pulse wave based on the image data to produce the pulse width modulation signal.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes a light source, a scanner that scans an output beam emitted from the light source to forms an image on a projection surface, a light source driver that control intensity of the output beam emitted from the light source by controlling a drive current for driving the light source based on input image data, a light source drive power supply that supplies power to the light source driver, and a voltage controller that controls an output voltage from the light source drive power supply based on the input image data.

Abstract: A light source device includes: a semiconductor light-emitting element that emits, according to an input value, light having first wavelength; a wavelength converting element that converts, with a nonlinear optical effect, the light having the first wavelength emitted by the semiconductor light-emitting element into light having second wavelength; a light-amount measuring unit that measures a light amount of the light having the second wavelength emitted from the wavelength converting element; an equivalent-light-amount calculating unit that calculates, on the basis of the measured light amount measured by the light-amount measuring unit, an equivalent light amount equivalent to a light amount of the light having the first wavelength; and a light-amount correcting unit that corrects an emitted light amount of the semiconductor light-emitting element using the input value and the equivalent light amount.

Abstract: A light source device including a semiconductor light emitting element and a control section adapted to control the light emitting element in accordance with an input value. The control section includes a characteristic value calculation section adapted to calculate a characteristic value representing a characteristic of the light emitting element in accordance with a measurement value, a current supply section adapted to supply the light emitting element with a drive current based on the characteristic value, the input value, and an estimation value of a threshold current of the light emitting element, and an estimation section adapted to obtain the estimation value of the threshold current used in the current supply section using a value of the drive current, a light amount detection value related to an amount of light emitted from the light emitting element, and the characteristic value.

Abstract: A scanning image display includes a plurality of light sources adapted to emit a plurality of light beams, and a scan unit adapted to scan the light beams emitted from the light sources on a projection surface, which comprises a plurality of sub-illumination areas, in a first and second direction. One of the first and second directions is a high-speed scan direction and the other is a low-speed scan direction. The sub-illumination areas are arranged in the low-speed scan direction, such that the light beams scanned in adjacent sub-illumination areas are scanned in the opposite direction.

Abstract: A light source device including a semiconductor light emitting element and a control section for controlling the semiconductor light emitting element in accordance with an input value. The control section includes a supply section that supplies the semiconductor light emitting element with a drive current based on the input value and an estimated threshold current of the semiconductor light emitting element, and an estimation section that obtains the estimation of the threshold current using the drive current and the amount of light detected to be emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element.