Abstract: A reflector with a reflection factor which does not decrease in long-term use even if high-output light-emitting tube is used and a light source device and a projector equipped with such a reflector are provided. The reflector includes a reflector base having a heat resistance temperature of 400° C. or more and a reflecting film composed of a multilayer dielectric film formed on the concave surface of the reflector base and used to reflect the light emitted from a high-pressure mercury lamp toward the illumination region, the difference between the linear thermal expansion coefficient of the reflector base and the linear thermal expansion coefficient of the dielectric material constituting a film with a high refractive index of the multilayer dielectric film being 50×10?7/K or less.

Abstract: In order to provide a light emitting lamp that makes it possible to control the light emitting lamp to be at a target temperature, for a light emitting lamp including a valve portion 2 and sealing portions 3a and 3b, a quantity of power-consumption-dependent heat losses due to convection and conduction of the valve portion 2, the inside diameter of the valve portion 2, and the diameter and the length of the sealing portions 3a and 3b are determined in advance, and the outside diameter of the valve portion 2 is determined on the basis of these quantity of heat losses, inside diameter of valve portion, diameter, of sealing portions, and length of sealing portions, so that an average value of inner temperatures of the light valve portion 2 at the time of luminescence falls within a range from 900 to 1000° C.

Abstract: A reflective mirror manufacturing method for manufacturing a reflective mirror used in an illumination device including an arc tube including a light-emitting portion and a reflective mirror including a reflective surface that reflects light from the light-emitting portion in a predetermined direction, includes: a first step of forming a tube by heating a tube consisting of a material of the reflective mirror, thereafter putting the tube in a form block, applying internal pressure with an inert gas to cause a center portion of the tube to expand, so that part of an inner surface of the expanded center portion includes a shape corresponding to the reflective surface of the reflective mirror; a second step of cutting the tube at the center portion to form a reflective mirror member; and a third step of forming a reflective layer on an inner surface of the reflective mirror member.

Abstract: The invention provides a structure to attach a liquid crystal panel to a prism, which enables further enhancements in cooling capabilities. The structure includes a storing member fixed on a base and holding a holding frame, where a liquid crystal panel is held. Erected pieces to form a space to receive the holding frame are formed protruding on both left and right sides at the light incident side. Protrusions to form an air path with a cross-dichroic prism are formed on both left and right sides on the light emitting side. The liquid crystal panel is attached to the cross-dichroic prism through a holding member having an opening at a portion corresponding to the panel face of the liquid crystal panel.

Abstract: An axial-flow fan has a plurality of main fins, and auxiliary fins provided between the main fins, where the position of a front end of the auxiliary fin relative to X axis and the position of a front end of the main fin adjoining the auxiliary fin in reverse-rotary direction are aligned, the height of the auxiliary fin is approximately three fourths of the height of the main fin, and the cross sections of the main fin and the auxiliary fin taken along the axial direction of the main shaft are streamlined.

Abstract: A polarizer for converting incident light beam into a linear polarization light beam has a base plate of a material of low linear expansion coefficient, high thermal conductivity or low photoelastic constant, a birefringent portion formed by arranging minute metal concave thread on a surface of light-emission side of the base plate in stripe, and a protection plate covering the birefringent portion and made of the same material as the base plate, the base plate and the protection plate being bonded by an elastic adhesive on the periphery thereof so that the birefringent portion is sealed and enclosed by the protection plate and the elastic adhesive.

Abstract: The invention provides a duct with high sound absorbing effect and sufficient exhausting efficiency, as well as an electronic apparatus having the duct. The duct can include a hollow duct body, an inflated section arranged at an intermediate part of a passage of the duct body, and a sponge bonded on internal surfaces of the duct body and the inflated section. The duct body and the inflated section can have a thickness of 0.25 mm and be formed of a sheet member of paper impregnated with polymethylpentene on the surface thereof. The duct body can also include an intake-port side duct body and an exhaust-port side duct body, which are connected together at an angle of 90° therebetween. Further, a fan can be connected to an intake port of the intake-port side duct body 201. The inflated section can be arranged in the side of the intake port, and the cross-sectional area of the inflated section can be 1.8 times that of the duct body.

Abstract: A polarizer for converting incident light beam into a linear polarization light beam has a base plate of a material of low linear expansion coefficient, high thermal conductivity or low photoelastic constant, a birefringent portion formed by arranging minute metal concave tread on a surface of light-emission side of the base plate in stripe, and a protection plate covering the birefringent portion and made of the same material as the base plate, the base plate and the protection plate being bonded by an elastic adhesive on the periphery thereof so that the birefringent portion is sealed and enclosed by the protection plate and the elastic adhesive.

Abstract: The light source device 10A has a light-emitting tube (11) (radial light source) and a reflector (12A). A cylindrical heat-conductive member (14A) is attached on an outer surface of a first sealing portion (114A) near a neck portion (121A) of a reflector (12A) in sealing portions (114) of the light-emitting tube (11). The heat-conductive member (14A) is attached along the outer surface of the first sealing portion (114A) with an end thereof being extended to a section near a light-emitting portion (113). A heat-radiation fin (15A) is attached on the other end of the heat-conductive member (14A).

Abstract: An illumination optical device 10 is provided with a light source device 11 and a uniform illumination optical system 15. To a light flux emission side of an expanded portion of the light source lamp 12 of the light source device 11, which is opposite to a reflector of the illumination optical device 10, a reflection member 121 is provided. An effective reflection plane diameter of an elliptical reflector 13 of the light source device 11 is 30 mm or more but 50 mm or less. Furthermore, assuming that a first focal distance of the elliptical reflector 13 is f1, and a second focal distance thereof is f2, f1 becomes equal to or more than 5 mm, but equal to or less than 50 mm, and f2/f1 becomes in a range from 4 to 7 inclusive.

Abstract: The present invention provides a technique of readily manufacturing a projector. The projector comprises: an illumination optical system for emitting light; an electro-optical device for modulating the light emitted from the illumination optical system in response to image information; a projection optical system for projecting a modulated light generated by the electro-optical device; and an optical component having a rock crystal member composed of rock crystal, the optical component being located in an optical path including the illumination optical system and the projection optical system. For example, the optical component provided on a light incident side or a light exiting side of the electro-optical device has a rock crystal substrate 308G as the rock crystal member and a polarizing plate 302Go arranged on the substrate. It is preferable that a Z axis of the rock crystal substrate 308G is set to be substantially parallel to or substantially perpendicular to the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: The projector comprises: an illumination optical system for emitting light; an electro-optical device for modulating the light emitted from the illumination optical system in response to image information; a projection optical system for projecting a modulated light generated by the electro-optical device; and an optical component having a rock crystal member composed of rock crystal, the optical component being located in an optical path including the illumination optical system and the projection optical system. For example, the optical component provided on a light incident side or a light exiting side of the electro-optical device has a rock crystal substrate 308G as the rock crystal member and a polarizing plate 302Go arranged on the substrate. It is preferable that a Z axis of the rock crystal substrate 308G is set to be substantially parallel to or substantially perpendicular to the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a technique for improving the optical characteristics of a light-selective prism. By cutting a block along a plane perpendicular to a first direction, a plurality of first small blocks are obtained. A first selective film is formed on the cut face of the first small block, and the plurality of first small blocks are stuck together so as to obtain a first processed block in which the first selective film is located at the interface of adjacent two first small blocks. Next, by cutting the first processed block along a plane perpendicular to a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction, a plurality of second small blocks are obtained. A second selective film is formed on the cut face of the second small block, and the plurality of second small blocks are stuck together to obtain a second processed block in which the second selective film is located at the interface of adjacent two second small blocks.

Abstract: The present invention provides a technique of readily manufacturing a projector. The projector comprises: an illumination optical system for emitting light; an electro-optical device for modulating the light emitted from the illumination optical system in response to image information; a projection optical system for projecting a modulated light generated by the electro-optical device; and an optical component having a rock crystal member composed of rock crystal, the optical component being located in an optical path including the illumination optical system and the projection optical system. For example, the optical component provided on a light incident side or a light exiting side of the electro-optical device has a rock crystal substrate 308G as the rock crystal member and a polarizing plate 302Go arranged on the substrate. It is preferable that a Z axis of the rock crystal substrate 308G is set to be substantially parallel to or substantially perpendicular to the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: An internal grooved tube according to the present invention comprises a large number of fine spiral grooves on the inside surface in parallel arrangement, wherein the grooves are formed to assure that the ratio of a groove width in the tube axial direction to a groove height is in the range of 1 to 2. A lead angle &thgr; of the grooves to the tube axis is preferably limited to 26 to 35 degrees. A method of manufacturing an internal grooved tube according to the present invention comprises the steps of inserting a grooved plug into a blank tube rotatably, and then pressing the blank tube against the outside surface of the grooved tube with several balls revolving both around the circumference of the blank tube and on its axis in a location of the grooved plug inserted, while drawing out the blank tube longitudinally in one direction, wherein the number of balls is limited to 2 to 3.

Abstract: A technique capable of easily manufacturing a projector without deteriorating too much the optical characteristics of the projector. A projector includes an illuminating optical system for emitting illumination light, an electro-optical device for modulating light from the illuminating optical system according to image information, and a projection optical system for projecting a modulated light beam flux obtained by the electro-optical device. The electro-optical device includes a single-crystal sapphire substrate having nearly a rectangular shape, and a polarizer provided on the single-crystal sapphire substrate on at least one side of a light incidence surface and a light emission surface. The single-crystal sapphire substrate includes a c-axis substantially parallel to the surface of the substrate, and the c-axis has an inclination of about 3° to about 7° with respect to a reference side selected from perpendicularly intersecting two sides of the nearly rectangular shape.

Abstract: This invention provides a technique of reducing temperature rise due to heat generation of polarization control elements. A projector includes: an illumination optical system; an electro-optical device for modulating light from the illumination optical system in response to image information; a projection optical system for projecting modulated light obtained with the electro-optical device; and a base frame, formed using material including metal material, for mounting a plurality of optical components arranged on an optical path from the illumination optical system to the projection optical system. At least one of the plurality of optical components is a polarization control component that includes: a polarization control element including organic material for the controlling polarization state of light exiting from the polarization control element; and a light-transmissive member having a thermal conductivity of at least about 0.8 W/(m·K), to which the polarization control element is stuck.

Abstract: A red-reflecting film and a blue-reflecting film are formed in a substantially X shape on joint surfaces defined by the respective side faces of four columnar prisms or right-angle prisms. The red-reflecting film is continuously formed without separating at an intersection of the two reflecting films. The blue-reflecting film is, on the other hand, divided into two pieces by the red-reflecting film and an adhesive. It is preferable that that four columnar prisms are obtained from one block of sheet glass. This arrangement ensures an improvement in properties of a resulting light-selective prism.

Abstract: The illumination optical system includes a lens array having a plurality of lenses for splitting the light emitted from a light source into a plurality of sub-beams, at least some lenses of the lens array being decentered. The thickness of each of the lenses constituting the lens array is adjusted such that the step difference at the boundaries between the lenses falls within a predetermined step difference.

Abstract: The invention provides a dichroic prism capable of reducing displacements of projection pixels of colors caused by chromatic aberration of magnification. A dichroic prism is formed in the shape of a quadrangular prism as a whole by joining four rectangular prisms together. A red reflecting dichroic plane and a blue reflecting dichroic plane intersect to form substantially an X shape along junction surfaces of the prisms. The red reflecting dichroic plane is convex-shaped by partly changing the thickness of an adhesive layer for connecting the rectangular prisms together. Accordingly, since a red beam can be guided to a projection optical system while being enlarged, it is possible to reduce a projection image of the red beam to be projected onto a projection plane via the projection optical system. This makes it possible to reduce relative displacements of projection pixels of color beams caused by chromatic aberration of magnification.