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Illumination device and projector

US11656540B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 6, 2022
Grant dateMay 23, 2023
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Expiry dateMay 6, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B27/123
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

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.

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