Rod integrator, illuminator, projector, and optical device
First Claim
1. A rod integrator having a reflecting surface, for emitting light that is incident on an incident-end opening from a light source through an emerging-end opening, an end face of an outer periphery of the emerging-end opening being a scattering surface or a blaze surface that reflects the incident light on the end face toward a central axis of the rod integrator.
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Abstract
The invention provides a rod integrator or the like having high efficiency for light utilization and suitable for a color-recapture system. The present invention can include a rod integrator having a reflective inner circumference (reflecting surface) for emitting light incident on an incident-end opening from a light source through an emerging-end opening. An end face on the outer periphery of the emerging-end opening can be a scattering surface for reflecting the incident light on the end face toward the optical axis that agrees with the central axis of the rod integrator.
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1. A rod integrator having a reflecting surface, for emitting light that is incident on an incident-end opening from a light source through an emerging-end opening,
an end face of an outer periphery of the emerging-end opening being a scattering surface or a blaze surface that reflects the incident light on the end face toward a central axis of the rod integrator.
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