Spatial light modulator and display device
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1. A spatial light modulation device, comprising:
- a light transmission substrate;
a liquid crystal layer;
a pixel array; and
a phase difference generation unit provided between the light transmission substrate and the liquid crystal layer.
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Abstract
A spatial light modulator is disclosed that can be fabricated easily and is able to prevent degradation of a contrast ratio by suppressing a fringe effect. The spatial light modulator includes a light transmission substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a pixel array, and a phase difference generation unit provided between the light transmission substrate and the liquid crystal layer. A lens array is formed on the light transmission substrate, and the lens array has the same pitch as that of the pixel array.
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36 Claims
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1. A spatial light modulation device, comprising:
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a light transmission substrate;
a liquid crystal layer;
a pixel array; and
a phase difference generation unit provided between the light transmission substrate and the liquid crystal layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A display device, comprising:
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a light source that emits illumination light;
an illumination unit that renders the illumination light to irradiate uniformly; and
a spatial light modulation device including a light transmission substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a pixel array, and a phase difference generation unit provided between the light transmission substrate and the liquid crystal layer.
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25. A display device, comprising:
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a light source that emits illumination light;
an illumination unit that renders the illumination light from the light source to irradiate uniformly;
a polarized-light splitting unit; and
a spatial light modulation device including a light transmission substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a pixel array, and a phase difference generation unit provided between the light transmission substrate and the liquid crystal layer.
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26. A display device, comprising:
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a light source that emits illumination light;
an illumination unit that renders the illumination light to irradiate uniformly;
a polarized-light splitting unit;
a spatial light modulation unit that includes a plurality of spatial light modulation elements for forming an image with a pixel array, a lens array arranged to correspond to the pixel array, and a phase difference generation member; and
a pixel shift element;
wherein the phase difference generation member is provided between the lens array and the spatial light modulation elements. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A display device, comprising:
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a light source that emits illumination light;
an illumination unit that renders the illumination light to irradiate uniformly;
a polarized-light splitting unit; and
a spatial light modulation unit that includes a light transmission substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a pixel array, and a phase difference generation unit provided between the light transmission substrate and the liquid crystal layer;
wherein a lens array is formed in the light transmission substrate or on a surface of the light transmission substrate, the pixel array includes a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged as an array having a pitch corresponding to a pitch of the lens array, the liquid crystal layer is provided between the light transmission substrate and a pixel array substrate with the pixel array formed thereon, and the phase difference generation unit is provided between the lens array and the liquid crystal layer with a fixed alignment. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. A projection display apparatus, comprising:
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a display device that displays an image; and
a projecting lens that projects the image;
wherein the display device includes a light source that emits illumination light;
an illumination unit that renders the illumination light to irradiate uniformly; and
a spatial light modulation device including a light transmission substrate, a liquid crystal layer, a pixel array, and a phase difference generation unit provided between the light transmission substrate and the liquid crystal layer.
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36. A projection display apparatus, comprising:
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a display device that displays an image; and
a projecting lens that projects the image;
wherein the display device includes a light source that emits illumination light;
an illumination unit that renders the illumination light to irradiate uniformly;
a polarized-light splitting unit;
a spatial light modulation unit that includes a plurality of spatial light modulation elements for forming an image with a pixel array, a lens array arranged to correspond to the pixel array, and a phase difference generation member provided between the lens array and the spatial light modulation elements; and
a pixel shift element.
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