IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD

• US 20110080635A1
• Filed: 06/13/2008
• Published: 04/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Display Solutions, Ltd. (NEC Corporation)
• Original Assignee: NEC Display Solutions, Ltd. (NEC Corporation)
• Inventors: Takeuchi, Katsuyuki
• Application Number:
  US12/736,974
• Publication Number:
  US 20110080635A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 359/350
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 21/005 Projectors using an electronic spatial light modulator but not peculiar thereto

Abstract

A image display device of the present invention forms and displays an image by light emitted from a light source. The image display device includes a wavelength selection means (2) arranged on the light path of light emitted from the light source and that, as the reflected light of this light, reflects light belonging to a first wavelength range and light belonging to a second wavelength range that differs from the first wavelength range at a predetermined period.

Claims

1. An image display device that forms and displays an image from light emitted from a light source, comprising:

wavelength selection means that is arranged on a light path of light emitted from the light source and that, as reflected light of this light, reflects light belonging to a first wavelength range and light belonging to a second wavelength range that differs from said first wavelength range at a predetermined period.

2. The image display device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said wavelength selection means also serves as a reflecting mirror that bends the light path of light that is emitted from said light source.

3. The image display device as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

said wavelength selection means includes a first reflecting surface that reflects light belonging to said first wavelength range and a second reflecting surface that reflects light belonging to said second wavelength range; and

said wavelength selection means is provided with said first reflecting surface and said second reflecting surface installed to allow alternate disposition on the light path of light emitted from said light source.

4. The image display device as set forth in claim 3, wherein:

said first reflecting surface and said second reflecting surface are each divided into a plurality of reflecting surfaces; and

the divided surfaces of said first reflecting surface and the divided surfaces of said second reflecting surface are each installed to allow alternate disposition on the light path of light emitted from said light source.

5. The image display device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said wavelength selection means has the capability of transmitting infrared light that is contained in the light emitted from said light source.

6. The image display device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said wavelength selection means is configured to allow exchange of reflecting mirrors that reflect visible light.

7. The image display device as set forth in claim 1, further comprising optical deflection means comprising means that forms an image by light emitted from said light source and that deflects the direction of light reflected by said wavelength selection means.

8. The image display device as set forth in claim 7, wherein said optical deflection means comprises a digital micromirror device.

9. The image display device as set forth in claim 7, further comprising separation/synthesis means that separates the light path of light irradiated into said optical deflection means into light paths of light belonging to each wavelength range, and further, that synthesizes the light paths of light belonging to each wavelength range that has passed through said optical deflection means.

10. The image display device as set forth in claim 9, wherein said separation/synthesis means comprises a Philips prism or a dichroic prism.

11. The image display device as set forth in claim 7, further comprising an optical integrator that is on the light path of light emitted from said light source and that equalizes the light quantity distribution of light between said light source and said optical deflection means.

12. The image display device as set forth in claim 1, wherein said image display device displays a stereoscopic image by displaying an image formed by light belonging to said first wavelength range and light belonging to said second wavelength range at said predetermined period.

13. The image display device as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

wavelength ranges of each of the colors of light perceived as red light, blue light and green light in optics are included in said first wavelength range;

wavelength ranges of each of the colors of light perceived as red light, blue light and green light in optics are included in said second wavelength range; and

each of the wavelength ranges of light colors contained in said first wavelength range and said second wavelength range is shifted so as not to overlap.

17. The image display device as set forth in claim 2, wherein:

said wavelength selection means includes a first reflecting surface that reflects light belonging to said first wavelength range and a second reflecting surface that reflects light belonging to said second wavelength range; and

said wavelength selection means is provided with said first reflecting surface and said second reflecting surface installed to allow alternate disposition on the light path of light emitted from said light source.

18. The image display device as set forth in claim 2, wherein said wavelength selection means transmits infrared light that is contained in the light emitted from said light source.

19. The image display device as set forth in claim 3, wherein said wavelength selection means transmits infrared light that is contained in the light emitted from said light source.

20. The image display device as set forth in claim 4, wherein said wavelength selection means transmits infrared light that is contained in the light emitted from said light source.

14. An image display method that forms and displays an image by light emitted from a light source, wherein said image display method comprises:

emitting light from said light source; and

reflecting light belonging to a first wavelength range and light belonging to a second wavelength range that differs from said first wavelength range as reflected light at a predetermined period.

15. The image display method as set forth in claim 14, wherein, when reflecting light emitted from said light source in said emitting and said reflecting, ultraviolet light contained in the light is transmitted.

16. The image display method as set forth in claim 14, wherein said image display method displays a stereoscopic image by displaying an image formed by light belonging to said first wavelength range and light belonging to said second wavelength range at said predetermined period.