WO2011145208A1 - 照明光学系とこれを用いたプロジェクタ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an illumination optical system that generates illumination light of a plurality of colors for forming image light of a plurality of colors, and a projector that projects each image light by the illumination optical system.
- a technology that uses an LED (Light Emitting Diode) as a light source of a projector that projects an image on a screen such as a liquid crystal projector or a DMD (Digital Micromirror Device) projector has attracted attention (see Patent Document 1).
- LED Light Emitting Diode
- DMD Digital Micromirror Device
- LEDs Due to the long life and high reliability of LEDs, projectors using LEDs as light sources have the advantages of long life and high reliability.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an optical element 102.
- FIG. 2 is a front view of an optical element 102.
- FIG. It is a top view when the fluorescent wheel 104 is seen from the incident surface side of the laser beam generated by the laser light source 101.
- 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a blue fluorescent region 201, a green fluorescent region 202, and a red fluorescent region 203.
- FIG. 1 It is a block diagram which shows the structure of other embodiment of the illumination optical system by this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the projector using the illumination optical system of embodiment shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the circuit structure of the projector using the illumination optical system of embodiment shown in FIG.
- the laser light source 101 generates laser light used as excitation light having a wavelength ⁇ 1.
- the laser light generated by the laser light source 101 is reflected by the optical element 102 and enters the fluorescent wheel 104 through the light tunnel 103.
- FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view of the optical element 102
- FIG. 2B is a front view of the optical element 102.
- the optical element 102 includes a transmission part 701 that is a transmission area that allows fluorescence to pass through, and a reflection part 703 that is a reflection area that reflects laser light.
- the reflection part 703 is formed by depositing aluminum, chromium, or the like on a transparent substrate 702 such as flat glass.
- the transmission part 701 is formed by providing a non-deposition part on the substrate 702, for example. In short, the reflection part 703 should just be formed so that a laser beam (excitation light) may be reflected.
- the shape of the substrate 702 is not limited to the circular shape shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, but may be a rectangular shape or other shapes. Further, the shape of the reflecting portion 703 is not limited to a circle.
- the optical element 102 is disposed to be inclined with respect to the traveling direction of the laser.
- the cross-sectional shape of light emitted from a semiconductor laser is often an ellipse rather than a circle. Therefore, for example, when the reflection part 703 is circular, when the reflection part 703 is viewed from the laser light source 101 in FIG. 1, the shape becomes an ellipse, so that the major axis direction of the cross section of the laser light and the length of the reflection part 703 If the axial direction is matched, the laser light can be efficiently reflected by the reflecting portion 703.
- the fluorescent wheel 104 includes a plurality of fluorescent light generation regions that generate light of different wavelengths by the laser light generated by the laser light source 101.
- FIG. 3A is a plan view of the fluorescent wheel 104 when viewed from the incident surface side of the laser light generated by the laser light source 101, that is, when the fluorescent wheel 104 is viewed from the left side in FIG.
- the fluorescent wheel 104 is circular and includes three regions defined by the central angle thereof, a blue fluorescent region 201, a green fluorescent region 202, and a red fluorescent region 203.
- the blue fluorescent region 201, the green fluorescent region 202, and the red fluorescent region 203 have wavelengths ⁇ 2, ⁇ 3, and ⁇ 4 ( ⁇ 2 ⁇ 3) longer than the wavelength ⁇ 1 of the laser light when the laser light generated by the laser light source 101 is incident. Blue fluorescence, green fluorescence and red fluorescence of ⁇ 4) are generated.
- FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the blue fluorescent region 201, the green fluorescent region 202, and the red fluorescent region 203.
- a reflective layer 205 that reflects light with wavelengths ⁇ 2 to ⁇ 4 and a blue phosphor layer 206 are laminated on a substrate 204.
- the blue phosphor layer 206 generates blue fluorescence having a wavelength ⁇ 2 when an excitation laser beam having a wavelength ⁇ 1 is incident.
- a green phosphor layer 207 is laminated on the reflective layer 205.
- the green phosphor layer 207 generates green fluorescence of wavelength ⁇ 3 when an excitation laser beam of wavelength ⁇ 1 is incident.
- a red phosphor layer 208 is laminated on the reflective layer 205.
- the red phosphor layer 208 generates red fluorescence having a wavelength ⁇ 4 when an excitation laser beam having a wavelength ⁇ 1 is incident.
- the fluorescent wheel 104 having the above configuration rotates about the center, and the position of the laser light emitted from the light tunnel 103 moves on each fluorescent region.
- the incident position of the laser light generated by the laser light source 101 Is in the vicinity of the outer periphery. For this reason, in a state where the laser light generated by the laser light source 101 is incident, blue fluorescence, green fluorescence, and red fluorescence are sequentially generated, reflected by the reflective layer 205, and reentered into the light tunnel 103.
- the fluorescent wheel 104 having the above configuration rotates about the center, and the position of the laser light emitted from the light tunnel 103 moves on each fluorescent region.
- the incident position of the laser light generated by the laser light source 101 Is in the vicinity of the outer periphery. For this reason, in a state where the laser light generated by the laser light source 101 is incident, blue fluorescence, green fluorescence, and red fluorescence are sequentially generated, reflected by the reflective layer 205, and reentered into the light tunnel 103.
- light of four wavelengths ( ⁇ 1 to ⁇ 4) is used, and the relationship between the wavelengths is ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2 ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4.
- the optical element 102 reflects most of the light with wavelengths ⁇ 2, ⁇ 3, and ⁇ 4, and the light with the wavelength ⁇ 1 passes through the opening 106.
- the light tunnel 103 has a tapered shape in which the size of both end faces serving as the entrance and exit surfaces is different, and the light tunnel 103 has a tapered shape, thereby changing the angle distribution of the diffused fluorescence generated in each phosphor to be uniform.
- the light tunnel includes those in which the hollow inner surface is constituted by a mirror and those in which a solid transparent polygonal column is used and total reflection is used. The latter is also called a rod lens.
- the light is reflected by the reflecting portion 703 of the optical element 102, enters one end of the light tunnel 103, passes through the light tunnel 103, and exits from the other end toward the fluorescent wheel 104.
- Blue fluorescent light, green fluorescent light, and red fluorescent light that are sequentially generated in the fluorescent wheel 104 re-enter the light tunnel 103, are emitted from one end of the light tunnel 103, and most of the light passes through the transmission portion 701 of the optical element 102. Thereafter, the light is reflected by the reflecting prism 105 and emitted as illumination light.
- the reason why most of each fluorescence passes through the transmission part 701 is that the laser light is a beam-like light with a very small light spread, and the reflection part 703 of the optical element 102 also depends on the cross-sectional area of the beam. This is because most of the light with wavelengths ⁇ 2, ⁇ 3, and ⁇ 4 is not shielded by the reflecting portion 703 because of its small area.
- uniformed red fluorescence, green fluorescence, and blue fluorescence appear in order and are used as illumination light.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of another embodiment of the illumination optical system according to the present invention.
- three colors of fluorescence are generated from one excitation light source by using a fluorescence wheel having three fluorescence regions.
- the fluorescence of each color is used.
- Each body is provided with a separate excitation light source.
- the illumination optical system of the present embodiment includes laser light sources 301, 305, 309, optical elements 302, 306, 310, light tunnels 303, 307, 311, blue phosphor 304, green phosphor 308, red phosphor 312 and cross dichroic.
- a prism 313 is used.
- Laser light sources 301, 305, and 309 generate laser light used as excitation light having a wavelength ⁇ 1.
- the blue phosphor 304, the green phosphor 308, and the red phosphor 312 have wavelengths ⁇ 2, ⁇ 3, and ⁇ 4 ( ⁇ 2 ⁇ 3 ⁇ 4) longer than the wavelength ⁇ 1 when the laser light generated by the laser light source 301 is incident. Blue fluorescence, green fluorescence, and red fluorescence are generated.
- the structures of the blue phosphor 304, the green phosphor 308, and the red phosphor 312 are the same as the structures of the blue phosphor region 201, the green phosphor region 202, and the red phosphor region 203 shown in FIG. 3B, and are formed on the substrate.
- a blue phosphor, a green phosphor, and a red phosphor are formed on the reflective layer.
- the optical element 302 reflects light having the wavelength ⁇ 1 and passes most of the light having the wavelength ⁇ 2.
- the optical element 306 reflects the light of wavelength ⁇ 1 and passes most of the light of wavelength ⁇ 3.
- the optical element 310 reflects the light with the wavelength ⁇ 1 and passes most of the light with the wavelength ⁇ 3.
- the light tunnels 303, 307, and 311 have tapered shapes with different sizes at both end faces, and change the angular distribution of diffused fluorescence generated in each phosphor. It can be made uniform.
- the light tunnel includes those in which the hollow inner surface is constituted by a mirror and those in which a solid transparent polygonal column is used and total reflection is used.
- the laser light generated by the laser light source 301 is reflected by the optical element 302 and enters the blue phosphor 304 through the light tunnel 303.
- Blue fluorescence generated by the blue phosphor 304 passes through the light tunnel 303, and most of the light passes through the optical element 302 and enters the cross dichroic prism 313.
- the laser light generated by the laser light source 305 is reflected by the optical element 306 and enters the green phosphor 308 through the light tunnel 307. Green fluorescence generated by the green phosphor 308 passes through the light tunnel 307, and most of the light passes through the optical element 306 and enters the cross dichroic prism 313.
- the laser light generated by the laser light source 309 is reflected by the optical element 310 and enters the red phosphor 312 through the light tunnel 311.
- the red fluorescence generated in the red phosphor 312 passes through the light tunnel 311, and most of the light passes through the optical element 310 and enters the cross dichroic prism 313.
- the cross dichroic prism 313 allows light of wavelength ⁇ 3 to pass and reflects light of wavelengths ⁇ 2 and ⁇ 4. For this reason, each fluorescence generated by each phosphor is emitted in the same direction.
- each fluorescence can be sequentially output as in the illumination optical system shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5A is a block diagram showing a configuration of another embodiment of an illumination optical system according to the present invention.
- This embodiment is a modification of the unit shown in FIG. 3 in which the excitation light from the laser light source passes through the reflecting mirror with an aperture and enters the light tunnel among the units provided for each color. It increases the light output.
- the illumination optical system of the present embodiment includes laser light sources 401 and 402, a phosphor 403, a light tunnel 404, and an optical element 405 as shown in FIG. 5A.
- the laser light sources 401 and 402 generate laser light having the same wavelength as excitation light.
- the laser light source 401 is a second laser light source that irradiates the phosphor 403 with excitation light from the side opposite to the light tunnel 404 of the phosphor 403.
- FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the phosphor 403.
- a reflective layer 407 and a phosphor layer 408 are stacked on a substrate 409.
- the phosphor layer 408 generates fluorescence having a wavelength longer than that of the laser light by the laser light of the laser light sources 401 and 402.
- the reflection layer 407 allows the laser light generated by the laser light sources 401 and 402 to pass therethrough and reflects the fluorescence generated by the phosphor layer 408.
- the reflective layer 407 is formed of a dielectric multilayer film or the like, and is formed of a thin film having a characteristic of transmitting laser light and reflecting fluorescence.
- the optical element 405 reflects the laser light generated by the laser light source 401 and allows most of the fluorescent light generated by the phosphor layer 408 to pass therethrough.
- Laser light generated by the laser light source 401 passes through the reflective layer 407 and enters the phosphor layer 408.
- the laser beam generated by the laser light source 402 is reflected by the optical element 405 and enters the phosphor layer 408.
- fluorescence is generated by the incident laser light from the laser light sources 401 and 402.
- the fluorescence generated in the phosphor layer 408 is output to the outside through the light tunnel 404 and the transmission part of the optical element 405, and is used as illumination light.
- the illumination optical system that outputs the phosphors 403 of the present embodiment according to the respective colors as the fluorescent wheel shown in FIG. 1 may be configured. Further, the illumination optical system shown in FIG. 3 may be configured with the units of the present embodiment as three units that generate different fluorescence.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of another embodiment of the illumination optical system according to the present invention.
- This embodiment is a modification of the illumination optical system described with reference to FIG. 1 and uses a plurality of laser light sources to further increase the light output.
- the illumination optical system of the present embodiment includes a plurality of laser light sources 101, a light tunnel 103, a fluorescent wheel 104, a reflecting prism 105, and an optical element 801 as shown in FIG.
- the optical element 801 is formed by integrating two triangular prisms 802 and 803 arranged so that the inclined surfaces face each other with an air gap that is a minute gap. Further, the triangular prism 802 is arranged so that each laser beam is totally reflected on the slope.
- Each laser beam generated by each of the plurality of laser light sources 101 is totally reflected by the inclined surface of the triangular prism 802 of the optical element 801 and guided to the incident surface of the light tunnel 103. Thereafter, the laser light is incident on the fluorescent wheel 104, and the generated fluorescent light is emitted through the light tunnel 103, passes through the two triangular prisms 802 and 803 constituting the optical element 801, and is reflected by the reflecting prism 105. Reflected and emitted as illumination light.
- the triangular prisms 802 and 803 face each other with a small air gap, the fluorescence emitted from the light tunnel 103 and having a suppressed spread angle passes through the optical element 801. Light loss can be reduced.
- a plurality of laser light sources 101 can be used, a large amount of fluorescence can be used according to the number of laser light sources, and a very bright projector can be realized.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a projector using the illumination optical system of the embodiment shown in FIG.
- the projector shown in FIG. 7 includes a user interface unit 501, a control unit 502, a storage unit 503, a video signal processing unit 504, a synchronization signal processing unit 505, an LD driving unit 506, a fluorescent wheel driving unit 508, a display element driving unit 509, a rotation.
- the user interface unit 501 receives an instruction input from the user and outputs it to the control unit 502, and displays the current operating state of the projector on a display device (not shown) such as an indicator or a display panel.
- the control unit 502 controls each unit constituting the projector according to a program stored in the storage unit 503.
- the storage unit 503 stores the control program of the control unit 502 and temporarily stores video data.
- the video signal processing unit 504 converts the video signal input from the outside into a video signal used in the projector. Since the video signal of this embodiment has a configuration in which the illumination light of each color is sequentially output from the illumination optical system as described above, the video signal corresponding to each color is sequentially generated.
- the synchronization signal processing unit 505 converts a synchronization signal synchronized with a video signal input from the outside into a video signal used in the projector. Specifically, a synchronization signal indicating the output timing of each color video signal is generated and output.
- the LD driving unit 506 controls the lighting state of the laser light source 101 according to the synchronization signal output from the synchronization signal processing unit 505.
- the rotation state detection unit 510 detects the rotation state of the fluorescent wheel 104 and outputs it to the fluorescent wheel driving unit 508.
- the fluorescent wheel driving unit 508 includes a color of the video signal indicated by the synchronization signal output by the synchronous signal processing unit 505, and a color output by the illumination optical system indicated by the rotation state of the fluorescent wheel 104 detected by the rotation state detection unit 510.
- the rotation state of the fluorescent wheel 104 is controlled so as to match.
- the display element driving unit 509 drives the display element 511 in accordance with the video signal output from the video signal processing unit.
- the display element 511 a plurality of micromirrors are arranged in a matrix, and a reflective image forming element that forms an image according to the reflection state of each micromirror, a transmissive liquid crystal display element, a reflective liquid crystal display element, or the like.
- a display element that sequentially displays images of the respective colors is used.
- the display element 511 that displays an image corresponding to each color is illuminated by illumination light of each color sequentially output from the illumination optical system, and a reflected image or a transmitted image of the display element 511 is projected optically. Projected sequentially through a system (not shown).
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a projector using the illumination optical system of the embodiment shown in FIG.
- the projector shown in FIG. 8 includes a user interface unit 501, a control unit 502, a storage unit 503, a video signal processing unit 504, a synchronization signal processing unit 505, an LD driving unit 506 ′, a display element driving unit 509 ′, a display element 511, FIG. 4 includes the laser light sources 301, 305, and 309 shown in FIG.
- the configurations and operations of the user interface unit 501, the control unit 502, the storage unit 503, the video signal processing unit 504, and the synchronization signal processing unit 505 are the same as those shown in FIG. Description is omitted.
- the LD drive unit 506 ′ controls the lighting state of the laser light sources 301, 305, and 309 according to the synchronization signal output from the synchronization signal processing unit 505.
- the display element driving unit 509 ′ drives the display element 511 ′ in accordance with the video signal output from the video signal processing unit.
- the display element similarly to the display element 511 shown in FIG. 7, a plurality of display elements for sequentially displaying images of each color are arranged in a matrix, and an image is formed by the reflection state of each micromirror. Since the reflective image forming element, the transmissive liquid crystal display element, and the reflective liquid crystal display element are used, the LD driving unit 506 ′ uses the laser light sources 301, 305, and 203 according to the image color displayed by the display element 511 ′. Light up.
- the LD driving unit 506 ′ turns on the laser light sources 301, 305, and 309 simultaneously.
- the display element 511 ′ that displays an image corresponding to each color is illuminated by illumination light of each color sequentially output from the illumination optical system, and a reflected image or a transmitted image of the display element 511 ′ is displayed.
- the images are sequentially projected via a projection optical system (not shown).
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103 ライトトンネル
104 蛍光ホイール
105 反射プリズム
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- 励起光を発生するレーザ光源と、
前記励起光により蛍光を発生する蛍光体と、
一端に入射された前記励起光を他端より前記蛍光体へ向けて出射し、前記蛍光体にて発生した蛍光を前記一端より出射するライトトンネルと、
前記レーザ光源と前記ライトトンネルとの光路中に設けられ、前記励起光を反射し、前記蛍光を通過させる光学素子と、を備える照明光学系。 - 請求項1に記載の照明光学系において、
前記光学素子は、前記励起光を反射する反射部と、前記蛍光を通過する通過部からなる、照明光学系。 - 請求項1に記載の照明光学系において、
前記光学素子は、斜辺が空気層を介して互いに対向するように配置された2つの三角プリズムを有する、照明光学系。 - 請求項3に記載の照明光学系において、
前記レーザ光源は複数ある、照明光学系。 - 請求項1ないし請求項4のいずれかに記載の照明光学系において、
前記蛍光体は、それぞれ異なる波長の蛍光を発生する複数の蛍光領域を備え、回転により前記ライトトンネルより照射される位置が各蛍光領域上を移動する蛍光ホイールであることを特徴とする照明光学系。 - 請求項1ないし請求項4のいずれかに記載の照明光学系のユニットを複数備え、
各ユニットの蛍光体はそれぞれ異なる波長の蛍光を発生し、
各ユニットの出射光を入射して同じ方向に向けて出射するクロスダイクロイックプリズムを有することを特徴とする照明光学系。 - 請求項1ないし請求項6のいずれかに記載の照明光学系において、
前記蛍光体の反ライトトンネル側から励起光を前記蛍光体に向けて照射する第2のレーザ光源を具備し、
前記蛍光体は前記第2のレーザ光源側に設けられ、前記励起光を通過させ、前記蛍光を反射する反射層と、ライトトンネル側に設けられた蛍光体層とを有することを特徴とする照明光学系。 - 請求項1ないし請求項7のいずれかに記載の照明光学系を備えたプロジェクタ。
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