WO2014024218A1 - Fluorescent optical element, method for manufacturing same and light source device - Google Patents

Abstract

A fluorescent optical element (1) according to the present invention is provided with a fluorescent layer (20) including fluorescent particles for absorbing light having the wavelength of excitation light emitted by an excitation light source, and a heat-radiating substrate (30) for holding the fluorescent layer (20), and the face of the fluorescent layer (20) on which excitation light is incident has a concavo-convex shape.

Description

Phosphor optical element, manufacturing method thereof, and light source device

The present invention relates to a light source device used in a thin television such as a projector or a rear projection television, and a phosphor optical element used in the light source device.

In recent years, semiconductor light emitting elements such as light emitting diodes (LEDs) and laser diodes (LDs) have come to be used in light source devices used in image display devices such as projectors and flat-screen televisions. Unlike conventional cold cathode tube lamps or ultrahigh pressure mercury lamps, the semiconductor light emitting device can efficiently emit light at a specific wavelength. However, the light source device of the above-described image display device has so-called B (blue) and G (green) of blue light having a wavelength of 430 nm to 490 nm, green light having a wavelength of 490 nm to 570 nm, and red light having a wavelength of 570 nm to 650 nm. ), R (red) three primary colors need to be included. Thus, for example, in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, as light source devices using semiconductor light-emitting elements, semiconductor light-emitting elements that emit blue-violet to blue light having a wavelength of 380 nm to 470 nm and the light of these semiconductor light-emitting elements are absorbed. A combination of phosphors emitting fluorescence having a wavelength of 430 nm to 650 nm has been proposed.

Hereinafter, the configuration of a conventional light source device will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 and 15.

FIG. 14 is a schematic plan view of a conventional light source device 1063. FIG. 15 is a plan view of a phosphor wheel 1071 according to a conventional light source device 1063. The light source device 1063 includes a plurality of blue laser light emitters 1072 arranged so that the central axis and the optical axis of the light guide device 1075 are parallel to each other, and a plurality of collimator lenses 1149 arranged in front of the blue laser light emitter 1072. And a reflection mirror group 1150 that converts the optical axis direction of the light beam transmitted through the collimator lens 1149 by 90 degrees.

Further, the light source device 1063 rotates the phosphor wheel 1071 disposed on the optical axis of the excitation light and the phosphor wheel 1071 so that the optical axis of the excitation light reflected by the reflecting mirror group 1150 and the rotation axis are parallel to each other. And a wheel motor 1073 for driving. Further, the light source device 1063 includes a light emitting element 1074 that emits light in the red wavelength region.

The phosphor wheel 1071 is a circular light emitting plate, and its rotation is controlled by a wheel motor 1073. The phosphor wheel 1071 includes a segment as a diffusion region 1001 for diffusing light emitted from the blue laser light emitter 1072 and a segment as a fluorescent light emission region 1002 in parallel in the circumferential direction. The diffusion region 1001 is configured by providing fine irregularities on the surface of a member such as glass.

The fluorescent light emitting region 1002 is formed by laying a green phosphor layer 1004 on the surface of a metal material or the like. The green phosphor layer 1004 is formed of a green phosphor and a binder.

In such a conventional light source device 1063, the light emitted from the blue laser light emitter 1072 is reflected by the reflection mirror group 1150, passes through the lens 1153 a and the mirror 1151 a, and is collected by the condenser lens group 1155 to the phosphor wheel 1071. The light is condensed on a predetermined surface.

The blue light collected on a predetermined surface of the phosphor wheel 1071 is condensed and diffused on the diffusion region 1001 in a predetermined time zone. The blue light diffused in the diffusion region 1001 propagates through the mirror 1151b, the lens 1153b, and the mirror 1151d, and enters the light guide device 1075 through the lens 1154. On the other hand, in the time zone in which the diffusion region 1001 is not diffused, the blue light is collected in the fluorescent light emitting region 1002 and becomes reflected light of the green light in the green phosphor in the fluorescent light emitting region 1002. The light propagates through the mirror 1151a, the lens 1153c, the mirror 1151c, the lens 1153d, and the mirror 1151d, and enters the light guide device 1075 through the lens 1154. In other words, the blue light collected on a predetermined surface of the phosphor wheel 1071 outside the predetermined time period is reflected by the fluorescent light emitting region 1002 to be reflected into green light and enters the light guide device 1075. Further, the red light emitted from the light emitting element 1074 passes through the mirror 1151a, enters the light guide device 1075 through the same optical axis as the green light.

In such a configuration, blue light, green light, and red light are incident on the light guide device 1075. Blue light, green light, and red light whose light distribution has been shaped after passing through the light guide device 1075 is transmitted or reflected to an image display element (not shown) that is a DMD (Digital Micromirror Device). Thus, a predetermined image is obtained and projected.

In the above prior art, Y ₃ (Al, Ga) ₅ O ₁₂ : Ce phosphor is used as the phosphor material contained in the green phosphor layer. Patent Document 3 discloses β-SiAlON: Eu phosphor as another green phosphor material that can be excited by light having a wavelength of 380 nm to 470 nm, and Patent Document 4 discloses a red phosphor that can emit red light. CaAlSiN ₃ : Eu phosphors have been proposed.

JP 2004-341105 A JP 2011-53320 A JP 2005-255895 A JP 2005-235934 A

However, the conventional light source device has the following problems.

First, an image display device such as a projector generally requires about 3000 lumens as the screen brightness. In this case, in the conventional light source device, the laser light having an energy of several tens of watts emitted from the excitation light source is condensed on the green phosphor of the phosphor wheel and used as green light. For this reason, the light density irradiated to the phosphor in the condensing region becomes very large, and so-called light saturation occurs in which the conversion efficiency in the phosphor is saturated. Specifically, in the phosphor, electrons in the activated rare earth ions are excited by the excitation light, and fluorescence is emitted by being relaxed to the ground level. However, in the phosphor of the conventional light source device, The density is so great that the excited electrons are depleted. In such a phosphor depleted in excitation levels, the excitation light is reflected as it is on the surface of the phosphor particles without being converted into fluorescence, so that the light conversion efficiency in the phosphor is lowered. In order to suppress such light saturation, it is conceivable to increase the area of the condensing region and reduce the light density. In this case, the emission area of the fluorescence is increased and is the product of the emission area and the emission angle. In other words, the so-called etendue increases, and as a result, the loss in the subsequent optical system increases and the brightness of the image display device decreases. Further, since the conventional light source device is configured to convert polarized laser light into non-polarized fluorescence, it is necessary to use a DMD that does not require polarization of incident light as an image display element. There is also a problem that the image display device cannot be simply configured using a panel or the like.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a phosphor optical element and a light source device that can efficiently improve the luminance of an image display device by a simple method.

In response to the above problems, the phosphor optical element according to the present invention includes a phosphor-containing layer containing phosphor particles that absorb light having a wavelength of excitation light emitted from an excitation light source, and the phosphor-containing layer. The excitation light incident surface of the phosphor-containing layer has a concavo-convex shape.

With this configuration, the effective surface area of the phosphor-containing layer can be increased without increasing the etendue, and the light saturation of the phosphor can be suppressed. Further, the excitation light can be diffusely reflected near the surface of the phosphor-containing layer, and as a result, the excitation light can be efficiently converted into fluorescence. That is, the luminance can be improved efficiently by a simple method.

Further, the concavo-convex shape is a shape in which the concave portion and the convex portion change periodically, and the pitch of the concavo-convex shape may be larger than the particle diameter of the phosphor particles.

With this configuration, the effective surface area of the phosphor-containing layer can be easily increased, the light saturation of the phosphor-containing layer is suppressed, and at the same time, the excitation light is diffusely reflected in the vicinity of the surface of the phosphor-containing layer. Light can be converted to fluorescence.

Furthermore, a transparent substrate transparent to the wavelength of the excitation light may be further provided on the excitation light incident surface side of the phosphor-containing layer.

With this configuration, the surface shape of the phosphor-containing layer can be easily deformed.

Further, the surface of the transparent substrate on the phosphor-containing layer side may be formed in an uneven shape corresponding to the uneven shape.

With this configuration, it is possible to easily form an uneven shape on the surface of the phosphor-containing layer.

Moreover, the density of the phosphor particles contained in the phosphor-containing layer may increase toward the uneven shape.

With this configuration, the incident excitation light can be easily absorbed by the phosphor-containing layer near the uneven interface.

Further, the substrate may be made of metal.

With this configuration, the fluorescence generated in the phosphor-containing layer can be efficiently reflected to the incident side, and the heat generated in the phosphor-containing layer can be efficiently exhausted.

The outer shape of the phosphor-containing layer viewed from the stacking direction may be circular.

With this configuration, the phosphor optical element can be easily rotated, and light can be prevented from being continuously incident on a specific phosphor region.

In addition, the concavo-convex shape is configured by a plurality of grooves formed concentrically with respect to the outer shape of the phosphor-containing layer viewed from the stacking direction, or a plurality of grooves formed in a normal direction with respect to the outer shape. May be.

With this configuration, the fluorescence emitted from the phosphor optical element can have a certain degree of polarization. Such a phosphor optical element can realize a light source device suitable for a polarizing optical system image display device.

In addition, the width of the concavo-convex convex portion formed on the excitation light incident surface of the phosphor-containing layer is larger than the particle size of the phosphor particles, and the wavelength of the fluorescence emitted from the phosphor particles May be smaller.

This configuration can further increase the polarization of fluorescence emitted from the phosphor optical element.

Further, the phosphor particles may be quantum dot phosphors.

In addition, the method for producing a phosphor optical element according to the present invention includes a phosphor-containing resin in which phosphor particles that absorb light having a wavelength of excitation light emitted from an excitation light source and a solvent that is cured by heat or light are mixed. A step of applying the solution on the upper surface of the transparent optical element having an uneven surface and a phosphor-containing layer having an uneven shape on the lower surface by curing the phosphor-containing resin solution with heat or light Including the step of.

Thereby, the density of the phosphor particles contained in the phosphor-containing layer can be increased toward the uneven shape, and as a result, the incident excitation light can be easily absorbed by the phosphor-containing layer near the uneven surface. Can do.

A light source device according to the present invention includes the phosphor optical element, an excitation light source, a dichroic mirror, and a condenser lens.

With this configuration, a light source device suitable for an image display device can be realized with a simple configuration.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a phosphor optical element and a light source device that can efficiently improve the luminance of an image display device by a simple method.

FIG. 1A is a front view showing the structure of the phosphor optical element according to the first embodiment. FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the phosphor optical element according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2A is a partially enlarged view in which a part of the front surface of the phosphor optical element according to the first embodiment is enlarged. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along line Ia-Ia in FIG. 2A. FIG. 2C is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the phosphor layer in FIG. 2B. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the method for manufacturing the phosphor optical element according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4A is a diagram for explaining the function of the phosphor optical element in the comparative example. FIG. 4B is a diagram for explaining the function of the phosphor optical element according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5A is a table showing parameters used in the simulation. FIG. 5B is a graph showing a simulation result. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the configuration and operation of the light source device using the phosphor optical element according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7A is a graph showing a spectrum of outgoing light emitted from the light source device. FIG. 7B is a chromaticity diagram of outgoing light emitted from the light source device. FIG. 8A is a front view showing the structure of the phosphor optical element according to the second embodiment. 8B is a cross-sectional view taken along line Ia-Ia in FIG. 8A. FIG. 9A is a diagram for explaining an example of the operation of the light source device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9B is a diagram for explaining another example of the operation of the light source device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9C is a diagram for explaining the function of the light source device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the configuration and operation of the light source device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 11A is a front view showing the structure of the phosphor optical element according to the third embodiment. 11B is a cross-sectional view taken along line Ia-Ia in FIG. 11A. FIG. 12A is a diagram for explaining the function of the dichroic mirror. FIG. 12B is a graph showing the transmission characteristics of the dichroic mirror. FIG. 13A is a graph showing a spectrum of outgoing light emitted from the light source device. FIG. 13B is a chromaticity diagram of outgoing light emitted from the light source device. FIG. 14 is a schematic plan view showing the structure of a conventional light source device. FIG. 15 is a plan view showing a structure of a fluorescent wheel according to a conventional light source device.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described. Each of the embodiments described below shows a preferred specific example of the present invention. Numerical values, shapes, materials, constituent elements, arrangement positions and connection forms of the constituent elements, and the like shown in the following embodiments are merely examples, and are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, among the constituent elements in the following embodiments, constituent elements that are not described in the independent claims indicating the highest concept of the present invention are described as optional constituent elements.

Each figure is a schematic diagram and is not necessarily shown strictly. Moreover, in each figure, the same code | symbol may be attached | subjected to the same component.

(First embodiment)
The phosphor optical element 1 and the light source device 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1A to 7B.

1A and 1B are views showing the structure of the phosphor optical element 1 of the present embodiment, FIG. 1A is a view of the phosphor optical element 1 from the front, and FIG. 1B is Ia in FIG. 1A. FIG. 2A is a partially enlarged view in which a part of the front surface of the phosphor optical element 1 is enlarged, FIG. 2B is a sectional view taken along line Ia-Ia in FIG. 2A, and FIG. 2C is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the phosphor layer in FIG. FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a method for manufacturing a phosphor optical element according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4A is a diagram for explaining the function of the phosphor optical element in the comparative example, and FIG. 4B is a diagram for explaining the function of the phosphor optical element 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5A is a table showing parameters used in the simulation, and FIG. 5B is a graph showing the simulation results. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the configuration and operation of the light source device 100 using the phosphor optical element 1 according to the present embodiment. 7A is a graph showing a spectrum of outgoing light emitted from the light source device 100 shown in FIG. 6, and FIG. 7B is a chromaticity diagram of outgoing light.

Hereinafter, the phosphor optical element 1 and the light source device 100 will be specifically described. First, as shown in FIGS. 1A to 2C, the phosphor optical element 1 is made of a heat radiation substrate 30 such as an aluminum alloy or a magnesium alloy having a thickness of 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm, a fluorescent material with a binder (solvent) as a transparent material. A phosphor layer 20 having a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.4 mm containing body particles and a transparent substrate 10 having a thickness of 0.1 mm to 1 mm made of glass such as B270 or BK7 are sequentially laminated. An uneven portion 15 having an uneven shape is formed on the surface on the phosphor layer 20 side.

As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the uneven portion 15 formed on the transparent substrate 10 has, for example, a pitch p of 0.2 μm and a depth d of 0.2 μm, and is perpendicular to the stacking direction of the phosphor optical element 1. It is formed in a dot shape in a flat direction. Specifically, the uneven portion 15 includes a first plane 15a, an inclined surface 15b, and a second plane 15c.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the phosphor layer 20 includes a blue phosphor layer 20B containing blue phosphor particles, a green phosphor layer 20G containing green phosphor particles, and a red phosphor containing red phosphor particles. The body layer 20R is formed so as to divide the phosphor optical element 1 into three different regions. The transparent material constituting the binder is, for example, an organic transparent material such as dimethyl silicone.

The transparent substrate 10 is an example of the transparent base material of the present invention, the phosphor layer 20 is an example of the phosphor-containing layer of the present invention, and the heat dissipation substrate 30 is an example of the substrate of the present invention.

Here, the detailed configuration of the phosphor layer 20 will be described with an enlarged view of a part near the red phosphor layer 20R in FIG. 2C. The red phosphor layer 20R has a configuration in which red phosphor particles 21R, which are red phosphors, are mixed in a binder 22, and the density of the red phosphor particles 21R included in the red phosphor layer 20R is directed toward the uneven surface. Become higher. Similarly, the blue phosphor layer 20B has a configuration in which blue phosphor particles 21B, which are blue phosphors, are mixed in a binder 22, and the green phosphor layer 20G has green phosphor particles 21G, which are green phosphors. Is mixed with the binder 22. Similarly, the density of the blue phosphor particles 21B and the density of the green phosphor particles 21G increase toward the uneven surface.

Then, a wavelength cut filter film 40 that reflects light of a predetermined wavelength is formed on the surface of the transparent substrate 10 of the phosphor optical element 1 on the opposite side of the concavo-convex portion 15. Here, the wavelength cut filter film 40 is composed of a dielectric multilayer film in which dielectric films such as ZrO, TiO ₂ , and CaF are laminated in multiple layers.

Further, the external shape of the phosphor optical element 1 is a circular shape as shown in FIG. 1A, and a shaft hole 50 is formed at the center for use in rotation.

In the above, the phosphor constituting the blue phosphor layer 20B is, for example, a BaMgAl ₁₀ O ₁₇ : Eu phosphor, and converts excitation light having a wavelength of 405 nm to fluorescence having a peak wavelength of 440 to 500 nm, for example. The phosphor constituting the green phosphor layer 20G is, for example, Y ₃ (Al, Ga) ₅ O ₁₂ : Ce phosphor, β-SiAlON: Eu phosphor, (Sr, Ba) ₂ SiO ₄ : Eu phosphor, Alternatively, it is a BaMgAl ₁₀ O ₁₇ : Eu, Mn phosphor, which converts excitation light having a wavelength of 405 nm into fluorescence having a peak wavelength of 500 nm to 600, for example. The phosphor of the red phosphor layer 20R is, for example, a CaAlSiN ₃ : Eu phosphor, a (Sr, Ca) AlSiN ₃ : Eu phosphor, or a (Sr, Ba) ₂ SiO ₄ : Eu phosphor, and has a wavelength of 405 nm. The excitation light is converted into fluorescence having a peak wavelength of 600 nm to 660 nm, for example.

Here, in the name or composition of the phosphor, the colon (:) means so-called “activated”. For example, Y ₃ (Al, Ga) ₅ O ₁₂ : Ce is activated by Ce. Meaning.

Table 1 below shows the types of phosphors used in the present embodiment.

In addition, the composition and material of the phosphor are not limited to those in Table 1 above, and other materials and compositions can be used.

Then, the manufacturing method of the fluorescent substance optical element 1 which concerns on this Embodiment using FIG. 3 is demonstrated.

First, as shown in FIG. 3A, a resist pattern shape adapted to the concavo-convex portion 15 is formed on a transparent substrate 10 made of, for example, circular glass having a thickness of 0.8 mm by using semiconductor lithography (not shown). 3), as shown in FIG. 3B, for example, after the concave and convex portion 15 is formed by dry etching, the shaft hole 50 is formed by machining.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 3C, the red phosphor layer 20R, the green phosphor layer 20G, and the blue phosphor layer 20B, which are three kinds of phosphor layers, are formed on the transparent substrate 10, A phosphor-containing resin solution (for blue, green, and red) containing each of the three types of phosphors corresponding to blue, green, and red is prepared.

Specifically, for green, a phosphor-containing resin solution 23G in which, for example, a β-SiAlON: Eu phosphor is mixed with a liquid dimethylsilicone resin solution is applied to the surface of the uneven portion 15 in a predetermined region of the transparent substrate 10. Dripping. Subsequently, for red, for example, a phosphor-containing resin solution 23R mixed with CaAlSiN ₃ : Eu is dropped onto the surface of the uneven portion 15 in a predetermined region. Subsequently, the same operation is performed for blue.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 3D, the concavo-convex portion 15 of the transparent substrate 10 is left by leaving the transparent substrate 10 to which the phosphor-containing resin solutions 23B, 23G, and 23R are dropped in a vacuum for about 1 hour. And the phosphor-containing resin solutions 23B, 23G, and 23R are removed, and the phosphor particles contained in the phosphor-containing resin solutions 23B, 23G, and 23R are precipitated on the uneven portion 15 side. At this time, it is possible to form a configuration in which the concentration of the red phosphor particles 21R shown in FIG. As a result, incident light can be easily absorbed by the phosphor layer 20 near the uneven interface.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 3E, the heat-radiating substrate 30, which is an aluminum substrate having a thickness of 0.5 mm, corresponding to the outer shape of the transparent substrate 10 and the shaft hole 50 is replaced with the phosphor-containing resin of the transparent substrate 10. Glue and pressurize from the solution 23B, 23G, 23R side. At this time, since the concentration of the phosphor particles is low on the side of the heat dissipation substrate 30 of the phosphor-containing resin solutions 23B, 23G, and 23R, it can be easily adhered. Subsequently, the phosphor layer 20 having a predetermined thickness is formed by leaving it in a high-temperature furnace at 160 ° C., for example.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 3F, a wavelength cut filter film 40, which is a dielectric multilayer film, is formed on the surface of the transparent substrate 10 opposite to the phosphor layer 20 in a vacuum deposition apparatus.

The phosphor optical element 1 according to the present embodiment can be easily manufactured by the above manufacturing method.

Subsequently, the function of the phosphor optical element 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4A and 4B.

FIG. 4A is a diagram for explaining the function of the phosphor optical element of the comparative example. Specifically, this phosphor optical element has an uneven surface formed at the interface between the transparent substrate 10 and the phosphor layer 20. It has a configuration that is not. FIG. 4B is a diagram for explaining the function of the phosphor optical element 1 according to the present embodiment. Specifically, the phosphor optical element 1 according to the present embodiment includes a transparent substrate 10 and a phosphor. An uneven surface is formed at the interface with the layer 20.

4A and 4B, incident light 60 that is excitation light enters the phosphor layer 20 from the transparent substrate 10 side toward the phosphor layer 20. At this time, part of the light incident on the phosphor layer 20 is absorbed by the phosphor in the light conversion region 70 of the phosphor layer 20, and part of the light is not absorbed by the phosphor, but the phosphor and binder in the phosphor layer 20. Due to the difference in refractive index from (for example, silicone resin), the light is reflected as it is to become reflected light 61 and reflected to the incident side.

A part of the incident light 60 absorbed by the phosphor in the light conversion region 70 of the phosphor layer 20 is converted into fluorescence 80 by the phosphor, and the rest is converted into fluorescence without being converted into fluorescence. To do. The fluorescent light 80 converted by the fluorescent material is multiple-reflected by the difference in refractive index between the fluorescent material and the silicone resin, or reflected by the heat dissipation substrate 30, and is extracted from the incident side of the incident light 60 with a Lambertian divergence angle distribution. It is.

In the configuration of the comparative example shown in FIG. 4A, when the effective light emission area S, which is the effective light emission area of the fluorescence 80, is reduced, the irradiation area of the incident light 60 is fixed and the incident light quantity is increased. The ratio of the amount of excitation light to the amount of rare earth ions activated by the phosphor particles (red phosphor particles 21R, green phosphor particles 21G, and blue phosphor particles 21B) in the body layer 20 increases rapidly. As a result, the excited electrons in the rare earth ions activated by the phosphor particles (red phosphor particles 21R, green phosphor particles 21G, and blue phosphor particles 21B) are depleted, and the ratio of incident light 60 absorbed by the phosphors is reduced. It decreases and the ratio of the reflected light 61 increases. As a result, the conversion efficiency of excitation light into fluorescence in the phosphor optical element decreases.

On the other hand, in the phosphor optical element 1 of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 4B, irregularities are formed at the interface between the phosphor layer 20 and the transparent substrate 10. For this reason, compared with the comparative example, the effective surface area S ′ of the phosphor layer 20 can be increased without increasing the effective light emitting area S. In addition, by providing the inclined surface 15b on the surface of the phosphor layer 20, when a part of the reflected light 61 is reflected, it does not go directly to the incident side of the incident light 60, but changes its angle, and the fluorescence is again emitted. It can enter the body layer 20. Here, a region having a high density of phosphor particles (red phosphor particles 21R, green phosphor particles 21G, and blue phosphor particles 21B) is formed in the vicinity of the concavo-convex interface of the phosphor layer 20, so that it is efficiently performed. Incident light can be converted to fluorescence.

That is, when the effective light emitting area S in the phosphor optical element 1 according to the present embodiment and the effective light emitting area S in the comparative example are the same, the phosphor optical element 1 according to the present embodiment is compared with the comparative example. The effective surface area S ′ can be increased by the uneven surface formed on the surface of the phosphor layer 20 on the transparent substrate 10 side. Furthermore, due to the uneven surface formed on the phosphor layer 20, a part of the reflected light can be further incident on the phosphor layer 20 and converted into fluorescence.

Therefore, the phosphor optical element 1 according to the present embodiment can efficiently convert incident excitation light into fluorescence as compared with the comparative example. The effective light emission area S is the light emission area when the phosphor layer 20 is viewed from the stacking direction, and the effective surface area S ′ is the surface area of the region emitting light in the phosphor layer 20.

Subsequently, the effect of the unevenness of the phosphor layer 20 will be specifically described using the following theoretical formula and the calculation results shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B. First, a decrease in conversion efficiency (light saturation) in a phosphor due to an increase in incident light density can be experimentally expressed by the following equation. When the external region efficiency of the phosphor is η _ext , the internal quantum efficiency of the phosphor is η _ini , and the excitation light density is x, the external region efficiency η _ext and the absorption coefficient α (x) are expressed by Equations 1 and 2, respectively. Can be represented.

Here, α (0) is the absorption coefficient of the phosphor when the photoexcitation density is very low, β is the light saturation coefficient, S ′ is the effective surface area of the phosphor layer 20, and d is the incident light. The invasion length. At this time, two effects obtained by forming irregularities on the surface of the phosphor layer 20, that is, an effect of increasing the effective surface area S and an effect of re-incident reflection light 61 to the phosphor layer 20 Are represented as follows.

First, the effect of increasing the effective surface area S ′ can be calculated by increasing S ′ in Equation 2. On the other hand, the absorption coefficient α ′ (x) in consideration of the effect of re-incidence of the reflected light 61 on the phosphor layer 20 is

It becomes. In the above, when the reflected light 61 re-enters the phosphor layer 20, the light density on the phosphor surface also increases, and thus the above two effects may be offset. Therefore, the results of numerically determining these effects are shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B. FIG. 5A is a table showing parameters used in the simulation, and FIG. 5B is a graph in which the dependence of the conversion efficiency on the excitation light density is calculated for each simulation condition. The excitation light density is the incident light amount P / the effective light emission area S.

In FIG. 5B, the comparative example shows the result calculated by Equation 1 and Equation 2, Study 1 shows the result of doubling the effective surface area, and Study 2 shows the re-incidence with respect to the study 1 calculation result. The result of calculating the effect up to the second order without considering the increase in light density is shown. Furthermore, the present embodiment shows the calculation result when the increase in light density at re-incidence is taken into consideration with respect to the calculation result of Study 2.

5B, from the result of FIG. 5B, the phosphor optical element 1 according to the present embodiment has a slightly lower conversion efficiency due to the increase of the light density at the re-incidence as compared with the study 2. However, the surface of the phosphor layer 20 on the transparent substrate 10 side is flat due to the above two effects, that is, an increase in the effective surface area of the phosphor layer 20 and re-incidence of the reflected light 61 to the phosphor layer 20. It can be seen that the conversion efficiency is sufficiently good as compared with the comparative example.

As described above, the phosphor optical element 1 according to the present embodiment is a phosphor particle that absorbs light having the wavelength of the incident light 60 that is excitation light emitted from the excitation light source (red phosphor particles 21R, green fluorescence). The phosphor layer 20 containing the body particles 21G and the blue phosphor particles 21B) and the heat dissipation substrate 30 holding the phosphor layer 20 are provided, and the excitation light incident surface of the phosphor layer 20 has an uneven shape. . Thereby, without increasing the etendue, the effective surface area S ′ of the phosphor layer 20 can be increased and the light saturation of the phosphor can be suppressed. Further, the excitation light can be diffusely reflected in the vicinity of the uneven surface of the phosphor layer 20, and as a result, the excitation light can be efficiently converted into fluorescence. That is, the luminance can be improved efficiently by a simple method.

In addition, the uneven shape formed on the surface of the phosphor layer 20 on the transparent substrate 10 side is a shape in which the concave portion and the convex portion change periodically, and the pitch (period) of the concave and convex shape is the shape of the phosphor particles. Greater than particle size. As a result, the effective surface area S ′ of the phosphor layer 20 is easily increased, the light saturation of the phosphor layer 20 is suppressed, and at the same time, the excitation light is diffusely reflected near the concavo-convex surface of the phosphor layer 20, thereby exciting the phosphor layer 20. Light can be efficiently converted into fluorescence.

Further, a transparent substrate 10 transparent to the wavelength of the excitation light is provided on the side of the phosphor layer 20 where the excitation light is incident. Thereby, the surface by the side of the transparent substrate 10 of the fluorescent substance layer 20 can be changed easily.

The surface of the transparent substrate 10 on the phosphor layer 20 side is formed in an uneven shape corresponding to the uneven shape formed on the surface of the phosphor layer 20 on the transparent substrate 10 side. That is, the concavo-convex shape formed on the surface of the phosphor layer 20 on the transparent substrate 10 side is fitted with the concavo-convex portion 15 of the transparent substrate 10. Thereby, an uneven shape can be easily formed on the surface of the phosphor layer 20 on the transparent substrate 10 side.

Further, the density of the phosphor particles (red phosphor particles 21R, green phosphor particles 21G, blue phosphor particles 21B) included in the phosphor layer 20 increases toward the uneven shape. Thereby, the incident excitation light can be easily absorbed by the phosphor layer 20 in the vicinity of the uneven interface.

Further, the heat dissipation board 30 is made of metal. Thereby, the fluorescence generated in the phosphor layer 20 can be efficiently reflected to the incident side, and the heat generated in the phosphor layer 20 can be efficiently exhausted.

Moreover, the manufacturing method of the phosphor optical element 1 includes phosphor particles (red phosphor particles 21R, green phosphor particles 21G, blue phosphor particles 21B) that absorb light having the wavelength of the excitation light emitted from the excitation light source, and A step of applying the phosphor-containing resin solutions 23B, 23G, and 23R mixed with the binder 22 that is cured by heat or light to the upper surface of the transparent substrate 10 that has an uneven upper surface; and the phosphor-containing resin solution 23B , 23G and 23R are cured by heat to form a phosphor layer 20 having an uneven shape on the lower surface. Hereinafter, the phosphor-containing resin solutions 23B, 23G, and 23R may be referred to as the phosphor-containing resin solution 23 without being particularly distinguished.

Thereby, the density of the phosphor particles (the red phosphor particles 21R, the green phosphor particles 21G, and the blue phosphor particles 21B) included in the phosphor layer 20 can be increased toward the concavo-convex shape. The excited light can be easily absorbed by the phosphor layer 20 in the vicinity of the uneven interface.

In the above, preferably, the difference between the refractive index of the transparent substrate 10 and the refractive index of the silicone resin contained in the phosphor layer 20 should be small. For example, as the transparent substrate 10, quartz glass having a refractive index of 1.46, Dimethyl silicone having a refractive index of 1.46 can be used as the silicone resin.

In the above description, the resin (binder) included in the phosphor layer 20 is a silicone resin such as dimethyl silicone. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other transparent materials such as an epoxy resin and an acrylic resin may be used. . As a result, when the liquid phosphor-containing resin solution 23 at the time of manufacture is cured, curing by ultraviolet irradiation can be used. Moreover, the refractive index difference with the transparent substrate 10 can be adjusted more freely by using the said material. In addition, an inorganic transparent material such as low-melting glass can also be used. In this case, a glass material having a glass transition temperature lower than that of the glass material used for the transparent substrate 10 is used. And as a manufacturing method, the method of dripping the low melting glass which mixed the fluorescent substance particle on the uneven | corrugated surface of the transparent substrate 10, and cooling the thermal radiation board | substrate 30 after adhesion | attachment is used, for example. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent the uneven shape formed on the transparent substrate 10 from being deformed and to prevent the binder from being deteriorated by light.

Subsequently, the light source device 100 using the phosphor optical element 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1A, 1B, 6, 7A, and 7B.

The light source device 100 includes, for example, a semiconductor light emitting element 120 that is a plurality of semiconductor lasers having an emission wavelength of 405 nm, a plurality of collimating lenses 130, a dichroic mirror 131, a condenser lens 132, and the phosphor optical element 1. The phosphor optical element 1 is fixed to the rotating shaft 111 of the motor 110 and rotates at a predetermined rotational speed. Here, the phosphor of the blue phosphor layer 20B of the phosphor optical element 1 is, for example, BaMgAl ₁₀ O ₁₇ : Eu phosphor, the phosphor of the green phosphor layer 20G is, for example, β-SiAlON: Eu phosphor, and red. A case where, for example, a CaAlSiN ₃ : Eu phosphor is used as the phosphor of the phosphor layer 20R will be described.

The emitted light 190 having a wavelength of 405 nm emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element 120 is converted into parallel light by the collimator lens 130 and combined to become the emitted light 190, passes through the dichroic mirror 131, and is fluorescent by the condenser lens 132. The light is condensed at a predetermined position of the body optical element 1. The light that is directed so as to be condensed at a predetermined position of the phosphor optical element 1 passes through the wavelength cut filter film 40 and is efficiently converted into fluorescence as shown in FIG. 4B. Then, the converted fluorescence is directed toward the wavelength cut filter film 40, and a part of light having an unnecessary wavelength is reflected, and is emitted from the phosphor optical element 1 as fluorescence having high color purity, and is condensed again. After being converted into parallel light by the lens 132, it is then separated from the outgoing light 190 by the dichroic mirror 131 and emitted as wavelength-converted light 192.

The spectrum and chromaticity coordinates of the emitted light emitted from the light source device 100 by the above operation are shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B. The spectrum shown in FIG. 7A shows that the phosphor of the blue phosphor layer 20B is BaMgAl ₁₀ O ₁₇ : Eu phosphor, the phosphor of the green phosphor layer 20G is β-SiAlON: Eu phosphor, and the red phosphor layer 20R. CaAlSiN phosphor _3: spectrum using the Eu. For the wavelength cut filter film 40, a dielectric multilayer film that reflects light having a wavelength of 500 nm or more is formed on the surface of the blue phosphor layer 20B, and light having a wavelength of 590 nm or more is reflected on the surface of the green phosphor layer 20G. A dielectric multilayer film that reflects light with a wavelength of 590 nm or less is formed on the surface of the red phosphor layer 20R.

At this time, with respect to the spectrum of the emitted light 190 having a wavelength of 405 nm, the wavelength converted light (blue light) 191B obtained by improving the color purity of the fluorescence 80B emitted from the blue phosphor layer 20B by the wavelength cut filter film 40, the green fluorescence Wavelength converted light (green light) 191G whose color purity is improved by the wavelength cut filter film 40 from the fluorescent light 80G emitted from the body layer 20G, and the wavelength cut filter film 40 from the fluorescent light 80R emitted from the red phosphor layer 20R. The wavelength-converted light (red light) 191R whose color purity has been improved in the above becomes light with good color reproducibility that sufficiently covers the sRGB standard as shown by each chromaticity coordinate in the chromaticity diagram of FIG. 7B. That is, the light source device 100 using the phosphor optical element 1 can emit monochromatic light that sufficiently covers the sRGB standard.

As described above, the light source device 100 according to the present embodiment includes the phosphor optical element 1, the semiconductor light emitting element 120, the dichroic mirror 131, and the condenser lens 132.

With the above configuration, the light source device 100 can be realized with a simple configuration. That is, the phosphor of the phosphor optical element 1 can efficiently convert light from the semiconductor light emitting element 120 into fluorescence, and can emit blue light, green light, and red light with high color purity, and thus has high luminance. The light source device 100 can be realized. In other words, the light source device 100 according to the present embodiment can realize a configuration suitable for the image display device with a simple configuration. The semiconductor light emitting device 120 is an example of an excitation light source according to the present invention.

Further, since the outer shape of the phosphor layer 20 viewed from the stacking direction is circular, the phosphor optical element 1 can be easily rotated, and light can be prevented from continuously entering a specific phosphor region. can do.

(Second Embodiment)
Subsequently, a phosphor optical element and a light source device according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 8A to 10.

The light source device according to the present embodiment is suitable for an image display device using a polarization optical system such as a liquid crystal panel as an image display element.

FIG. 8A is a front view showing the structure of the phosphor optical element according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line Ia-Ia in FIG. 8A. 9A and 9B are diagrams for explaining the operation of the light source device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 9C is a diagram for explaining functions of the light source device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the configuration and operation of the light source device according to the present embodiment.

(Constitution)
Hereinafter, the phosphor optical element according to the present embodiment will be specifically described. The phosphor optical element according to the present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that of the phosphor optical element 1 according to the first embodiment, but has an uneven shape at the interface between the transparent substrate and the phosphor layer. However, the difference is that the concave and convex portions are formed in concentric circles that repeat at a constant period. The following description will focus on differences from the first embodiment.

First, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the phosphor optical element 201 is formed on a heat dissipation substrate 230 such as an aluminum alloy or a magnesium alloy having a thickness of 0.3 mm to 0.5 mm, for example. It is formed by sequentially laminating a 4 mm blue phosphor layer 220B, a green phosphor layer 220G, a red phosphor layer 220R, and a transparent substrate 210 having a thickness of 0.1 mm to 1 mm, for example, glass such as B270 or BK7. ing.

Here, for the blue phosphor layer 220B, for example, a BaMgAl ₁₀ O ₁₇ : Eu phosphor is used for blue fluorescence, and for the green phosphor layer 220G, for example, a β-SiAlON: Eu phosphor is used for green fluorescence, a red phosphor layer. In 220R, for example, a CaAlSiN ₃ : Eu phosphor for red fluorescence is contained in a binder such as silicone. Hereinafter, the blue phosphor layer 220 </ b> B, the green phosphor layer 220 </ b> G, and the red phosphor layer 220 </ b> R may be described as the phosphor layer 220 without being particularly distinguished.

Furthermore, an uneven portion 215 having an uneven shape is formed on the surface on the transparent substrate 210 side of the interface between the transparent substrate 210 and the phosphor layer 220. Moreover, the uneven | corrugated | grooved part 215 formed in the transparent substrate 210 is comprised by the some groove | channel formed concentrically from the center position, as shown to FIG. 8A, for example, a pitch is 0.05 mm and the depth is 0.00. It is composed of a plurality of 1 mm grooves.

A wavelength cut filter film 240 that is a dielectric multilayer film in which dielectric films such as ZrO, TiO ₂ , and CaF are laminated in multiple layers is provided on the surface of the phosphor optical element 201 on the opposite side of the uneven portion 215 of the transparent substrate 210. Is formed.

The outer shape of the phosphor optical element 201 is a circular shape as shown in FIG. 8A, and a shaft hole 250 is formed at the center for rotation.

(Operation)
Subsequently, the operation of the phosphor optical element 201 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 9A, 9B, and 9C when it is combined with peripheral optical elements. In the present embodiment, the uneven portion 215 of the phosphor optical element 201 is set such that a groove is formed in a direction perpendicular to the electric field component in the polarization direction of the emitted light 190.

FIG. 9A shows an operation until the emitted light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element 120 reaches the phosphor optical element 201 in the light source device using the phosphor optical element 201 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 9B shows the operation until the fluorescence emitted from the phosphor optical element 201 is reflected by the dichroic mirror 131 and emitted outside the light source device.

The emitted light 290a emitted from the semiconductor light emitting device 120, which is a semiconductor laser that emits light having a wavelength of 405 nm, is polarized light having an electric field component in the horizontal direction in the figure. The outgoing light 290a becomes parallel outgoing light 290b with the collimating lens 130 while the polarization direction is maintained, and passes through the dichroic mirror 131. The outgoing light 290 c that has passed through the dichroic mirror 131 is condensed on the phosphor layer 220 of the phosphor optical element 201 by the condenser lens 132. The emitted light 290c collected on the phosphor layer 220 is converted to fluorescence in the phosphor of the phosphor layer 220, but the surface is reflected a plurality of times by the unevenness formed on the phosphor optical element 201, and phosphor optics. The light is emitted from the element 201. At this time, as shown in FIG. 9C, the uneven portion 215 has a periodic structure having a refractive index interface in a direction perpendicular to the polarization direction of the incident light. The fluorescence emitted from the element 201 becomes fluorescence 292a having a large polarization component whose polarization direction is rotated by 90 ° from the polarization of the incident light, and is emitted from the phosphor optical element 201 toward the condenser lens 132. The fluorescent light 292a becomes parallel light 292b again by the condenser lens 132, is reflected by the dichroic mirror 131 in the vertical direction, and is emitted from the light source device. Light emitted from such a light source device emits a part of incident light and blue, green, and red at regular intervals. It is easy to project an image using these emitted highly polarized fluorescence.

With the above configuration, the light source device can be configured with a simple configuration, and the decrease in the efficiency of the phosphor optical element can be suppressed and the luminance can be improved. Furthermore, since the light emitted from the phosphor optical element is polarized light, when a polarizing optical system such as a liquid crystal panel is used for the display element, fluorescence can be used efficiently.

(effect)
Subsequently, an example of a light source device using the phosphor optical element 201 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

The light source device 300 of FIG. 10 has, for example, an LCOS (Liquid Crystal) that uses a monitor element 325, a polarizing beam splitter 340, a monitor lens 343, a diffraction grating 346, a control IC 350, and polarization in addition to the configuration shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B. A reflective display element 380 which is an On Si element is provided.

The light source device 300 shown in FIG. 9 performs the operation described with reference to FIGS. 9A and 9B and emits blue, green, and red wavelength-converted light 292 from the dichroic mirror 131. The wavelength-converted light 292 is mostly transmitted by the polarization beam splitter 340 and irradiated on the reflective display element 380. At this time, a small part of the wavelength converted light 294 that has not passed through the polarization beam splitter 340 is divided by the diffraction grating 346 for each wavelength, and is irradiated to the monitor element 325 having the divided light receiving elements. Here, each of the divided light receiving elements in the monitor element 325 can read the luminance change of the wavelength converted light 294 divided into blue, green and red, and feed back the result to the control IC 350.

On the other hand, the wavelength-converted light 292 emitted to the reflective display element 380 is reflected with the polarization direction changed by the liquid crystal formed for each matrix pixel. Thereby, the wavelength-converted light 292 reflected by the reflective display element 380 becomes image light 396 for each pixel by the polarization beam splitter 340, is emitted from the light source device 300, and is projected by a projection lens (not shown).

As described above, the phosphor optical element 201 according to the present embodiment can constitute the light source device 300 with a simple configuration as described above, and the conversion efficiency of the phosphor optical element 201 in the phosphor can be improved. The decrease can be suppressed and the luminance of the light source device 300 can be improved. Furthermore, the polarization property of the wavelength-converted light (emitted light) 292 from the phosphor optical element 201 can be increased, and by using such a phosphor optical element 201, a light source device that emits light with high polarization property 300 can be configured.

In other words, in the phosphor optical element 201 according to the present embodiment, the uneven shape of the interface between the transparent substrate 210 and the phosphor layer 220 is formed in a concentric shape in which the concave portion and the convex portion are repeated at a constant period. That is, the concavo-convex portion 215 is formed concentrically with respect to the outer shape of the phosphor layer 220 viewed from the stacking direction.

Thereby, the fluorescence emitted from the phosphor optical element 201, that is, the wavelength-converted light from the phosphor optical element 201 can have a certain polarization property. By using such a phosphor optical element 201, a light source device 300 suitable for a polarization optical system image display device can be realized.

In this embodiment, a semiconductor laser is used as the semiconductor light emitting device 120. However, a super luminescent diode which is an edge emitting light emitting device in which the same waveguide as the semiconductor laser is formed may be used. Further, although the emission wavelength of the semiconductor laser is 405 nm, for example, a semiconductor laser that emits light having a wavelength of 380 nm to 440 nm may be used.

In the above configuration, the unevenness of the phosphor optical element 201 (the uneven shape of the interface between the transparent substrate 210 and the phosphor layer 220) is composed of a plurality of concentric grooves. Absent. For example, the groove formed in the normal direction from the center of the phosphor layer 220 may be composed of a plurality of grooves formed in a predetermined orientation. That is, it may be constituted by a plurality of grooves formed at predetermined angular intervals from the center of the phosphor layer 220. In this case, since the polarization direction of the fluorescence 292a changes by 90 degrees, the position of the phosphor optical element 201 and the configuration of the dichroic mirror 131 are changed to an optimum one according to the uneven shape.

In the above configuration, the pitch (period) of the concave and convex portions 215 is sufficiently larger than the emission wavelength of fluorescence, for example, the pitch is 0.05 mm and the depth is 0.1 mm.

For example, the pitch of the concavo-convex portions 215 is set to be about the same as or smaller than the emission wavelength of the fluorescence from the phosphor. The width may be 0.06 μm, which is about half the pitch, and the depth may be 0.2 μm. In this case, since the emitted light from the phosphor is strongly influenced by the periodic structure of the concavo-convex portion 215, the polarization can be further increased.

Here, the particle diameters of the phosphor particles contained in the blue phosphor layer 220B, the green phosphor layer 220G, and the red phosphor layer 220R must be set smaller than the groove width, and the uneven pitch is 0.1 μm. When the width of the groove (the concave portion of the concave and convex portion 215 formed on the transparent substrate 210) is 0.06 μm, the particle size of the phosphor particles is, for example, about 10 to 50 nm.

That is, the width of the concavo-convex convex portion formed on the excitation light incident surface of the phosphor layer 220, that is, the width of the concave portion of the concavo-convex portion 215 formed on the transparent substrate 210 is larger than the particle size of the phosphor particles. And, it is smaller than the fluorescence emitted from the phosphor particles, that is, the wavelength of the wavelength converted light 292 (emitted light). Thereby, the polarization property of the wavelength conversion light 292 emitted from the phosphor optical element 201 can be further increased.

In the above case, for example, a BaMgAl ₁₀ O ₁₇ : Eu phosphor, a β-SiAlON: Eu phosphor, or a CaAlSiN ₃ : Eu phosphor having the above size can be used as the phosphor.

Further, as another phosphor material, for example, a phosphor having a particle size of the same or less than the emission wavelength, such as a CdSe / ZnS core-shell quantum dot phosphor, can be used.

In this case, quantum dot phosphors are used for the blue phosphor layer 220B, the green phosphor layer 220G, and the red phosphor layer 220R, and the particle diameter is changed in accordance with the emission wavelength. The phosphor optical element 201 can be configured.

Further, as the phosphor particles, quantum dot phosphors other than CdSe / ZnS core-shell type quantum dot phosphors can be used. Quantum dot phosphor materials include, for example, II-V group compound semiconductors such as InN, InP, InAs, InSb, GaN, GaP, GaAs, GaSb, AlN, AlP, AlAs, AlSb and BN, and II-VI group compound semiconductors. It can be selected from the group consisting of certain HgS, HgSe, HgTe, CdS, CdSe, CdTe, ZnS, ZnSe and ZnTe, and mixed crystal crystals thereof. The phosphor is a non-doped quantum dot phosphor, but a doped quantum dot phosphor may be used. For example, ZnS: Mn ²⁺ , CdS: Mn ^2+, and YVO 4: Eu ³⁺ can be used as the doped quantum dot phosphor.

(Third embodiment)
Subsequently, a phosphor optical element and a light source device according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 11A to 13B.

FIG. 11A is a front view showing the structure of the phosphor optical element 401 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 11B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line Ia-Ia in FIG. 11A. FIG. 12A is a diagram for explaining the function of the dichroic mirror 131, FIG. 12B is a graph showing the transmission characteristics of the dichroic mirror 131, and FIG. 13A is emitted from the light source device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 13B is a graph showing a spectrum of outgoing light, and FIG. 13B is a chromaticity diagram of outgoing light.

This embodiment is almost the same as the second embodiment, but the wavelength of light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element is different. Hereinafter, a description will be given focusing on differences from the second embodiment. In the present embodiment, as the semiconductor light emitting element, a so-called semiconductor laser element that emits visible blue light having a wavelength of emitted light of 435 nm to 480 nm is used. On the other hand, the phosphor optical element 401 is divided into a reflection layer 425 that reflects the polarization direction of the emitted light and reflects it, and a phosphor layer 420 that converts the fluorescence having the polarization shown in the second embodiment. ing. The transparent substrate 410, the uneven portion 415, the heat dissipation substrate 430, and the shaft hole 450 are the same as the transparent substrate 210, the uneven portion 215, the heat dissipation substrate 230, and the shaft hole 250, respectively, in the second embodiment.

The phosphor layer 420 includes a green phosphor layer 420G containing green phosphor particles and a red phosphor layer 420R containing red phosphor particles. In the present embodiment, Y ₃ (Al, Ga) ₅ O ₁₂ : Ce phosphor is used as the green phosphor, and CaAlSiN ₃ : Eu phosphor is used as the red phosphor.

On the other hand, the reflective layer 425 can be easily realized by replacing the phosphor particles of the phosphor layer 420 with a highly reflective material such as TiO ₂ particles, for example.

As for the dichroic mirror 131, as shown in FIG. 12A, for example, only the outgoing light 290c in the horizontal direction (left and right direction on the paper surface) is transmitted to the wavelength of the outgoing light 290b emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element. It can be easily realized without changing the number of components by designing to reflect the fluorescent light on the long wavelength side and the light having the wavelength of the emitted light in the vertical direction (up and down direction on the paper surface). FIG. 12B shows the transmission characteristics when the dielectric multilayer film of the dichroic mirror 131 is designed for a wavelength of 450 nm.

As shown in FIGS. 13A and 13B, the light emitted from the light source device having such a configuration has high color purity and excellent color reproducibility, such as blue light 292B, green light 292G, and red light 292R. Become. Further, since the blue light 292B, the green light 292G, and the red light 292R have high polarization and are aligned in directions, they can be used in an image display device or the like using a display element of a polarization optical system.

As described above, the phosphor optical element 401 according to the present embodiment can be configured as a light source device with a simple configuration as described above, and the conversion efficiency of the phosphor of the phosphor optical element 401 is reduced. Can be suppressed, and the luminance of the light source device can be improved. Furthermore, since the light emitted from the phosphor optical element can be changed to light having high polarization, a light source device that emits light having high polarization can be configured.

As described above, the phosphor optical element and the light source device according to the present invention have been described based on the embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and for each embodiment. The present invention also includes forms obtained by making various modifications conceived by those skilled in the art and forms realized by arbitrarily combining the components and functions in the respective embodiments without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

The phosphor optical element and the light source device according to the present invention can be used as a light source for a backlight such as a liquid crystal television and a liquid crystal monitor and a light source for a projection display such as a projector.

1, 201, 401 Phosphor optical element 10, 210, 410 Transparent substrate 15, 215, 415 Uneven portion 15a, 15c Plane 15b Inclined surface 20, 220, 420 Phosphor layer 20B, 220B Blue phosphor layer 20G, 220G, 420G 1004 Green phosphor layer 20R, 220R, 420R Red phosphor layer 21 Void 21B Blue phosphor particle 21G Green phosphor particle 21R Red phosphor particle 22 Binder 23, 23B, 23G, 23R Phosphor-containing resin solutions 30, 230, 430 Heat radiation substrate 40, 240, 440 Wavelength cut filter film 50, 250, 450 Shaft hole 60 Incident light 61 Reflected light 70 Light conversion region 80, 80B, 80G, 80R, 292a Fluorescence 100, 300, 1063 Light source device 110 Motor 111 Rotation Axis 120 Semiconductor light emitting device 130, 1149 Torenzu 131 dichroic mirror 132 condensing lens 190,290a, 290b, 290c emits light 192,292,294 wavelength-converted light 325 monitoring device 340 polarizing beam splitter 343 monitors lens 346 diffraction grating 350 Control IC
380 Reflective display element 396 Video light 1001 Diffusing region 1002 Fluorescent light emitting region 1071 Phosphor wheel 1072 Blue laser light emitter 1073 Wheel motor 1074 Light emitting device 1075 Light guide device 1150 Reflective mirror groups 1151a, 1151b, 1151c, 1151d Mirrors 1153a, 1153b, 1153c, 1153d, 1154 Lens 1155 Condensing lens group

Claims (12)

1. A phosphor-containing layer containing phosphor particles that absorb light having a wavelength of excitation light emitted from an excitation light source;
   A substrate for holding the phosphor-containing layer,
   The incident surface for the excitation light of the phosphor-containing layer has a concavo-convex shape.
2. The concavo-convex shape is a shape in which the concave portion and the convex portion change periodically,
   The phosphor optical element according to claim 1, wherein a pitch of the uneven shape is larger than a particle diameter of the phosphor particles.
3. further,
   The phosphor optical element according to claim 1, further comprising a transparent substrate that is transparent with respect to the wavelength of the excitation light, on the incident surface side of the excitation light of the phosphor-containing layer.
4. The phosphor optical element according to claim 3, wherein a surface of the transparent substrate on the phosphor-containing layer side is formed in an uneven shape corresponding to the uneven shape.
5. The phosphor optical element according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the density of the phosphor particles contained in the phosphor-containing layer increases toward the uneven shape.
6. The phosphor optical element according to claim 1, wherein the substrate is made of metal.
7. The phosphor optical element according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein an outer shape of the phosphor-containing layer viewed from the stacking direction is a circle.
8. The concavo-convex shape includes a plurality of grooves formed concentrically with respect to the outer shape of the phosphor-containing layer as viewed from the stacking direction, or a plurality of grooves formed in a direction normal to the outer shape. Item 8. The phosphor optical element according to Item 7.
9. The width of the concavo-convex convex portion formed on the excitation light incident surface of the phosphor-containing layer is larger than the particle size of the phosphor particles and is longer than the wavelength of the fluorescence emitted from the phosphor particles. The phosphor optical element according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
10. The phosphor optical element according to claim 1, wherein the phosphor particles are quantum dot phosphors.
11. A phosphor-containing resin solution in which phosphor particles that absorb light having a wavelength of excitation light emitted from an excitation light source and a solvent that is cured by heat or light are mixed together. Applying to the top surface;
    Forming a phosphor-containing layer having a concavo-convex shape on the lower surface by curing the phosphor-containing resin solution with heat or light.
12. A light source device comprising: the phosphor optical element according to claim 1; an excitation light source; a dichroic mirror; and a condenser lens.

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