Seiko Epson Corporation

Tomohiro Takagi

Akihiro Kashiwagi

Takayuki Matsubara

Yoichi Nakagomi

Katsumitsu Hama

Yuta Ito

Hiroaki Miya

An illuminator includes a first light source, a second light source, a first lens on which light emitted from the first and second light sources is incident, a second lens disposed in a downstream of the first lens, and a half wave plate. The first lens, the second lens and the half wave plate are arranged along a first axis. The first light source and the second light source are arranged along a plane perpendicular to the first axis. The half wave plate is disposed in the optical axis between the first lens and the second lens, the half wave plate being disposed in a position close to the second lens.

Illuminator and projection-type display apparatus

A light source apparatus includes a first light source section that outputs blue light along a first illumination optical axis,the second light source section are arranged side by side and outputs excitation light along a second illumination optical axis substantially parallel to the first illumination optical axis, a reflection member that reflects the excitation light in such a way that the reflected excitation light travels along a third illumination optical axis that intersects the first illumination optical axis and the second illumination optical axis, a wavelength converter on which reflects converted light having a wavelength different from a wavelength of the excitation light, and a light combiner that is located in the position where the first illumination optical axis and the third illumination optical axis intersect each other and transmits the blue light and the excitation light but reflects the converted light.

Light source apparatus and projector

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Azumino, Japan

Tomohiro Takagi