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Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023

Filed:

Sep. 16, 2021
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Koichi Akiyama, Azumino, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/20 (2006.01); G02B 5/30 (2006.01); G02B 27/28 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); H04N 9/31 (2006.01); G02F 1/13357 (2006.01); G03B 33/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/2073 (2013.01); G02B 5/3083 (2013.01); G02B 27/283 (2013.01); G02F 1/13362 (2013.01); G02F 1/133526 (2013.01); G03B 21/204 (2013.01); G03B 21/208 (2013.01); G03B 21/2013 (2013.01); G03B 21/2066 (2013.01); G03B 33/12 (2013.01); H04N 9/3161 (2013.01); H04N 9/3164 (2013.01);
Abstract

A light source apparatus includes a light source section, a first optical layer that transmits first light polarized in a first polarization direction and incident from the light source section and reflects the first light polarized in a second polarization direction and incident from the light source section, a second optical layer that transmits the first light polarized in the first polarization direction and incident from the first optical layer, a third optical layer that transmits the first light polarized in the first polarization direction and incident from the second optical layer, a fourth optical layer that reflects the first light polarized in the first polarization direction and incident from the third optical layer, a diffusion element, and a wavelength converter.


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