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Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 25, 2022
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Koichi Akiyama, Azumino, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/20 (2006.01); G02B 27/28 (2006.01); G02B 27/10 (2006.01); G03B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/2073 (2013.01); G02B 27/1053 (2013.01); G02B 27/283 (2013.01); G03B 21/006 (2013.01); G03B 21/208 (2013.01); G03B 21/2013 (2013.01);
Abstract

A light source device according to the present disclosure includes a light source unit configured to emit a first light beam, a second light beam, and a third light beam, a first polarization split element configured to transmit the first light beam and the second light beam and reflect the third light beam, a second polarization split element configured to transmit the first light beam and reflect the second light beam, a first retardation element, a first diffusion element configured to diffuse the third light beam, a second diffusion element configured to diffuse the second light beam, and a third diffusion element configured to diffuse the first light beam. The first retardation element converts a polarization direction of the second light beam from the first polarization split element, and converts a polarization direction of the another part of the second light beam from the second polarization split element.


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