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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Inoko, Utsunomiya, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An illumination apparatus includes a wavelength conversion element to convert light emitted from a light source into converted light and to emit the converted light and unconverted light, a first optical element including a first region guiding the light emitted from the light source to the wavelength conversion element and a second region preventing the unconverted light from traveling to the light source, and a second optical element to guide the converted light in a direction different from a direction of the light source while guiding the light emitted from the light source to the wavelength conversion element. The second optical element is disposed in an optical path between the first optical element and the wavelength conversion element. The light emitted from the light source is incident on the first region, and the unconverted light is incident on both the first region and second region of the first optical element.