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Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016

Filed:

Aug. 22, 2014
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Akira Egawa, Shiojiri, JP;

Shigeo Nojima, Azumino, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/14 (2006.01); G02B 27/42 (2006.01); G03B 21/20 (2006.01); G03B 33/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 21/147 (2013.01); G02B 27/4205 (2013.01); G03B 21/208 (2013.01); G03B 21/2033 (2013.01); G03B 33/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A projector includes a light source device, a diffraction element that converts light from the light source device into 0-th order light and diffracted light, a light modulation device that modulates the diffracted light so as to form image light, and a projection optical system that emits projected light having a chief ray which is tilted with respect to an optical axis of the image light incident from the light modulation device. Defining a reference plane as a plane which is perpendicular to a plane including the optical axis and a chief ray of the projected light and includes the optical axis, a plane including an optical axis of the 0-th order light and a chief ray of the diffracted light intersects the reference plane.


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