Optics: image projectors – Polarizer or interference filter
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-19
2007-06-19
Perkey, W. B. (Department: 2851)
Optics: image projectors
Polarizer or interference filter
C353S038000, C353S102000, C348S750000, C348S758000, C348S759000, C349S009000, C359S490020, C359S490020, C359S619000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11357906
ABSTRACT:
An illumination optical system is disclosed, which provides a luminous flux with a small incident angle on an illumination surface in one axis direction on a section of the luminous flux. The illumination optical system can suppress a reduction in light amount by a mask provided for a polarization conversion element. The illumination optical system has a light source and an optical integrator. The optical integrator uses a lens array to perform splitting of a luminous flux from the light source. The illumination optical system has the polarization conversion element including a polarization beam splitter array, a plurality of ½ wave plates, and a mask. The light source is a discharge gas exciting arc tube of a DC drive type.
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Blackman Rochelle
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Morgan & Finnegan , LLP
Perkey W. B.
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