An optical system (300) includes an optical modulation element (103) to reflect an incident light (250) in a different direction, and an illumination optical system (301) through which light emitted from a light source (101) is emitted toward the optical modulation element (103). The illumination optical system (301) includes a lens array (14A, 14B), a lens (15) disposed in an order listed from an upstream side of an optical path, and a shielding part (50) disposed upstream from the lens (15) on the optical path. The shielding part (50) shields light incident on an effective diameter of the lens (15). In a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the light emitted from the light source (101), the optical axis (101A) is shifted from a center position (15M) of the effective diameter of the lens (15) in an opposite direction with reference to the shielding part (50).

An imaging system includes an imaging apparatus including a first optical system that transmits first wavelength range light, and a first image sensor that receives the first wavelength range light guided by the first optical system, and a projector including a first light source that emits the first wavelength range light, and a second optical system that emits the first wavelength range light emitted from the first light source to a subject side, in which an optical specification of the first optical system and an optical specification of the second optical system correspond to each other, the first optical system includes a first optical element that is displaced by receiving power generated by a first drive source, and the second optical system includes a second optical element that is displaced by receiving power generated by a second drive source.

An image forming apparatus includes a light emitting device that emits light, a movable mirror that reflects the light emitted from the light emitting device, a first actuator that causes the movable mirror to swing about a first axis, a first reference signal output portion that outputs a first reference signal by estimating a point in time when a deflection angle of the movable mirror about the first axis becomes equal to a first reference angle, a light emission controller that causes the light emitting device to emit the light based on the first reference signal output from the first reference signal output portion, an imaging apparatus that images the light reflected by the movable mirror, and a correction portion that corrects a timing of the first reference signal output by the first reference signal output portion based on imaging information acquired by the imaging apparatus.

A display device includes a display capable of displaying an image, a beam-splitter that reflects light from the display, a retro-reflective member that reflects the light from the beam-splitter in the same direction as incident light, a first variable unit that varies an inclination angle of the display, and a second variable unit that varies an inclination angle of the beam-splitter, and prevents the image of the display from entering an aerial image.

A coaxial laser light source apparatus includes at least one laser light source module, a beam homogenizer, and optical path adjusting elements. The laser light source module includes multiple laser light sources arranged along a first direction, and each of the laser light sources is configured to emit a laser light along a second direction. The first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction, and the laser lights have different properties. The laser lights travel along the second direction toward the beam homogenizer coaxially. The optical path adjusting elements are located between the laser light sources and the beam homogenizer, and the optical path adjusting elements are configured to adjust traveling directions of the laser lights.

A display for displaying an image to a viewer includes an image generator having an illumination subsystem generating illumination of at least a first color, the image generator employing the illumination to generate an image. Projection optics projects illumination from the image for display to the viewer. The illumination subsystem includes a first laser generating a first laser beam of the first color with a first polarization and a second laser generating a second laser beam of the first color with a second polarization. The first and second polarizations are orthogonal at at least one location within the projection optics, thereby projecting a quasi-unpolarized image.

The disclosed subject matter relates to a light projector module, comprising: a base plate, a light source on one side of the base plate, a micro-electro-mechanical-system (MEMS) scanning assembly on the base plate, and a set of at least one lens mounted on the one side of the base plate between the light source and the MEMS scanning assembly, wherein the MEMS scanning assembly has an arm mounted on and extending from the other side of the base plate, a scanning mirror being movably mounted on the arm and facing the base plate, and wherein a light guide is mounted on the base plate or the arm for directing the at least one light beam from the lens set on the one side to the scanning mirror on the arm extending from said other side of the base plate.

A light emitting apparatus including a substrate, a first and a second light emitter, a first mirror that reflects light from first light emitter, a second mirror that reflects light from second light emitter, and a support member that has a first and second hole and supports the first and second mirror. The first and second light emitter each include a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer having conductivity type different from the conductivity type of first semiconductor layer, and a light emitting layer provided between the first and second semiconductor layer. The first semiconductor layer forms a plurality of columnar sections. The plurality of columnar sections of the first light emitter and the second light emitter are disposed in the first and second hole respectively. The first mirror and second mirror are provided at the side surface of support member that defines the first and second hole respectively.

A light source device includes: a first reflector having a first reflective surface; a second reflector having a second reflective surface that is parallel to the first reflective surface and is located in a space behind the first reflective surface with respect to a normal direction of the first reflective surface; a first light source that emits a first light beam directed to the first reflective surface; and a second light source emitting a second light beam that is parallel to the first light beam. The second light beam is directed to the second reflective surface through a space in front of the first reflective surface.

A display apparatus of the present disclosure includes: a first optical system that generates illumination light whose light emitting luminance is variable; a light modulation unit that transmits the illumination light from the first optical system and whose transmissivity is variable; a second optical system that includes a light modulation device and optically modulates the illumination light from the first optical system by using a pulse width modulation technology, the illumination light having passed through the light modulation unit; and a control unit that controls the light emitting luminance of the illumination light from the first optical system and the transmissivity of the light modulation unit in any combination.