A directivity backlight display device with reflector curvature assisted diffuser includes a light source module, a reflective narrow-angle diffuser, a concave reflector, and a backlit type display panel. The light source module projects a light. The reflective narrow-angle diffuser includes a concave surface or a flat surface served as a reflecting surface. The reflecting surface is provided with a plurality of micro curved mirrors laid out in an array. The light is reflected and diffused by the reflective narrow-angle diffuser and the concave reflector to provide a uniform directional light beam. A backlit type display panel is deployed to display an image. The uniform directional light beam penetrates the backlit type display panel to provide a directional image light beam, and then projects the directional image light beam to a projection area. With this arrangement, a reflective narrow-angle diffuser with a low concave curvature is deployed to achieve a high-directivity image projection.

Projection systems and components thereof are described that are well suited to miniaturization. These systems and components may use one or more of the following features: a folded optical path, as in a reflective cavity or a beamsplitter; an illumination beam that is converging at the place where it impinges upon the spatial light modulator; a beamsplitter that uses opposed prisms of substantially different sizes; a beamsplitter whose obliquely disposed partial reflector defines a first rectangular reference space, and where at least a portion of the light source or at least a portion of the projector lens is disposed within such first rectangular reference space; a system in which a ratio of areas of the first rectangular reference space and a second rectangular reference space is within a specified range, where the second rectangular reference space is just large enough to encompass the optical components of the projector; a system in which the projector lens is small compared to the spatial light modulator.

A projection system includes a first and second optical system including an optical element. The optical element has a first transmissive surface, a reflection surface, and a second transmissive surface. The second transmissive surface has a convex shape an aspheric shape. An effective light ray range of the second transmissive surface has a first end close to an optical axis of the reflection surface in a first axis direction along a first axis perpendicular to the optical axis and a second end far from the optical axis. A first radius of curvature at the first end is greater than a second radius of curvature at the second end, and a first center of curvature of the first radius of curvature is farther than a second center of curvature of the second radius of curvature from the first end.

A light source device according to the present disclosure includes a first light source section for emitting a first light flux, a second light source section for emitting a second light flux, a third light source section for emitting a third light flux, a first reflecting member, a second reflecting member for reflecting the second light flux, and a polarization combining element. With respect to the polarization combining element, the first light flux and the second light flux are light polarized in a first polarization direction, and the third light flux is light polarized in a second polarization direction, and the first and second reflecting members are disposed so that a distance between the first light flux and second light flux becomes smaller after incidence than before the incidence. The polarization combining element combines the first light flux, the second light flux, and the third light flux with each other.

A display device includes a light source, a spatial light modulator, and an optical assembly. The light source is configured to provide illumination light and the spatial light modulator is positioned to receive the illumination light. The optical assembly includes a first reflective surface with an aperture and a second reflective surface that is opposite to the first reflective surface. The optical assembly is positioned relative to the light source so that at least a first portion of the illumination light received by the optical assembly is reflected by the second reflective surface toward the first reflective surface, is reflected by the first reflective surface toward the second reflective surface, and is transmitted through the second reflective surface. A method performed by the display device is also disclosed.

A device includes a light source configured to generate first light, an optical element configured to reflect light incident on the optical element at a first angle of incidence and transmit light incident on the optical element at a second angle of incidence smaller than the first angle of incidence, a first reflecting unit, a second reflecting unit, and a conversion unit on which the first light is incident and which is configured to emit second light, wherein the first light is reflected by the first reflecting unit, passes through the optical element, and is then incident on the second reflecting unit, and wherein the second reflecting unit reflects the first light to the conversion unit.

A light source device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first light source section that emits light in a first wavelength region; a wavelength conversion section that is disposed on an optical path of the light in the first wavelength region, and is excited by the light in the first wavelength region emitted from the first light source section to emit light in a second wavelength region different from the first wavelength region; a polarization separation element that is disposed between the first light source section and the wavelength conversion section, and separates incident light on the basis of polarization; and a color separation element that is disposed between the first light source section and the polarization separation element, and separates incident light on the basis of a wavelength region.

To provide an optical element capable of realizing an increase in color range of videos and an improvement in brightness of the videos, a light source device including the optical element, and a projector including the light source device. Provided is an optical element including: a first color conversion layer; a second color conversion layer; and a heat insulating layer, in which the heat insulating layer is disposed between the first color conversion layer and the second color conversion layer, a light source device including the optical element, and a projector including the light source device.

A display device includes a light source, a spatial light modulator, and an optical element. The optical element includes a reflective surface. The optical assembly is positioned relative to the light source so that at least a portion of the illumination light received by the optical element is reflected at the reflective surface back toward the light source. The spatial light modulator is positioned to receive at least a portion of the illumination light reflected by the reflective surface. A method performed by the display device is also disclosed.

A wavelength conversion element according to the present disclosure includes a wavelength conversion layer having a first surface having a recessed part, and a plurality of air holes, and configured to be excited by light in a first wavelength band to thereby generate light in a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, a particle disposed in the recessed part, a light transmissive member disposed so as to cover the recessed part and the particle, a reflecting layer disposed so as to be opposed to the first surface of the wavelength conversion layer, and a base member disposed so as to be opposed to the reflecting layer.