Reflector plate, reflection type display device, electronic apparatus, light reflecting method and image display method
It is an object to provide a reflector plate capable of suppressing coloring caused by interference and enhancing visibility. A plurality of first reflecting units 10 and a plurality of second reflecting units 11 are provided together. In this case, a reflecting plane 11 a of the second reflecting unit 11 is set to be smaller in diameter and have smaller difference in in-plane height than those of a reflecting plane 10 a of the first reflecting unit 10 , and an arrangement interval between the second reflecting units 11 is set to be greater than that between the first reflecting units 10.
1. A reflector plate in which a plurality of first reflecting units and a plurality of second reflecting units are provided together in such a manner that an arrangement interval between the second reflecting units is greater than that between the first reflecting units,
wherein the first reflecting units and the second reflecting units have reflecting planes which are curved to be concave or convex, and
the second reflecting units are smaller in diameter and/or have smaller difference in in-plane height than those of the first reflecting units.
2. The reflector plate according to claim 1 , wherein the second reflecting section is superposed on the first reflecting unit.
3. The reflector plate according to claim 2 , wherein a differenced in in-plane height of the second reflecting units is expressed as follows:
d =(2 N +1)λ/4 n (N=:interger)
wherein a wavelength of a visible light is represented by λ and a refractive index of a reflector plate surface member provided on the reflector plate is represented by n.
4. The reflector plate according to claim 2 , wherein a differenced in in-plane height of the second reflecting units is set within a range of 0.1 μm to 0.2 μn.
5. The reflector plate according to claim 2 , wherein an arrangement interval between the second reflecting units is approximately a double of an arrangement interval between the first reflecting units.
6. A reflection type display device comprising the reflector plate according to claim 2 and a layer on the reflector plate for varying a transmittance of light reflected by the reflector plate.
7. The reflector plate according to claim 1 , wherein a differenced in in-plane height of the second reflecting units is expressed as follows:
d =(2 N +1)λ/4 n (N=:interger)
wherein a wavelength of a visible light is represented by λ and a refractive index of a reflector plate surface member provided on the reflector plate is represented by n.
8. The reflector plate according to claim 7 , wherein an arrangement interval between the second reflecting units is approximately a double of an arrangement interval between the first reflecting units.
9. A reflection type display device comprising the reflector plate according to claim 7 and a layer on the reflector plate for varying a transmittance of light reflected by the reflector plate.
10. The reflector plate according to claim 1 , wherein a difference in in-plane height of the second reflecting units is set within a range of 0.1 μm to 0.2 μm.
11. The reflector plate according to claim 10 , wherein an arrangement interval between the second reflecting units is approximately a double of an arrangement interval between the first reflecting units.
12. A reflection type display device comprising the reflector plate according to claim 10 and a layer on the reflector plate for varying a transmittance of light reflected by the reflector plate.
13. The reflector plate according to claim 1 , wherein an
A reflector plate comprising a plurality of first reflecting units and a plurality of second reflecting units,
wherein both of the reflecting units are provided in such a manner that zero-order diffracted lights obtained by the first reflecting units and zero-order diffracted lights obtained by the second reflecting units overlap each other at almost equal angles and first-order diffracted lights obtained by the second reflecting units appear between the zero-order and first-order diffracted lights obtained by the first reflecting units.
14. A reflection type display device comprising the reflector plate according to claim 13 and a layer on the reflector plate for varying a transmittance of light reflected by the reflector plate.
15. A reflection type display device comprising the reflector plate according to claim 1 and a layer on the reflector plate for varying a transmittance of light reflected by the reflector plate.
16. An electronic apparatus comprising the reflection type display device according to claim 15 as image display means.