Phosphor wheel device
View Patent ↗The first dichroic filter is in a region including a circumference having a first radius, transmits source light and reflects fluorescence. The phosphor is in a region having a predetermined angular width of a region including a circumference having the first radius, and excited by source light to generate fluorescence. The first transmission window is in a region different from the region of the phosphor and transmits incident light. The second dichroic filter is in a region having a predetermined angular width of a region including a circumference having a second radius, and transmits source light and reflects incident light. The second transmission window is in a region different from the second dichroic filter and transmits source light. The diffusion film is on one of the first and second transmission windows, and diffuses incident light.
1. A phosphor wheel device comprising:
a substrate made of a transparent material and rotatable about an axis of rotation, the substrate having a first region including a circumference having a first radius from the axis of rotation, and a second region including a circumference having a second radius different from the first radius from the axis of rotation;
a first dichroic filter that is supported by the substrate, the first dichroic filter overlapping with the first region of the substrate in a first direction along the axis of rotation, and the first dichroic filter transmitting incident light having a first wavelength, and reflecting incident light having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength;
a phosphor that is supported by the substrate, the phosphor overlapping with the first region of the substrate and the first dichroic filter in the first direction, and the phosphor being excited by incident light having the first wavelength to generate fluorescence having the second wavelength;
a first transmission window that is formed on the substrate in a region different from a region of the phosphor in the first region, and transmits incident light;
a second dichroic filter that is supported by the substrate, the second dichroic filter overlapping with the second region of the substrate in the first direction, and the second dichroic filter transmitting incident light having the second wavelength, and reflecting incident light having the first wavelength;
a second transmission window that is formed on the substrate in a region different from a region of the second dichroic filter in the second region, and transmits incident light; and
a diffusion film that is formed on one of the first and second transmission windows, and diffuses incident light, wherein
the diffusion film is formed of a mixture of a binder made of a transparent material having a predetermined refractive index, a diffusion material having a refractive index different from a refractive index of the binder, and a phosphor excited by incident light having the first wavelength to generate fluorescence having a third wavelength different from the first wavelength, and
of the first and second transmission windows, a transmission window in which the diffusion film is not formed has a filter that transmits incident light having the first and third wavelengths.
2. A light source device comprising:
the phosphor wheel device according to claim 1 ;
a drive device that rotates the phosphor wheel device;
a light source element that generates source light of the first wavelength; and
an optical system that guides fluorescence excited by source light incident on the phosphor from the light source element or source light incident on the diffusion film from the light source element and diffused by the diffusion film so as to enter the second dichroic filter or the second transmission window.
3. A phosphor wheel device comprising:
a first substrate made of a transparent material and rotatable about a first axis of rotation, the first substrate having a first region including a circumference having a first radius from the first axis of rotation;
a first dichroic filter that is supported by the first substrate, the first dichroic filter overlapping with the first region of the first substrate in a first direction along the first axis of rotation, and the first dichroic filter transmitting incident light having a first wavelength, and reflecting incident light having a second wavelength different from the first wavelength;
a phosphor that is supported by the first substrate, the phosphor overlapping with the first region of the first substrate and the first dichroic filter in the first direction, and the phosphor being excited by incident light having the first wavelength to generate fluorescence having the second wavelength;
a first transmission window that is formed on the first substrate in a region different from a region of the phosphor in the first region, and transmits incident light;
a second substrate made of a transparent material and rotatable about a second axis of rotation, the second substrate having a second region including a circumference having a second radius from the second axis of rotation;
a second dichroic filter that is supported by the second substrate, the second dichroic filter overlapping with the second region of the second substrate in a second direction along the second axis of rotation, and the second dichroic filter transmitting incident light having the second wavelength, and reflecting incident light having the first wavelength;
a second transmission window that is formed on the second substrate in a region different from the second dichroic filter in the second region, and transmits incident light; and
a diffusion film that is formed on one of the first and second transmission windows, and diffuses incident light, wherein
the diffusion film is formed of a mixture of a binder made of a transparent material having a predetermined refractive index, a diffusion material having a refractive index different from a refractive index of the binder, and a phosphor excited by incident light having the first wavelength to generate fluorescence having a third wavelength different from the first wavelength, and
of the first and second transmission windows, a transmission window in which the diffusion film is not formed has a filter that transmits incident light having the first and third wavelengths.
4. A light source device comprising:
the phosphor wheel device according to claim 3 ;
a drive device that rotates the phosphor wheel device;
a light source element that generates source light of the first wavelength; and
an optical system that guides fluorescence excited by source light incident on the phosphor from the light source element or source light incident on the diffusion film from the light source element and diffused by the diffusion film so as to enter the second dichroic filter or the second transmission window.
5. A light source device comprising:
the phosphor wheel device according to claim 3 ;
a first drive device that rotates the first substrate of the phosphor wheel device;
a second drive device that rotates the second substrate of the phosphor wheel device; and
a light source element that generates source light of the first wavelength, wherein
the first and second substrates are disposed such that fluorescence excited by source light incident on the phosphor from the light source element or source light incident on the diffusion film from the light source element and diffused by the diffusion film enters the second dichroic filter or the second transmission window.
6. A projection image display apparatus comprising:
the light source device according to claim 4 .
7. A projection image display apparatus comprising:
the light source device according to claim 5 .