Light source device and projector

1. A light source device comprising:

a light source configured to emit first light in a first wavelength band;

a light guide section which partial light of the first light emitted from the light source enters, and which guides the partial light; and

a wavelength conversion section which includes a phosphor, which other partial light of the first light emitted from the light source enters, and which converts the other partial light into second light in a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, wherein

the light guide section has a first end surface and a second end surface opposed to each other, and a first side surface crossing the first end surface and the second end surface,

the wavelength conversion section has a third end surface and a fourth end surface opposed to each other, and a second side surface crossing the third end surface and the fourth end surface,

the first side surface of the light guide section and the second side surface of the wavelength conversion section are disposed so as to be opposed to each other,

the first side surface is provided with a diffraction grating,

the partial light enters the light guide section from the first side surface via the diffraction grating,

the other partial light enters the wavelength conversion section from the second side surface, and

the partial light and the second light are emitted in one of a normal direction of the first end surface of the light guide section and a normal direction of the third end surface of the wavelength conversion section.

2. The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein

the partial light entering the light guide section with an incident angle smaller than a critical angle is diffracted by the diffraction grating with a diffraction angle no smaller than the critical angle.

3. The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein

the light source includes

a first light emitting diode which is disposed so as to be opposed to the first side surface of the light guide section, and which emits the partial light, and

a second light emitting diode which is disposed so as to be opposed to the second side surface of the wavelength conversion section, and which emits the other partial light.

4. The light source device according to claim 3 , wherein

the diffraction grating is disposed at a position opposed to a light irradiation area of the first light emitting diode in the first side surface of the light guide section.

5. The light source device according to claim 4 , wherein

the diffraction grating fails to be disposed in an area between the light irradiation area and the first end surface in the first side surface of the light guide section.

6. The light source device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a light combining element, wherein

the light guide section has a first reflection section provided to the second end surface,

the wavelength conversion section has a second reflection section provided to the fourth end surface,

the light combining element combines the partial light emitted from the first end surface of the light guide section and the second light emitted from the third end surface of the wavelength conversion section with each other, and

the partial light and the second light are emitted from the light combining element.

7. The light source device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a light guide member, wherein

the wavelength conversion section has a reflection section provided to the third end surface,

the light guide member is disposed so as to be opposed to the fourth end surface of the wavelength conversion section and the second end surface of the light guide section, and guides at least the second light emitted from the fourth end surface of the wavelength conversion section to the second end surface of the light guide section, and

the partial light and the second light are emitted from the first end surface of the light guide section.

8. The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first wavelength band is a blue wavelength band, and

the second wavelength band is a yellow wavelength band.

9. The light source device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second wavelength conversion section which has a fifth end surface and a sixth end surface opposed to each other, and a third side surface crossing the fifth end surface and the sixth end surface, and which converts the other partial light into third light in a third wavelength band different from the first wavelength band and the second wavelength band; and

a light combining element configured to combine the partial light emitted from the first surface of the light guide section, the second light emitted from the third end surface of the wavelength conversion section, and the third light emitted from the fifth end surface of the second wavelength conversion section with each other, wherein

the light guide section has a first reflection section provided to the second end surface,

the wavelength conversion section has a second reflection section provided to the fourth end surface,

the second wavelength conversion section has a third reflection section provided to the sixth end surface, and

the partial light, the second light and the third light are emitted from the light combining element.

10. The light source device according to claim 9 , wherein

the first wavelength band is a blue wavelength band,

the second wavelength band is a green wavelength band, and

the third wavelength band is a red wavelength band.

11. A projector comprising:

the light source device according to claim 1 ;

a light modulation device configured to modulate light from the light source device in accordance with image information; and

a projection optical device configured to project the light modulated by the light modulation device.