IP Library Granted Patent US 7,905,608
Granted Patent B2
US 7,905,608 · App. 11/892,910 · Granted Mar 15, 2011

Light source device and image display device having a wavelength selective element

Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,905,608
App. No.
11/892,910
Granted
Mar 15, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light source device includes: a plurality of light emitting elements that emit laser light; and a wavelength selective element that includes a light selective region functioning as a resonator mirror of the light emitting element by selecting light of predetermined selective wavelength from the laser light emitted from one of the light emitting elements and reflecting the selected light toward the light emitting element while allowing the remaining laser light to pass therethrough, and a base member having a plurality of the light selective regions so that the wavelengths of the light selected by the light selective regions are different from each other.

Claims (15)

1. A light source device comprising:

a plurality of light emitting elements that emit laser light; and

a wavelength selective element that includes

a light selective region functioning as a resonator mirror of the light emitting element by selecting light of predetermined selective wavelength from the laser light emitted from one of the light emitting elements and reflecting the selected light toward the light emitting element while allowing the remaining laser light to pass therethrough, and

a base member having a plurality of the light selective regions so that the wavelengths of the light selected by the light selective regions are different from each other; and

a temperature variation section that varies the temperature of each light selective region and that varies the wavelengths of light selected by each light selective region.

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

the temperature variation sections are installed in the light selective regions, respectively.

3. An image display device comprising:

the light source device according to claim 1 ;

a light modulating device that modulates light emitted from the light source device in accordance with image signal; and

a projection device that projects images formed by the light modulating device.

4. An image display device comprising:

the light source device according to claim 1 ; and

a scanning section that scans the laser light emitted from the light source device on a projection surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2007
From: SUMIYAMA, FUMIKA; TAKEDA, TAKASHI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (2)
JP 2006-236374 · Aug 31, 2006 · national
JP 2007-172205 · Jun 29, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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