| 摘要 |
<p>A projector (1000) is provided with an illuminating optical system (100), a color-separating optical system (200) that separates light into a first through third beam of colored light, first through third electro-optical devices (300R, 300G, 300B) that modulate the first through third beams of colored light to generate a first through third beams of modulated light, a color combiner (520) that combines the first through third beams of modulated light, and a projecting optical system (540) that projects the composite light. In addition, the projector (1000) is provided with a lambda /2 retardation plate (303R; 303B) which makes the direction of polarization of the first and third beams of modulated light incident to the color combiner (520) a first direction of polarization, and makes the direction of polarization of the second beam of modulated light a second direction of polarization. The lambda /2 retardation plate (300R, 300G, 300B) is provided with one surface open to the atmosphere and its other surface in contact with a transmissive member (308) that does not change the direction of polarization, so it is possible to reduce the chrominance nonuniformities in the color image displayed by the light combined from the first through third modulated light beams. <IMAGE></p> |
