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WO2010116831A1
WO2010116831A1 PCT/JP2010/053648 JP2010053648W WO2010116831A1 WO 2010116831 A1 WO2010116831 A1 WO 2010116831A1 JP 2010053648 W JP2010053648 W JP 2010053648W WO 2010116831 A1 WO2010116831 A1 WO 2010116831A1
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  • the present invention relates to a video display device capable of observing a virtual image of a video displayed on a display element by superimposing it with an external image, and a head mounted display (hereinafter also referred to as HMD) including the video display device. It is about.
  • HMD head mounted display
  • a video display device As a conventional video display device, for example, there is a video display device disclosed in Patent Document 1.
  • the light sources corresponding to each color of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) are shifted to disperse each color light with a diffusion plate, and RGB color unevenness is reduced. Only the light of the portion thus made is incident on the display element (for example, LCD).
  • the display element for example, LCD
  • HOE hologram optical element
  • the diffusion plate As an optical element in the optical path in order to eliminate RGB color unevenness in the pupil. Even if a diffusion plate is provided, the outside light diffused by the diffusion plate is not sufficiently mixed, and it is difficult to eliminate color unevenness. Since the sufficiently mixed color region is only the center portion of the diffused light, the sufficiently mixed color center portion is used to eliminate color unevenness, and there is a problem that the light use efficiency is low.
  • FIG. 16 shows the light emission characteristics of a conventional light source that emits white light with one chip.
  • a diffusion plate for eliminating color unevenness can be eliminated.
  • the peak wavelength of the diffraction efficiency of HOE exists in each wavelength region of BGR, that is, in each wavelength region of 400 nm to 500 nm, 500 nm to 570 nm, and 570 nm to 700 nm.
  • the HOE causes the observer to observe an image by making light of a diffraction efficiency peak wavelength satisfying the Bragg diffraction condition and light in a wavelength region before and after the light beam reaching the center of the pupil enter the pupil of the observer.
  • the light passes through different optical paths and becomes ghost light reaching the observer's pupil or flare light reaching outside the observer's pupil. For this reason, as shown in FIG.
  • the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and the object thereof is to eliminate the need for an optical element for eliminating color unevenness and to have high use efficiency of light from a light source.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a video display device capable of avoiding deterioration in quality and a head mounted display including the video display device.
  • An image display device of the present invention includes a light source, a display element that modulates incident light to display an image, an illumination optical system that guides light from the light source to the display element, and optical image light from the display element.
  • An observation optical system that leads to a pupil, and the observation optical system includes a volume phase type reflection type hologram optical element that diffracts and reflects image light from the display element in an optical pupil direction, The light emitted from the light source emits one light in each of the first wavelength region of 400 nm to less than 500 nm, the second wavelength region of 500 nm to less than 570 nm, and the third wavelength region of 570 nm to less than 700 nm.
  • An intensity peak wavelength and an emission wavelength region including the emission intensity peak wavelength, and all the light in the emission wavelength region is emitted from the same emission surface of the light source,
  • a light beam emitted from the center of the display element and incident on the center of the optical pupil via the hologram optical element is a screen center chief ray
  • all the emission wavelength regions are the hologram optics for the screen center chief ray.
  • the diffraction efficiency peak wavelength of the element is included.
  • the image display device of the present invention in the second wavelength region, when the diffraction efficiency peak wavelength is ⁇ max, the emission intensity peak wavelength is ⁇ peak, and the half-value wavelength width of the emission intensity peak wavelength is ⁇ ,
  • the emission intensity peak values of the first wavelength region, the second wavelength region, and the third wavelength region are E B , E G , and E R , respectively.
  • the emission intensity between the emission intensity peak wavelength and the emission intensity peak wavelength in the second wavelength region, and the emission intensity between the emission intensity peak wavelength in the second wavelength region and the emission intensity peak wavelength in the third wavelength region When the lowest emission intensity bottom values are E BG and E GR , respectively.
  • the same light emitting surface of the light source and the optical pupil are in a substantially conjugate positional relationship.
  • the video display device of the present invention may include a plurality of the light sources.
  • the image display device of the present invention may further include a diffusion plate that diffuses light from the plurality of light sources.
  • the diffuser diffuses incident light only in the arrangement direction of the plurality of light sources.
  • the diffuser plate and the optical pupil have a substantially conjugate positional relationship.
  • one of the exposure light sources for exposing the hologram photosensitive material used when the hologram optical element is manufactured may be disposed on a surface including the optical pupil of the observation optical system at the time of image observation. desirable.
  • the diffraction efficiency of the hologram optical element in each wavelength region is set according to the emission intensity of each light source in each wavelength region.
  • the diffraction efficiency of the hologram optical element in each wavelength region is highest in the wavelength region where the light emission intensity of the light source is the lowest and lowest in the wavelength region where the light emission intensity of the light source is highest. Is desirable.
  • the diffraction efficiency in each wavelength region of the hologram optical element is such that the display element displays white when the display element displays white and the center of the display image is observed from the center of the optical pupil.
  • the emission intensity peak wavelengths of the light sources in the first wavelength region, the second wavelength region, and the third wavelength region are ⁇ B , ⁇ G , and ⁇ R , respectively.
  • the half-value wavelength width of the emission intensity peak is ⁇ B, ⁇ G, ⁇ R, respectively, 0.05 ⁇ B ⁇ B ⁇ 0.2 ⁇ B 0.05 ⁇ G ⁇ G ⁇ 0.2 ⁇ G 0.05 ⁇ R ⁇ R ⁇ 0.2 ⁇ R It is desirable to satisfy
  • the head-mounted display of the present invention includes the above-described video display device of the present invention and support means for supporting the video display device in front of the observer's eyes.
  • the first, second, and third wavelength regions correspond to the respective wavelength regions of BGR. Since all light in the emission wavelength regions of BGR included in the first to third wavelength regions is emitted from the same light emitting surface, uniform white light with no color unevenness can be obtained. Accordingly, for example, an optical element (for example, a diffusing plate) for eliminating the color unevenness without causing the color unevenness in the pupil that occurs when using the light source in which the light emitting portions emitting the respective colors of BGR are arranged is used. It becomes unnecessary to arrange.
  • an optical element for example, a diffusing plate
  • each emission wavelength region including the emission intensity peak wavelength of BGR includes the diffraction efficiency peak wavelength of HOE with respect to the screen center chief ray. Close design is possible.
  • an image display device and a head-mounted display that eliminates the need for an optical element for eliminating color unevenness, increases the use efficiency of light from the light source, and avoids deterioration of image quality due to ghosts and flares. Can be provided.
  • FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a schematic configuration of a video display device 1a according to the present embodiment.
  • the video display device 1 a includes a light source 11, an illumination optical system 12, a display element 13, and an eyepiece optical system 14.
  • the light source 11 illuminates the display element 13, and in this embodiment, light in each wavelength region of blue (B), green (G), and red (R) is emitted from the same light emitting surface 11a shown in FIG. It is composed of a high color rendering white light source that emits light. Details of the light emission characteristics of the light source 11 will be described later.
  • a light source 11 may be configured, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 3 or may be configured as illustrated in FIG.
  • the light source 11 in FIG. 3 includes an LED 22 that is a semiconductor light emitting element that emits B light, a green phosphor 23G that is excited by B light and emits G light, and is excited by B light. And a red phosphor 23R that emits R light.
  • the LED 22 is mounted on a substrate 24 and connected to an electrode on the substrate 24 by a wire 25.
  • the LED 22, the green phosphor 23 ⁇ / b> G, and the red phosphor 23 ⁇ / b> R are sealed with a first sealing material 26 that is a molding material such as an epoxy resin, and further to the first sealing material 26.
  • the side opposite to the substrate 24 is sealed with a second sealing material 27.
  • the surface of the second sealing material 27 (the surface opposite to the substrate 24) is the same light emitting surface 11a.
  • the light source 11 of FIG. 4 replaces the LED 22 of the light source 11 of FIG. 3 with an LED 22 ′, newly provides a blue phosphor 23B, and replaces the green phosphor 23G and the red phosphor 23R with the green phosphor 23G ′ and the red phosphor 23R. It is replaced with '.
  • the LED 22 ′ is a semiconductor light emitting element that emits near-ultraviolet light, and the blue phosphor 23B, the green phosphor 23G ′, and the red phosphor 23R ′ are excited by near-ultraviolet light, respectively, to emit B light, G light, R It is a phosphor that emits light.
  • the size of the light emitting surface 11a of the light source 11 is, for example, 1 mm in the vertical direction and 2 mm in the horizontal direction, and the magnification of the optical pupil P formed by the eyepiece optical system 14 with respect to the light source 11 is set to about 3 times.
  • the size of the optical pupil P is, for example, 3 mm vertically and 6 mm horizontally.
  • the light emitting surface 11a is disposed at a position substantially conjugate with the optical pupil P, and thereby, each light of BGR emitted from the same light emitting surface 11a can be efficiently guided to the optical pupil P. Therefore, when the observer's pupil is positioned at the position of the optical pupil P, the observer can observe a bright and high-quality image.
  • the illumination optical system 12 is an optical system that condenses light from the light source 11 and guides it to the display element 13, and includes, for example, an aperture stop 31 and a mirror 32 having a concave reflecting surface.
  • the display element 13 modulates incident light according to image data and displays an image, and is composed of, for example, a transmissive LCD.
  • the display element 13 is arranged so that the long side direction of the rectangular display screen is the horizontal direction (direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 1; the same as the left-right direction), and the short side direction is the direction perpendicular thereto.
  • the eyepiece optical system 14 is an observation optical system that guides the image light from the display element 13 to the optical pupil P (or the observer's pupil at the position of the optical pupil P).
  • the eyepiece prism 41, the deflection prism 42, and the HOE 43 And is configured.
  • the eyepiece prism 41 totally reflects the image light from the display element 13 and guides it to the optical pupil P through the HOE 43, while transmitting the external light to the optical pupil P. Together with the deflecting prism 42, For example, it is made of an acrylic resin.
  • the eyepiece prism 41 has a wedge-shaped shape at the lower end of the parallel plate.
  • An upper end surface of the eyepiece prism 41 is a surface 41a as an incident surface for image light, and two surfaces positioned in the front-rear direction are surfaces 41b and 41c parallel to each other.
  • the deflection prism 42 is configured by a substantially U-shaped parallel plate in plan view (see FIG. 10), and when attached to the lower end portion and both side surface portions (left and right end surfaces) of the eyepiece prism 41, the eyepiece prism. 41 and a substantially parallel flat plate.
  • the deflection prism 42 is provided adjacent to or adhered to the eyepiece prism 41 so as to sandwich the HOE 43. Thereby, the refraction when the external light passes through the wedge-shaped lower end of the eyepiece prism 41 can be canceled by the deflecting prism 42, and distortion of the external image observed through the see-through can be prevented.
  • the HOE 43 diffracts and reflects the image light (BGR light) from the display element 13 in the direction of the optical pupil P, while transmitting the external light and guiding it to the optical pupil P as a volume phase type reflection hologram. It is an optical element, and is provided on the joint surface of the eyepiece prism 41 with the deflection prism 42.
  • the HOE 43 has an axially asymmetric positive optical power and has the same function as an aspherical concave mirror having a positive optical power. Thereby, the degree of freedom of arrangement of each optical member constituting the apparatus can be increased, and the apparatus can be easily reduced in size, and an image with good aberration correction can be provided to the observer. Details of the diffraction characteristics of the HOE 43 will be described later.
  • the light emitted from the light source 11 passes through the aperture stop 31 of the illumination optical system 12, is reflected and condensed by the mirror 32, and is incident on the display element 13 as almost collimated light. Then, it is modulated and emitted as image light.
  • the image light from the display element 13 enters the inside of the eyepiece prism 41 of the eyepiece optical system 14 from the surface 41a, and then is totally reflected by the surfaces 41b and 41c at least once and enters the HOE 43.
  • the HOE 43 has wavelength selectivity that functions as a diffraction element that diffracts light in each wavelength region of the BGR emitted from the light source 11 independently for each wavelength region.
  • the HOE 43 is designed to function as a concave reflecting surface with respect to light in the emission wavelength region of the light source 11. Therefore, the light incident on the HOE 43 is diffracted and reflected there and reaches the optical pupil P. At the same time, external light passes through the HOE 43 and travels toward the optical pupil P. Therefore, by locating the observer's pupil at the position of the optical pupil P, the observer can observe the image displayed on the display element 11 as an enlarged virtual image, and at the same time, observe the outside world image with see-through. Can do.
  • FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing, in an enlarged manner, main parts of the manufacturing optical system of the HOE 43.
  • the HOE 43 which is a reflection type color hologram, is manufactured by exposing the hologram photosensitive material 43a on the substrate (eyepiece prism 41) using two light beams for each BGR. At this time, one light beam is irradiated to the hologram photosensitive material 43a from the side opposite to the substrate, and this light beam is referred to as object light.
  • the other light beam is irradiated from the substrate side to the hologram photosensitive material 43a, and this light beam is referred to as reference light.
  • RGB divergent light from the point light source 51 (object light side light source) is shaped into a predetermined wavefront by a free-form curved mirror 52 which is a reflection surface having optical power, and is reflected in a plane.
  • the hologram photosensitive material 43 a is irradiated through the color correction prism 54.
  • the surface 54a that is the incident surface of the object light in the color correction prism 54 is generated due to the refraction of the image light on the surface 41a of the eyepiece prism 41 of the eyepiece optical system 14 used during reproduction (image observation). The angle is determined so as to cancel the chromatic aberration.
  • the color correction prism 54 is disposed in close contact with the hologram photosensitive material 43a in order to prevent a ghost due to surface reflection, or is disposed via emulsion oil or the like.
  • divergent light for example, spherical waves
  • the RGB point light sources 61R, 61G, and 61B which are reference light side light sources
  • the hologram photosensitive material 43a on the eyepiece prism 41 side Irradiated from.
  • the hologram photosensitive material 43a by exposing the hologram photosensitive material 43a with two light beams of object light and reference light for each of RGB, interference fringes are formed in the hologram photosensitive material 43a by interference of the two light beams, and the HOE 43 is manufactured. .
  • the exposure with two light beams may be performed simultaneously for RGB or sequentially.
  • one of two exposure light sources (object light side light source, reference light side light source) that exposes the reference light side light source, that is, the hologram photosensitive material 43a used when manufacturing the HOE 43, is an eyepiece during image observation.
  • the optical system 14 is disposed on a surface including the optical pupil P. Thereby, the image light from the display element 13 can be efficiently diffracted by the HOE 43 and guided to the optical pupil P during image observation. Therefore, by locating the observer's pupil at the position of the optical pupil P, the observer can observe a bright and high-quality image.
  • the BGR exposure light source may all be at the same position on the surface of the optical pupil P, or the amount of deviation (exactly between the exposure wavelength and the used wavelength (emission intensity peak wavelength)). Alternatively, one of them may be shifted on the pupil surface in accordance with the amount of deviation of the ratio between the exposure wavelength and the used wavelength between different colors.
  • the point light sources 61R, 61G, and 61B are observed at the time of image observation so that the light having the emission intensity peak wavelength in each wavelength region of the BGR of the light source 11 is diffracted toward the center of the optical pupil P during image observation.
  • the point light sources 61G and 61R are arranged at the center of the optical pupil P.
  • the point light sources 61R, 61G, and 61B are arranged in consideration of the amount of deviation between the exposure wavelength and the emission intensity peak wavelength, and the HOE 43 is manufactured, so that the center of the observer's pupil is located at the center of the optical pupil P during video observation.
  • the illumination light is reliably diffracted and reflected by the HOE 43 and reaches the observer's pupil at all angles of view. Therefore, the observer can observe a bright and high-definition image over the entire screen at the center position of the optical pupil P.
  • the light emitted from the light source 11 emits one emission (radiation) in each of the first wavelength region of 400 nm or more and less than 500 nm, the second wavelength region of 500 nm or more and less than 570 nm, and the third wavelength region of 570 nm or more and less than 700 nm.
  • It has an intensity peak wavelength and an emission wavelength region including the emission intensity peak wavelength.
  • the first to third wavelength regions correspond to the respective wavelength regions of BGR.
  • region of BGR and the half value wavelength width of a light emission intensity peak can be considered, for example.
  • the terms wavelength region and emission wavelength region are used separately from each other.
  • the terms wavelength region and emission wavelength region are used separately from each other.
  • light in at least the emission wavelength region of BGR is emitted from the same light emitting surface 11 a (see FIG. 2 and the like).
  • FIG. 7 shows the wavelength characteristic of the diffraction efficiency of the HOE 43.
  • a light beam emitted from the center of the display element 13 and incident on the center of the optical pupil P through the HOE 43 is referred to as a screen center principal ray.
  • the diffraction efficiency peak wavelengths of the HOE 43 for the screen center principal ray are ⁇ 3 B , ⁇ 3 G , and ⁇ 3 R , respectively, and the half-value wavelength widths of the diffraction efficiency peaks are ⁇ 3 B , ⁇ 3 G , and ⁇ 3 R , respectively.
  • ⁇ 3 B 453 nm
  • ⁇ 3 G 521 nm
  • ⁇ 3 R 634 nm
  • the shrinkage rate of 2% of the hologram photosensitive material 43a is taken into consideration.
  • B as described above, since the amount of deviation between the exposure wavelength ⁇ 1 B and the emission intensity peak wavelength ⁇ 2 B of the light source 11 is large, the position of the point light source 61B (see FIG. 5) at the time of exposure is shifted.
  • ⁇ 3 B is corrected by exposure. Table 1 summarizes the characteristics of the light source 11 and the HOE 43.
  • each emission wavelength region of BGR (440 to 466 nm, 500 to 570 nm, 592 to 700 nm) includes the diffraction efficiency peak wavelengths (453 nm, 521 nm, and 634 nm) of HOE 43 with respect to the screen center principal ray, respectively.
  • the BGR emission intensity peak wavelengths ⁇ 2 B , ⁇ 2 G , and ⁇ 2 R of the light source 11 can be made closer to the diffraction efficiency peak wavelengths ⁇ 3 B , ⁇ 3 G , and ⁇ 3 R of the HOE 43.
  • the light use efficiency of the light source 11 can be increased, and a bright image can be observed.
  • light having wavelengths away from the diffraction efficiency peak wavelengths ⁇ 3 B , ⁇ 3 G , and ⁇ 3 R can be prevented from being incident on the optical pupil P due to the low diffraction efficiency of the HOE 43, so that ghost and flare caused by unnecessary light can be prevented. It is possible to prevent the deterioration of the video quality by suppressing the occurrence.
  • the light source 11 light in all emission wavelength regions of BGR is emitted from the same light emitting surface 11a, so that uniform white light without color unevenness can be obtained.
  • a pupil that occurs when using a light source in which light emitting units emitting BGR colors are arranged for example, a so-called 3 in 1 type LED in which chips emitting BGR light are arranged in one package
  • an optical element for example, a diffusion plate
  • the diffraction efficiency peak wavelength at the HOE 43 for the screen center chief ray is ⁇ max (nm)
  • the emission intensity peak wavelength of the light source 11 is ⁇ peak (nm)
  • the half-value wavelength width of the emission intensity peak is ⁇ (nm).
  • the amount of deviation between the emission intensity peak wavelength ⁇ peak of the light source 11 and the diffraction efficiency peak wavelength ⁇ max of the HOE 43 becomes small in the G wavelength region where the relative visibility is high.
  • the image light (G light) can be efficiently diffracted by the HOE 43 to allow the observer to observe a brighter and higher-quality image.
  • / ⁇ in the wavelength region of G is 0.1 equivalent to
  • the emission intensity peak wavelengths of the light source 11 in each wavelength region of BGR are ⁇ B , ⁇ G , and ⁇ R , respectively, and the half-value wavelength widths of the emission intensity peaks are ⁇ B, ⁇ G, and ⁇ R, respectively (unit is nm) ) 0.05 ⁇ B ⁇ B ⁇ 0.2 ⁇ B (2a) 0.05 ⁇ G ⁇ G ⁇ 0.2 ⁇ G (2b) 0.05 ⁇ R ⁇ R ⁇ 0.2 ⁇ R (2c) It is desirable to satisfy This is due to the following reason.
  • the HOE 43 manufactured by arranging one of the two exposure light sources (reference light side light source) in the vicinity of the optical pupil P of the eyepiece optical system 14 at the time of image observation at the time of exposure is used, the position incident on the optical pupil P ( The wavelength at which the diffraction efficiency is maximized is shifted according to the distance from the pupil center.
  • the half-value wavelength width of the emission intensity peak of the light source 11 is given a certain width (for example, 516 nm to 548 nm). It will be necessary.
  • ⁇ B, ⁇ G, and ⁇ R are set to be equal to or higher than the lower limits of the conditional expressions (2a), (2b), and (2c), and by giving them a certain wavelength width, Light in each wavelength region of the BGR (especially, a light beam that maximizes the diffraction efficiency in the HOE 43) can reach any position in the plane. As a result, a bright image can be observed at any position within the plane of the optical pupil P.
  • ⁇ B, ⁇ G, ⁇ R are 453 nm, 531 nm, and 652 nm equivalent to ⁇ 2 B , ⁇ 2 G , and ⁇ 2 R , respectively, and ⁇ B, ⁇ G, and ⁇ R are ⁇ 2 B , ⁇ 2 G , respectively. 26 nm, 100 nm, and 120 nm equivalent to ⁇ 2 R , the above conditional expressions (2a), (2b), and (2c) are all satisfied.
  • E B the emission intensity peak value of the light source 11 in each wavelength region of BGR, and E G, and E R, between the emission intensity peak wavelength lambda G of the emission intensity peak wavelength lambda B and G of B, the emission intensity of the G
  • E BG and E GR respectively.
  • the diffraction efficiency in each wavelength region of the BGR of the HOE 43 is set according to the emission intensity in each wavelength region of the BGR of the light source 11. More specifically, the diffraction efficiency of the HOE 43 is set to be highest in the G wavelength region where the light emission intensity of the light source 11 is the lowest and lowest in the B wavelength region where the light emission intensity of the light source 11 is highest (FIG. 6). FIG. 7). As a result, the product of the diffraction efficiency of the HOE 43 and the emission intensity of the light source 11 is substantially constant in BGR.
  • the emission intensity (BGR emission intensity ratio) of each wavelength region of the light source 11 is fixed. Accordingly, as described above, the HOE 43 is set according to the emission intensity in each wavelength region, such as setting the diffraction efficiency highest in the wavelength region where the emission intensity is lowest and setting the diffraction efficiency lowest in the wavelength region where the emission intensity is highest.
  • the diffraction efficiency (BGR diffraction efficiency ratio) in each wavelength region of the light source it is obtained through the HOE 43 while increasing the light use efficiency from the light source 11 (using the maximum amount of light). By adjusting the light to a desired color tone, an image with good color balance can be observed.
  • FIG. 9 shows XY chromaticity coordinates in the XYZ color system, and W in the figure corresponds to the above range.
  • the video display device 1a of the present embodiment can be applied to an HMD.
  • the HMD will be described.
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the HMD.
  • the HMD includes a video display device 1 and support means 2.
  • the video display device 1 corresponds to the video display device 1a described above.
  • the video display device 1 has a housing 3 that contains at least a light source 11 and a display element 13 (both see FIG. 1).
  • the housing 3 holds a part of the eyepiece optical system 14.
  • the eyepiece optical system 14 is formed by bonding an eyepiece prism 41 and a deflecting prism 42, and has a shape like one lens of a pair of glasses (lens for right eye in FIG. 10) as a whole.
  • the video display device 1 has a circuit board (not shown) for supplying at least driving power and a video signal to the light source 11 and the display element 13 via a cable 4 provided through the housing 3. is doing.
  • the support unit 2 corresponds to a frame of glasses (including a bridge and a temple), and supports the video display device 1 in front of the observer's eyes (for example, in front of the right eye). Further, the support means 2 includes a nose pad 5 (right nose pad 5R / left nose pad 5L) that contacts the observer's nose, and a nose pad lock unit 6 that fixes the nose pad 5 at a predetermined position. Yes. The nose pad lock unit 6 holds the nose pad 5 with a spring shaft.
  • the observer When the observer wears the HMD on the head and displays an image on the display element 13, the image light is guided to the optical pupil via the eyepiece optical system 14. Therefore, by aligning the observer's pupil with the position of the optical pupil, the observer can observe an enlarged virtual image of the display image of the image display device 1. At the same time, the observer can observe the outside world image through the eyepiece optical system 14 in a see-through manner.
  • the observer can observe the video provided from the video display device 1 in a hands-free and stable manner for a long time.
  • FIG. it is necessary to provide an adjustment mechanism (not shown) for adjusting the distance (eye width distance) between both eyepiece optical systems.
  • the position of the image display device 1 can be adjusted relative to the observer in the front and rear, left and right, and up and down directions.
  • the position of the optical pupil of the system 14 can be placed at the position of the observer's pupil. After the position adjustment, the optical pupil can be fixed at a good position by fixing the position of the nose pad 5 by the nose pad lock unit 6.
  • the nose pad 5 and the nose pad lock unit 6 at least have an adjustment mechanism (first adjustment) that adjusts the distance between the eyepiece optical system 14 (or optical pupil) of the video display device 1 and the pupil of the observer.
  • the first adjustment mechanism may be configured independently of the second adjustment mechanism for adjusting the vertical and horizontal positions of the video display device 1. In this case, each position adjustment becomes easier.
  • ⁇ Embodiment 2> Another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. For convenience of explanation, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same member numbers, and the description thereof is omitted.
  • FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the video display device 1b of the present embodiment, and FIG.
  • the video display device 1b includes a light source unit 11 ′, an illumination optical system 12 ′, a display element 13 ′, an eyepiece optical system 14, and a polarizing plate 15.
  • the display element 13 ′ is different from the display element 13 of the first embodiment, which is configured by a transmissive LCD, in that the display element 13 ′ is configured by a reflective LCD.
  • the light source unit 11 ′ is composed of a plurality of light sources 11, and in the present embodiment, the five light sources 11 are arranged in the horizontal direction (the eye width direction of the observer). Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13, the light emitting surfaces 11a of the individual light sources 11 are also arranged in the horizontal direction. Note that light in all emission wavelength regions of BGR is emitted from the same light emitting surface 11a, as in the first embodiment.
  • the size of the light source unit 11 ′ that is, the number of light sources 11 to be used may be determined by the size of the optical pupil P to be configured and the pupil magnification of the eyepiece optical system 14. Since the size of the light source 11 (the size of the LED chip) is generally almost determined, the optical pupil P having a bright optimal shape can be formed by arranging a plurality of light sources 11.
  • the illumination optical system 12 ′ includes a diffusion plate 33, a polarizing plate 34, a polarizing plate 35, and a mirror 36.
  • the diffusing plate 33 and the polarizing plate 34 are disposed on the light source unit 11 ′ side with respect to the optical path of the image light from the display element 13 ′ toward the eyepiece optical system 14, and the polarizing plate 35 and the mirror 36 are disposed on the above optical path. On the other hand, it is arranged on the opposite side to the light source unit 11 ′.
  • the diffusing plate 33 is a unidirectional diffusing plate that diffuses incident light from the light source unit 11 ′ only in the horizontal direction, that is, in the arrangement direction of the plurality of light sources 11.
  • the polarizing plates 34 and 35 transmit, for example, P-polarized light in the incident light.
  • the mirror 36 is constituted by, for example, a cylindrical concave mirror having power only in the vertical direction.
  • the polarizing plate 15 is disposed on the surface 41 a of the eyepiece prism 41, and transmits, for example, S-polarized light out of incident light (image light from the display element 13 ′) and enters the eyepiece prism 41. That is, the polarizing direction of the polarizing plate 15 and the polarizing plates 34 and 35 of the illumination optical system 12 ′ are orthogonal to each other.
  • the illumination light emitted from the light source unit 11 ′ is diffused in the horizontal direction by the diffusion plate 33 of the illumination optical system 12 ′. Then, only the P-polarized light is transmitted through the polarizing plate 34 and the polarizing plate 35 and is incident on the mirror 36, is reflected there, and is simultaneously collimated only in the vertical direction, is transmitted through the polarizing plate 35 again, and is incident on the display element 13 '. To do.
  • incident light is modulated in accordance with image data. At this time, for example, in a pixel corresponding to white display, incident P-polarized light is converted into S-polarized light and emitted.
  • Image light (S-polarized light) emitted from the display element 13 ′ passes through the polarizing plate 15 and enters the eyepiece prism 41 of the eyepiece optical system 14 from the surface 41 a.
  • the image light is guided while being totally reflected by the front and back surfaces 41 b and 41 c of the eyepiece prism 41, is diffracted and reflected by the HOE 43, and then enters the optical pupil P.
  • the optical pupil P can be expanded in the horizontal direction by using a light source unit 11 ′ composed of a plurality of light sources 11. Therefore, even when two video display devices 1b according to the present embodiment are used in front of both eyes of the observer, the video can be observed without adjusting the eye width for each observer. That is, by using the light source unit 11 ′, it is possible to form the optical pupil P that is long in the horizontal direction when observing the image. Therefore, the image display device 1 b according to the present embodiment is optimal for the binocular type HMD.
  • the illumination optical system 12 ′ includes the diffusion plate 33, and the incident light from the light source unit 11 ′, that is, the light from the plurality of light sources 11 is diffused by the diffusion plate 33. .
  • the plurality of light sources 11 are discretely arranged, luminance unevenness occurs in the optical pupil.
  • the above-described luminance unevenness can be reduced by diffusing light from the plurality of light sources 11 with the diffusion plate 33. it can.
  • the diffusion plate 33 diffuses incident light only in the arrangement direction (horizontal direction) of the plurality of light sources 11, so that luminance unevenness generated in the arrangement direction of the plurality of light sources 11 can be reliably reduced.
  • incident light since incident light is not diffused in directions other than the above, unnecessary diffusion can be reduced to improve the light utilization efficiency, and a bright image can be observed.
  • the diffusion plate 33 is disposed for the purpose of eliminating luminance unevenness when a plurality of light sources 11 are disposed. However, light in all emission wavelength regions of the BGR is emitted from the same light emitting surface 11a. This is the same as in the first embodiment, and is the same as in the first embodiment in that a diffusion plate for eliminating color unevenness caused by the difference in the BGR emission position is unnecessary.
  • the diffusion plate 33 and the optical pupil P are in a substantially conjugate positional relationship.
  • the positional relationship is substantially conjugate refers to a positional relationship in which a substantially optically conjugate relationship is established in at least one of the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.
  • the incident light is diffused by the diffusion plate 33 in the horizontal direction, it is not optically substantially conjugate, but in the vertical direction, it is optically substantially conjugate and is approximately positionally.
  • a conjugate relationship is established. With such a substantially conjugate positional relationship, the light diffused by the diffusion plate 33 can be efficiently guided to the optical pupil P. Therefore, when the observer's pupil is positioned at the position of the optical pupil, the observer Can observe bright images without uneven brightness.
  • the eyepiece optical system 14 of the present embodiment is a non-axisymmetric optical system in the vertical direction (a symmetric plane is a plane perpendicular to the plane of the optical pupil P and includes the vertical direction), an image is generated by dispersion of the HOE 43. Degradation occurs.
  • the diffusing plate 33 and the optical pupil P are optically approximately conjugate in the vertical direction, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the video in the vertical direction and to efficiently guide the illumination light to the observer's pupil.
  • the light incident on the display element 13 ′ by the arrangement of the polarizing plates 34 and 35 is P-polarized light, so that the surface reflection at the display element 13 is made as compared with the case where incident light is S-polarized light.
  • Fresnel loss can be suppressed. That is, in the case of P-polarized light, unlike S-polarized light, there is an incident angle (Brewster angle) at which the reflectance at the surface becomes zero, so that it is possible to suppress light amount loss. As a result, it is possible to avoid a reduction in video quality due to light loss.
  • FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the HMD of the present embodiment.
  • the HMD of this embodiment is different from the HMD of Embodiment 1 in that it includes two video display devices 1b and 1b, and the support means 2 supports the two video display devices 1b and 1b. Yes. That is, the HMD of this embodiment is of a type that observes an image with both eyes.
  • the image display device 1b of the present embodiment Since the image display device 1b of the present embodiment has a long optical pupil in the horizontal direction, light in each emission wavelength region of BGR is emitted from the same light emitting surface 11a (see FIG. 13). There is no color unevenness in the pupil, and a bright image can be observed without uneven brightness due to the arrangement of the plurality of light sources 11 and the diffusion plate 33. Therefore, the video display device 1b according to the present embodiment is optimal for an HMD for binocular observation.
  • the fluorescent type shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4 is used as the light source 11 that emits light in all emission wavelength regions of BGR from the same light emitting surface 11a.
  • the light source 11 is limited to this type. It is not done.
  • the light source 11 may be configured by stacking BGR semiconductor light emitting elements (LEDs), and may be configured by a stacked type that emits white (three colors of BGR) light from the same light emitting surface 11a. .
  • LEDs BGR semiconductor light emitting elements
  • the stacked type light source 11 since the half-value wavelength width of the emission intensity peak is narrower than that of the fluorescent type, there is an effect of reducing unnecessary flare light.
  • the laminated light source 11 will be briefly described as follows.
  • FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a stacked type light source 11.
  • the light source 11 includes a substrate 71, a GaN buffer layer 72, an undoped GaN layer 73, an n-type contact / cladding layer 74 made of Si-doped GaN, a superlattice layer 75, an active layer 76 made of a multiple quantum well structure, A p-type cladding layer 77 made of Mg-doped AlGaN and a p-type contact layer 78 made of Mg-doped GaN are sequentially stacked.
  • the active layer 76 includes a plurality of barrier layers 76a and well layers 76B, 76G, and 76R made of InGaN.
  • the well layer 76B has the smallest In content, and the well layer 76R has the largest In content.
  • the well layers 76G, 76R, and 76B are stacked in this order from the n-type contact / cladding layer 74 side, and are sandwiched between the barrier layers 76a (each stacked via the barrier layer 76a). Have been).
  • a p-side transparent electrode 79 and a p-side pad electrode 80 are formed in this order on the p-type contact layer 78, and an n-electrode 81 is formed on the n-type contact layer / cladding layer 74.
  • RGB light is uniformly emitted from the light emitting surface 11a on the surface (upper side) of the element.
  • the video display apparatus of this invention is applicable also to other apparatuses, such as a head up display (HUD), for example.
  • HUD head up display
  • the video display device of the present invention can be applied to such a HUD.
  • the video display device of the present invention can be used for, for example, an HMD or HUD using a HOE as a combiner.

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Provided is a video display device which does not require an optical element for eliminating variations in color, and which increases the efficiency with which the light from the light source is used while also preventing decreases in video quality due to ghosting or flares. The video display device is configured so that the light source emits light in each of the blue, green and red (BGR) wavelength ranges from the same light emission surface, the light emitted from the light source includes the peak emission intensity wavelength and a wavelength range surrounding the peak emission intensity wavelength for each of the BGR wavelength ranges, and each of the BGR wavelength ranges includes the peak diffraction efficiency wavelength of a holographic optical element (HOE) in the screen center principal ray.

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映像表示装置およびヘッドマウントディスプレイVideo display device and head mounted display

 本発明は、表示素子にて表示された映像の虚像を外界像と重ね合わせて観察することが可能な映像表示装置と、その映像表示装置を備えたヘッドマウントディスプレイ(以下、HMDとも称する)とに関するものである。 The present invention relates to a video display device capable of observing a virtual image of a video displayed on a display element by superimposing it with an external image, and a head mounted display (hereinafter also referred to as HMD) including the video display device. It is about.

 従来の映像表示装置として、例えば特許文献1で開示されている映像表示装置がある。この映像表示装置では、赤(R)、緑(G)、青(B)の各色に対応する光源をずらして配置し、各色光を拡散板にて拡散させた後、RGBの色ムラが低減された部分の光のみを表示素子(例えばLCD)に入射させている。表示素子からの出射光(映像光)をホログラム光学素子(以下、HOEとも称する)を介して観察者の瞳に導くことにより、観察者は表示映像の虚像を観察しながら外界像をシースルーで観察することが可能となっている。 As a conventional video display device, for example, there is a video display device disclosed in Patent Document 1. In this video display device, the light sources corresponding to each color of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) are shifted to disperse each color light with a diffusion plate, and RGB color unevenness is reduced. Only the light of the portion thus made is incident on the display element (for example, LCD). By guiding the emitted light (image light) from the display element to the observer's pupil through a hologram optical element (hereinafter also referred to as HOE), the observer observes the external image in a see-through manner while observing the virtual image of the display image. It is possible to do.

特開2002-296536号公報(段落〔0003〕、図7参照)JP 2002-296536 A (see paragraph [0003], FIG. 7)

 ところが、RGBの各光源の位置をずらした構成では、瞳内でのRGBの色ムラを無くすために、光学素子として上記の拡散板を光路中に配置することが必要となる。また、拡散板を配置したとしても、拡散板で拡散された外側の光は混色が十分でなく、色ムラを取りきることが困難である。十分に混色されている領域は、拡散された光の中心部だけなので色ムラをなくすには、十分に混色された中心部を使うことになり、光の利用効率が低いという課題もある。 However, in the configuration in which the positions of the RGB light sources are shifted, it is necessary to dispose the diffusion plate as an optical element in the optical path in order to eliminate RGB color unevenness in the pupil. Even if a diffusion plate is provided, the outside light diffused by the diffusion plate is not sufficiently mixed, and it is difficult to eliminate color unevenness. Since the sufficiently mixed color region is only the center portion of the diffused light, the sufficiently mixed color center portion is used to eliminate color unevenness, and there is a problem that the light use efficiency is low.

 一方、図16は、1チップで白色を発光する従来の光源の発光特性を示している。例えば、映像表示装置の光源として、白色を発光する上記の光源を用いれば、色ムラを無くすための拡散板を不要とすることができる。しかし、その反面、以下の問題が生ずる。 On the other hand, FIG. 16 shows the light emission characteristics of a conventional light source that emits white light with one chip. For example, if the above-described light source that emits white light is used as the light source of the video display device, a diffusion plate for eliminating color unevenness can be eliminated. However, the following problems arise.

 例えば、カラー映像を観察者に観察させる場合、BGRの各波長領域、すなわち、400nm以上500nm未満、500nm以上570nm未満、570nm以上700nm未満の各波長領域に、HOEの回折効率のピーク波長が存在すると仮定する。HOEは瞳中心へ到達する光線についてブラッグの回折条件を満たす回折効率ピーク波長とその前後の波長領域の光を観察者の瞳に入射させて、観察者に映像を観察させるが、上記波長領域以外の光は、異なる光路を通過し、観察者の瞳に到達するゴースト光となったり、観察者の瞳外へ到達するフレア光となったりする。このため、図16のようにRの波長領域にRの発光(放射)強度がピークとなる波長が存在せず、GとRの各波長領域にまたがって発光特性がブロードとなっていると、光源からの光の利用効率が悪いだけでなく、画質自体の大きな劣化を招く可能性がある。 For example, when a color image is observed by an observer, the peak wavelength of the diffraction efficiency of HOE exists in each wavelength region of BGR, that is, in each wavelength region of 400 nm to 500 nm, 500 nm to 570 nm, and 570 nm to 700 nm. Assume. The HOE causes the observer to observe an image by making light of a diffraction efficiency peak wavelength satisfying the Bragg diffraction condition and light in a wavelength region before and after the light beam reaching the center of the pupil enter the pupil of the observer. The light passes through different optical paths and becomes ghost light reaching the observer's pupil or flare light reaching outside the observer's pupil. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 16, there is no wavelength in which the R emission (radiation) intensity peaks in the R wavelength region, and the emission characteristics are broad across the G and R wavelength regions. Not only is the light use efficiency from the light source bad, but there is a possibility that the image quality itself will be greatly degraded.

 本発明は、上記の問題点を解決するためになされたもので、その目的は、色ムラを無くすための光学素子を不要とし、かつ、光源の光の利用効率が高く、ゴーストやフレアによる映像品位の低下を回避できる映像表示装置と、その映像表示装置を備えたヘッドマウントディスプレイとを提供することにある。 The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and the object thereof is to eliminate the need for an optical element for eliminating color unevenness and to have high use efficiency of light from a light source. An object of the present invention is to provide a video display device capable of avoiding deterioration in quality and a head mounted display including the video display device.

 本発明の映像表示装置は、光源と、入射光を変調して映像を表示する表示素子と、前記光源からの光を前記表示素子に導く照明光学系と、前記表示素子からの映像光を光学瞳に導く観察光学系とを備え、前記観察光学系が、上記表示素子からの映像光を光学瞳方向に回折反射させる体積位相型で反射型のホログラム光学素子を有する映像表示装置であって、前記光源から射出される光は、400nm以上500nm未満の第1の波長領域、500nm以上570nm未満の第2の波長領域、570nm以上700nm未満の第3の波長領域の各波長領域において、1つの発光強度ピーク波長と、その発光強度ピーク波長を含む発光波長領域とを有しており、全ての前記発光波長領域の光は、前記光源における同一の発光面から発光され、前記表示素子の中心から射出されて前記ホログラム光学素子を介して前記光学瞳の中心に入射する光線を画面中心主光線とすると、全ての前記発光波長領域は、前記画面中心主光線についての前記ホログラム光学素子の回折効率ピーク波長を含んでいることを特徴としている。 An image display device of the present invention includes a light source, a display element that modulates incident light to display an image, an illumination optical system that guides light from the light source to the display element, and optical image light from the display element. An observation optical system that leads to a pupil, and the observation optical system includes a volume phase type reflection type hologram optical element that diffracts and reflects image light from the display element in an optical pupil direction, The light emitted from the light source emits one light in each of the first wavelength region of 400 nm to less than 500 nm, the second wavelength region of 500 nm to less than 570 nm, and the third wavelength region of 570 nm to less than 700 nm. An intensity peak wavelength and an emission wavelength region including the emission intensity peak wavelength, and all the light in the emission wavelength region is emitted from the same emission surface of the light source, When a light beam emitted from the center of the display element and incident on the center of the optical pupil via the hologram optical element is a screen center chief ray, all the emission wavelength regions are the hologram optics for the screen center chief ray. The diffraction efficiency peak wavelength of the element is included.

 本発明の映像表示装置は、前記第2の波長領域において、前記回折効率ピーク波長をλmaxとし、前記発光強度ピーク波長をλpeakとし、該発光強度ピーク波長の半値波長幅をΔλとしたとき、
   |λmax-λpeak|/Δλ<0.4
を満たすことが望ましい。
The image display device of the present invention, in the second wavelength region, when the diffraction efficiency peak wavelength is λmax, the emission intensity peak wavelength is λpeak, and the half-value wavelength width of the emission intensity peak wavelength is Δλ,
| Λmax−λpeak | / Δλ <0.4
It is desirable to satisfy.

 本発明の映像表示装置は、前記第1から第3の全ての波長領域において、
   |λmax-λpeak|/Δλ<0.4
を満たすことが望ましい。
In the video display device of the present invention, in all the first to third wavelength regions,
| Λmax−λpeak | / Δλ <0.4
It is desirable to satisfy.

 本発明の映像表示装置は、前記第1の波長領域、第2の波長領域及び第3の波長領域の発光強度ピーク値をそれぞれE、E、Eとし、前記第1の波長領域の発光強度ピーク波長と前記第2の波長領域の発光強度ピーク波長との間、前記第2の波長領域の発光強度ピーク波長と前記第3の波長領域の発光強度ピーク波長との間の発光強度が最低となる発光強度ボトム値をそれぞれEBG、EGRとしたとき、
   E/EBG>2
   E/EBG>2
   E/EGR>2
   E/EGR>2
を全て満足することが望ましい。
In the video display device of the present invention, the emission intensity peak values of the first wavelength region, the second wavelength region, and the third wavelength region are E B , E G , and E R , respectively. The emission intensity between the emission intensity peak wavelength and the emission intensity peak wavelength in the second wavelength region, and the emission intensity between the emission intensity peak wavelength in the second wavelength region and the emission intensity peak wavelength in the third wavelength region When the lowest emission intensity bottom values are E BG and E GR , respectively.
E B / E BG > 2
E G / E BG > 2
E G / E GR > 2
E R / E GR > 2
It is desirable to satisfy all of the above.

 本発明の映像表示装置において、前記光源の同一の発光面と前記光学瞳とは、略共役な位置関係にあることが望ましい。 In the video display device of the present invention, it is desirable that the same light emitting surface of the light source and the optical pupil are in a substantially conjugate positional relationship.

 本発明の映像表示装置は、前記光源を複数備えていてもよい。 The video display device of the present invention may include a plurality of the light sources.

 本発明の映像表示装置は、前記複数の光源からの光を拡散させる拡散板をさらに備えていてもよい。 The image display device of the present invention may further include a diffusion plate that diffuses light from the plurality of light sources.

 本発明の映像表示装置において、前記拡散板は、前記複数の光源の配置方向にのみ入射光を拡散させることが望ましい。 In the video display device of the present invention, it is desirable that the diffuser diffuses incident light only in the arrangement direction of the plurality of light sources.

 本発明の映像表示装置において、前記拡散板と前記光学瞳とは、略共役な位置関係にあることが望ましい。 In the video display device of the present invention, it is desirable that the diffuser plate and the optical pupil have a substantially conjugate positional relationship.

 本発明の映像表示装置において、前記ホログラム光学素子の作製時に用いるホログラム感光材料を露光する露光光源の1つは、映像観察時の前記観察光学系の光学瞳を含む面上に配置されることが望ましい。 In the image display device of the present invention, one of the exposure light sources for exposing the hologram photosensitive material used when the hologram optical element is manufactured may be disposed on a surface including the optical pupil of the observation optical system at the time of image observation. desirable.

 本発明の映像表示装置において、前記ホログラム光学素子の前記各波長領域における回折効率は、前記光源の前記各波長領域における発光強度に応じて設定されていることが望ましい。 In the image display device of the present invention, it is desirable that the diffraction efficiency of the hologram optical element in each wavelength region is set according to the emission intensity of each light source in each wavelength region.

 本発明の映像表示装置において、前記ホログラム光学素子の前記各波長領域における回折効率は、前記光源の発光強度が最も低い波長領域で最も高く、前記光源の発光強度の最も高い波長領域で最も低いことが望ましい。 In the video display device of the present invention, the diffraction efficiency of the hologram optical element in each wavelength region is highest in the wavelength region where the light emission intensity of the light source is the lowest and lowest in the wavelength region where the light emission intensity of the light source is highest. Is desirable.

 本発明の映像表示装置において、前記ホログラム光学素子の前記各波長領域における回折効率は、前記表示素子にて白色を表示し、表示画像の画面中心を光学瞳中心から観察した場合に、前記画面中心の色がXYZ表色系におけるXY色度座標で、
 (X、Y)=(0.32±0.05、0.33±0.05)
の範囲内の色となるように設定されていることが望ましい。
In the image display device of the present invention, the diffraction efficiency in each wavelength region of the hologram optical element is such that the display element displays white when the display element displays white and the center of the display image is observed from the center of the optical pupil. Are XY chromaticity coordinates in the XYZ color system,
(X, Y) = (0.32 ± 0.05, 0.33 ± 0.05)
It is desirable that the color is set within the range of.

 本発明の映像表示装置は、前記第1の波長領域、前記第2の波長領域、前記第3の波長領域における、前記光源の発光強度ピーク波長をそれぞれλ、λ、λとし、前記発光強度ピークの半値波長幅をそれぞれΔB、ΔG、ΔRとしたとき、
   0.05λ<ΔB<0.2λ
   0.05λ<ΔG<0.2λ
   0.05λ<ΔR<0.2λ
を満足することが望ましい。
In the video display device of the present invention, the emission intensity peak wavelengths of the light sources in the first wavelength region, the second wavelength region, and the third wavelength region are λ B , λ G , and λ R , respectively. When the half-value wavelength width of the emission intensity peak is ΔB, ΔG, ΔR, respectively,
0.05λ B <ΔB <0.2λ B
0.05λ G <ΔG <0.2λ G
0.05λ R <ΔR <0.2λ R
It is desirable to satisfy

 本発明のヘッドマウントディスプレイは、上述した本発明の映像表示装置と、前記映像表示装置を観察者の眼前で支持する支持手段とを備えていることを特徴としている。 The head-mounted display of the present invention includes the above-described video display device of the present invention and support means for supporting the video display device in front of the observer's eyes.

 第1、第2および第3の波長領域は、それぞれ、BGRの各波長領域に対応している。第1~第3の波長領域に含まれるBGRの各発光波長領域の光が全て同一の発光面から発光されるので、色ムラの無い均一な白色光を得ることができる。これにより、例えばBGRの各色を発光する発光部を並べた光源を使用する場合に生じるような瞳内での色ムラが発生せず、その色ムラを無くすための光学素子(例えば拡散板)を配置することが不要となる。 The first, second, and third wavelength regions correspond to the respective wavelength regions of BGR. Since all light in the emission wavelength regions of BGR included in the first to third wavelength regions is emitted from the same light emitting surface, uniform white light with no color unevenness can be obtained. Accordingly, for example, an optical element (for example, a diffusing plate) for eliminating the color unevenness without causing the color unevenness in the pupil that occurs when using the light source in which the light emitting portions emitting the respective colors of BGR are arranged is used. It becomes unnecessary to arrange.

 また、(1)光源から射出される光は、BGRの各波長領域において、1つの発光強度ピーク波長を有しているので、BGRで隣接する波長領域にまたがって発光特性がブロードとならない。さらに、(2)BGRの発光強度ピーク波長を含む各発光波長領域は、全て、画面中心主光線についてのHOEの回折効率ピーク波長を含んでいるので、発光強度ピーク波長と回折効率ピーク波長とを近づけた設計が可能となる。以上の(1)(2)により、光源からの光の利用効率を上げることができ、明るい映像を観察させることができるとともに、不要光によるゴーストやフレアの発生を抑えて映像品位の低下を回避することができる。 (1) Since the light emitted from the light source has one emission intensity peak wavelength in each wavelength region of the BGR, the emission characteristics do not become broad across the adjacent wavelength regions in the BGR. Further, (2) each emission wavelength region including the emission intensity peak wavelength of BGR includes the diffraction efficiency peak wavelength of HOE with respect to the screen center chief ray. Close design is possible. By the above (1) and (2), the light use efficiency from the light source can be increased, and bright images can be observed, and the occurrence of ghosts and flares due to unnecessary light can be suppressed to avoid deterioration of the image quality. can do.

 従って、本発明によれば、色ムラを無くすための光学素子を不要とし、光源からの光の利用効率を上げて、ゴーストやフレアによる映像品位の低下を回避する映像表示装置及びヘッドマウントディスプレイを提供することができる。 Therefore, according to the present invention, there is provided an image display device and a head-mounted display that eliminates the need for an optical element for eliminating color unevenness, increases the use efficiency of light from the light source, and avoids deterioration of image quality due to ghosts and flares. Can be provided.

本発明の実施の一形態の映像表示装置の概略の構成を示す断面図である。It is sectional drawing which shows the schematic structure of the video display apparatus of one Embodiment of this invention. 上記映像表示装置の光源の平面図である。It is a top view of the light source of the said video display apparatus. 上記光源の一構成例を示す断面図である。It is sectional drawing which shows one structural example of the said light source. 上記光源の他の構成例を示す断面図である。It is sectional drawing which shows the other structural example of the said light source. 上記映像表示装置のHOEの製造光学系の主要部を拡大して示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which expands and shows the principal part of the manufacturing optical system of HOE of the said video display apparatus. 上記光源の発光特性を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows the light emission characteristic of the said light source. 上記HOEの回折特性を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows the diffraction characteristic of the said HOE. 参照光側光源を光学瞳の中心に配置して作製したHOEの回折特性を、光学瞳面上での上下方向の到達位置ごとに示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows the diffraction characteristic of HOE produced by arrange | positioning the reference light side light source in the center of an optical pupil for every arrival position of the up-down direction on an optical pupil surface. XYZ表色系におけるXY色度座標を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows the XY chromaticity coordinate in an XYZ color system. 上記映像表示装置を備えたHMDの概略の構成を示す斜視図である。It is a perspective view which shows the schematic structure of HMD provided with the said video display apparatus. 本発明の他の実施の形態の映像表示装置の概略の構成を示す断面図である。It is sectional drawing which shows the schematic structure of the video display apparatus of other embodiment of this invention. 上記映像表示装置の斜視図である。It is a perspective view of the said video display apparatus. 上記映像表示装置の光源ユニットの平面図である。It is a top view of the light source unit of the said video display apparatus. 上記映像表示装置を備えたHMDの概略の構成を示す斜視図である。It is a perspective view which shows the schematic structure of HMD provided with the said video display apparatus. 光源の他の構成を示す断面図である。It is sectional drawing which shows the other structure of a light source. 1チップで白色を発光する従来の光源の発光特性を示す説明図である。It is explanatory drawing which shows the light emission characteristic of the conventional light source which light-emits white with 1 chip | tip.

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 本発明の実施の一形態について、図面に基づいて説明すれば以下の通りである。
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 図1は、本実施形態の映像表示装置1aの概略の構成を示す断面図である。この映像表示装置1aは、光源11と、照明光学系12と、表示素子13と、接眼光学系14とを有して構成されている。
<Embodiment 1>
An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[Video display device]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a schematic configuration of a video display device 1a according to the present embodiment. The video display device 1 a includes a light source 11, an illumination optical system 12, a display element 13, and an eyepiece optical system 14.

 光源11は、表示素子13を照明するものであり、本実施形態では、青(B)、緑(G)、赤(R)の各波長領域の光を、図2に示す同一の発光面11aから発光する高演色白色光源で構成されている。なお、光源11の発光特性の詳細については後述する。このような光源11は、例えば、図3のように構成されてもよいし、図4のように構成されてもよい。 The light source 11 illuminates the display element 13, and in this embodiment, light in each wavelength region of blue (B), green (G), and red (R) is emitted from the same light emitting surface 11a shown in FIG. It is composed of a high color rendering white light source that emits light. Details of the light emission characteristics of the light source 11 will be described later. Such a light source 11 may be configured, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 3 or may be configured as illustrated in FIG.

 図3の光源11は、筐体21の内部に、B光を発光する半導体発光素子であるLED22と、B光で励起されてG光を発光する緑色蛍光体23Gと、B光で励起されてR光を発光する赤色蛍光体23Rとを有している。LED22は、基板24上に搭載されており、基板24上の電極とワイヤ25で接続されている。筐体21内では、LED22、緑色蛍光体23G、赤色蛍光体23Rがエポキシ樹脂などのモールディング材である第1の封止材26で封止されており、さらに第1の封止材26に対して基板24とは反対側が第2の封止材27で封止されている。この結果、第2の封止材27の表面(基板24とは反対側の面)が、上記の同一の発光面11aとなっている。 The light source 11 in FIG. 3 includes an LED 22 that is a semiconductor light emitting element that emits B light, a green phosphor 23G that is excited by B light and emits G light, and is excited by B light. And a red phosphor 23R that emits R light. The LED 22 is mounted on a substrate 24 and connected to an electrode on the substrate 24 by a wire 25. In the housing 21, the LED 22, the green phosphor 23 </ b> G, and the red phosphor 23 </ b> R are sealed with a first sealing material 26 that is a molding material such as an epoxy resin, and further to the first sealing material 26. The side opposite to the substrate 24 is sealed with a second sealing material 27. As a result, the surface of the second sealing material 27 (the surface opposite to the substrate 24) is the same light emitting surface 11a.

 図4の光源11は、図3の光源11のLED22をLED22’に置き換え、青色蛍光体23Bを新たに設けるとともに、緑色蛍光体23Gおよび赤色蛍光体23Rを緑色蛍光体23G’および赤色蛍光体23R’に置き換えたものである。LED22’は、近紫外光を発光する半導体発光素子であり、青色蛍光体23B、緑色蛍光体23G’および赤色蛍光体23R’は、それぞれ、近紫外光で励起されてB光、G光、R光を発光する蛍光体である。 The light source 11 of FIG. 4 replaces the LED 22 of the light source 11 of FIG. 3 with an LED 22 ′, newly provides a blue phosphor 23B, and replaces the green phosphor 23G and the red phosphor 23R with the green phosphor 23G ′ and the red phosphor 23R. It is replaced with '. The LED 22 ′ is a semiconductor light emitting element that emits near-ultraviolet light, and the blue phosphor 23B, the green phosphor 23G ′, and the red phosphor 23R ′ are excited by near-ultraviolet light, respectively, to emit B light, G light, R It is a phosphor that emits light.

 光源11の発光面11aのサイズは、例えば上下方向1mm×左右方向2mmであり、光源11に対する、接眼光学系14によって形成される光学瞳Pの倍率は、約3倍に設定されている。この結果、光学瞳Pのサイズは、例えば上下方向3mm×左右方向6mmとなっている。発光面11aは、光学瞳Pと略共役な位置に配置されており、これによって、同一の発光面11aから発光されるBGRの各光を効率よく光学瞳Pに導くことができる。したがって、光学瞳Pの位置に観察者の瞳を位置させたときに、観察者は明るく高品位な映像を観察することができる。 The size of the light emitting surface 11a of the light source 11 is, for example, 1 mm in the vertical direction and 2 mm in the horizontal direction, and the magnification of the optical pupil P formed by the eyepiece optical system 14 with respect to the light source 11 is set to about 3 times. As a result, the size of the optical pupil P is, for example, 3 mm vertically and 6 mm horizontally. The light emitting surface 11a is disposed at a position substantially conjugate with the optical pupil P, and thereby, each light of BGR emitted from the same light emitting surface 11a can be efficiently guided to the optical pupil P. Therefore, when the observer's pupil is positioned at the position of the optical pupil P, the observer can observe a bright and high-quality image.

 照明光学系12は、光源11からの光を集光して表示素子13に導く光学系であり、例えば開口絞り31と、凹面反射面を有するミラー32とで構成されている。表示素子13は、画像データに応じて入射光を変調して映像を表示するものであり、例えば透過型のLCDで構成されている。表示素子13は、矩形の表示画面の長辺方向が水平方向(図1の紙面に垂直な方向;左右方向と同じ)となり、短辺方向がそれに垂直な方向となるように配置されている。 The illumination optical system 12 is an optical system that condenses light from the light source 11 and guides it to the display element 13, and includes, for example, an aperture stop 31 and a mirror 32 having a concave reflecting surface. The display element 13 modulates incident light according to image data and displays an image, and is composed of, for example, a transmissive LCD. The display element 13 is arranged so that the long side direction of the rectangular display screen is the horizontal direction (direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 1; the same as the left-right direction), and the short side direction is the direction perpendicular thereto.

 接眼光学系14は、表示素子13からの映像光を光学瞳P(または光学瞳Pの位置にある観察者の瞳)に導く観察光学系であり、接眼プリズム41と、偏向プリズム42と、HOE43とを有して構成されている。 The eyepiece optical system 14 is an observation optical system that guides the image light from the display element 13 to the optical pupil P (or the observer's pupil at the position of the optical pupil P). The eyepiece prism 41, the deflection prism 42, and the HOE 43 And is configured.

 接眼プリズム41は、表示素子13からの映像光を内部で全反射させてHOE43を介して光学瞳Pに導く一方、外界光を透過させて光学瞳Pに導くものであり、偏向プリズム42とともに、例えばアクリル系樹脂で構成されている。この接眼プリズム41は、平行平板の下端部を楔状にした形状で構成されている。接眼プリズム41の上端面は、映像光の入射面としての面41aとなっており、前後方向に位置する2面は、互いに平行な面41b・41cとなっている。 The eyepiece prism 41 totally reflects the image light from the display element 13 and guides it to the optical pupil P through the HOE 43, while transmitting the external light to the optical pupil P. Together with the deflecting prism 42, For example, it is made of an acrylic resin. The eyepiece prism 41 has a wedge-shaped shape at the lower end of the parallel plate. An upper end surface of the eyepiece prism 41 is a surface 41a as an incident surface for image light, and two surfaces positioned in the front-rear direction are surfaces 41b and 41c parallel to each other.

 偏向プリズム42は、平面視で略U字型の平行平板で構成されており(図10参照)、接眼プリズム41の下端部および両側面部(左右の各端面)と貼り合わされたときに、接眼プリズム41と一体となって略平行平板となるものである。偏向プリズム42は、HOE43を挟むように接眼プリズム41と隣接または接着して設けられている。これにより、外界光が接眼プリズム41の楔状の下端部を透過するときの屈折を偏向プリズム42でキャンセルすることができ、シースルーで観察される外界像に歪みが生じるのを防止することができる。 The deflection prism 42 is configured by a substantially U-shaped parallel plate in plan view (see FIG. 10), and when attached to the lower end portion and both side surface portions (left and right end surfaces) of the eyepiece prism 41, the eyepiece prism. 41 and a substantially parallel flat plate. The deflection prism 42 is provided adjacent to or adhered to the eyepiece prism 41 so as to sandwich the HOE 43. Thereby, the refraction when the external light passes through the wedge-shaped lower end of the eyepiece prism 41 can be canceled by the deflecting prism 42, and distortion of the external image observed through the see-through can be prevented.

 HOE43は、表示素子13からの映像光(BGRの各光)を光学瞳Pの方向に回折反射させる一方、外界光を透過させて光学瞳Pに導くコンバイナとしての体積位相型で反射型のホログラム光学素子であり、接眼プリズム41において偏向プリズム42との接合面に設けられている。HOE43は、軸非対称な正の光学的パワーを有しており、正の光学的パワーを持つ非球面凹面ミラーと同様の機能を持っている。これにより、装置を構成する各光学部材の配置の自由度を高めて装置を容易に小型化することができるとともに、良好に収差補正された映像を観察者に提供することができる。なお、HOE43の回折特性の詳細については後述する。 The HOE 43 diffracts and reflects the image light (BGR light) from the display element 13 in the direction of the optical pupil P, while transmitting the external light and guiding it to the optical pupil P as a volume phase type reflection hologram. It is an optical element, and is provided on the joint surface of the eyepiece prism 41 with the deflection prism 42. The HOE 43 has an axially asymmetric positive optical power and has the same function as an aspherical concave mirror having a positive optical power. Thereby, the degree of freedom of arrangement of each optical member constituting the apparatus can be increased, and the apparatus can be easily reduced in size, and an image with good aberration correction can be provided to the observer. Details of the diffraction characteristics of the HOE 43 will be described later.

 上記構成の映像表示装置1aにおいて、光源11から射出された光は、照明光学系12の開口絞り31を通過し、ミラー32によって反射、集光され、ほぼコリメート光となって表示素子13に入射し、そこで変調されて映像光として出射される。表示素子13からの映像光は、接眼光学系14の接眼プリズム41の内部に面41aから入射し、続いて面41b・41cで少なくとも1回ずつ全反射されてHOE43に入射する。 In the image display device 1a having the above configuration, the light emitted from the light source 11 passes through the aperture stop 31 of the illumination optical system 12, is reflected and condensed by the mirror 32, and is incident on the display element 13 as almost collimated light. Then, it is modulated and emitted as image light. The image light from the display element 13 enters the inside of the eyepiece prism 41 of the eyepiece optical system 14 from the surface 41a, and then is totally reflected by the surfaces 41b and 41c at least once and enters the HOE 43.

 HOE43は、光源11が発光するBGRの各波長領域の光を、各波長領域ごとに独立して回折する回折素子として機能する波長選択性を有している。また、HOE43は、光源11の発光波長領域の光に対して、凹面反射面として機能するように設計されている。したがって、HOE43に入射した光は、そこで回折反射されて光学瞳Pに達し、同時に、外界光もHOE43を透過して、光学瞳Pに向かう。よって、光学瞳Pの位置に観察者の瞳を位置させることにより、観察者は、表示素子11に表示された映像を拡大虚像として観察することができると同時に、外界像をシースルーで観察することができる。なお、表示素子13に表示された映像を観察者が良好に観察できるように、接眼光学系14において諸収差(コマ収差、像面湾曲、非点収差、歪曲収差)が補正されている。
〔HOEの製造方法について〕
 次に、上記したHOE43の製造方法について説明する。図5は、HOE43の製造光学系の主要部を拡大して示す説明図である。反射型のカラーホログラムであるHOE43は、BGRのそれぞれについて、2光束を用いて基板(接眼プリズム41)上のホログラム感光材料43aを露光して作製される。このとき、一方の光束は、ホログラム感光材料43aに対して基板とは反対側から照射されるが、この光束を物体光と呼ぶことにする。
The HOE 43 has wavelength selectivity that functions as a diffraction element that diffracts light in each wavelength region of the BGR emitted from the light source 11 independently for each wavelength region. The HOE 43 is designed to function as a concave reflecting surface with respect to light in the emission wavelength region of the light source 11. Therefore, the light incident on the HOE 43 is diffracted and reflected there and reaches the optical pupil P. At the same time, external light passes through the HOE 43 and travels toward the optical pupil P. Therefore, by locating the observer's pupil at the position of the optical pupil P, the observer can observe the image displayed on the display element 11 as an enlarged virtual image, and at the same time, observe the outside world image with see-through. Can do. Note that various aberrations (coma aberration, curvature of field, astigmatism, distortion) are corrected in the eyepiece optical system 14 so that the viewer can observe the image displayed on the display element 13 satisfactorily.
[About manufacturing method of HOE]
Next, a method for manufacturing the above HOE 43 will be described. FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing, in an enlarged manner, main parts of the manufacturing optical system of the HOE 43. As shown in FIG. The HOE 43, which is a reflection type color hologram, is manufactured by exposing the hologram photosensitive material 43a on the substrate (eyepiece prism 41) using two light beams for each BGR. At this time, one light beam is irradiated to the hologram photosensitive material 43a from the side opposite to the substrate, and this light beam is referred to as object light.

 また、他方の光束は、ホログラム感光材料43aに対して基板側から照射されるが、この光束を参照光と呼ぶことにする。なお、BGRの露光波長(参照光、物体光の波長)をそれぞれλ1、λ1、λ1とすると、例えば、λ1=476.5nm、λ1=532nm、λ1=647nmである。 The other light beam is irradiated from the substrate side to the hologram photosensitive material 43a, and this light beam is referred to as reference light. If the exposure wavelengths (reference light and object light) of BGR are λ1 B , λ1 G , and λ1 R , respectively, for example, λ1 B = 476.5 nm, λ1 G = 532 nm, and λ1 R = 647 nm.

 物体光生成側の光学系において、点光源51(物体光側光源)からのRGBの発散光は、光学的なパワーを有する反射面である自由曲面ミラー52によって所定の波面に整形され、平面反射ミラー53で反射された後、色補正プリズム54を介してホログラム感光材料43aに照射される。なお、色補正プリズム54における物体光の入射面である面54aは、再生時(映像観察時)に用いられる接眼光学系14の接眼プリズム41の面41aでの映像光の屈折に起因して発生する色収差を打ち消すように、その角度が決定されている。このとき、色補正プリズム54は、表面反射によるゴーストを防止するためにホログラム感光材料43aに対して密着して配置されるか、エマルジョンオイルなどを介して配置されることが望ましい。 In the optical system on the object light generation side, RGB divergent light from the point light source 51 (object light side light source) is shaped into a predetermined wavefront by a free-form curved mirror 52 which is a reflection surface having optical power, and is reflected in a plane. After being reflected by the mirror 53, the hologram photosensitive material 43 a is irradiated through the color correction prism 54. Note that the surface 54a that is the incident surface of the object light in the color correction prism 54 is generated due to the refraction of the image light on the surface 41a of the eyepiece prism 41 of the eyepiece optical system 14 used during reproduction (image observation). The angle is determined so as to cancel the chromatic aberration. At this time, it is desirable that the color correction prism 54 is disposed in close contact with the hologram photosensitive material 43a in order to prevent a ghost due to surface reflection, or is disposed via emulsion oil or the like.

 一方、参照光生成側の光学系において、参照光側光源であるRGBの各点光源61R・61G・61Bからの発散光(例えば球面波)は、参照光としてホログラム感光材料43aに接眼プリズム41側から照射される。 On the other hand, in the optical system on the reference light generation side, divergent light (for example, spherical waves) from the RGB point light sources 61R, 61G, and 61B, which are reference light side light sources, is used as reference light on the hologram photosensitive material 43a on the eyepiece prism 41 side. Irradiated from.

 このようにして、RGBのそれぞれについて物体光および参照光の2光束でホログラム感光材料43aを露光することにより、その2光束の干渉によってホログラム感光材料43aに干渉縞が形成され、HOE43が作製される。このとき、2光束による露光は、RGBについて同時に行ってもよいし、順次に行ってもよい。 In this way, by exposing the hologram photosensitive material 43a with two light beams of object light and reference light for each of RGB, interference fringes are formed in the hologram photosensitive material 43a by interference of the two light beams, and the HOE 43 is manufactured. . At this time, the exposure with two light beams may be performed simultaneously for RGB or sequentially.

 本実施形態では、参照光側光源、すなわち、HOE43の作製時に用いるホログラム感光材料43aを露光する2つの露光光源(物体光側光源、参照光側光源)のうちの1つが、映像観察時の接眼光学系14の光学瞳Pを含む面上に配置されている。これにより、映像観察時に、表示素子13からの映像光をHOE43にて効率よく回折させて光学瞳Pに導くことができる。したがって、光学瞳Pの位置に観察者の瞳を位置させることにより、観察者は明るく高品位な映像を観察することができる。 In the present embodiment, one of two exposure light sources (object light side light source, reference light side light source) that exposes the reference light side light source, that is, the hologram photosensitive material 43a used when manufacturing the HOE 43, is an eyepiece during image observation. The optical system 14 is disposed on a surface including the optical pupil P. Thereby, the image light from the display element 13 can be efficiently diffracted by the HOE 43 and guided to the optical pupil P during image observation. Therefore, by locating the observer's pupil at the position of the optical pupil P, the observer can observe a bright and high-quality image.

 ここで、BGRの露光光源(参照光側光源)は、全て、光学瞳Pの面上の同じ位置にあってもよいし、露光波長と使用波長(発光強度ピーク波長)とのズレ量(正確には、異なる色間での露光波長と使用波長との比のズレ量)に応じて、そのいずれかを瞳面上でずらしてもよい。 Here, the BGR exposure light source (reference light side light source) may all be at the same position on the surface of the optical pupil P, or the amount of deviation (exactly between the exposure wavelength and the used wavelength (emission intensity peak wavelength)). Alternatively, one of them may be shifted on the pupil surface in accordance with the amount of deviation of the ratio between the exposure wavelength and the used wavelength between different colors.

 本実施形態では、映像観察時に光源11のBGRの各波長領域における発光強度ピーク波長の光が光学瞳Pの中心に向かって回折されるように、各点光源61R・61G・61Bを映像観察時の光学瞳Pの面上に配置している。つまり、後述するように、Bについては、露光波長と発光強度ピーク波長とのズレが大きいので、光学瞳Pの面上で、点光源61Bのみ、他の点光源61G・61Rとずらして配置している。一方、GとRについては、露光波長と発光強度ピーク波長とのズレがそれぞれ小さいので、点光源61G・61Rを光学瞳Pの中心に配置している。 In the present embodiment, the point light sources 61R, 61G, and 61B are observed at the time of image observation so that the light having the emission intensity peak wavelength in each wavelength region of the BGR of the light source 11 is diffracted toward the center of the optical pupil P during image observation. On the surface of the optical pupil P. That is, as will be described later, with respect to B, since the deviation between the exposure wavelength and the emission intensity peak wavelength is large, only the point light source 61B is shifted from the other point light sources 61G and 61R on the surface of the optical pupil P. ing. On the other hand, for G and R, since the difference between the exposure wavelength and the emission intensity peak wavelength is small, the point light sources 61G and 61R are arranged at the center of the optical pupil P.

 このように露光波長と発光強度ピーク波長とのズレ量を考慮して点光源61R・61G・61Bを配置し、HOE43を作製することにより、映像観察時に光学瞳Pの中心に観察者の瞳中心を一致させたときに、全ての画角において、照明光がHOE43で確実に回折反射されて観察者の瞳に到達する。したがって、観察者は、光学瞳Pの中心位置で画面全域にわたって明るく高品位な映像を観察することができる。
〔光源の発光特性およびHOEの回折特性について〕
 次に、光源11の発光特性およびHOE43の回折特性の詳細について説明する。図6は、光源11の発光特性を示している。光源11から射出される光は、400nm以上500nm未満の第1の波長領域、500nm以上570nm未満の第2の波長領域、570nm以上700nm未満の第3の波長領域のそれぞれにおいて、1つの発光(放射)強度ピーク波長と、その発光強度ピーク波長を含む発光波長領域とを有している。なお、第1~第3の波長領域は、BGRの各波長領域に対応している。また、上記の発光波長領域としては、例えば、BGRの各波長領域内で、かつ、発光強度ピークの半値波長幅内の領域を考えることができる。したがって、BGRのそれぞれについて、波長領域の下限の波長≦発光波長領域の下限の波長、波長領域の上限の波長≧発光波長領域の上限の波長、の関係にある。なお、以下では、波長領域と発光波長領域の用語を互いに区別して用いる。光源11では、BGRの少なくとも発光波長領域の光が、上記した同一の発光面11a(図2等参照)から発光されることになる。
In this way, the point light sources 61R, 61G, and 61B are arranged in consideration of the amount of deviation between the exposure wavelength and the emission intensity peak wavelength, and the HOE 43 is manufactured, so that the center of the observer's pupil is located at the center of the optical pupil P during video observation. , The illumination light is reliably diffracted and reflected by the HOE 43 and reaches the observer's pupil at all angles of view. Therefore, the observer can observe a bright and high-definition image over the entire screen at the center position of the optical pupil P.
[Light emission characteristics of light source and diffraction characteristics of HOE]
Next, details of the light emission characteristics of the light source 11 and the diffraction characteristics of the HOE 43 will be described. FIG. 6 shows the light emission characteristics of the light source 11. The light emitted from the light source 11 emits one emission (radiation) in each of the first wavelength region of 400 nm or more and less than 500 nm, the second wavelength region of 500 nm or more and less than 570 nm, and the third wavelength region of 570 nm or more and less than 700 nm. ) It has an intensity peak wavelength and an emission wavelength region including the emission intensity peak wavelength. The first to third wavelength regions correspond to the respective wavelength regions of BGR. Moreover, as said light emission wavelength area | region, the area | region within each wavelength area | region of BGR and the half value wavelength width of a light emission intensity peak can be considered, for example. Accordingly, for each of the BGRs, there is a relationship of the lower limit wavelength of the wavelength region ≦ the lower limit wavelength of the emission wavelength region, the upper limit wavelength of the wavelength region ≧ the upper limit wavelength of the emission wavelength region. In the following, the terms wavelength region and emission wavelength region are used separately from each other. In the light source 11, light in at least the emission wavelength region of BGR is emitted from the same light emitting surface 11 a (see FIG. 2 and the like).

 本実施形態では、BGRの各波長領域での発光強度ピーク波長をそれぞれλ2、λ2、λ2とし、発光強度ピークの半値波長幅をそれぞれΔλ2、Δλ2、Δλ2とすると、例えば、λ2=453nm、λ2=531nm、λ2=652nmであり、Δλ2=26nm、Δλ2=100nm、Δλ2=120nmである。したがって、BGRの各発光波長領域としては、ここでは、440nm以上466nm以下、500nm以上570nm以下、592nm以上700nm以下の領域を考えることができる。 In the present embodiment, when the emission intensity peak wavelengths in each wavelength region of BGR are λ2 B , λ2 G , and λ2 R , respectively, and the half-value wavelength widths of the emission intensity peaks are Δλ2 B , Δλ2 G , and Δλ2 R , respectively, λ2 B = 453 nm, λ2 G = 531 nm, λ2 R = 652 nm, Δλ2 B = 26 nm, Δλ2 G = 100 nm, and Δλ2 R = 120 nm. Therefore, as each emission wavelength region of BGR, here, regions of 440 nm to 466 nm, 500 nm to 570 nm, and 592 nm to 700 nm can be considered.

 一方、図7は、HOE43の回折効率の波長特性を示している。ここで、表示素子13の中心から射出されてHOE43を介して光学瞳Pの中心に入射する光線を画面中心主光線とする。BGRの各波長領域において、画面中心主光線についてのHOE43の回折効率ピーク波長をそれぞれλ3、λ3、λ3とし、回折効率ピークの半値波長幅をそれぞれΔλ3、Δλ3、Δλ3とすると、例えば、λ3=453nm、λ3=521nm、λ3=634nmであり、Δλ3=Δλ3=Δλ3=10nmである。 On the other hand, FIG. 7 shows the wavelength characteristic of the diffraction efficiency of the HOE 43. Here, a light beam emitted from the center of the display element 13 and incident on the center of the optical pupil P through the HOE 43 is referred to as a screen center principal ray. In each wavelength region of BGR, suppose that the diffraction efficiency peak wavelengths of the HOE 43 for the screen center principal ray are λ3 B , λ3 G , and λ3 R , respectively, and the half-value wavelength widths of the diffraction efficiency peaks are Δλ3 B , Δλ3 G , and Δλ3 R , respectively. For example, λ3 B = 453 nm, λ3 G = 521 nm, λ3 R = 634 nm, and Δλ3 B = Δλ3 G = Δλ3 R = 10 nm.

 なお、λ3、λ3、λ3の算出には、ホログラム感光材料43aの収縮率2%を考慮している。また、Bについては、上述したように、露光波長λ1と光源11の発光強度ピーク波長λ2とのズレ量が大きいので、露光時の点光源61B(図5参照)の位置をシフトして露光することによってλ3を補正している。光源11およびHOE43の特性についてまとめたものを表1に示す。 In calculating λ3 B , λ3 G , and λ3 R , the shrinkage rate of 2% of the hologram photosensitive material 43a is taken into consideration. For B, as described above, since the amount of deviation between the exposure wavelength λ1 B and the emission intensity peak wavelength λ2 B of the light source 11 is large, the position of the point light source 61B (see FIG. 5) at the time of exposure is shifted. Λ3 B is corrected by exposure. Table 1 summarizes the characteristics of the light source 11 and the HOE 43.

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 本実施形態では、(1)光源11から射出される光は、BGRの各波長領域において、1つの発光強度ピーク波長λ2、λ2、λ2を有しているので、図6に示すように、BGRで隣接する波長領域にまたがって発光特性がブロードとなることはない。さらに、(2)BGRの各発光波長領域(440~466nm、500~570nm、592~700nm)は、画面中心主光線についてのHOE43の回折効率ピーク波長(453nm、521nm、634nm)をそれぞれ含んでいるので、本実施形態のように、光源11のBGRの発光強度ピーク波長λ2、λ2、λ2と、HOE43の回折効率ピーク波長λ3、λ3、λ3とを近づけることができる。 In this embodiment, (1) the light emitted from the light source 11 has one emission intensity peak wavelength λ2 B , λ2 G , λ2 R in each wavelength region of the BGR, so as shown in FIG. In addition, the emission characteristics do not become broad across wavelength regions adjacent to each other in BGR. Further, (2) each emission wavelength region of BGR (440 to 466 nm, 500 to 570 nm, 592 to 700 nm) includes the diffraction efficiency peak wavelengths (453 nm, 521 nm, and 634 nm) of HOE 43 with respect to the screen center principal ray, respectively. Therefore, as in the present embodiment, the BGR emission intensity peak wavelengths λ2 B , λ2 G , and λ2 R of the light source 11 can be made closer to the diffraction efficiency peak wavelengths λ3 B , λ3 G , and λ3 R of the HOE 43.

 したがって、以上の(1)(2)により、光源11の光の利用効率を上げることができ、明るい映像を観察させることができる。また、回折効率ピーク波長λ3、λ3、λ3から離れた波長の光については、HOE43での低い回折効率によって光学瞳Pへの入射を抑えることができるので、不要光によるゴーストやフレアの発生を抑えて映像品位の低下を回避することができる。 Therefore, according to the above (1) and (2), the light use efficiency of the light source 11 can be increased, and a bright image can be observed. In addition, light having wavelengths away from the diffraction efficiency peak wavelengths λ3 B , λ3 G , and λ3 R can be prevented from being incident on the optical pupil P due to the low diffraction efficiency of the HOE 43, so that ghost and flare caused by unnecessary light can be prevented. It is possible to prevent the deterioration of the video quality by suppressing the occurrence.

 また、光源11では、BGRの全ての発光波長領域の光が、同一の発光面11aから発光されるので、色ムラの無い均一な白色光を得ることができる。これにより、例えばBGRの各色を発光する発光部を並べた光源(例えばBGRの光を発光する各チップを並べて1パッケージ化した、いわゆる3in1タイプのLED)を使用する場合に生じるような瞳内での色ムラが発生せず、その色ムラを無くすための光学素子(例えば拡散板)を配置することも不要となる。したがって、本実施形態の場合は、色ムラを無くすための光学素子を設ける構成に比べて、照明光学系12の構成を簡素化できるとともに、装置の大型化を回避することができる。 In the light source 11, light in all emission wavelength regions of BGR is emitted from the same light emitting surface 11a, so that uniform white light without color unevenness can be obtained. Thus, for example, in a pupil that occurs when using a light source in which light emitting units emitting BGR colors are arranged (for example, a so-called 3 in 1 type LED in which chips emitting BGR light are arranged in one package) is used. Therefore, it is not necessary to dispose an optical element (for example, a diffusion plate) for eliminating the color unevenness. Therefore, in the case of the present embodiment, the configuration of the illumination optical system 12 can be simplified and the size of the apparatus can be avoided as compared with a configuration in which an optical element for eliminating color unevenness is provided.

 ところで、画面中心主光線についてのHOE43での回折効率ピーク波長をλmax(nm)とし、光源11の発光強度ピーク波長をλpeak(nm)とし、発光強度ピークの半値波長幅をΔλ(nm)としたとき、Gの波長領域において、
   |λmax-λpeak|/Δλ<0.4   ・・・(1)
を満たすことが望ましい。
By the way, the diffraction efficiency peak wavelength at the HOE 43 for the screen center chief ray is λmax (nm), the emission intensity peak wavelength of the light source 11 is λpeak (nm), and the half-value wavelength width of the emission intensity peak is Δλ (nm). When in the G wavelength region,
| Λmax−λpeak | / Δλ <0.4 (1)
It is desirable to satisfy.

 条件式(1)を満たすことにより、比視感度の高いGの波長領域において、光源11の発光強度ピーク波長λpeakとHOE43の回折効率ピーク波長λmaxとのズレ量が小さくなるので、表示素子13からの映像光(G光)をHOE43で効率よく回折させて、より明るく高品位な映像を観察者に観察させることができる。本実施形態では、表1より、Gの波長領域で|λmax-λpeak|/Δλの値は、|λ3-λ2|/Δλ2と等価な0.1であり、条件式(1)を満たしている。 By satisfying the conditional expression (1), the amount of deviation between the emission intensity peak wavelength λpeak of the light source 11 and the diffraction efficiency peak wavelength λmax of the HOE 43 becomes small in the G wavelength region where the relative visibility is high. The image light (G light) can be efficiently diffracted by the HOE 43 to allow the observer to observe a brighter and higher-quality image. In this embodiment, from Table 1, the value of | λmax−λpeak | / Δλ in the wavelength region of G is 0.1 equivalent to | λ3 G −λ2 G | / Δλ2 G, and conditional expression (1) is Satisfies.

 また、BGRの全ての波長領域において、上記の条件式(1)を満足することがさらに望ましい。この場合は、BGRの全ての波長領域において、光源11の発光強度ピーク波長λpeakとHOE43の回折効率ピーク波長λmaxとのズレ量が小さくなるので、表示素子13からの映像光をHOE43で効率よく回折させて、より明るく色再現領域の広いカラー映像を観察者に観察させることができる。本実施形態では、表1より、|λmax-λpeak|/Δλの値は、Bの波長領域では|λ3-λ2|/Δλ2と等価な0であり、Rの波長領域では|λ3-λ2|/Δλ2と等価な0.15であるので、BGRの全ての波長領域において、条件式(1)を満たしている。 Moreover, it is more desirable to satisfy the above conditional expression (1) in all the wavelength regions of BGR. In this case, since the amount of deviation between the emission intensity peak wavelength λpeak of the light source 11 and the diffraction efficiency peak wavelength λmax of the HOE 43 is small in all the wavelength regions of the BGR, the image light from the display element 13 is efficiently diffracted by the HOE 43. This makes it possible for the observer to observe a brighter color image with a wider color reproduction region. In this embodiment, from Table 1, the value of | λmax−λpeak | / Δλ is 0 equivalent to | λ3 B −λ2 B | / Δλ2 B in the B wavelength region, and | λ3 R in the R wavelength region. Since it is 0.15 equivalent to −λ2 R | / Δλ2 R , the conditional expression (1) is satisfied in all the wavelength regions of BGR.

 また、BGRの各波長領域における光源11の発光強度ピーク波長をそれぞれλ、λ、λとし、発光強度ピークの半値波長幅をそれぞれΔB、ΔG、ΔRとしたとき(単位は全てnmとする)、
   0.05λ<ΔB<0.2λ   ・・・(2a)
   0.05λ<ΔG<0.2λ   ・・・(2b)
   0.05λ<ΔR<0.2λ   ・・・(2c)
を満足していることが望ましい。これは以下の理由による。
Further, when the emission intensity peak wavelengths of the light source 11 in each wavelength region of BGR are λ B , λ G , and λ R , respectively, and the half-value wavelength widths of the emission intensity peaks are ΔB, ΔG, and ΔR, respectively (unit is nm) )
0.05λ B <ΔB <0.2λ B (2a)
0.05λ G <ΔG <0.2λ G (2b)
0.05λ R <ΔR <0.2λ R (2c)
It is desirable to satisfy This is due to the following reason.

 露光時に2つの露光光源の一方(参照光側光源)を、映像観察時の接眼光学系14の光学瞳Pの近傍に配置して製造したHOE43を用いた場合、光学瞳Pに入射する位置(瞳中心からの距離)に応じて、回折効率が最大となる波長がシフトする。 When the HOE 43 manufactured by arranging one of the two exposure light sources (reference light side light source) in the vicinity of the optical pupil P of the eyepiece optical system 14 at the time of image observation at the time of exposure is used, the position incident on the optical pupil P ( The wavelength at which the diffraction efficiency is maximized is shifted according to the distance from the pupil center.

 例えば図8は、露光波長を532nmとし、露光時の参照光側光源を接眼光学系14の光学瞳Pの中心に配置して作製したHOE43の回折効率の波長特性を、光学瞳面上での上下方向の到達位置ごとに示す。なお、y=0は、露光時の点光源配置位置(瞳中心)に対応しており、y=±1、±2は、y=0の位置から上下方向にずれた位置にそれぞれ対応している。同図より、y=0の位置に到達する光線については、再生波長(使用波長)が露光波長と同じ532nmのときに、HOE43での回折効率が最大となることがわかる。一方、露光波長からずれた波長で再生したときには、ブラッグの条件式に従って、回折効率が最大となる光線の光学瞳面上での到達位置が上下方向にy=±1、±2・・・のように変化する。すなわち、光学瞳Pの面内の全ての位置に回折効率が最大となる光線を入射させるためには、光源11の発光強度ピークの半値波長幅にある程度の幅(例えば516nm~548nm)を持たせることが必要となる。 For example, FIG. 8 shows the wavelength characteristics of the diffraction efficiency of the HOE 43 produced by setting the exposure wavelength to 532 nm and arranging the reference light side light source at the time of exposure at the center of the optical pupil P of the eyepiece optical system 14 on the optical pupil plane. Shown for each position reached in the vertical direction. Note that y = 0 corresponds to the point light source arrangement position (pupil center) at the time of exposure, and y = ± 1 and ± 2 correspond to positions shifted vertically from the position of y = 0. Yes. From the figure, it can be seen that the diffraction efficiency in the HOE 43 is maximized when the reproduction wavelength (use wavelength) is 532 nm, which is the same as the exposure wavelength, for the light beam reaching the position of y = 0. On the other hand, when reproduction is performed at a wavelength shifted from the exposure wavelength, the arrival position on the optical pupil plane of the light beam having the maximum diffraction efficiency is y = ± 1, ± 2,. To change. That is, in order to make the light beam having the maximum diffraction efficiency enter all positions in the plane of the optical pupil P, the half-value wavelength width of the emission intensity peak of the light source 11 is given a certain width (for example, 516 nm to 548 nm). It will be necessary.

 本実施形態では、BGRの各波長領域において、ΔB、ΔG、ΔRを条件式(2a)(2b)(2c)の下限以上とし、これらにある程度の波長幅を持たせることにより、光学瞳Pの面内のどの位置にも、BGRの各波長領域の光(特にHOE43での回折効率が最大となる光線)を到達させることができる。これにより、光学瞳Pの面内のどの位置でも明るい映像を観察することが可能となる。一方、BGRの各波長領域について、ΔB、ΔG、ΔRを条件式(2a)(2b)(2c)の上限以下とし、半値波長幅をある程度制限することにより、光学瞳外に到達する不要なフレア光を低減して高品位な映像表示装置1aを実現することができる。本実施形態では、表1より、λ、λ、λはそれぞれλ2、λ2、λ2と等価な453nm、531nm、652nmであり、ΔB、ΔG、ΔRはそれぞれΔλ2、Δλ2、Δλ2と等価な26nm、100nm、120nmであるので、上記の条件式(2a)、(2b)、(2c)を全て満足している。 In this embodiment, in each wavelength region of BGR, ΔB, ΔG, and ΔR are set to be equal to or higher than the lower limits of the conditional expressions (2a), (2b), and (2c), and by giving them a certain wavelength width, Light in each wavelength region of the BGR (especially, a light beam that maximizes the diffraction efficiency in the HOE 43) can reach any position in the plane. As a result, a bright image can be observed at any position within the plane of the optical pupil P. On the other hand, for each wavelength region of BGR, unnecessary flare reaching the outside of the optical pupil can be achieved by setting ΔB, ΔG, ΔR to be equal to or lower than the upper limit of conditional expressions (2a), (2b), and (2c) and limiting the half-value wavelength width to some extent. It is possible to realize a high-quality video display device 1a by reducing light. In this embodiment, from Table 1, λ B , λ G , and λ R are 453 nm, 531 nm, and 652 nm equivalent to λ2 B , λ2 G , and λ2 R , respectively, and ΔB, ΔG, and ΔR are Δλ2 B , Δλ2 G , respectively. 26 nm, 100 nm, and 120 nm equivalent to Δλ2 R , the above conditional expressions (2a), (2b), and (2c) are all satisfied.

 BGRの各波長領域における光源11の発光強度ピーク値をそれぞれE、E、Eとし、Bの発光強度ピーク波長λとGの発光強度ピーク波長λとの間、Gの発光強度ピーク波長λとRの発光強度ピーク波長λとの間の発光強度が最低となる発光強度ボトム値をそれぞれEBG、EGRとしたとき、
/EBG>2   ・・・(3a)
/EBG>2   ・・・(3b)
/EGR>2   ・・・(3c)
/EGR>2   ・・・(3d)
を全て満足していることが望ましい。これは以下の理由による。
Each E B the emission intensity peak value of the light source 11 in each wavelength region of BGR, and E G, and E R, between the emission intensity peak wavelength lambda G of the emission intensity peak wavelength lambda B and G of B, the emission intensity of the G When the emission intensity bottom values at which the emission intensity between the peak wavelength λ G and the emission intensity peak wavelength λ R is the lowest are E BG and E GR , respectively.
E B / E BG > 2 (3a)
E G / E BG > 2 (3b)
E G / E GR > 2 (3c)
E R / E GR > 2 (3d)
It is desirable to satisfy all of the above. This is due to the following reason.

 上記の条件式(3a)~(3d)を満足することにより、不要光の強度を下げることになり、ゴースト光、フレア光の強度を低減し、映像品位を向上させることができる。図6に示す光源11の発光特性を例にすると、上記の条件式(3a)~(3d)に対応する値を求めると、
/EBG=5.4
/EBG=2.1
/EGR=2.2
/EGR=2.3
と、なり、上記の条件式(3a)~(3d)を全て満足している。
〔HOEの回折効率の最適化について〕
 次に、HOE43の回折効率の最適化について説明する。
By satisfying the above conditional expressions (3a) to (3d), the intensity of unnecessary light is lowered, the intensity of ghost light and flare light can be reduced, and the image quality can be improved. Taking the light emission characteristics of the light source 11 shown in FIG. 6 as an example, when the values corresponding to the conditional expressions (3a) to (3d) are obtained,
E B / E BG = 5.4
E G / E BG = 2.1
E G / E GR = 2.2
E R / E GR = 2.3
Thus, all the conditional expressions (3a) to (3d) are satisfied.
[Optimization of diffraction efficiency of HOE]
Next, optimization of the diffraction efficiency of the HOE 43 will be described.

 本実施形態では、HOE43のBGRの各波長領域における回折効率は、光源11のBGRの各波長領域における発光強度に応じて設定されている。より具体的には、HOE43の回折効率は、光源11の発光強度が最も低いGの波長領域で最も高く、光源11の発光強度の最も高いBの波長領域で最も低く設定されている(図6、図7参照)。この結果、HOE43の回折効率と光源11の発光強度との積は、BGRでほぼ一定となっている。 In this embodiment, the diffraction efficiency in each wavelength region of the BGR of the HOE 43 is set according to the emission intensity in each wavelength region of the BGR of the light source 11. More specifically, the diffraction efficiency of the HOE 43 is set to be highest in the G wavelength region where the light emission intensity of the light source 11 is the lowest and lowest in the B wavelength region where the light emission intensity of the light source 11 is highest (FIG. 6). FIG. 7). As a result, the product of the diffraction efficiency of the HOE 43 and the emission intensity of the light source 11 is substantially constant in BGR.

 光源11が例えば図3および図4で示したような蛍光タイプのLEDで構成される場合、光源11の各波長領域の発光強度(BGRの発光強度比)は固定される。したがって、上記のように、発光強度が最も低い波長領域で回折効率を最も高く設定し、発光強度の最も高い波長領域で回折効率を最も低く設定するなど、各波長領域の発光強度に応じてHOE43の各波長領域の回折効率(BGRの回折効率比)を最適に設定することにより、光源11からの光の利用効率を上げながら(光量を最大限に利用しながら)、HOE43を介して得られる光を所望の色調に調整して、カラーバランスの良好な映像を観察させることができる。 When the light source 11 is formed of a fluorescent type LED as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, for example, the emission intensity (BGR emission intensity ratio) of each wavelength region of the light source 11 is fixed. Accordingly, as described above, the HOE 43 is set according to the emission intensity in each wavelength region, such as setting the diffraction efficiency highest in the wavelength region where the emission intensity is lowest and setting the diffraction efficiency lowest in the wavelength region where the emission intensity is highest. By optimally setting the diffraction efficiency (BGR diffraction efficiency ratio) in each wavelength region of the light source, it is obtained through the HOE 43 while increasing the light use efficiency from the light source 11 (using the maximum amount of light). By adjusting the light to a desired color tone, an image with good color balance can be observed.

 また、HOE43のBGRの各波長領域における回折効率は、光源11のBGRの各波長領域における発光強度に応じて、以下のように設定されてもよい。すなわち、HOE43の回折効率は、表示素子13にて白色を表示し、表示画像の画面中心を光学瞳Pの中心から観察した場合に、画面中心の色がXYZ表色系におけるXY色度座標で、
 (X、Y)=(0.32±0.05,0.33±0.05)
の範囲内の色となるように設定されてもよい。図9は、XYZ表色系におけるXY色度座標を示しており、図中のWが上記の範囲に相当する。
Further, the diffraction efficiency in each BGR wavelength region of the HOE 43 may be set as follows according to the emission intensity in each BGR wavelength region of the light source 11. That is, the diffraction efficiency of the HOE 43 is such that when the display element 13 displays white and the screen center of the display image is observed from the center of the optical pupil P, the color of the screen center is the XY chromaticity coordinate in the XYZ color system. ,
(X, Y) = (0.32 ± 0.05, 0.33 ± 0.05)
It may be set so that the color is within the range. FIG. 9 shows XY chromaticity coordinates in the XYZ color system, and W in the figure corresponds to the above range.

 表示素子13にて白色を表示し(表示素子13の各画素における各色の透過率を最大とし)、表示画像(虚像)の画面中心を光学瞳Pの中心から観察した場合に、観察される画面中心の色がXY色度座標で上記範囲内の白色となるように、光源11の発光強度に応じてHOE43の回折効率を設定すれば、一般的な映像に対して光の利用効率を最も上げることができるとともに、白色で表示された映像を観察するときに観察者に実質的に白色を感じさせることができる。 Screen that is observed when white is displayed on the display element 13 (the transmittance of each color in each pixel of the display element 13 is maximized) and the screen center of the display image (virtual image) is observed from the center of the optical pupil P If the diffraction efficiency of the HOE 43 is set according to the light emission intensity of the light source 11 so that the center color is white within the above range in the XY chromaticity coordinates, the light use efficiency is maximized for general images. In addition, it is possible to make the observer feel substantially white when observing an image displayed in white.

 なお、光源11のBGRの各波長領域における発光強度と、HOE43のBGRの各波長領域における回折効率とに応じて画像データの色調整を行うことにより、上記範囲内の白色を実現するようにしてもよい。
〔HMDについて〕
 本実施形態の映像表示装置1aは、HMDに適用することができる。以下、HMDについて説明する。
In addition, by adjusting the color of the image data according to the emission intensity in each wavelength region of the BGR of the light source 11 and the diffraction efficiency in each wavelength region of the BGR of the HOE 43, white in the above range is realized. Also good.
[About HMD]
The video display device 1a of the present embodiment can be applied to an HMD. Hereinafter, the HMD will be described.

 図10は、HMDの概略の構成を示す斜視図である。HMDは、映像表示装置1と、支持手段2とで構成されている。映像表示装置1は、上述した映像表示装置1aに対応するものである。 FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the HMD. The HMD includes a video display device 1 and support means 2. The video display device 1 corresponds to the video display device 1a described above.

 映像表示装置1は、少なくとも光源11および表示素子13(ともに図1参照)を内包する筐体3を有している。この筐体3は、接眼光学系14の一部を保持している。接眼光学系14は、接眼プリズム41および偏向プリズム42の貼り合わせによって構成されており、全体として眼鏡の一方のレンズ(図10では右眼用レンズ)のような形状をしている。また、映像表示装置1は、筐体3を貫通して設けられるケーブル4を介して、光源11および表示素子13に少なくとも駆動電力および映像信号を供給するための回路基板(図示せず)を有している。 The video display device 1 has a housing 3 that contains at least a light source 11 and a display element 13 (both see FIG. 1). The housing 3 holds a part of the eyepiece optical system 14. The eyepiece optical system 14 is formed by bonding an eyepiece prism 41 and a deflecting prism 42, and has a shape like one lens of a pair of glasses (lens for right eye in FIG. 10) as a whole. In addition, the video display device 1 has a circuit board (not shown) for supplying at least driving power and a video signal to the light source 11 and the display element 13 via a cable 4 provided through the housing 3. is doing.

 支持手段2は、眼鏡のフレーム(ブリッジ、テンプルを含む)に相当するものであり、映像表示装置1を観察者の眼前(例えば右眼の前)で支持している。また、支持手段2は、観察者の鼻と当接する鼻当て5(右鼻当て5R・左鼻当て5L)と、その鼻当て5を所定の位置で固定する鼻当てロックユニット6とを含んでいる。鼻当てロックユニット6は、ばね性の軸により鼻当て5を保持している。 The support unit 2 corresponds to a frame of glasses (including a bridge and a temple), and supports the video display device 1 in front of the observer's eyes (for example, in front of the right eye). Further, the support means 2 includes a nose pad 5 (right nose pad 5R / left nose pad 5L) that contacts the observer's nose, and a nose pad lock unit 6 that fixes the nose pad 5 at a predetermined position. Yes. The nose pad lock unit 6 holds the nose pad 5 with a spring shaft.

 観察者がHMDを頭部に装着し、表示素子13に映像を表示すると、その映像光が接眼光学系14を介して光学瞳に導かれる。したがって、光学瞳の位置に観察者の瞳を合わせることにより、観察者は、映像表示装置1の表示映像の拡大虚像を観察することができる。また、これと同時に、観察者は、接眼光学系14を介して、外界像をシースルーで観察することができる。 When the observer wears the HMD on the head and displays an image on the display element 13, the image light is guided to the optical pupil via the eyepiece optical system 14. Therefore, by aligning the observer's pupil with the position of the optical pupil, the observer can observe an enlarged virtual image of the display image of the image display device 1. At the same time, the observer can observe the outside world image through the eyepiece optical system 14 in a see-through manner.

 このように、映像表示装置1が支持手段2にて支持されることにより、観察者は映像表示装置1から提供される映像をハンズフリーで長時間安定して観察することができる。なお、映像表示装置1を2つ用いて両眼で映像を観察できるようにしてもよい。この場合は、両方の接眼光学系の間の距離(眼幅距離)を調整するための調整機構(図示せず)を設けることが必要である。 Thus, by supporting the video display device 1 by the support means 2, the observer can observe the video provided from the video display device 1 in a hands-free and stable manner for a long time. In addition, you may enable it to observe an image | video with both eyes using two image display apparatuses 1. FIG. In this case, it is necessary to provide an adjustment mechanism (not shown) for adjusting the distance (eye width distance) between both eyepiece optical systems.

 また、上記した鼻当て5を自由自在に動かすことにより、観察者に対して映像表示装置1の位置を相対的に前後、左右、上下の各方向に調整することができ、これによって、接眼光学系14の光学瞳の位置を、観察者の瞳の位置に配置することができる。位置調整後は、鼻当てロックユニット6によって鼻当て5の位置を固定することにより、光学瞳を良好な位置に固定することができる。 Further, by freely moving the above-described nose pad 5, the position of the image display device 1 can be adjusted relative to the observer in the front and rear, left and right, and up and down directions. The position of the optical pupil of the system 14 can be placed at the position of the observer's pupil. After the position adjustment, the optical pupil can be fixed at a good position by fixing the position of the nose pad 5 by the nose pad lock unit 6.

 以上のことから、鼻当て5および鼻当てロックユニット6は、少なくとも、映像表示装置1の接眼光学系14(または光学瞳)と観察者の瞳との距離を調整する調整機構(第1の調整機構)を構成していると言えるが、第1の調整機構は、映像表示装置1の上下、左右方向の位置を調整するための第2の調整機構と独立して構成されていてもよい。この場合は、各々の位置調整がさらに容易となる。
<実施の形態2>
 本発明の他の実施の形態について、図面に基づいて説明する。なお、説明の便宜上、実施の形態1と同一の構成には同一の部材番号を付記し、その説明を省略する。
〔映像表示装置について〕
 図11は、本実施形態の映像表示装置1bの概略の構成を示す断面図であり、図12は、映像表示装置1bの斜視図である。この映像表示装置1bは、光源ユニット11’と、照明光学系12’と、表示素子13’と、接眼光学系14と、偏光板15とを有して構成されている。表示素子13’は、反射型LCDで構成されている点で、透過型LCDから構成されている実施の形態1の表示素子13とは異なっている。
From the above, the nose pad 5 and the nose pad lock unit 6 at least have an adjustment mechanism (first adjustment) that adjusts the distance between the eyepiece optical system 14 (or optical pupil) of the video display device 1 and the pupil of the observer. The first adjustment mechanism may be configured independently of the second adjustment mechanism for adjusting the vertical and horizontal positions of the video display device 1. In this case, each position adjustment becomes easier.
<Embodiment 2>
Another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. For convenience of explanation, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same member numbers, and the description thereof is omitted.
[Video display device]
FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the video display device 1b of the present embodiment, and FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the video display device 1b. The video display device 1b includes a light source unit 11 ′, an illumination optical system 12 ′, a display element 13 ′, an eyepiece optical system 14, and a polarizing plate 15. The display element 13 ′ is different from the display element 13 of the first embodiment, which is configured by a transmissive LCD, in that the display element 13 ′ is configured by a reflective LCD.

 光源ユニット11’は、複数の光源11で構成されており、本実施形態では、5つの光源11を水平方向(観察者の眼幅方向)に並べて構成されている。したがって、図13に示すように、個々の光源11の発光面11aも、水平方向に並んで配置される。なお、BGRの全ての発光波長領域の光が同一の発光面11aから発光される点については、実施の形態1と同様である。 The light source unit 11 ′ is composed of a plurality of light sources 11, and in the present embodiment, the five light sources 11 are arranged in the horizontal direction (the eye width direction of the observer). Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13, the light emitting surfaces 11a of the individual light sources 11 are also arranged in the horizontal direction. Note that light in all emission wavelength regions of BGR is emitted from the same light emitting surface 11a, as in the first embodiment.

 光源ユニット11’のサイズ、すなわち、用いる光源11の数は、構成したい光学瞳Pのサイズと接眼光学系14の瞳倍率とによって決定されればよい。光源11のサイズ(LEDチップのサイズ)は、一般的にほぼ決まっているため、複数の光源11を配列することにより、明るい最適な形状の光学瞳Pを形成することができる。 The size of the light source unit 11 ′, that is, the number of light sources 11 to be used may be determined by the size of the optical pupil P to be configured and the pupil magnification of the eyepiece optical system 14. Since the size of the light source 11 (the size of the LED chip) is generally almost determined, the optical pupil P having a bright optimal shape can be formed by arranging a plurality of light sources 11.

 照明光学系12’は、拡散板33と、偏光板34と、偏光板35と、ミラー36とで構成されている。拡散板33および偏光板34は、表示素子13’から接眼光学系14に向かう映像光の光路に対して光源ユニット11’側に配置されており、偏光板35およびミラー36は、上記の光路に対して光源ユニット11’とは反対側に配置されている。 The illumination optical system 12 ′ includes a diffusion plate 33, a polarizing plate 34, a polarizing plate 35, and a mirror 36. The diffusing plate 33 and the polarizing plate 34 are disposed on the light source unit 11 ′ side with respect to the optical path of the image light from the display element 13 ′ toward the eyepiece optical system 14, and the polarizing plate 35 and the mirror 36 are disposed on the above optical path. On the other hand, it is arranged on the opposite side to the light source unit 11 ′.

 拡散板33は、光源ユニット11’からの入射光を水平方向、すなわち、複数の光源11の配置方向にのみに拡散する一方向拡散板で構成されている。拡散板33(2次光源)と光学瞳Pとは略共役な位置関係にあるが、詳細については後述する。偏光板34・35は、入射光のうち例えばP偏光を透過させる。ミラー36は、例えば上下方向にのみパワーを有するシリンドリカル凹面ミラーで構成されている。 The diffusing plate 33 is a unidirectional diffusing plate that diffuses incident light from the light source unit 11 ′ only in the horizontal direction, that is, in the arrangement direction of the plurality of light sources 11. Although the diffuser plate 33 (secondary light source) and the optical pupil P are in a substantially conjugate positional relationship, details will be described later. The polarizing plates 34 and 35 transmit, for example, P-polarized light in the incident light. The mirror 36 is constituted by, for example, a cylindrical concave mirror having power only in the vertical direction.

 偏光板15は、接眼プリズム41の面41aに配置されており、入射光(表示素子13’からの映像光)のうち例えばS偏光を透過させて接眼プリズム41に入射させる。つまり、偏光板15と、照明光学系12’の偏光板34・35とは、偏光方向が直交している。 The polarizing plate 15 is disposed on the surface 41 a of the eyepiece prism 41, and transmits, for example, S-polarized light out of incident light (image light from the display element 13 ′) and enters the eyepiece prism 41. That is, the polarizing direction of the polarizing plate 15 and the polarizing plates 34 and 35 of the illumination optical system 12 ′ are orthogonal to each other.

 上記の構成によれば、光源ユニット11’から射出された照明光は、照明光学系12’の拡散板33で水平方向に拡散される。そして、P偏光のみが偏光板34および偏光板35を透過してミラー36に入射し、そこで反射されると同時に上下方向にのみコリメートされて再度偏光板35を透過し、表示素子13’に入射する。表示素子13’では、入射光が画像データに応じて変調される。このとき、例えば白表示に対応する画素では、入射するP偏光がS偏光に変換されて射出される。 According to the above configuration, the illumination light emitted from the light source unit 11 ′ is diffused in the horizontal direction by the diffusion plate 33 of the illumination optical system 12 ′. Then, only the P-polarized light is transmitted through the polarizing plate 34 and the polarizing plate 35 and is incident on the mirror 36, is reflected there, and is simultaneously collimated only in the vertical direction, is transmitted through the polarizing plate 35 again, and is incident on the display element 13 '. To do. In the display element 13 ′, incident light is modulated in accordance with image data. At this time, for example, in a pixel corresponding to white display, incident P-polarized light is converted into S-polarized light and emitted.

 表示素子13’から射出された映像光(S偏光)は、偏光板15を透過し、接眼光学系14の接眼プリズム41の内部に面41aから入射する。そして、上記の映像光は、接眼プリズム41の前後の面41b・41cで全反射しながら導光され、HOE43にて回折反射された後、光学瞳Pに入射する。 Image light (S-polarized light) emitted from the display element 13 ′ passes through the polarizing plate 15 and enters the eyepiece prism 41 of the eyepiece optical system 14 from the surface 41 a. The image light is guided while being totally reflected by the front and back surfaces 41 b and 41 c of the eyepiece prism 41, is diffracted and reflected by the HOE 43, and then enters the optical pupil P.

 本実施形態のように、複数の光源11からなる光源ユニット11’を用いることにより、光学瞳Pを水平方向に広げることができる。したがって、本実施形態の映像表示装置1bを観察者の両眼の前に2つ配置して使用する場合でも、観察者ごとに眼幅を調整することなく映像を観察することが可能となる。つまり、光源ユニット11’を用いることにより、映像観察時に水平方向に長い光学瞳Pを形成することができるので、本実施形態の映像表示装置1bは両眼タイプのHMDに最適なものとなる。 As in this embodiment, the optical pupil P can be expanded in the horizontal direction by using a light source unit 11 ′ composed of a plurality of light sources 11. Therefore, even when two video display devices 1b according to the present embodiment are used in front of both eyes of the observer, the video can be observed without adjusting the eye width for each observer. That is, by using the light source unit 11 ′, it is possible to form the optical pupil P that is long in the horizontal direction when observing the image. Therefore, the image display device 1 b according to the present embodiment is optimal for the binocular type HMD.

 また、本実施形態では、照明光学系12’が拡散板33を有しており、光源ユニット11’からの入射光、すなわち、複数の光源11からの光を拡散板33にて拡散させている。複数の光源11が離散的に配置されると、光学瞳内で輝度ムラが発生するが、複数の光源11からの光を拡散板33で拡散させることにより、上記の輝度ムラを低減することができる。 In the present embodiment, the illumination optical system 12 ′ includes the diffusion plate 33, and the incident light from the light source unit 11 ′, that is, the light from the plurality of light sources 11 is diffused by the diffusion plate 33. . When the plurality of light sources 11 are discretely arranged, luminance unevenness occurs in the optical pupil. However, the above-described luminance unevenness can be reduced by diffusing light from the plurality of light sources 11 with the diffusion plate 33. it can.

 特に、上記の拡散板33は、複数の光源11の配置方向(水平方向)にのみ入射光を拡散させるので、複数の光源11の配置方向に生ずる輝度ムラを確実に低減することができる。同時に、上記以外の方向には入射光は拡散されないので、不要な拡散を低減して光の利用効率を上げることができ、明るい映像を観察することが可能となる。 In particular, the diffusion plate 33 diffuses incident light only in the arrangement direction (horizontal direction) of the plurality of light sources 11, so that luminance unevenness generated in the arrangement direction of the plurality of light sources 11 can be reliably reduced. At the same time, since incident light is not diffused in directions other than the above, unnecessary diffusion can be reduced to improve the light utilization efficiency, and a bright image can be observed.

 なお、本実施形態では、光源11を複数配置したときの輝度ムラを無くす目的で拡散板33を配置しているが、BGRの全ての発光波長領域の光が同一の発光面11aから発光される点では実施の形態1と共通しており、BGRの発光位置が異なることに起因する色ムラを無くすための拡散板が不要な点では、実施の形態1と共通している。 In the present embodiment, the diffusion plate 33 is disposed for the purpose of eliminating luminance unevenness when a plurality of light sources 11 are disposed. However, light in all emission wavelength regions of the BGR is emitted from the same light emitting surface 11a. This is the same as in the first embodiment, and is the same as in the first embodiment in that a diffusion plate for eliminating color unevenness caused by the difference in the BGR emission position is unnecessary.

 また、本実施形態では、上記の拡散板33と光学瞳Pとは略共役な位置関係にある。なお、位置関係が略共役とは、水平方向または上下方向のうちの少なくとも一方向において、光学的に略共役な関係が成立しているような位置関係を指す。本実施形態では、水平方向においては入射光が拡散板33にて拡散されるので、光学的に略共役とはならないが、上下方向においては光学的に略共役となっており、位置的に略共役関係が成立している。このような略共役な位置関係により、拡散板33にて拡散された光を効率よく光学瞳Pに導くことができるので、光学瞳の位置に観察者の瞳を位置させたときに、観察者は輝度ムラのない明るい映像を観察することができる。 Further, in the present embodiment, the diffusion plate 33 and the optical pupil P are in a substantially conjugate positional relationship. In addition, the positional relationship is substantially conjugate refers to a positional relationship in which a substantially optically conjugate relationship is established in at least one of the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. In the present embodiment, since the incident light is diffused by the diffusion plate 33 in the horizontal direction, it is not optically substantially conjugate, but in the vertical direction, it is optically substantially conjugate and is approximately positionally. A conjugate relationship is established. With such a substantially conjugate positional relationship, the light diffused by the diffusion plate 33 can be efficiently guided to the optical pupil P. Therefore, when the observer's pupil is positioned at the position of the optical pupil, the observer Can observe bright images without uneven brightness.

 また、本実施形態の接眼光学系14は、上下方向においては非軸対称な光学系であるため(対称面は光学瞳Pの面に垂直でかつ上下方向を含む面)、HOE43の分散により映像の劣化が発生する。しかし、拡散板33と光学瞳Pとは上下方向に光学的に略共役なので、上下方向の映像の劣化を抑えることができるとともに、照明光を効率よく観察者の瞳に導くことができる。 Further, since the eyepiece optical system 14 of the present embodiment is a non-axisymmetric optical system in the vertical direction (a symmetric plane is a plane perpendicular to the plane of the optical pupil P and includes the vertical direction), an image is generated by dispersion of the HOE 43. Degradation occurs. However, since the diffusing plate 33 and the optical pupil P are optically approximately conjugate in the vertical direction, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the video in the vertical direction and to efficiently guide the illumination light to the observer's pupil.

 また、本実施形態では、偏光板34・35の配置によって表示素子13’に入射させる光をP偏光とすることにより、入射光をS偏光とする場合に比べて、表示素子13での表面反射(フレネルロス)を抑えることができる。つまり、P偏光の場合は、S偏光と違って、表面での反射率がゼロとなるような入射角(ブリュースター角)が存在するため、光量損失を抑えることができる。その結果、光量損失に起因する映像品位の低下を回避することができる。 Further, in the present embodiment, the light incident on the display element 13 ′ by the arrangement of the polarizing plates 34 and 35 is P-polarized light, so that the surface reflection at the display element 13 is made as compared with the case where incident light is S-polarized light. (Fresnel loss) can be suppressed. That is, in the case of P-polarized light, unlike S-polarized light, there is an incident angle (Brewster angle) at which the reflectance at the surface becomes zero, so that it is possible to suppress light amount loss. As a result, it is possible to avoid a reduction in video quality due to light loss.

 また、偏光板34・35と偏光板15とは偏光方向が直交しているので、偏光板34を透過した光が直接偏光板15に到達してもその偏光板15を透過することがなく、また、偏光板34を透過した光が偏光板35で表面反射されて偏光板15に到達してもその偏光板15を透過することがない。したがって、不要光によるゴーストやフレアの発生を回避して、映像品位の低下を確実に回避することができる。
〔HMDについて〕
 図14は、本実施形態のHMDの概略の構成を示す斜視図である。本実施形態のHMDは、2個の映像表示装置1b・1bを備え、支持手段2が2個の映像表示装置1b・1bを支持している点で、実施の形態1のHMDとは異なっている。すなわち、本実施形態のHMDは、両眼で映像を観察するタイプのものである。
In addition, since the polarizing directions of the polarizing plates 34 and 35 and the polarizing plate 15 are orthogonal to each other, the light transmitted through the polarizing plate 34 does not pass through the polarizing plate 15 even if it directly reaches the polarizing plate 15. Further, even if the light transmitted through the polarizing plate 34 is reflected on the surface of the polarizing plate 35 and reaches the polarizing plate 15, it does not pass through the polarizing plate 15. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of ghosts and flares due to unnecessary light, and to reliably avoid the deterioration of the image quality.
[About HMD]
FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the HMD of the present embodiment. The HMD of this embodiment is different from the HMD of Embodiment 1 in that it includes two video display devices 1b and 1b, and the support means 2 supports the two video display devices 1b and 1b. Yes. That is, the HMD of this embodiment is of a type that observes an image with both eyes.

 本実施形態の映像表示装置1bは、水平方向に長い光学瞳を有しているにも関わらず、BGRの各発光波長領域の光が同一の発光面11a(図13参照)から発光されるので瞳内での色ムラが無く、複数の光源11および拡散板33の配置によって輝度ムラもなく明るい映像を観察できる。したがって、本実施形態の映像表示装置1bは、両眼観察用のHMDに最適である。 Since the image display device 1b of the present embodiment has a long optical pupil in the horizontal direction, light in each emission wavelength region of BGR is emitted from the same light emitting surface 11a (see FIG. 13). There is no color unevenness in the pupil, and a bright image can be observed without uneven brightness due to the arrangement of the plurality of light sources 11 and the diffusion plate 33. Therefore, the video display device 1b according to the present embodiment is optimal for an HMD for binocular observation.

 また、例えば、水平方向の光学瞳が小さい場合、または、光学瞳が長くても水平方向の中心からずれた位置で色ムラが発生する場合などは、両眼とも良好な映像を観察するために、左右の光学ユニット間(映像表示装置1b・1b間)の眼幅調整が必要になる。そのため、光学系の保持部、特に左右の光学ユニットの間にある鼻当て5・5の構成が複雑になり、また大型になりやすい。しかし、本実施形態のように、色ムラのない水平方向に長い光学瞳を生成することにより、眼幅調整レスの構成を簡単に実現することができ、軽量で装着性の高い両眼タイプのHMDを実現することができる。 In addition, for example, when the optical pupil in the horizontal direction is small, or color unevenness occurs at a position shifted from the center in the horizontal direction even if the optical pupil is long, in order to observe a good image with both eyes The eye width adjustment between the left and right optical units (between the video display devices 1b and 1b) is necessary. For this reason, the structure of the nose pads 5 and 5 between the optical system holder, particularly the left and right optical units, is complicated and tends to be large. However, as in this embodiment, by generating a long optical pupil in the horizontal direction without color unevenness, it is possible to easily realize a configuration without eye width adjustment, which is a lightweight and highly wearable binocular type. HMD can be realized.

 以上では、BGRの全ての発光波長領域の光が同一の発光面11aから発光される光源11として、図3または図4に示した蛍光タイプのものを用いたが、光源11はこのタイプに限定されるわけではない。例えば、光源11は、BGRの各半導体発光素子(LED)を積層して構成され、白色(BGRの3色)の光を同一の発光面11aから発光する積層タイプのもので構成されてもよい。積層タイプの光源11を用いた場合は、蛍光タイプに比べて発光強度ピークの半値波長幅が狭いので、不要なフレア光をより低減できる効果がある。積層タイプの光源11について簡単に説明すると、以下の通りである。 In the above, the fluorescent type shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4 is used as the light source 11 that emits light in all emission wavelength regions of BGR from the same light emitting surface 11a. However, the light source 11 is limited to this type. It is not done. For example, the light source 11 may be configured by stacking BGR semiconductor light emitting elements (LEDs), and may be configured by a stacked type that emits white (three colors of BGR) light from the same light emitting surface 11a. . When the stacked type light source 11 is used, since the half-value wavelength width of the emission intensity peak is narrower than that of the fluorescent type, there is an effect of reducing unnecessary flare light. The laminated light source 11 will be briefly described as follows.

 図15は、積層タイプの光源11の概略の構成を示す断面図である。この光源11は、基板71上に、GaNバッファ層72、アンドープGaN層73、SiドープのGaNからなるn型コンタクト層兼クラッド層74、超格子層75、多重量子井戸構造からなる活性層76、MgドープのAlGaNからなるp型クラッド層77、MgドープのGaNからなるp型コンタクト層78が順に積層されて形成されている。活性層76は、複数の障壁層76aと、InGaNからなる井戸層76B・76G・76Rとで構成されている。全ての井戸層76B・76G・76Rのうち、井戸層76BのIn含有量が最も少なく、井戸層76RのIn含有量が最も多い。井戸層76G・76R・76Bは、n型コンタクト層兼クラッド層74側から、この順で積層されており、かつ、それぞれは障壁層76aで挟まれている(それぞれは障壁層76aを介して積層されている)。また、p型コンタクト層78上には、p側透明電極79およびp側パッド電極80が順に形成されており、n型コンタクト層兼クラッド層74上にはn電極81が形成されている。この構成では、井戸層76B・76G・76Rから、例えば448nm、500nm、570nmの波長の光が発光され、p側透明電極79の表面(p型コンタクト層78とは反対側の面)が、BGRの光を発光する同一の発光面11aとなる。 FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a stacked type light source 11. The light source 11 includes a substrate 71, a GaN buffer layer 72, an undoped GaN layer 73, an n-type contact / cladding layer 74 made of Si-doped GaN, a superlattice layer 75, an active layer 76 made of a multiple quantum well structure, A p-type cladding layer 77 made of Mg-doped AlGaN and a p-type contact layer 78 made of Mg-doped GaN are sequentially stacked. The active layer 76 includes a plurality of barrier layers 76a and well layers 76B, 76G, and 76R made of InGaN. Of all the well layers 76B, 76G, and 76R, the well layer 76B has the smallest In content, and the well layer 76R has the largest In content. The well layers 76G, 76R, and 76B are stacked in this order from the n-type contact / cladding layer 74 side, and are sandwiched between the barrier layers 76a (each stacked via the barrier layer 76a). Have been). A p-side transparent electrode 79 and a p-side pad electrode 80 are formed in this order on the p-type contact layer 78, and an n-electrode 81 is formed on the n-type contact layer / cladding layer 74. In this configuration, light with wavelengths of 448 nm, 500 nm, and 570 nm, for example, is emitted from the well layers 76B, 76G, and 76R, and the surface of the p-side transparent electrode 79 (the surface opposite to the p-type contact layer 78) is BGR. It becomes the same light emission surface 11a which light-emits this light.

 以上で説明した各タイプの光源11において、RGBの光は、素子の表面(上側)の発光面11aから均一に発光される。 In each type of light source 11 described above, RGB light is uniformly emitted from the light emitting surface 11a on the surface (upper side) of the element.

 なお、以上では、映像表示装置をHMDに適用した例について説明したが、本発明の映像表示装置は、例えばヘッドアップディスプレイ(HUD)などの他の装置にも適用することが可能である。例えば多くの情報を表示可能な車両用の情報表示システムをHUDで実現する場合は、そのようなHUDに本発明の映像表示装置を適用することが可能である。 In addition, although the example which applied the video display apparatus to HMD was demonstrated above, the video display apparatus of this invention is applicable also to other apparatuses, such as a head up display (HUD), for example. For example, when a vehicle information display system capable of displaying a large amount of information is realized by a HUD, the video display device of the present invention can be applied to such a HUD.

 なお、各実施の形態で説明した構成を適宜組み合わせて映像表示装置ひいてはHMDやHUDを構成することも勿論可能である。 Of course, it is possible to appropriately combine the configurations described in the respective embodiments to configure the video display device and thus the HMD or HUD.

 本発明の映像表示装置は、例えば、HOEをコンバイナとして用いたHMDやHUDに利用可能である。 The video display device of the present invention can be used for, for example, an HMD or HUD using a HOE as a combiner.

 1、1a、1b 映像表示装置
 2 支持手段
 11 光源
 11a 発光面
 11’ 光源ユニット
 12、12’ 照明光学系
 13、13’ 表示素子
 14 接眼光学系(観察光学系)
 33 拡散板
 43 HOE(ホログラム光学素子)
 43a ホログラム感光材料
 61B、61G、61R 点光源(露光光源)
 P 光学瞳
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1a, 1b Image | video display apparatus 2 Support means 11 Light source 11a Light emission surface 11 'Light source unit 12, 12' Illumination optical system 13, 13 'Display element 14 Eyepiece optical system (observation optical system)
33 Diffusion plate 43 HOE (Hologram optical element)
43a Hologram photosensitive material 61B, 61G, 61R Point light source (exposure light source)
P Optical pupil

Claims (15)

 光源と、
 入射光を変調して映像を表示する表示素子と、
 前記光源からの光を前記表示素子に導く照明光学系と、
 前記表示素子からの映像光を光学瞳に導く観察光学系と、を備え、
 前記観察光学系が、上記表示素子からの映像光を光学瞳方向に回折反射させる体積位相型で反射型のホログラム光学素子を有する映像表示装置であって、
 前記光源から射出される光は、400nm以上500nm未満の第1の波長領域、500nm以上570nm未満の第2の波長領域、570nm以上700nm未満の第3の波長領域の各波長領域において、1つの発光強度ピーク波長と、その発光強度ピーク波長を含む発光波長領域とを有しており、
 全ての前記発光波長領域の光は、前記光源における同一の発光面から発光され、
 前記表示素子の中心から射出されて前記ホログラム光学素子を介して前記光学瞳の中心に入射する光線を画面中心主光線とすると、
 全ての前記発光波長領域は、前記画面中心主光線についての前記ホログラム光学素子の回折効率ピーク波長を含んでいることを特徴とする映像表示装置。
A light source;
A display element that modulates incident light and displays an image;
An illumination optical system for guiding light from the light source to the display element;
An observation optical system for guiding the image light from the display element to an optical pupil,
The observation optical system is a video display device having a volume phase type reflection type hologram optical element for diffracting and reflecting video light from the display element in an optical pupil direction,
The light emitted from the light source emits one light in each of the first wavelength region of 400 nm to less than 500 nm, the second wavelength region of 500 nm to less than 570 nm, and the third wavelength region of 570 nm to less than 700 nm. It has an intensity peak wavelength and an emission wavelength region including the emission intensity peak wavelength,
All the light in the emission wavelength region is emitted from the same light emitting surface of the light source,
When a light beam emitted from the center of the display element and incident on the center of the optical pupil through the hologram optical element is a screen center chief ray,
All of the emission wavelength regions include a diffraction efficiency peak wavelength of the hologram optical element with respect to the central chief ray of the screen.
 前記回折効率ピーク波長をλmaxとし、前記発光強度ピーク波長をλpeakとし、該発光強度ピーク波長の半値波長幅をΔλとしたとき、前記第2の波長領域において、
   |λmax-λpeak|/Δλ<0.4
を満たすことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の映像表示装置。
When the diffraction efficiency peak wavelength is λmax, the emission intensity peak wavelength is λpeak, and the half-value wavelength width of the emission intensity peak wavelength is Δλ, in the second wavelength region,
| Λmax−λpeak | / Δλ <0.4
The video display device according to claim 1, wherein:
 前記第1から第3の全ての波長領域において、
   |λmax-λpeak|/Δλ<0.4
を満たすことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の映像表示装置。
In all the first to third wavelength regions,
| Λmax−λpeak | / Δλ <0.4
The video display device according to claim 2, wherein:
 前記第1の波長領域、第2の波長領域及び第3の波長領域の発光強度ピーク値をそれぞれE、E、Eとし、
 前記第1の波長領域の発光強度ピーク波長と前記第2の波長領域の発光強度ピーク波長との間、前記第2の波長領域の発光強度ピーク波長と前記第3の波長領域の発光強度ピーク波長との間の発光強度が最低となる発光強度ボトム値をそれぞれEBG、EGRとしたとき、
   E/EBG>2
   E/EBG>2
   E/EGR>2
   E/EGR>2
を全て満足することを特徴とする請求項1から3のいずれかに記載の映像表示装置。
The emission intensity peak values of the first wavelength region, the second wavelength region, and the third wavelength region are denoted as E B , E G , and E R , respectively.
Between the emission intensity peak wavelength in the first wavelength range and the emission intensity peak wavelength in the second wavelength range, the emission intensity peak wavelength in the second wavelength range and the emission intensity peak wavelength in the third wavelength range When the emission intensity bottom values at which the emission intensity between and is the lowest are E BG and E GR , respectively.
E B / E BG > 2
E G / E BG > 2
E G / E GR > 2
E R / E GR > 2
The video display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein all of the above are satisfied.
 前記光源の同一の発光面と前記光学瞳とは、略共役な位置関係にあることを特徴とする請求項1から4のいずれかに記載の映像表示装置。 5. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the same light emitting surface of the light source and the optical pupil are in a substantially conjugate positional relationship.  前記光源を、複数備えていることを特徴とする請求項1から4のいずれかに記載の映像表示装置。 5. The video display device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the light sources are provided.  前記複数の光源からの光を拡散させる拡散板をさらに備えていることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の映像表示装置。 The image display device according to claim 6, further comprising a diffusion plate that diffuses light from the plurality of light sources.  前記拡散板は、前記複数の光源の配置方向にのみ入射光を拡散させることを特徴とする請求項7に記載の映像表示装置。 The image display device according to claim 7, wherein the diffusion plate diffuses incident light only in an arrangement direction of the plurality of light sources.  前記拡散板と前記光学瞳とは、略共役な位置関係にあることを特徴とする請求項7または8に記載の映像表示装置。 The image display device according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the diffusion plate and the optical pupil are in a substantially conjugate positional relationship.  前記ホログラム光学素子の作製時に用いるホログラム感光材料を露光する露光光源の1つは、映像観察時の前記観察光学系の光学瞳を含む面上に配置されることを特徴とする請求項1から9のいずれかに記載の映像表示装置。 10. One exposure light source for exposing a hologram photosensitive material used for manufacturing the hologram optical element is disposed on a surface including an optical pupil of the observation optical system during image observation. The video display device according to any one of the above.  前記ホログラム光学素子の前記各波長領域における回折効率は、前記光源の前記各波長領域における発光強度に応じて設定されていることを特徴とする請求項1から10のいずれかに記載の映像表示装置。 11. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein diffraction efficiency in each wavelength region of the hologram optical element is set according to emission intensity in each wavelength region of the light source. .  前記ホログラム光学素子の前記各波長領域における回折効率は、前記光源の発光強度が最も低い波長領域で最も高く、前記光源の発光強度の最も高い波長領域で最も低いことを特徴とする請求項11に記載の映像表示装置。 The diffraction efficiency in each wavelength region of the hologram optical element is highest in a wavelength region where the light emission intensity of the light source is the lowest, and lowest in a wavelength region where the light emission intensity of the light source is highest. The video display device described.  前記ホログラム光学素子の前記各波長領域における回折効率は、前記表示素子にて白色を表示し、表示画像の画面中心を光学瞳中心から観察した場合に、前記画面中心の色がXYZ表色系におけるXY色度座標で、
 (X,Y)=(0.32±0.05,0.33±0.05)
の範囲内の色となるように設定されていることを特徴とする請求項11または12に記載の映像表示装置。
The diffraction efficiency in each wavelength region of the hologram optical element is such that when the display element displays white and the screen center of the display image is observed from the optical pupil center, the color of the screen center is in the XYZ color system. In XY chromaticity coordinates,
(X, Y) = (0.32 ± 0.05, 0.33 ± 0.05)
The video display device according to claim 11, wherein the video display device is set to have a color within a range of.
 前記第1の波長領域、前記第2の波長領域、前記第3の波長領域における、前記光源の発光強度ピーク波長をそれぞれλ、λ、λとし、前記発光強度ピークの半値波長幅をそれぞれΔB、ΔG、ΔRとしたとき、
   0.05λ<ΔB<0.2λ
   0.05λ<ΔG<0.2λ
   0.05λ<ΔR<0.2λ
を満足することを特徴とする請求項1から13のいずれかに記載の映像表示装置。
The light emission intensity peak wavelengths of the light sources in the first wavelength region, the second wavelength region, and the third wavelength region are λ B , λ G , and λ R , respectively, and the half-value wavelength width of the light emission intensity peak is When ΔB, ΔG, and ΔR, respectively,
0.05λ B <ΔB <0.2λ B
0.05λ G <ΔG <0.2λ G
0.05λ R <ΔR <0.2λ R
The video display device according to claim 1, wherein:
 請求項1から14のいずれかに記載の映像表示装置と、
 前記映像表示装置を観察者の眼前で支持する支持手段と、を備えていることを特徴とするヘッドマウントディスプレイ。
The video display device according to any one of claims 1 to 14,
And a support means for supporting the video display device in front of the observer's eyes.
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