WO2006001254A1 - イメージコンバイナ及び画像表示装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention presents both an image by a light beam (external light beam) from the front of the observer and an image by a light beam (display light beam) of a predetermined image display element force superimposed on the observer.
- the present invention relates to an image combiner and an image display device using the image combiner.
- Patent Document 1 a so-called see-through head-mounted image display device that allows an observer to observe an image of an image display element while observing the appearance of the outside world has been put into practical use.
- the image display device described in Patent Document 1 uses a polarization beam splitter (hereinafter referred to as “PBS” t) as a combiner that polarizes the display light beam from the image display element and reflects the display light beam. Less is.
- PBS polarization beam splitter
- the posture of the PBS of this image display device is inclined by 45 ° with respect to the optical path. Therefore, the posture of PBS is inclined 45 ° with respect to the surface of the substrate.
- Patent Document 1 US Patent No. 5886822 Specification
- the thickness d of the substrate will increase to 5.5 mm.
- the present invention provides an image combiner and an image display device that can easily secure both a wide angle of view and a thin substrate while suppressing light loss by using PBS. Objective. Means for solving the problem
- PBS that is, a polarization separation film made of an optical thin film
- PBS has the effect of expanding the difference in reflectance between the P-polarized component and S-polarized component of incident light generated on the reflective surface of the glass.
- the reflectivity for the P-polarized light component becomes zero.
- the light ratio increases. In other words, to reduce the light loss, the closer the incident angle is to the Brewster angle, the more effective lj.
- the angle between the PBS and the substrate is smaller than 45 ° and as small as possible.
- the present inventor considered that the line of sight of the observation eye is inclined to make an angle with respect to the normal line of the substrate.
- the image combiner of the present invention is a substrate transparent to visible light and a display light beam formed in the substrate and reflecting a display light beam introduced from the image display element into the substrate.
- the arrangement angle ⁇ of the polarizing beam splitter with respect to the surface of the substrate is 30 °.
- the substrate is provided with a reflecting member that reflects the display light flux propagating at least once in the substrate and propagating the display light beam to the polarizing beam splitter.
- the angle 0 is provided with a reflecting member that reflects the display light flux propagating at least once in the substrate and propagating the display light beam to the polarizing beam splitter.
- the reflecting member may be a concave mirror! /. Further, the reflecting member and the deflection member At least one of the light beam splitters may have a reflection wavelength selectivity with the wavelength of the display light beam as a selection wavelength.
- the reflecting member may be a reflective holographic optical element formed on a concave surface. Further, the reflective holographic optical element may be an element having no optical power.
- the image display apparatus of the present invention includes an image display element that emits a display light beam, and any one of the image combiners of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire image display apparatus according to a first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is an optical path diagram (cross-sectional view cut along the YZ plane) of the image display device of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 (a) is a diagram (a cross-sectional view cut along the YZ plane) showing the relationship between the line of sight of the observation eye and the transparent substrate 1.
- (B) is a diagram for explaining the angles ⁇ , ⁇ , the angle of view, and the amount of light loss.
- FIG. 4 Transverse aberration diagram of the first design example of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a wavelength characteristic of PBS 6 of the first design example of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a brightness distribution of the display surface observed in the first design example of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 8 (a) is a perspective view showing the whole modified example of the first embodiment, and (b) is a diagram showing the relationship between the line of sight of the observation eye and the transparent substrate 1 (cut along the YZ plane).
- FIG. 8 (a) is a perspective view showing the whole modified example of the first embodiment, and (b) is a diagram showing the relationship between the line of sight of the observation eye and the transparent substrate 1 (cut along the YZ plane).
- FIG. 9 (a) is a cross-sectional view (cross-sectional view cut along the YZ plane) of another modification of the first embodiment, and (b) is the line of sight of the observation eye, the transparent substrate 1, and FIG. 6 is a diagram (a cross-sectional view cut along the YZ plane) showing the relationship.
- FIG. 10 is a wavelength characteristic of PBS6 of the second design example of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a brightness distribution of the display surface observed in the second design example of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is an optical path diagram (cross-sectional view cut along the YZ plane) of the image display device of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a lateral aberration diagram of the first design example of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 14 is a wavelength characteristic of PBS6 of the first design example of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 15 is a display surface brightness distribution observed in the first design example of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 16 is a wavelength characteristic of PBS6 of the second design example of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 17 is a display surface brightness distribution observed in the second design example of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram showing the shape of each surface and the refractive index of the medium in the first design example of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing the coordinates and posture of each surface in the first design example of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram showing the shape of each surface and the refractive index of a medium in the first design example of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 21 is a diagram showing the coordinates and orientation of each surface in the first design example of the second embodiment.
- FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 11, 18, and 19. explain.
- the present embodiment is an embodiment of the image display device of the present invention.
- the image display device includes a transparent substrate 1 that is transparent to visible light, and a display unit 1 ′.
- the transparent substrate 1 and the display unit 1 ′ are supported by a support member 1 ′′ and attached to the observer's head.
- the support member 1 "has the same configuration as, for example, a frame of spectacles, and as shown in FIG. 1, it has a force such as a temple, a rim, or a bridge.
- the transparent substrate 1 When this image display device is mounted on the observer's head, the transparent substrate 1 is positioned in front of the observation eye (here, the left eye of the observer). Further, the display unit 1 ′ is located at a position that does not obstruct the field of view of the observation eye (here, the front side of the observer's forehead on the observation eye side).
- the direction of the visual axis (line of sight) when the observing eye looks far in front is the + Z direction
- the left side of the observer is the + X direction.
- the display unit 1 ′ includes a light source 3, an illumination system 4, a monochrome or color image display element 2, a wave plate 10, and a lens 11.
- the lens 11 and the transparent substrate 1 in the display unit 1 ′ serve as an image combiner for the image display device.
- the illumination system 4 and the image display element 2 of the display unit 1 ′ As the light source 3, the illumination system 4, and the image display element 2 of the display unit 1 ′, an LED, a parabolic mirror, an LCD, and the like are used. A transmissive LCD or a reflective LCD can be used as the LCD (transparent LCD in Fig. 2). The light source 3 and the illumination system 4 can be omitted by using a self-luminous type as the image display element 2.
- the transparent substrate 1 is based on a parallel plate made of an optical material such as glass or plastic.
- the posture of the transparent substrate 1 is a posture that is parallel to the normal force axis of the surface 5a on the observer side and the surface 5b on the outside world side.
- a PBS 6, a 1Z4 wavelength plate 7, and a concave mirror 8 are provided inside the transparent substrate 1.
- the place where the PBS 6 is formed is in the vicinity of the position facing the observation eye, and its posture is inclined from the upper front of the observer toward the lower back.
- the location where the concave mirror 8 is formed is lower than that of the PBS 6 in view of the observer's force, and the posture is such that the reflecting surface faces the PBS 6 side.
- the 1Z4 wavelength plate 7 is formed on the reflecting surface side of the concave mirror 8.
- the manufacturing method of the transparent substrate 1 provided with the PBS 6 is, for example, as follows. That is, PBS6 is formed on the surface of a small piece having the same material force as that of the transparent substrate 1, the small piece is placed in a mold forming the transparent substrate 1, and the mold is formed in a state where the material of the transparent substrate 1 is melted. Pour into the frame and harden.
- the display light flux of each angle of view emitted from each point on the display surface of the image display element 2 is converted into P-polarized light by the wave plate 10 and is converted to P-polarized light through the lens 11 and viewed from the upper surface 5c. Are introduced into the transparent substrate 1.
- This display light beam enters the region R1 of the surface 5b of the transparent substrate 1 at an incident angle larger than the critical angle, is totally reflected at the region R1, and then enters 6 PBS.
- the display light beam is P-polarized and thus passes through the PBS 6. And 1Z4 wave plate
- the light is reflected by the concave mirror 8 through 7, receives the condensing action, and re-enters PBS 6 through the 1Z4 wave plate 7. Since the re-incident display beam is converted to S-polarized light, it reflects PBS6.
- the display light beam reflected from the PBS 6 exits the transparent substrate 1 from the region R2 on the surface 5a of the transparent substrate 1 and enters the region P near the pupil of the observation eye.
- the display luminous flux at each angle of view is an angle that forms a virtual image of the display surface of the image display element 2 at a predetermined distance (distance of about lm from the region P) closer to the outside than the transparent substrate 1. Incident into area P. This region P is the exit pupil of the image display device. When the pupil of the observation eye is aligned with the exit pupil P, the observation eye can observe the virtual image on the display surface.
- the optical axis of the image display device is defined as the principal ray path of the display light beam that also emits the center AO force of the display surface. Therefore, the optical axis of this image display element is not a single straight line but a broken line.
- the light emission characteristics (wavelength-light emission luminance characteristics) of the light source (LED) 3 have a peak at a specific single wavelength when the image display element 2 is a monochrome image display element.
- the image display element 2 is a color image display element, it has peaks at specific wavelengths (R wavelength, G color, and B color). Therefore, the display light beam has a single or a plurality of discrete specific wavelength components.
- the reflection characteristic (wavelength reflectance characteristic) of PBS 6 has a peak in a specific wavelength component of the display light beam (that is, shows a reflection wavelength selectivity with a specific wavelength component as a selected wavelength). .
- the angle (exit angle) ⁇ formed by the optical axis from the transparent substrate 1 to the exit pupil P and the normal of the surface 5a of the transparent substrate 1 satisfies the conditional expression (1).
- conditional expression (1) when the posture of the transparent substrate 1 is set as described above (when the normal force of the surfaces 5a and 5b is parallel to the 3 ⁇ 4 axis), the observation eye displays a virtual image of the display surface.
- the line-of-sight direction for observation is deviated from the Z direction.
- the angle 0 was set so that the line-of-sight direction for observation was not the “upward direction” for the observer but the “depressing direction”.
- conditional expression (1) If this conditional expression (1) is satisfied, the following conditional expressions (2) and (3) can be satisfied reliably.
- Conditional expression (2) is as follows.
- ⁇ is an arrangement angle with respect to the surface 5a (or the surface 5b) of the PBS 6.
- conditional expression (2) it is possible to suppress the light amount loss and to project an image with a wider angle of view than the conventional one even if the thickness of the transparent substrate 1 is the same.
- FIG. 3 (b) is a diagram illustrating ⁇ , ⁇ , the angle of view, and the degree of light loss. Observer's eyes
- the position is a point P in the air, it is assumed here that it is in a medium having the same refractive index as the transparent substrate 1 for simplicity.
- the pupil position is P ′
- the distance between the transparent substrate 1 and the pupil is 1 ′
- the angle between the normal of the transparent substrate 1 and the line of sight is 0, and the thickness of the transparent substrate 1 converted to the line of sight is d ′
- ⁇ is the normal axis of PBS6 when the optical axis on the incident side and the reflection side of PBS6 is
- the lower limit is determined by the performance limit of PBS6.
- ⁇ takes the lower limit of 3 ° of conditional expression (1), and ⁇ force S
- the upper limit is determined by the angle of view value. ⁇ force. , ⁇ takes the upper limit of 42 ° of conditional expression (2), ⁇
- conditional expression (1) the image display apparatus intentionally tilts the line-of-sight direction for the observation eye to observe the virtual image on the display surface downward by 3 ° or more.
- conditional expressions (2) and (3) that enable the projection of a wide-angle image and the thinning of the transparent substrate 1 can be satisfied.
- both the securing of a wide angle of view and the thinning of the substrate have been realized while suppressing the loss of light quantity.
- the line-of-sight direction is inclined downward by 3 ° or more according to the conditional expression (1), the line-of-sight direction when looking at the outside world and when looking at the display surface are shifted to such an extent that the observer can be conscious. Therefore, the observer can freely switch the observation target between the outside world and the display surface only by changing the line of sight.
- Transparent substrate 1 thickness d 3.6 mm
- Wavelength used about 430nm to about 640nm
- the various quantities for ray tracing in this design example are as shown in Figs.
- the reference numerals in FIG. 2 are the reference numerals assigned to the elements corresponding to the optical surfaces in FIG.
- Fig. 4 shows the lateral aberration diagram of the image combiner of this design example.
- X — FAN is the lateral aberration in the X direction
- Y — FAN is the lateral aberration in the Y direction.
- lateral aberration at angle of view (X, Y) (6.0.0, -9.00.)
- Angle of view (X, Y) (3.00 °, —6. 25
- Lateral aberration, angle of view (X, Y) (0.00 °, -4. 50 °)
- Lateral aberration, angle of view (X, Y) (-3.00 °, -2.25 ° )
- lateral angle at angle of view (X, Y) (-6. 00 °, 0.00 °).
- the emission characteristics of the LED of this design example are as shown in FIG.
- the horizontal axis indicates the wavelength and the vertical axis force spectrum intensity.
- the full width at half maximum of the spectral intensity in each wavelength range of this LED is d: 23 nm, Green: 60.8 nm, Blue: 29 nm.
- the wavelength characteristics (wavelength reflectance characteristics) of PBS6 in this design example are as shown in Fig. 6.
- the broken line is the display beam data of the maximum field angle in the + Y direction
- the thick line is the display beam data of the center field angle
- the thin line is the display beam data of the maximum field angle in the Y direction.
- the vertical axis in FIG. 6 is the signal efficiency, which means the efficiency of the display light beam that has passed through PBS 6, reciprocated through 1Z4 wave plate 7, and reflected by PBS 6.
- the emission spectrum of the LED is also overlaid.
- the amount of light that actually reaches the observation eye is a value that takes into account the geometrical dimming in addition to the product of these two types of graphs.
- the brightness distribution of the display surface (the brightness distribution of the virtual image of the display surface observed by the observer) is as shown in FIG.
- the horizontal axis is the angle of view in the Y direction
- the vertical axis is the standard amount of light that is standardized by the amount of light at the center angle of view.
- the angle of each part of the image combiner is set as follows.
- the imaging performance is excellent with little chromatic aberration over the entire angle of view.
- the light loss is sufficiently low as shown in Fig. 6 as the product of the two types of graphs.
- the viewing angle FOV is 15 ° and is wide enough.
- the thickness d of the transparent substrate 1 is 3.6 mm, which is as thin as an eyeglass lens.
- the viewing angle 0 for viewing the virtual image on the display surface is 4.5 °.
- the image display in which the display unit 1 ′ is arranged on the viewer's forehead side In the present embodiment, the image display in which the display unit 1 ′ is arranged on the viewer's forehead side. Although the device (see Fig. 1) has been described, as shown in Fig. 8 (a), an image display device in which the display unit 1 'is placed on the observer's temporal region (ear side) should be configured similarly. You can also.
- the + Y direction of the XYZ orthogonal coordinates representing the image display device is the left side of the observer, and the + X direction is the downward direction of the observer.
- the line of sight for the observation eye to observe the virtual image on the display surface is inward (right direction if the observation eye is the left eye, and the observation eye is the right eye). Left direction). Therefore, the direction of the line of sight when switching the observation target is the “inner front” direction. However, if the direction of change of the line of sight is this direction, fatigue of the observer's eyes may occur.
- the image display device may be configured such that the transparent substrate 1 is inclined with respect to the face of the observer as shown in FIG. 9 (a).
- the viewing direction for the observer to observe the virtual image on the display surface is the front. Therefore, both the outside world and the virtual image on the display surface can be observed with the line of sight directed to the front.
- the transparent substrate 1 is arranged along the curvature of the face in this case, the image display device can be fitted to the face like goggles.
- the difference from the first design example is that the wavelength characteristic of PBS6 is broadband.
- FIG. 10 shows the wavelength characteristics (wavelength reflectivity characteristics) of PBS6 in this design example.
- the notation in FIG. 10 is the same as that in FIG.
- the brightness distribution on the display surface (the brightness distribution of the virtual image on the display surface observed by the observer) is as shown in FIG.
- the notation in Fig. 11 is the same as that in Fig. 7.
- the light quantity loss can be suppressed by this design example.
- FIG. 12 The second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 12, 13, 14, 15, 15, 16, 17, 20, and 21.
- FIG. 12 The second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 12, 13, 14, 15, 15, 16, 17, 20, and 21.
- FIG. 12 is an optical path diagram of the image combiner of the present image display device (the optical path diagram of the display surface force of the image display element 2 to the exit pupil P).
- elements having the same functions as those shown in FIG. 12 are also an embodiment of an image display device.
- the main difference is in the number of internal reflections of the display light beam in the transparent substrate 1.
- the display light beam emitted from the display surface of the image display element 2 is reflected by the region R1 of the surface 5b, the region R2 of the surface 5a, and the region R3 of the surface 5b of the transparent substrate 1, respectively.
- the main difference between the first design example and the second design example of the image combiner of the first embodiment is that the number of internal reflections and the angle ⁇ (the optical axes on the incident side and the reflection side of PBS6 are PBS6 And the normal
- Transparent substrate 1 thickness d 3.6 mm
- Wavelength used about 430nm to about 640nm
- FIGS. 20 and 21 The quantities for ray tracing in this design example are as shown in Figs.
- the notation in FIGS. 20 and 21 is the same as that in FIGS.
- the reference numerals in parentheses are the reference numerals assigned to the elements corresponding to the optical surfaces in FIG.
- Fig. 13 shows the lateral aberration diagram of the image combiner of this design example.
- X-FAN is the lateral aberration in the X direction
- Y-FAN is the lateral aberration in the Y direction.
- lateral aberration at angle of view (X, Y) (6. 67 °,-10.
- Figure 5 shows the emission characteristics of the LED of this design example.
- FIG. 14 shows the wavelength characteristics (wavelength reflectivity characteristics) of PBS6 in this design example.
- the notation in FIG. 14 is the same as that in FIG.
- Fig. 15 the brightness distribution of the display surface observed in this design example is as shown in Fig. 15.
- the notation in FIG. 15 is the same as that in FIG.
- the angle of each part of the image combiner is set as follows.
- the imaging performance is excellent with little chromatic aberration over the entire angle of view.
- the light loss is sufficiently low as shown in Fig. 14 as the product of the two types of graphs.
- the viewing angle FOV is 15.6 °, which is wide enough.
- the thickness d of the transparent substrate 1 is 3.6 mm, which is as thin as a spectacle lens.
- the viewing angle 0 for observing the virtual image on the display surface is 5 °.
- FIG. 16 shows the wavelength characteristics (wavelength reflectivity characteristics) of PBS6 in this design example.
- the notation in FIG. 16 is the same as that in FIG.
- the brightness distribution of the display surface observed in this design example is as shown in Fig.17. Note that the notation in FIG. 17 is the same as that in FIG.
- the light quantity loss can also be suppressed by this design example.
- image display apparatus of this embodiment can also be modified as shown in FIG. 8 or FIG.
- the image display element 2 is disposed at a position in the vicinity of the transparent substrate 1.
- the image display element 2 is disposed at a position away from the transparent substrate 1, and the relay optical system is used.
- the display surface may be projected at that position.
- an aerial image may be formed at this position by using a scanning optical system.
- the image display device shown in Figs. 1 and 12 is a one-eye image display device that presents an image only on one eye of an observer, but can be modified for both eyes. .
- the displayed image can be a stereo image.
- a support member having a configuration other than the support member 1 "shown in FIG. 1 may be used.
- the light flux in the transparent substrate 1 is displayed under total reflection conditions while ensuring the degree of freedom of design.
- the incidence of PBS6 In order to satisfy the condition for propagating the light and the above-mentioned 0 and ⁇ conditions, the incidence of PBS6
- the concave mirror 8 is disposed on the side, other reflecting members such as a mirror other than the concave surface and a diffractive optical element may be used instead of the concave mirror 8.
- a mirror other than the concave surface a diffractive optical element, a reflective holographic optical element (HOE), or the like may be used.
- these reflective members wavelength selectivity with the wavelength of the display light beam as the selected wavelength
- the presence of the reflective member is not recognized by the user or the like, and the appearance is improved. It can also prevent the user's view from being obstructed.
- a reflective holographic optical element can easily provide such characteristics.
- the wavelength width can be reduced by reducing the optical power to almost zero. A good image free from chromatic aberration can be provided while using a certain light source.
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