Optical element, light diffusing element, and image display apparatus

An optical element using visible light from wavelengths λS to λL (λL>λS), is formed of a translucent material having refractive indexes nS and nL, respectively, for light having the wavelengths λS and λL. The optical element includes an incident face; an exit face; and a micro convexo-concave str...

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Hauptverfasser: HAGITA KENTAROH, NAKAMURA TAKAYUKI, HATASHITA CHIEKO, NAKANUMA HIROSHI
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Zusammenfassung:An optical element using visible light from wavelengths λS to λL (λL>λS), is formed of a translucent material having refractive indexes nS and nL, respectively, for light having the wavelengths λS and λL. The optical element includes an incident face; an exit face; and a micro convexo-concave structure used as an anti-reflection structure (ARS), being formed at least one of the incident face and the exit face. An average distance P between adjacent micro convexo-concave structures satisfies condition (1) P 0.8·λS/nS. Dimensionless parameters mS and mL satisfy condition (2) 0.8 mS 1.1 and condition (3) 0.8 mL 1.1. The parameters mS and mL, an average height H, the wavelengths λS and λL, and the refractive indexes nS and nL of the micro convexo-concave structure satisfy condition (4) mS·λS/(2·nS) H mL·λL/(2·nL).