Patent ID: 6313950
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: G02B

Abstract:
An image display apparatus comprising:a reflection type image display device adapted to form an image plane to be viewed by an observer by reflecting light rays;an illuminating device to emit light rays to illuminate said image plane; andan optical system to lead image rays reflected from said reflection type image display device to an eyeball of the observer;said optical system being an image-forming optical system forming an exit pupil by forming an image of said entrance pupil at a position where said eyeball of the observer is placed;wherein said illuminating device is arranged to be capable of applying a bundle of light rays to a surface of said image display device closer to said optical system from at least a space between said image display device and said optical system;said image display apparatus further comprising:pupil-dividing means for reproducing a multiplicity of images of said entrance pupil on said exit pupil at respective positions displaced relative to each other, said pupil-dividing means being provided between said entrance pupil and said exit pupil.