Patent Publication Number: US-11644679-B2

Title: Image light generation device and image display device

Description:
The present application is based on, and claims priority from JP Application Serial Number 2020-126766, filed Jul. 27, 2020, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Technical Field 
     The present disclosure relates to an image light generation device and an image display device. 
     2. Related Art 
     Image light generation devices including a plurality of panels that emit color light different from each other and a color combining device that combines the color light emitted from the plurality of panels are conventionally known. One example of such panels is an organic electroluminescence (EL) panel. This type of image light generation device has been used in image display devices such as head-mounted displays and projectors. 
     JP-A-2008-256827 discloses an organic EL light emission panel including a plurality of pixel circuits. Each of the plurality of pixel circuits includes a plurality of light emitting elements that emit light of a plurality of colors different from each other, and a driving transistor that supplies a driving current to a first electrode of the light emitting element. In addition, JP-A-2008-256827 discloses that a power source supply means supplies a first potential to the source of the driving transistor and a second potential to a second electrode of the light emitting element, and the second potential is adjusted in accordance with the temperature detected by a temperature detection means, and thus, the power consumption is reduced. 
     In general, in light emitting elements of a charge injection type such as an organic EL element, a light emitting element that emits blue light among light emitting elements having emission colors different from each other has a larger energy gap of the semiconductor material than light emitting elements that emit other color light. Therefore, to increase the luminance of the blue light, it is necessary to increase the drive voltage. In addition, the light emitting element that emits blue light has a lower light emission efficiency than the light emitting elements that emit other color light, and from this point of view as well, it is necessary to increase the drive voltage. However, when a high drive voltage is supplied to the light emitting element, the breakdown voltage of the transistor for driving the light emitting element may become insufficient, and the reliability of the transistor may be reduced. On the other hand, when the breakdown voltage of the transistor of the panel of each color is set to a high breakdown voltage in order to suppress the reduction of the reliability of the transistor, the power consumption of the image display device may be increased. 
     It is to be noted that the technique disclosed in JP-A-2008-256827 is intended to achieve a low power consumption by setting the second potential in accordance with the difference in the temperature characteristics of a plurality of the light emitting elements when the temperature change is caused in the light emitting elements. Therefore, there is no disclosure or suggestion of a means to solve the above-mentioned problems in JP-A-2008-256827. 
     SUMMARY 
     To solve the above-mentioned problems, an image light generation device according to one aspect image of the present disclosure includes a first panel configured to emit a first image light including a blue wavelength region, a second panel configured to emit a second image light including a wavelength region different from the blue wavelength region, and a color combining prism configured to combine the first image light and the second image light. The first panel includes a plurality of first pixels, each of the plurality of first pixels includes a first light emitting element configured to emit color light including the blue wavelength region, and a first transistor provided corresponding to the first light emitting element, the second panel includes a plurality of second pixels, each of the plurality of second pixels includes a second light emitting element configured to emit color light including a wavelength region different from the blue wavelength region, and a second transistor provided corresponding to the second light emitting element, and a size of the first transistor is greater than a size of the second transistor. 
     An image light generation device according to another aspect image of the present disclosure includes a first panel configured to emit a first image light including a first wavelength region, a second panel configured to emit a second image light including a wavelength region different from the first wavelength region, and a color combining prism configured to combine the first image light and the second image light. The first panel includes a plurality of first pixels, each of the plurality of first pixels includes a first light emitting element configured to emit color light including the first wavelength region, and a first transistor provided corresponding to the first light emitting element, the first light emitting element includes a tandem structure including a light emitting layer, the second panel includes a plurality of second pixels, each of the plurality of second pixels includes a second light emitting element configured to emit color light including a wavelength region different from the first wavelength region, and a second transistor provided corresponding to the second light emitting element, and a size of the first transistor is greater than a size of the second transistor. 
     An image display device according to one aspect image of the present disclosure includes the image light generation device. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an image light generation module of a first embodiment. 
         FIG.  2    is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a first panel. 
         FIG.  3    is an equivalent circuit diagram illustrating a configuration of a pixel circuit. 
         FIG.  4    is a sectional view illustrating each panel transistor. 
         FIG.  5    is a sectional view illustrating a schematic configuration of a light emitting element. 
         FIG.  6    is a sectional view illustrating a schematic configuration of a first light emitting element in an image light generation module of a second embodiment. 
         FIG.  7    is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an image light generation module of a third embodiment. 
         FIG.  8    is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a head mounted display apparatus of the third embodiment. 
         FIG.  9    is a perspective view schematically illustrating a configuration of an optical system of a virtual image display unit. 
         FIG.  10    is an explanatory diagram illustrating a light path of an optical system. 
         FIG.  11    is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a projection-type display device of a fourth embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS 
     First Embodiment 
     A first embodiment of the present disclosure is described below with reference to  FIG.  1    to  FIG.  6   . 
       FIG.  1    is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an image light generation device of the first embodiment. 
     It is to be noted that in each drawing described below, components may not be drawn to scale for the sake of clarity of the components. 
     An image light generation device  10  of the present embodiment uses three self-emitting panels composed of an organic electroluminescence (EL) panels, as image light generation panels. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  1   , the image light generation device  10  includes a first panel  11 B, a second panel  11 G, a third panel  11 R, and a dichroic prism  12  (color combining prism). 
     The first panel  11 B includes a first pixel region  14 B including a plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix and a first non-pixel region  15 B that surrounds the periphery of the first pixel region  14 B. The second panel  11 G includes a second pixel region  14 G including a plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix and a second non-pixel region  15 G that surrounds the periphery of the second pixel region  14 G. The third panel  11 R includes a third pixel region  14 R including a plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix and a third non-pixel region  15 R that surrounds the periphery of the third pixel region  14 R. 
     Each of the plurality of pixels in the first panel  11 B is provided with a first light emitting element  17 B. Each of the plurality of pixels in the second panel  11 G is provided with a second light emitting element  17 G. Each of the plurality of pixels in the third panel  11 R is provided with a third light emitting element  17 R. 
     Each of a plurality of the first light emitting elements  17 B provided in the first pixel region  14 B of the first panel  11 B emits blue first image light LB. In addition, each of a plurality of the second light emitting elements  17 G provided in the second pixel region  14 G of the second panel  11 G emits green second image light LG. In addition, each of a plurality of the third light emitting elements  17 R provided in the third pixel region  14 R of the third panel  11 R emits red third image light LR. In the present embodiment, each of the first light emitting element  17 B, the second light emitting element  17 G, and the third light emitting element  17 R is composed of a top-emission organic EL element. That is, each of the first panel  11 B, the second panel  11 G, and the third panel  11 R is composed of an organic EL panel. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  1   , the first panel  11 B emits a first image light LB of the blue wavelength region. Accordingly, the image light emitted from the first panel  11 B impinges on the dichroic prism  12  as the first image light LB of the blue wavelength region. The second panel  11 G emits a second image light LG of the green wavelength region. Accordingly, the image light emitted from the second panel  11 G impinges on the dichroic prism  12  as the second image light LG of the green wavelength region. The third panel  11 R emits a third image light LR of the red wavelength region. Accordingly, the image light emitted from the third panel  11 R impinges on the dichroic prism  12  as the third image light LR of the red wavelength region. 
     The peak wavelength of the blue wavelength region is, for example, from 450 nm to 490 nm. The peak wavelength of the green wavelength region is, for example, from 495 nm to 570 nm. The peak wavelength of the red wavelength region is, for example, from 610 nm to 680 nm. Each of the first image light LB, the second image light LG, and the third image light LR does not have polarization properties. That is, each of the first image light LB, the second image light LG, and the third image light LR is unpolarized light with no specific vibration direction. It is to be noted that unpolarized light, i.e., light with no polarization properties, is light of a not completely unpolarized state that contains some polarization components, but has a polarization level, such as a polarization level of 20% or less, within a range that is considered not to positively affect the optical performance for optical components such as dichroic mirrors, for example. 
     The dichroic prism  12  is composed of an optically transparent member having a quadrangular prism shape. In addition, the optically transparent member having a quadrangular prism shape is composed of a combination of four triangular prismatic optically transparent members. The dichroic prism  12  includes a first incidence surface  12   a , a third incidence surface  12   c  opposite the first incidence surface  12   a , a second incidence surface  12   b  in perpendicular contact with the first incidence surface  12   a  and the third incidence surface  12   c , and an emission surface  12   e  opposite the second incidence surface  12   b.    
     The dichroic prism  12  includes a first dichroic mirror  43  that does not have a polarization separation property, and a second dichroic mirror  44  that does not have a polarization separation property. The first dichroic mirror  43  and the second dichroic mirror  44  intersect each other at an angle of 90°. The first dichroic mirror  43  has a property of reflecting the first image light LB and transmitting the second image light LG and the third image light LR. The second dichroic mirror  44  has a property of reflecting the third image light LR and transmitting the first image light LB and the second image light LG. 
     The first panel  11 B is disposed opposite to the first incidence surface  12   a . The second panel  11 G is disposed opposite to the second incidence surface  12   b . The third panel  11 R is disposed opposite to the third incidence surface  12   c . In the present embodiment, the first panel  11 B is fixed to the first incidence surface  12   a  through an optically transparent adhesive agent layer  46 . The second panel  11 G is fixed to the second incidence surface  12   b  through the optically transparent adhesive agent layer  46 . The third panel  11 R is fixed to the third incidence surface  12   c  through the optically transparent adhesive agent layer  46 . 
     The image light generation device  10  of the present embodiment emits composite image light LW composed of a combination of the first image light LB, the second image light LG, and the third image light LR, from the emission surface  12   e  of the dichroic prism  12 . 
       FIG.  2    is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating a general configuration of the first panel  11 B. 
     Regarding the general configuration of the panel, the first panel  11 B, the second panel  11 G, and the third panel  11 R have a common basic configuration, and therefore, the general configuration of the panel is described below with the first panel  11 B as a representative. 
     In  FIG.  2   , the horizontal direction of the first panel  11 B is the X direction, and the vertical direction of the first panel  11 B is the Y direction. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  2   , the first pixel region  14 B and the first non-pixel region  15 B are provided in a first surface  19   a  of a substrate  19 . In addition, the first non-pixel region  15 B is composed of a peripheral region  29  and a mounting region  30 . The first pixel region  14 B is a rectangular region where a plurality of first pixels PX is disposed in a matrix. In the first pixel region  14 B, a plurality of scan lines  31  extending in the X direction, a plurality of control lines  32  extending in the X direction in association with the scan lines  31 , and a plurality of data lines  33  extending in the Y direction, which intersects the X direction. A pixel PX is a region corresponding to each intersection of the plurality of scan lines  31  and the plurality of data lines  33 . Thus, a plurality of the pixels PX is arranged in a matrix over the X direction and the Y direction. The pixel PX includes a pixel circuit  110  described later. 
     In terms of the structure, the pixel PX includes multiple pairs of components from the anode to the cathode that correspond to a plurality of light emitting elements that are turned on or off in accordance with the image data for one pixel in the display image. In addition, in terms of the display, the pixel PX corresponds to the display region that is turned on or off in accordance with the image data for one pixel in the display image. 
     Each of the plurality of first pixels PX includes a first light emitting element that emits blue light, and a plurality of first transistors that drives the first light emitting element. Details of the configurations of the first light emitting element and the first transistor will be elaborated later. 
     In addition, the second panel  11 G (not illustrated) includes a plurality of second pixels. Each of the plurality of second pixels includes a second light emitting element that emits green light, and a plurality of second transistors that drives the second light emitting element. That is, the second pixel includes the second light emitting element that emits color light other than blue light, and the plurality of second transistors that drives the second light emitting element. The third panel  11 R (not illustrated) includes a plurality of third pixels. Each of the plurality of third pixels includes a third light emitting element that emits red light, and a plurality of third transistors that drives the third light emitting element. That is, the third pixel includes the third light emitting element that emits color light other than blue light, and the plurality of third transistors that drives the third light emitting element. 
     The peripheral region  29  is a region having a rectangular frame shape that surrounds the first pixel region  14 B. A driving circuit  35  is provided in the peripheral region  29 . The driving circuit  35  is a circuit that drives each first pixel PX in the first pixel region  14 B. The driving circuit  35  includes two scan line driving circuits  36  and a data line driving circuit  37 . The first panel  11 B is a panel with a built-in circuit in which the driving circuit  35  is composed of an active device such as a transistor formed on the first surface  19   a  of the substrate  19 . 
     The mounting region  30  is provided on the side opposite to the first pixel region  14 B with respect to the peripheral region  29 , that is, outside the peripheral region  29 . A plurality of mounting terminals  39  is provided in the mounting region  30 . Control signals and power-source potentials are supplied to the mounting terminal  39  from various external circuits (not illustrated) including control circuits and power supply circuits. The external circuit is mounted on a flexible printed wiring substrate (not illustrated) joined to the mounting region  30 , for example. 
     The pixel circuit  110  is described below with reference to  FIG.  3   . 
       FIG.  3    is an equivalent circuit diagram illustrating a configuration of the pixel circuit  110 . 
     A plurality of the pixel circuits  110  have the same electrical configuration, and here, the pixel circuit  110  of the ith row and the jth column is described as an example. 
     It is to be noted that the i is a symbol that generally indicates the row in which the pixel circuit  110  is arranged, and is an integer from 1 to m. The j is a symbol that generally indicates the column in which the pixel circuit  110  is arranged, and is an integer from 1 to n. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  3   , the pixel circuit  110  includes P-channel MOS type transistors  121  to  125 , a light emitting element  130 , and a capacitor  132 . A scanning signal Gwr (i), and control signals Gel (i), Gcmp (i), and Gorst (i) are supplied to the pixel circuit  110 . Here, the scanning signal Gwr (i), and the control signals Gel (i), Gcmp (i), and Gorst (i) are supplied from the scan line driving circuit  36  to the pixel circuit  110  of the ith row. That is, the scanning signal Gwr (i), and the control signals Gel (i), Gcmp (i), and Gorst (i) are supplied also to pixel circuits of columns other than the jth column in the ith row in a common manner. 
     In the pixel circuit  110  of the ith row and the jth column, the gate node of the transistor  122  is coupled with a scan line  31  of the ith row, one of the drain node or the source node thereof is coupled with a data line  33  of the jth column, and the other of the drain node or the source node thereof is coupled with the gate node g of the transistor  121 , one end of the capacitor  132 , and the drain node of the transistor  123 . The transistor  122  functions as a current value setting transistor that sets the current value of the transistor  121  by supplying a data signal output to the data line  33  to the gate node of transistor  121 . Here, the gate node of the transistor  121  is denoted as g to distinguish it from other nodes. 
     The transistor  121  functions as a driving transistor that generates a driving current for the light emitting element  130 . The source node of the transistor  121  is coupled with a power supply line  116 , and the drain node thereof is coupled with the source node of the transistor  123  and the source node of the transistor  124 . Here, a potential Vel, which is the high side of the power source in the pixel circuit  110 , is supplied to the power supply line  116 . 
     The transistor  123  functions as a compensating transistor for compensating for the threshold voltage of the transistor  121 . The drain node of the transistor  123  is coupled with the data line  33 . The control signal Gcmp (i) is supplied to the gate node of the transistor  123 . 
     The control signal Gel (i) is supplied to the gate node of the transistor  124 , and the drain node of the transistor  124  is coupled with the source node of the transistor  125  and the anode of the light emitting element  130 . The transistor  124 , which is provided in a current path for a driving current supplied to the light emitting element  130 , functions as a light emission control transistor that controls the light emission period of the light emitting element  130 . To be more specific, the transistor  124  is turned on when the light emitting element  130  is to emit light, and the transistor  124  is turned off when the light emitting element  130  is not to emit light. 
     The transistors  121  to  124  described above constitute a transistor circuit  120  that supplies a driving current to the light emitting element  130 . 
     The control signal Gorst (i) corresponding to the ith row is supplied to the gate node of the transistor  125 , and the drain node of the transistor  125  is coupled with a power supply line  16  corresponding to the jth column and maintained at potential Vorst. The transistor  125  functions as an electrostatic discharge transistor that turns on when the light emitting element  130  is not emitting light so as to couple the anode of the light emitting element  130  to the power supply line  16 . 
     The other end of the capacitor  132  is coupled with the power supply line  116 . Thus, the capacitor  132  holds the voltage between the source and drain of the transistor  121 . It is to be noted that as the capacitor  132 , a capacitance parasitic on the gate node g of the transistor  121  may be used, or a capacitance formed by sandwiching an insulation layer between conductive layers different from each other in a silicon substrate may be used. 
     In the present embodiment, each of the transistors  121  to  125  is formed on a semiconductor substrate of silicon or the like, and therefore the substrate potential (n-well potential) of the transistors  121  to  125  is set at the potential Vel, which is the high side of the power source. In addition, the anode of the light emitting element  130  is a pixel electrode individually provided for each pixel circuit  110 . In contrast, the cathode of the light emitting element  130  is a common electrode  118  common to all of the pixel circuits  110 , and is set at a potential Vct, which is the lower side of the power source in the pixel circuit  110 . 
       FIG.  4    is a sectional view illustrating configurations of the transistor  124  and the transistor  125  in the above-mentioned pixel circuit. It is to be noted that while  FIG.  4    illustrates only the transistor  124  and the transistor  125  of the above-mentioned five transistors, other transistors have the same configuration. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  4   , the transistors  124  and  125  of the present embodiment have a shallow trench isolation (STI) structure for the purpose of suppressing a leakage current between transistors adjacent to each other. In addition, the transistors  124  and  125  are composed of PMOS transistors formed on an n-well region  50 . Specifically, the transistor  124  includes a source  124 S and a drain  124 D in which p-type impurities are introduced, and a gate  124 G provided on a gate insulating film  51 . The transistor  125  includes a source  125 S and a drain  125 D in which p-type impurities are introduced, and a gate  125 G provided on the gate insulating film  51 . The drain  124 D of the transistor  124  and the drain  125 D of the transistor  125  are electrically connected through a wiring  52 . 
     As described above, while the pixel circuits of the first panel  11 B, the second panel  11 G and the third panel  11 R have the same configuration, the sizes of the transistors constituting the pixel circuits of the panels  11 B,  11 G and  11 R are different from each other. To be more specific, the size of the first transistor constituting the pixel circuit of the first panel  11 B is greater than the size of the second transistor constituting the pixel circuit of the second panel  11 G, and the size of the third transistor constituting the pixel circuit of the third panel  11 R. 
     To be more specific, the above-mentioned relationship between the sizes of the transistors includes any of the following configurations. 
     For one configuration, the distance between the source and the drain of each transistor is referred to as a source-drain distance L SD . In this case, the source-drain distance LSD of the first transistor is greater than the source-drain distance L SD  of the second transistor and the source-drain distance L SD  of the third transistor. It is to be noted that the source-drain distance L SD  of the second transistor and the source-drain distance L SD  of the third transistor may be the same or may be different from each other. 
     In the five transistors constituting the pixel circuit in each of the panels  11 B,  11 G and  11 R, the source-drain distances L SD  of some transistors may be different from each other. For example, in the example illustrated in  FIG.  4   , the source-drain distance L SD  of the transistor  124  and the source-drain distance L SD  of the transistor  125  are different from each other. Even in this case, when all transistors of the same positions are compared with each other, the relationship, in which the source-drain distance L SD  of the first transistor is greater than the source-drain distance L SD  of the second transistor and the source-drain distance L SD  of the third transistor, is satisfied. 
     In another configuration, the film thickness tg of the gate insulating film of the first transistor is greater than the film thickness tg of the gate insulating film of the second transistor and the film thickness tg of the gate insulating film of the third transistor. It is to be noted that the film thickness tg of the gate insulating film of the second transistor and the film thickness tg of the gate insulating film of the third transistor may be the same or may be different from each other. 
     In the five transistors constituting the pixel circuit in each of the panels  11 B,  11 G and  11 R, the gate insulating film thicknesses tg of some transistors may be different from each other. Even in this case, when all transistors of the same positions are compared with each other, the relationship, in which the gate insulating film thickness tg of the first transistor is greater than the gate insulating film thickness tg of the second transistor and the gate insulating film thickness tg of the third transistor, is satisfied. 
     In addition, the relationship between the sizes of the transistors may include both the above-mentioned two configurations. Specifically, the source-drain distance L SD  of the first transistor may be greater than the source-drain distance L SD  of the second transistor and the source-drain distance L SD  of the third transistor, with the film thickness tg of the gate insulating film of the first transistor greater than the film thickness tg of the gate insulating film of the second transistor and the film thickness tg of the gate insulating film of the third transistor. 
     Configurations of the light emitting elements  17 R,  17 G and  17 B of the first panel  11 B, the second panel  11 G and the third panel  11 R are described below. 
     It is to be noted that the first panel  11 B, the second panel  11 G and the third panel  11 R have the same basic configuration of the panel while having different constituent materials of the light emitting layer composed of an organic EL material, the charge injection layer and the like. Accordingly, the basic configuration of the panel is described with the first panel  11 B as a representative. 
       FIG.  5    is a sectional view illustrating a schematic configuration of one first light emitting element  17 B in the first panel  11 B. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  5   , the first light emitting element  17 B includes the substrate  19 , a reflection electrode  20 , an anode  21 , a light emission functional layer  22 , a cathode  23 , a sealing film  24 , a color filter  25 , and a cover glass  26 . To be more specific, on the first surface  19   a  of the substrate  19 , the reflection electrode  20 , the anode  21 , the light emission functional layer  22 , and the cathode  23  are provided in this order from the substrate  19  side. The substrate  19  is composed of a semiconductor substrate of silicon or the like, for example. The reflection electrode  20  is composed of a conductive material having a light reflecting property containing aluminum, silver and the like, for example. To be more specific, the reflection electrode  20  may be composed of a single material such as aluminum, silver or the like, or may be composed of a laminated film of titanium (Ti)/AlCu (aluminum-copper alloy), for example. 
     The anode  21  is composed of an optically transparent conductive material such as indium tin oxide (ITO) and the like, for example. The light emission functional layer  22  is composed of a hole injection layer  221 , a light emitting layer  222  including an organic EL material, and an electron injection layer  223  in this order from the anode  21  side. The light emitting layer  222  is composed of a known organic EL material corresponding to the emission color of each panel. It is to be noted that the light emitted by the light emitting layer  222  may be fluorescence or phosphorescence. 
     The cathode  23  functions as a semi-transmissive reflection layer having a property of transmitting a part of the light and reflecting the remaining light. The cathode  23  having a semi-transmissive reflectivity can be achieved by forming a conductive material having a light reflecting property such as an alloy containing silver and/or magnesium in a sufficiently small film thickness, for example. The components of a specific resonance wavelength in the light emitted from the light emitting layer  222  are selectively amplified while the light travels back and forth between the reflection electrode  20  and the cathode  23 , and then the light is transmitted through the cathode  23  and emitted to the side opposite to the substrate  19 . Specifically, a plurality of layers from the reflection electrode  20  to the cathode  23  constitutes a light resonator  27 . 
     The plurality of layers from the reflection electrode  20  to the cathode  23  is covered with the sealing film  24 . The sealing film  24  is a film for preventing entry of the external air and/or moisture, and is composed of an optically transparent inorganic material, or a single layer or a plurality of layers of an organic material. 
     The color filter  25  corresponding to the emission color is provided on one surface of the sealing film  24 . In the first panel  11 B, the color filter  25  is composed of a light absorbing filter layer that absorbs the light of the wavelength region other than the blue wavelength region and transmits the light of the blue wavelength region. In addition, the color filter  25  in the second panel  11 G is composed of a light absorbing filter layer that absorbs the light of the wavelength region other than the green wavelength region and transmits the light of the green wavelength region. The color filter  25  in the third panel  11 R is composed of a light absorbing filter layer that absorbs the light of the wavelength region other than the red wavelength region and transmits the light of the red wavelength region. 
     In the present embodiment, since each of the first panel  11 B, the second panel  11 G and the third panel  11 R includes the light resonator  27 , light corresponding to each color is emitted by the resonance of the light at the resonance wavelength. Further, since the color filter  25  is provided on the light emission side of the light resonator  27 , the color purity of image light LB, LG and LR emitted from the panels  11 B,  11 G and  11 R is further increased. It is to be noted that the color filter  25  may be omitted depending on the wavelength region of the light to be emitted from the light emitting layer  222 . 
     The cover glass  26  for protecting each light emitting element is provided on one surface of the color filter  25 . 
     As described above, the high side potential Vel of the power source is applied to the n-well region  50  that constitutes the channel of each transistor, and thus the higher the breakdown voltage of the transistor, the higher the drive voltage of the light emitting element  130  can be. In the image light generation device  10  of the present embodiment, in the three panels, the size of the first transistor constituting the pixel circuit of the first panel  11 B that emits blue light is greater than the size of the second transistor constituting the pixel circuit of the second panel  11 G that emits green light and the size of the third transistor constituting the pixel circuit of the third panel  11 R that emits red light. In this manner, the breakdown voltage of the first transistor is greater than the breakdown voltage of the second transistor and the breakdown voltage of the third transistor. 
     As a result, in the present embodiment, a high drive voltage can be supplied to the pixel circuit of the first panel  11 B, and thus the luminance of the first image light LB can be increased, and, the luminance of the composite image light LW can be increased. 
     On the other hand, the power consumption of each of the panels  11 B,  11 G and  11 R is determined by the transistor breakdown voltage, i.e., the product of the input current and the drive voltage that can be applied to the light emitting element  130 . Therefore, to reduce the power consumption as the image light generation device  10 , it is preferable to use the light emitting element  130  having a high efficiency and a panel having a low transistor breakdown voltage as much as possible. 
     In view of this, in the image light generation device  10  of the present embodiment, a panel having a high transistor breakdown voltage is used only for the first panel  11 B whereas a panel having a high transistor breakdown voltage is not used for the second panel  11 G and the third panel  11 R, and thus increase in the power consumption of the image light generation device  10  can be suppressed. In this manner, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to achieve the image light generation device  10  that can achieve image light with a high luminance and can suppress the increase in power consumption. 
     Here, in order to demonstrate the effect of the image light generation device  10  of the present embodiment, the present inventors conducted simulations of the maximum luminance of the image light and the power consumption for an example 1, and comparative examples 1 and 2 described below. 
     To be more specific, as an image light generation device of the example 1, the transistor breakdown voltage of the first panel (blue light panel) was set to 8 V, and the transistor breakdown voltage of the second panel (green light panel) and the third panel (red light panel) was set to 6 V. As an image light generation device of the comparative example 1, the transistor breakdown voltages of all of the first to third panels were set to 6 V. In addition, as an image light generation device of the comparative example 2, the transistor breakdown voltages of all of the first to third panels were set to 8 V. 
     Table 1 shows results of the simulations of the maximum luminance of the image light and the power consumption with the image light generation devices of the example 1 and the comparative example 1 and the comparative example 2. It is to be noted that the power consumption is indicated as a relative value with respect to the power consumption of the comparative example 1 set as 100, as the power consumption required for outputting image light of the same luminance. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 Maximum 
                 Power 
               
               
                   
                 Tr Breakdown Voltage (V) 
                 Luminance 
                 Consumption 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Red 
                 Green 
                 Blue 
                 [cd/m 2 ] 
                 (Relative Value) 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Example 1 
                 6 
                 6 
                 8 
                 54000 
                 111 
               
               
                 Comparative 
                 6 
                 6 
                 6 
                 20000 
                 100 
               
               
                 Example 1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Comparative 
                 8 
                 8 
                 8 
                 54000 
                 133 
               
               
                 Example 2 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     As shown in Table 1, in the case of the comparative example 1 where all of the transistor breakdown voltages were set to 6 V, the maximum luminance was 20000 cd/m 2 , and high luminance was not obtained. In addition, in the case of the comparative example 2 where all of the transistor breakdown voltages were set to 8 V, the maximum luminance was 54000 cd/m 2 , which is higher than that of the comparative example 1, but the power consumption was 133, which is larger than that of the comparative example 1. In contrast, in the case of the example 1 where only the transistor breakdown voltage of the first panel was ser to 8 V and the transistor breakdown voltages of the other panels were set to 6 V, the maximum luminance was 54000 cd/m 2 , which is an improvement from the comparative example 1, and the power consumption was 111, which is a reduction from the comparative example 2. In this manner, it was demonstrated that according to the present embodiment, the maximum luminance of image light can be improved and the increase in the power consumption can be suppressed. 
     The reasons for the above results may be as follows. 
     In the case where a panel having a transistor breakdown voltage that matches the green light panel and the red light panel is used also for the blue light panel as in the comparative examples 1 and 2, the increase of the drive voltage is limited due to the influence of the voltage limitation at the blue light panel when generating white light by combining the light of the three colors, and consequently image light of a high luminance cannot be output. In view of this, as shown in the example 1, the voltage limitation of the blue light panel can be avoided by increasing the transistor breakdown voltage only in the blue light panel, and thus image light of a high luminance can be output. On the other hand, in the case where the same panel having a high transistor breakdown voltage as the blue light panel is used also in the red light panel and the green light panel, the power consumption for outputting a predetermined luminance increases, which is not preferable as an image light generation device. 
     Second Embodiment 
     A second embodiment of the present disclosure is described below with reference to  FIG.  6   . 
     The basic configuration of an image light generation device of the second embodiment is similar to that of the first embodiment, and the image light generation device of the second embodiment is different from that of the first embodiment in configuration of the light emitting element. Therefore, the description of the general configuration of the image light generation device will be omitted.  FIG.  6    is a sectional view of a light emitting element of a first panel in the image light generation device of the present embodiment. In  FIG.  6   , the same components as those of  FIG.  5    used in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. 
     In the image light generation device of the present embodiment, the first light emitting element  18 B that constitutes the first panel has a tandem structure including a blue emission layer that emits blue light. The second light emitting element that constitutes the second panel that emits green light and the third light emitting element that constitutes the third panel that emits red light do not have a tandem structure. That is, the second light emitting element and the third light emitting element have the same configuration as that of the first light emitting element  17 B of the first embodiment illustrated in  FIG.  5   . 
       FIG.  6    is a sectional view illustrating a schematic configuration of the first light emitting element  18 B. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  6   , the first light emitting element  18 B of the present embodiment includes the substrate  19 , the reflection electrode  20 , the anode  21 , a light emission functional layer  28 , the cathode  23 , the sealing film  24 , the color filter  25 , and the cover glass  26 . The light emission functional layer  28  is composed of a hole injection layer  281 , a first blue emission layer  282  including an organic EL material, an electron transport layer  283 , a charge generation layer (intermediate layer)  284  including lithium, a hole transport layer  285 , a second blue emission layer  286  including an organic EL material, and an electron injection layer  287 , which are stacked in this order from the anode  21  side. 
     The other configurations of the image light generation device are similar to those of the image light generation device of the first embodiment. Specifically, the size of the first transistor is greater than the size of the second transistor and the size of the third transistor. To be more specific, the source-drain distance of the first transistor is greater than the source-drain distance of the second transistor and the source-drain distance of the third transistor. Alternatively, the film thickness of the gate insulating film of the first transistor is greater than the film thickness of the gate insulating film of the second transistor and the film thickness of the gate insulating film of the third transistor. 
     Also in the present embodiment, it is possible to achieve the same effect as that of the first embodiment such as the achievement of an image light generation device that can obtain image light with a high luminance and can suppress the increase in power consumption. 
     In general, when a large current is input to an organic EL element, degradation of the luminance is disadvantageously facilitated. To solve such a problem, an organic EL element having a tandem structure that can improve the current efficiency has been proposed. However, an organic EL element having a tandem structure is substantially equivalent to a structure in which two light emitting elements are coupled in series, and as such the drive voltage is substantially twice that of a typical organic EL element, which is a significant increase. In view of this, it is effective to apply a high breakdown-voltage transistor only in the first panel that employs the first light emitting element  18 B having a tandem structure as in the present embodiment. 
     It is to be noted that in the structure of the present embodiment, a transistor having a tandem structure is employed in a panel having a light emitting element that emits blue light, and the size of that transistor is larger than the size of a transistor of a panel including a light emitting element that emits color light other than blue light. In place of this configuration, a transistor having a tandem structure may be employed in a panel including a light emitting element that emits color light other than blue light, and the size of that transistor may be set to a value larger than the size of a transistor of a panel including a light emitting element that emits color light including blue light. Even in this case, the increase in the power consumption of the image light generation device can be suppressed by reducing the transistor breakdown voltage of a panel other than the panel including the transistor having the tandem structure that actually increases the drive voltage. 
     Third Embodiment 
     A third embodiment of the present disclosure is described below with reference to  FIG.  7   . 
     An image light generation device of the third embodiment has the same basic configuration as that of the first embodiment, and the image light generation device of the third embodiment is different from that of the first embodiment in configuration of the panel. Therefore, the description of the general configuration of the image light generation device will be omitted. 
       FIG.  7    is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the image light generation device of the present embodiment. 
     In  FIG.  7   , the same components as those of  FIG.  1    used in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. 
     In an image light generation device  60  of the present embodiment, two self-emitting panels composed of organic EL panels are used as image light generation panels. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  7   , the image light generation device  60  includes the first panel  11 BR, the second panel  11 G, and a dichroic prism  62  (color combining prism). 
     The first panel  11 BR includes the first pixel region  14 BR including a plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix, and the first non-pixel region  15 BR that surrounds the periphery of first pixel region  14 BR. The second panel  11 G includes the second pixel region  14 G including a plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix, and the second non-pixel region  15 G that surrounds the periphery of the second pixel region  14 G. 
     Of the plurality of pixels in the first panel  11 BR, half of the pixels are provided with the first light emitting elements  17 B, and the other half of the pixels are provided with the third light emitting elements  17 R. That is, the first panel  11 BR is provided with the first light emitting elements  17 B and the third light emitting elements  17 R. In addition, each of the plurality of pixels in the second panel  11 G is provided with the second light emitting element  17 G. 
     Each of the plurality of first light emitting elements  17 B provided in the first panel  11 BR emits the blue first image light LB. In addition, each of the plurality of third light emitting elements  17 R provided in the first panel  11 BR emits the red third image light LR. That is, the first panel  11 BR emits the blue first image light LB and the red third image light LR. In addition, each of the plurality of second light emitting elements  17 G provided in the second panel  11 G emits the green second image light LG. Also in the present embodiment, each of the first light emitting element  17 B, the second light emitting element  17 G, and the third light emitting element  17 R is composed of a top-emission organic EL element. 
     In the present embodiment, the size of the transistor of the first panel  11 BR is greater than the size of the transistor of the second panel  11 G. That is, the size of the first transistor constituting the pixel circuit that emits blue light and the size of the third transistor constituting the pixel circuit that emits red light are greater than the size of the second transistor constituting the pixel circuit that emits green light. To be more specific, the source-drain distance of the first transistor and the source-drain distance of the third transistor are greater than the source-drain distance of the second transistor. It is to be noted that the source-drain distance of the first transistor and the source-drain distance of the third transistor may be the same, or the source-drain distance of the first transistor may be greater. 
     Alternatively, the film thickness of the gate insulating film of the first transistor and the film thickness of the gate insulating film of the third transistor may be greater than the film thickness of the gate insulating film of the second transistor. 
     Alternatively, the relationship between the sizes of the transistors may include both the above-mentioned two configurations. Specifically, the source-drain distance of the first transistor and the source-drain distance of the third transistor may be greater than the source-drain distance of the second transistor, with the film thickness of the gate insulating film of the first transistor and the film thickness of the gate insulating film of the third transistor greater than the film thickness of the gate insulating film of the second transistor. 
     In the present embodiment, the dichroic prism  62  is composed of a combination of two triangular prismatic optically transparent members. The dichroic prism  62  includes a first incidence surface  62   a , a second incidence surface  62   b  in perpendicular contact with the first incidence surface  62   a , and an emission surface  62   e  opposite the second incidence surface  62   b.    
     The dichroic prism  62  includes a dichroic mirror  63  that does not have a polarization separation property. The dichroic mirror  63  has a property of reflecting the first image light LB and the third image light LR, and transmitting the second image light LG. 
     The first panel  11 BR is disposed opposite to the first incidence surface  62   a . The second panel  11 G is disposed opposite to the second incidence surface  62   b . In the present embodiment, the first panel  11 BR is fixed to the first incidence surface  62   a  through the optically transparent adhesive agent layer  46 . The second panel  11 G is fixed to the second incidence surface  62   b  through the optically transparent adhesive agent layer  46 . 
     The image light generation device  60  of the present embodiment emits composite image light LW composed of a combination of the first image light LB, the second image light LG, and the third image light LR, from the emission surface  62   e  of the dichroic prism  62 . 
     Also in the present embodiment, it is possible to achieve the same effect as that of the first embodiment such as the achievement of the image light generation device  60  that can obtain image light with a high luminance and can suppress the increase in power consumption. 
     Here, in order to demonstrate the effect of the image light generation device  60  of the present embodiment, the present inventors conducted simulations of the maximum luminance of the image light and the power consumption for an example 2 and comparative examples 3 and 4 described below. 
     To be more specific, as an image light generation device of the example 2, the transistor breakdown voltage of the first panel (blue light and red light panels) was set to 10 V, and the transistor breakdown voltage of the second panel (green light panel) was set to 6 V. In contrast, as an image light generation device of the comparative example 3, the transistor breakdown voltage of each of the first panel and the second panel was set to 6 V. In addition, as an image light generation device of the comparative example 4, the transistor breakdown voltage of each of the first panel and the second panel was set to 10 V. 
     Table 2 shows results of the simulations of the maximum luminance of the image light and the power consumption with the image light generation devices of the example 2 and the comparative examples 3 and 4. It is to be noted that the power consumption is indicated as a relative value with respect to the power consumption of the comparative example 3 set as 100, as the power consumption required for outputting image light of the same luminance. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
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                 Example 2 
                 6 
                 10 
                 32000 
                 133 
               
               
                 Comparative 
                 6 
                 6 
                 7000 
                 100 
               
               
                 Example 3 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
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                 10 
                 10 
                 32000 
                 167 
               
               
                 Example 4 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     As shown in Table 2, in the case of the comparative example 3 where both transistor breakdown voltages were set to 6 V, the maximum luminance was 7000 cd/m 2 , and high luminance was not obtained. In addition, in the comparative example 4 where both transistor breakdown voltages were set to 10 V, the maximum luminance was 32000 cd/m 2 , which is an improvement from the comparative example 3, but the power consumption was 167, which is larger than that of the comparative example 3. In contrast, in the case of the example 2 where the transistor breakdown voltage of the first panel was set to 10 V and the transistor breakdown voltage of the second panel was set to 6 V, the maximum luminance was 32000 cd/m 2 , which is an improvement from the comparative example 3, and the power consumption was 133, which is a reduction from the comparative example 4. In this manner, it was demonstrated that according to the present embodiment, the maximum luminance of image light can be improved, and the increase in the power consumption can be suppressed. 
     Fourth Embodiment 
     A fourth embodiment of the present disclosure is described below with reference to the drawings. 
     The image light generation device  10  described in the first embodiment is used for the image display device described below. 
       FIG.  8    is an explanatory diagram of a head mounted display apparatus  1000  of the fourth embodiment.  FIG.  9    is a perspective view schematically illustrating a configuration of an optical system of a virtual image display unit  1010  illustrated in  FIG.  8   .  FIG.  10    is an explanatory diagram illustrating light paths of an optical system illustrated in  FIG.  9   . 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  8   , the head mounted display apparatus  1000  (image display device) is configured as a see-through eyeglass-display, and includes a frame  1110  with temples  1111  and  1112  on the left and right sides. In the head mounted display apparatus  1000 , the virtual image display unit  1010  is supported by the frame  1110  and is configured such that the user recognizes an image emitted from the virtual image display unit  1010  as a virtual image. In the present embodiment, the head mounted display apparatus  1000  includes, as the virtual image display unit  1010 , a left ophthalmic display unit  1101  and a right ophthalmic display unit  1102 . In the present embodiment, the head mounted display apparatus  1000  includes, as the virtual image display unit  1010 , a left ophthalmic display unit  1101  and a right ophthalmic display unit  1102 . 
     In the following description, the left ophthalmic display unit  1101  is mainly described, and the description of the right ophthalmic display unit  1102  will be omitted. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  9    and  FIG.  10   , in the head mounted display apparatus  1000 , the left ophthalmic display unit  1101  includes the image light generation device  10 , and a light guiding system  1030  that guides composite image light LW emitted from the image light generation device  10  to an emission part  1058 . A projection lens system  1070  is disposed between the image light generation device  10  and the light guiding system  1030 . The composite image light LW emitted from the image light generation device  10  impinges on the light guiding system  1030  through the projection lens system  1070 . The projection lens system  1070  is composed of one collimator lens having a positive power. 
     The image light generation device  10  includes the dichroic prism  12 , and three panels,  11 B,  11 G and  11 R, provided opposite to three surfaces of four surfaces (the third surfaces of the triangular prisms) of the dichroic prism  12 . The panels  11 B,  11 G and  11 R are composed of organic EL panels, for example. 
     The image light emitted from the first panel  11 B impinges on the dichroic prism  12  as the first image light LB of a first wavelength region. The image light emitted from the second panel  11 G impinges on the dichroic prism  12  as the second image light LG of a second wavelength region. The image light emitted from the third panel  11 R impinges on the dichroic prism  12  as the third image light LR of third wavelength region. Composite image light LW composed of a combination of the first image light LB, the second image light LG and the third image light LR is emitted from the dichroic prism  12 . 
     The light guiding system  1030  includes an optically transparent incident part  1040  on which the composite image light LW impinges, and an optically transparent light guiding part  1050  with one end  1051  side coupled with an incident part  1040 . In the present embodiment, the incident part  1040  and the light guiding part  1050  are composed of an optically transparent unitary member. 
     The incident part  1040  includes an incidence surface  1041  on which the composite image light LW emitted from the image light generation device  10  impinges, and a reflecting surface  1042  that reflects the composite image light LW entered from the incidence surface  1041  between it and the incidence surface  1041 . The incidence surface  1041  is composed of a flat surface, an aspherical surface, a free curved surface or the like, and is opposite to the image light generation device  10  through the projection lens system  1070 . The projection lens system  1070  is obliquely disposed such that the distance to an end portion  1412  of the incidence surface  1041  is larger than the distance to an end portion  1411  of the incidence surface  1041 . 
     No reflection film is formed on the incidence surface  1041 , but it totally reflects light incident at an incident angle equal to or greater than a critical angle. That is, the incidence surface  1041  has a light transparency and a light reflecting property. The reflecting surface  1042  is composed of a surface that is opposite to the incidence surface  1041 , and is obliquely disposed such that an end portion  1422  is distant from the incidence surface  1041  than an end portion  1421  of the incidence surface  1041 . That is, the incident part  1040  has a substantially triangular shape. The reflecting surface  1042  is composed of a flat surface, an aspherical surface, a free curved surface, or the like. The reflecting surface  1042  has a configuration in which a reflective metal layer mainly composed of aluminum, silver, magnesium, chromium or the like is formed. 
     The light guiding part  1050  includes a first surface  1056  (first reflecting surface) extending from the one end  1051  to another end  1052  side, a second surface  1057  (second reflecting surface) disposed opposite and parallel to the first surface  1056  and extending from the one end  1051  side to the other end  1052  side, and the emission part  1058  provided in a portion distant from the incident part  1040  in the second surface  1057 . The first surface  1056  and the reflecting surface  1042  of the incident part  1040  are contiguous with each other with a tilted surface  1043  therebetween. The thicknesses of the first surface  1056  and the second surface  1057  are smaller than that of the incident part  1040 . The first surface  1056  and the second surface  1057  totally reflect incident light at an incident angle equal to or greater than a critical angle on the basis of the refractive index difference between the light guiding part  1050  and the outside (air). In view of this, no reflection film is formed in the first surface  1056  and the second surface  1057 . 
     The emission part  1058  is configured in a part on the second surface  1057  side in the thickness direction of the light guiding part  1050 . In the emission part  1058 , a plurality of partial reflecting surfaces  1055  tilted with respect to the normal to the second surface  1057  is disposed parallel to each other. The emission part  1058  is a portion overlapping the plurality of partial reflecting surfaces  1055  in the second surface  1057 , and is a region with a predetermined width in the extending direction of the light guiding part  1050 . Each of the plurality of partial reflecting surfaces  1055  is composed of a dielectric multilayer film. In addition, at least one of the plurality of partial reflecting surfaces  1055  may be a composite layer of a dielectric multilayer film, and a reflective metal layer (thin film) mainly composed of aluminum, silver, magnesium, chromium and the like. In the case where the partial reflecting surface  1055  includes a metal layer, it is possible to achieve an effect of increasing the reflectance of the partial reflecting surface  1055 , or an effect of optimizing the incident angle dependence and the polarization dependence of the transmittance and the reflectance of the partial reflecting surface  1055 . It is to be noted that the emission part  1058  may have a configuration in which an optical device such as a diffraction grating and a hologram is provided. 
     In the head mounted display apparatus  1000  having the above-mentioned configuration, the composite image light LW of parallel light entered from the incident part  1040  is refracted at the incidence surface  1041  toward the reflecting surface  1042 . Next, the composite image light LW is reflected at the reflecting surface  1042  toward the incidence surface  1041  again. Then, the composite image light LW impinges on the incidence surface  1041  at an incident angle equal to or greater than a critical angle, and is therefore reflected at the incidence surface  1041  toward the light guiding part  1050  so as to travel toward the light guiding part  1050 . While the incident part  1040  is configured such that the composite image light LW composed of parallel light impinges on the incidence surface  1041 , it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the incidence surface  1041  and the reflecting surface  1042  are composed of free curved surfaces and the like such that after the composite image light LW composed of non-parallel light is converted to parallel light while the composite image light LW incident on the incidence surface  1041  is reflected between the reflecting surface  1042  and the incidence surface  1041 . 
     In the light guiding part  1050 , the composite image light LW travels while being reflected between the first surface  1056  and the second surface  1057 . A part of the composite image light LW incident on the partial reflecting surface  1055  is reflected at the partial reflecting surface  1055  and emitted from the emission part  1058  toward a viewer&#39;s eye E. In addition, the other part of the composite image light LW incident on the partial reflecting surface  1055  passes through the partial reflecting surface  1055  and impinges on the next partial reflecting surface  1055  adjacent thereto. In this manner, the composite image light LW reflected at each of the plurality of partial reflecting surfaces  1055  is emitted from the emission part  1058  toward the viewer&#39;s eye E. In this manner, the viewer can recognize a virtual image. 
     Then, the light that impinges on the light guiding part  1050  from the outside passes through the partial reflecting surface  1055  and reaches the viewer&#39;s eye E, after impinging on the light guiding part  1050 . Thus, the viewer can visually recognize a color image emitted from the image light generation device  10 , and can visually recognize the outside scenery and the like in a see-through manner. 
     The head mounted display apparatus  1000  of the fourth embodiment includes the image light generation device  10  of the first embodiment, and therefore can display a bright image and can reduce the power consumption. It is to be noted that the head mounted display apparatus  1000  may include the image light generation device of the second embodiment or the image light generation device of the third embodiment. 
     While the head mounted display apparatus  1000  of the fourth embodiment uses the light guiding part  1050  as the light guiding system  1030 , it is also possible to configure a head mounted display apparatus by applying the image light generation device  10  of the first embodiment to an optical system using no light guiding part. 
     Fifth Embodiment 
     A fifth embodiment of the present disclosure is described below with reference to  FIG.  11   . 
     The image light generation device  10  described in the first embodiment is used for a display device described below. 
       FIG.  11    is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a projection-type display device  2000  of the fifth embodiment. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  11   , the projection-type display device  2000  (image display device) includes the image light generation device  10  according to the embodiment, and a projection optical system  2100  that projects the composite image light LW emitted from the image light generation device  10  onto a projection target member  2200  such as a screen in an enlarged manner. 
     The image light generation device  10  includes the dichroic prism  12 , and three panels,  11 B,  11 G and  11 R, provided opposite to three surfaces of four surfaces (the third surfaces of the triangular prisms) of the dichroic prism  12 . The panels  11 B,  11 G and  11 R are composed of panels, such as an organic EL panels, that emit image light that does not have polarization properties, for example. 
     The projection-type display device  2000  of the fifth embodiment includes the image light generation device  10  of the first embodiment, and thus can display bright image and can reduce the power consumption. 
     Note that the technical scope of the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made to the above-described exemplary embodiment without departing from the spirit and gist of the present disclosure. 
     For example, the above-described embodiments satisfy the relationship in which the size of the first transistor is greater than the size of the second transistor and the size of the third transistor when all transistors of the same positions are compared with each other in a plurality of transistors constituting one pixel circuit. It should be noted that an aspect of the present disclosure is not limited to the above-mentioned configuration, and may satisfy a relationship in which the size of the first transistor is greater than the size of the second transistor and the size of the third transistor when transistors at least at one position are compared with each other in a plurality of transistors constituting the pixel circuit. 
     In addition, while in the above-described embodiments, the first panel, the second panel and the third panel that constitute the image light generation device are organic EL panels, the panels may not be limited to organic EL panels, and self-luminous panels such as inorganic EL panels and micro LED panels may be used. 
     In addition, other examples of the image display device including the image light generation module described in the embodiment include a head-up display (HUD), a hand-held display (HHD), and an electronic view finder (EVF) used in an image pickup device such as a video camcorder and a still camera. 
     Other specific descriptions regarding the number, shape, arrangement, constituent materials, and the like of each of the components of the image light generation device of the embodiments can be changed as appropriate, not limited to the above embodiment. 
     The image light generation device of one aspect of the present embodiment may have the following configurations. 
     An image light generation device according to an aspect of the present embodiment includes a first panel configured to emit a first image light of blue, a second panel configured to emit a second image light of a color other than blue, and a color combining prism configured to combine the first image light and the second image light. The first panel includes a plurality of first pixels, each of the plurality of first pixels includes a first light emitting element configured to emit blue light, and a first transistor configured to drive the first light emitting element, the second panel includes a plurality of second pixels, each of the plurality of second pixels includes a second light emitting element configured to emit color light other than the blue light, and a second transistor configured to drive the second light emitting element, and a size of the first transistor is greater than a size of the second transistor. 
     In the image light generation device according to an aspect of the present embodiment, a source-drain distance of the first transistor may be greater than a source-drain distance of the second transistor. 
     In the image light generation device according to an aspect of the present embodiment, a film thickness of a gate insulating film of the first transistor may be greater than a film thickness of a gate insulating film of the second transistor. 
     An image light generation device according to an aspect of the present embodiment includes a first panel configured to emit a first image light of a first color, a second panel configured to emit a second image light including a wavelength region different from the first color, and a color combining prism configured to combine the first image light and the second image light. The first panel includes a plurality of first pixels, each of the plurality of first pixels includes a first light emitting element configured to emit color light of the first color, and a first transistor configured to drive the first light emitting element, the first light emitting element includes a tandem structure including a light emitting layer, the second panel includes a plurality of second pixels, each of the plurality of second pixels includes a second light emitting element configured to emit color light of a color other the first color, and a second transistor configured to drive the second light emitting element, and a size of the first transistor is greater than a size of the second transistor. 
     In the image light generation device according to an aspect of the present embodiment, a source-drain distance of the first transistor may be greater than a source-drain distance of the second transistor. 
     In the image light generation device according to an aspect of the present embodiment, a film thickness of a gate insulating film of the first transistor may be greater than a film thickness of a gate insulating film of the second transistor. 
     In the image light generation device according to an aspect of the present embodiment, the first color may be blue. 
     An image display device according to an aspect of the present embodiment includes the image light generation device according to the aspect of the present embodiment.