Patent ID: 8279360

Claim:
A projection type liquid crystal display apparatus comprising: a light source emitting light; a liquid crystal display device optically modulating the light emitted by the light source; and a projection lens projecting the light modulated by the liquid crystal display device, wherein the liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal layer, a pixel electrode section having a plurality of two-dimensionally disposed pixel apertures through which light can pass, a first microlens array which is formed on a light entering side of the device with respect to the liquid crystal layer and which is a two-dimensional array of a plurality of first microlenses provided in association with the plurality of pixel apertures, and a second microlens array which is formed on a light exiting side of the device with respect to the liquid crystal layer and which is a two-dimensional array of a plurality of second microlenses provided in association with the plurality of pixel apertures, the F-number of the first microlenses is set at a value equal to or greater than the F-number of the projection lens, and the first microlenses and the second microlenses are disposed such that the groups of microlenses are located in the focus position of each other.