To reduce the color break-up and to provide high quality projection images. A method of driving a spatial light modulator, including generating a sub-frame pulse signal for a first colored light R1 through R8, B1 through B8, generating a sub-frame pulse signal for a second colored light G1 through G
To reduce the color break-up and to provide high quality projection images. A method of driving a spatial light modulator, including generating a sub-frame pulse signal for a first colored light R1 through R8, B1 through B8, generating a sub-frame pulse signal for a second colored light G1 through G 8, arranging the sub-frame pulse signals for the respective colored light so that at least three of the sub-frame pulse signals for the first colored light R1 through R8, B1 through B8 adjoin either one of the sub-frame pulse signals for the second colored light G1 through G8 during at least one frame of the image, and driving a plurality of movable mirror elements in accordance with the sub-frame pulse signals for the respective colored light arranged in arranging the sub-frame pulse signals, the movable mirror elements being alternatively moved at least to a first reflecting position and a second reflecting position.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of driving a spatial light modulator that modulates incident light in accordance with a signal corresponding to an image including a signal corresponding to an image of first colored light and a signal corresponding to an image of second colored light, comprising: ge
What is claimed is: 1. A method of driving a spatial light modulator that modulates incident light in accordance with a signal corresponding to an image including a signal corresponding to an image of first colored light and a signal corresponding to an image of second colored light, comprising: generating no fewer than n and no more than 2n ("n" denotes a positive integer) of sub-frame pulse signals for the first colored light to express depth of the image of the first colored light using n bits, the sub-frame pulse signals for the first colored light respectively having weights corresponding to the first through nth bits; generating no fewer than m and no more than 2m ("m" denotes a positive integer and is not less than n) of sub-frame pulse signals for the second colored light to express depth of the image of the second colored light using m bits, the sub-frame pulse signals for the second colored light respectively having weights corresponding to the first through m bits; arranging the sub-frame pulse signals for the first colored light and the sub-frame pulse signals for the second colored light so that at least three of the sub-frame pulse signals for the first colored light adjoin either one of the sub-frame pulse signals for the second colored light during at least one frame of the image; and driving a plurality of movable mirror elements in accordance with the sub-frame pulse signals for the first colored light and the sub-frame pulse signals for the second colored light arranged when arranging the sub-frame pulse signals, the movable mirror elements being alternatively moved at least to a first reflecting position and a second reflecting position. 2. The method of driving a spatial light modulator according to claim 1, when arranging the sub-frame pulse signals, the sub-frame pulse signals for the first colored light and the sub-frame pulse signals for the second colored light being arranged so that each of the sub-frame pulse signals for the first colored light adjoins either one of the sub-frame pulse signals for the second colored light during at least one frame of the image. 3. The method of driving a spatial light modulator according to claim 2, when arranging the sub-frame pulse signals, the sub-frame pulse signals for the first colored light and the sub-frame pulse signals for the second colored light being arranged so that the sub-frame pulse signals for the first colored light and the sub-frame pulse signals for the second colored light further adjoin each other with regard to each of the weights including a minimum weight through a maximum weight during at least one frame of the image. 4. The method of driving a spatial light modulator according to claim 1, defining a sub-frame pulse signal combination as a combination of the sub-frame pulse signals for the first colored light and the sub-frame pulse signals for the second colored light arranged when arranging the sub-frame pulse signals so that the sub-frame pulse signals for the first colored light and the sub-frame pulse signals for the second colored light adjoin each other, more than one sub-frame pulse signal combinations being provided in one frame of the image in repeating fashion. 5. The method of driving a spatial light modulator according to claim 1, when arranging the sub-frame pulse signals, patterns of the arrangement of the sub-frame pulse signals for the first colored light and the sub-frame pulse signals for the second colored light being decided to be different from each other in accordance with the scene shown in the image. 6. The method of driving a spatial light modulator according to claim 1, the first colored light includes red light and blue light, and the second colored light includes green light. 7. The method of driving a spatial light modulator according to claim 1, the number of bits for expressing depth of the image of the first colored light and the number of bits for expressing depth of the image of the second colored light being equal. 8. A projector, comprising: a light source section to supply first colored light and second colored light; a spatial light modulator including a tilt mirror device equipped with a plurality of movable mirror elements alternatively moved at least to a first reflecting position and a second reflecting position, and to modulate incident light in accordance with a signal corresponding to an image; and a projection lens to project the light modulated by the spatial light modulator, the spatial light modulator being driven using the method of driving a spatial light modulator according to claim 1. 9. The projector according to claim 8, the light source section including a solid state light emitting element, and supplying the first colored light in sync with the sub-frame pulse signals for the first colored light and supplying the second colored light in sync with the sub-frame pulse signals for the second colored light.
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