The invention provides an optical filter, an optical device, and a projector,
which make it possible to project a high-quality image by reducing or preventing
color unevenness of the projected image. An optical filter is used in a projector
that includes liquid crystal panels to modulate light beams from a light source
(lamp) in accordance with image information to form optical images. The optical
filter is disposed downstream from the liquid crystal panels in a light path, and
includes a substrate and an optical conversion film. The optical conversion film
is disposed on a light-incident surface of the substrate and includes two types
of thin films having different refractive indices and being alternately stacked.
The optical conversion film becomes continuously thinner from one end to the other
end of the optical conversion film, so that it is inclined with respect to the
substrate. Since the optical conversion film becomes continuously thinner, it is
possible to project a high-quality image by reducing or preventing color unevenness
of the projected image.