An illuminator includes a concave mirror to reflect incident light in a
predetermined direction, an inner reflective mirror provided on an
optical axis of the concave mirror and having a reflective surface at
least one surface thereof, a light source installed on at least one
surface of the inner reflective mirror to generate and illuminate light,
and a retro-reflective mirror provided at a focal point of the light
reflected from the concave mirror, or in a vicinity of the focal point,
and having an aperture through which some of the light illuminated from
the light source and reflected by the concave mirror passes and a
retro-reflective surface to reflect remaining light not passing through
the aperture back toward the concave mirror.