Provided is a projection system capable of obtaining a sharp contrast
without being influenced by an ambient light, the projection system
including a projection screen, containing a substrate and a polarized
light selective-reflection layer formed on the substrate that
diffuse-reflects right-handed circularly polarized light or left-handed
circularly polarized light. An image is displayed by reflecting an image
light irradiated from a projector on the projection screen. An external
light screen is installed at an external light entrance and disposed in a
sequence of a linearly polarizing plate and a retardation plate from an
external side, and the external light screen circularly polarizes a light
in reverse direction to the circularly polarized light diffuse-reflected
by the polarized light-selective reflection layer. A transmission axis of
the linearly polarizing plate is in a horizontal direction.