Electro-optical device, electronic apparatus, and projector

A projector, comprising:

• a light source;
• an electro-optical device configured to modulate light from the light source and generate an image;
• a projection optical system configured to project the image generated by the electro-optical device;
• and
• an optical path shifting element configured to shift a projection position of the image, wherein
• the electro-optical device includes:
• a first polarizing element;
• a second polarizing element;
• a liquid crystal panel being arranged between the first polarizing element and the second polarizing element;
• a first phase difference element being arranged between the first polarizing element and the liquid crystal panel;
• a second phase difference element being arranged between the liquid crystal panel and the second polarizing element;
• and
• a phase difference compensation element being arranged inside the liquid crystal panel, wherein
• a phase difference R provided by each of the first phase difference element and the second phase difference element satisfies a condition 0<R<λ/4, where a wavelength of light incident on the liquid crystal panel is λ, wherein
• the liquid crystal panel comprises a common electrode and a light-shielding layer, and the light-shielding layer is arranged between the phase difference compensation element and the common electrode.