34th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200264339 | STRUCTURE HAVING LOW REFLECTANCE SURFACE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE STRUCTURE, AND SOLAR CELL AND OPTICAL FILM HAVING THE STRUCTURE - The present disclosure provides a structure having a low reflectance surface, wherein the structure comprises: a base plate; and a plurality of inclined rods protruding from a first face of the base plate and inclined relative to a normal line to the first face, wherein the inclined rods are spaced from each other. Travel paths of light beams in the structure may be longer along the inclined rods. As a result, a larger amount of light may be absorbed by the structure having a low reflectance surface. The amount of light-beams as reflected from the structure having a low reflectance surface may be significantly reduced. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264340 | ANTI-GLARE FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND USE OF SAME - An anti-glare film including a light reflectance of 3.8% or less and a transmission image clarity of 80% or less. The transmission image clarity of the anti-glare film may be from 5 to 70%. The anti-glare film includes a transparent substrate layer, and an anti-glare layer formed on at least one surface of the transparent substrate layer. The anti-glare layer may be a cured product of a curable composition including one or more types of a polymer component and one or more types of a curable resin precursor component, and in particular, at least two components selected from a polymer component and a curable resin precursor component can be phase separated through liquid phase spinodal decomposition. The anti-glare film can satisfactorily provide anti-reflection properties, anti-glare properties, and transparency. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264341 | SPECTACLE LENS AND SPECTACLES - Provided is a spectacle lens, having a lens substrate including a blue light absorbable compound, and a multilayer film including a chromium layer with a film thickness of 1.0 to 10.0 nm, blue light cut rate being 21.0% or more, a dominant wavelength measured at the object side surface of the spectacle lens falling within a range of 500.0 to 550.0 nm, and a dominant wavelength measured at the eyeball side surface of the spectacle lens falling within a range of 500.0 to 550.0 nm. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264342 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A display device includes a plurality of layers stacked such that outer edges thereof coincide with each other at both ends in at least one of a first direction and a second direction that are orthogonal to each other and each layer including holes communicating in the stacking direction at a plurality of positions, and a resin continuously filled in the holes over the entirety of the plurality of layers. The plurality of layers include a display panel including a display area. The display panel includes the corresponding holes outside the display area. The holes of the plurality of layers are displaced in a plan view, as compared with the matching accuracy of the outer edges. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264343 | MULTILAYERED META LENS AND OPTICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A meta-lens includes a first layer that is arranged on a substrate and that includes a plurality of first nanostructures and a second layer including a plurality of second nanostructures separately arranged from the first nanostructures. The meta-lens may focus light of a plurality of wavelengths or light of a wide wavelength bandwidth due to the arrangement of the nanostructures in a multilayer structure. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264344 | OPTICAL FILM STRUCTURE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided. The display device includes a display screen and an optical film structure arranged on a light exiting side of the display screen. The optical film structure includes a substrate layer and a first micro-lens array layer, where the substrate layer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; the first micro-lens array layer is provided on at least one of the first surface and the second surface, and includes multiple micro-lenses arranged in sequence, each of the multiple micro-lenses has a size smaller than that of a sub-pixel, and edges of adjacent micro-lenses abut on each other. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264345 | Work Platform And Method For Rapidly And Precisely Measuring Concentration Dependent Diffusion Coefficients Of Binary Solutions Using An symmetric Liquid-Core Cylindrical Lens - The present invention provides a platform and a method for rapidly and precisely measuring concentration-dependent diffusion coefficients of binary solution. The key element of the platform is an asymmetric liquid-core cylindrical lens, which acts as both diffusion cell and imaging device to take diffusion image, concentration spatial and temporal profile of diffusion solution, C | 2020-08-20 |
20200264346 | OPTICAL COMPENSATION STRIP, DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD - Provided are an optical compensation strip, a display panel, a display device and a driving method, and relates to the display technology field. The optical compensation strip is applicable to a spliced display panel. The optical compensation strip may comprise: a display cover plate, and at least two prisms disposed opposite to the display cover plate. A gap exists between each prism and the display cover plate. The at least two prisms are configured for refracting light emitted from the two adjacent sub-display panels to an area of the display cover plate corresponding to the seam. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264347 | DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH MULTI SCREENS - A display apparatus with multi screens includes a plurality of display screens and a prism structure optical element disposed between two adjacent display screens. The prism structure optical element includes a base and a plurality of prism pillars arranged on the base in a predetermined direction and facing two adjacent display screens. The base includes adjacent a first region and a second region. Lengths of the first region and the second region along the predetermined direction are La and Lb, respectively, wherein La≥Lb. The prism pillars include a plurality of first prism pillars arranged in the first region and a plurality of second prism pillars arranged in the second region. Each of the first prism pillars and the second prism pillars respectively has a total reflecting surface and a refracting surface. The total reflecting surface is located between the refracting surface and an adjacent area. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264348 | Exposed-Lens Retroreflective Article Comprising Color Layers Comprising Bi-Layer Structures - An exposed-lens retroreflective article including a binder layer and a plurality of retroreflective elements. Each retroreflective element includes a transparent microsphere partially embedded in the binder layer. At least some of the retroreflective elements comprise at least one color layer comprising a bi-layer structure. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264349 | RETROREFLECTIVE ARTICLE COMPRISING EMBEDDED REFLECTIVE LAYERS - A retroreflective article including a binder layer and a plurality of retroreflective elements. Each retroreflective element includes a transparent microsphere partially embedded in the binder layer. At least some of the retroreflective elements include a reflective layer that is embedded between the transparent microsphere and the binder layer. At least some of the embedded reflective layers are localized reflective layers. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264350 | RETROREFLECTIVE ARTICLE COMPRISING LOCALLY-LAMINATED REFLECTIVE LAYERS - A retroreflective article including a binder layer and a plurality of retroreflective elements. Each retroreflective element includes a transparent microsphere partially embedded in the binder layer. At least some of the retroreflective elements include a reflective layer that is a locally-laminated reflective layer that is embedded between the transparent microsphere and the binder layer. At least some of the locally-laminated reflective layers may be localized reflective layers. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264351 | Retroreflective Article Comprising Retroreflective Elements comprising Primary Reflective Layers and Secondary Reflective Layers - A retroreflective article including a reflective-particle-containing binder layer and a plurality of retroreflective elements. Each retroreflective element includes a transparent microsphere partially embedded in the binder layer. At least some of the retroreflective elements comprise a primary reflective layer that covers a portion of the embedded surface area of the transparent microsphere, and a secondary reflective layer provided by portions of the reflective-particle-containing binder layer that are adjacent to portions of the embedded surface area of the transparent microsphere that are not covered by the primary reflective layer. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264352 | Exposed-Lens Retroreflective Article Comprising Localized Color Layers - An exposed-lens retroreflective article including a binder layer and a plurality of retroreflective elements. Each retroreflective element includes a transparent microsphere partially embedded in the binder layer. At least some of the retroreflective elements comprise a reflective layer disposed between the transparent microsphere and the binder layer and at least one localized color layer that is embedded between the transparent microsphere and the reflective layer. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264353 | DUTY CYCLE, DEPTH, AND SURFACE ENERGY CONTROL IN NANO FABRICATION - A surface-relief grating includes a base surface-relief grating comprising a plurality of ridges that include a first material, and a second material on only a top surface or a single sidewall of each ridge of the plurality of ridges, where the second material is different from the first material. A method of fabricating the surface-relief grating includes etching or molding a base surface-relief grating that includes a plurality of ridges, depositing a material layer on the plurality of ridges, and selectively etching the material layer to increase a height or a slant angle of an edge of a ridge in the plurality of ridges to make the surface-relief grating that includes the base surface-relief grating. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264354 | OPTICAL ARTICLES AND SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME - Systems including one or both of a light emitter or a light receiver or a detectable object; and an optical filter adjacent one or both of the light emitter or the light receiver, wherein the optical filter includes at least one wavelength transmission selective layer including an adhesive component and an absorber component, wherein the wavelength transmission selective layer at least partially reduces the transmission of wavelengths from 701 nm to 849 nm incident thereon. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264355 | COLOR FILTER - A color filter according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate; and a plurality of laminated members disposed with a predetermined period on the substrate, wherein each laminated member includes: a first metal layer; a dielectric layer positioned on the first metal layer; and a second metal layer positioned on the dielectric material, and the laminated member simultaneously excites electrical resonance and magnetic resonance in a visible ray region and transmits light that does not resonate, or a first single layer metal member and a plurality of second single layer metal members having different diameter from each other are included, and the single layer metal member excites the electric resonance to block light in the visible ray and transmits light for the wavelength in which the magnetic resonance and the electrical resonance of the single layer metal member are simultaneously excited. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264356 | POLARIZING PLATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A display device includes a polarizing plate including a first phase retardation layer, a second phase retardation layer disposed on the first phase retardation layer, a polarizer layer disposed on the second phase retardation layer, and a first adhesive member disposed between the first phase retardation layer and the second phase retardation layer. The first adhesive member is an adhesive layer having a refractive index different from a refractive index of the second phase retardation layer by about 0.25 or less, or a pressure sensitive adhesive layer having a thickness in a range from about 2 micrometers to about 10 micrometers. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264357 | OPTICAL LAMINATE FILM AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE - An object of the present invention is to provide is an optical laminate film exhibiting excellent uniformity in reflection tint and an organic EL display device using this optical laminate film and exhibiting excellent uniformity in reflection tint when turned off. The object is achieved by providing an optical laminate film including a polarizer, a phase difference layer, and a circularly polarized light separating layer in this order, in which an in-plane retardation Re(550) of the phase difference layer is 120 to 160 nm, the polarizer and the phase difference layer are arranged to form an angle of 45°±10°, the circularly polarized light separating layer is a cholesteric liquid crystal layer formed by fixing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase, in a case where an average refractive index of the liquid crystal compound forming the circularly polarized light separating layer is n, a birefringence thereof is Δn, and a selective reflection center wavelength thereof is λ, it is “ReMAX [nm]=k×Δn×λ/n (where k=0.213)”, and an in-plane retardation Re(550) of the circularly polarized light separating layer satisfies “0.5×ReMax≤Re(550)≤R. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264358 | VIEWER FOR DETERMINATION OF AUTHENTICITY - An authenticity determination viewer including a first phase difference film, a linear polarizer, and a second phase difference film in this order, wherein a polarized light transmission axis of the linear polarizer and a slow axis of the first phase difference film are non-parallel to each other, and the polarized light transmission axis of the linear polarizer and a slow axis of the second phase difference film are non-parallel to each other. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264359 | LIGHT DIFFUSING OPTICAL FIBERS HAVING UNIFORM ILLUMINATION ALONG DIFFUSION LENGTHS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - A light diffusing optical fiber includes a core, a cladding surrounding the core, an outer surface, and a plurality of scattering structures positioned within the core, the cladding, or both the core and the cladding. The plurality of scattering structures are configured to scatter guided light towards the outer surface, such that light including a wavelength of from about 450 nm to about 650 nm diffusing through the outer surface along a diffusion length of the light diffusing optical fiber includes a spectral attenuation percent relative range of about 15% or less. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264360 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device, comprising: a control component for electrically controlling the intensity of light transmitted therethrough from a backlight; and an optical component between said backlight and said control component configured to convert input light exhibiting at least one directional property substantially uniformly across an area at an input side of the optical component to output light exhibiting a substantial variation in said at least one directional property across a corresponding area at an output side of the optical component. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264361 | Color Liquid Crystal Displays and Display Backlights - There is provided a display backlight ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200264362 | REACTIVITY ENHANCEMENT IN ION BEAM ETCHER - A chemically assisted reactive ion beam etching (CAME) system for fabricating a slanted surface-relief structure in a material layer includes an reactive ion source generator configured to generate a plasma using a first reactive gas; one or more aligned collimator grids configured to extract and accelerate at least some of the reactive ions in the plasma to form a collimated reactive ion beam towards the material layer; and a gas ring configured to inject a second reactive gas onto the material layer. The plasma includes reactive ions of the first reactive gas that react with the material layer to generate volatile materials. The second reactive gas also reacts with the material layer. The collimated reactive ion beam and the second reactive gas etch the material layer both physically and chemically to form the slanted surface-relief structure in the material layer. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264363 | INTERCONNECTABLE LIGHT GUIDE TILES - Interlocking light emitting diode (“LED”) light guide tiles are disclosed. The tiles have interlocking edge features that provide physical interlock fitting between tiles and present a continuous appearance, both in an “on,” where LEDs are powered on and emitting light state and an “off” state, where LEDs are powered off and not emitting light. The LED light guide tiles interface with LEDs (housed in or embodied as integrated circuit LED packages) to output light through the surfaces of the light guide. The interlocking edge features of the light guide tiles are shaped to obscure or block an image of the LED packages from being seen by observers looking at the light guide tiles. Light guide tile assemblies or installations can be easily formed out of interchangeable tiles with little or no requirement for relative directional alignment of the tiles. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264364 | IG Side Glare Shield - A luminaire configured to emit light in different directions. The luminaire may include a frame and optical waveguides disposed in the frame and positioned at different angles relative to one another to direct light outward in multiple different directions. At least one LED may be associated with each optical waveguide. A shield may be associated with the frame and configured to reduce the light from being directed in one or more of the different directions. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264365 | OPTICAL FIBER CABLE - Provided is an optical fiber cable which allows for high-quality signal transmission in short-distance transmission. The optical fiber cable is designed for use in optical communication based on transmitting an optical beam from a light-emitting device, to a light-receiving device. The optical fiber cable has: a proximal end which is one end thereof on the side of the light-emitting device, and a distal end which is the other end thereof on the side of the light-receiving device, wherein an optical beam returning from the side of the distal end toward the side of the light-emitting device has an M | 2020-08-20 |
20200264366 | PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING IMPROVED ELECTRICAL ISOLATION BETWEEN N-TYPE CONTACTS - A photonic integrated circuit including first and second opto-electronic devices that are fabricated on a semiconductor wafer having an epitaxial layer stack including an n-type indium phosphide-based contact layer that is provided with at least one selectively p-type doped tubular-shaped region for providing an electrical barrier between respective n-type contact regions of the first and second opto-electronic devices that are optically interconnected by a passive optical waveguide that is fabricated in a non-intentionally doped waveguide layer including indium gallium arsenide phosphide, the non-intentionally doped waveguide layer being arranged on top of the n-type contact layer, wherein a first portion of the at least one selectively p-type doped tubular-shaped region is arranged underneath the passive optical waveguide between the first and second opto-electronic devices. An opto-electronic system including the photonic integrated circuit. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264367 | Planar Optical Waveguide Based on Two-Dimensional Optical Gratings - A planar optical waveguide based on two-dimensional grating includes an optical waveguide substrate which is a transparent plane-parallel plate, and a functional grating element which includes a two-dimensional grating having two grating directions with an angle of 60° in between. The two-dimensional grating is either protruded or recessed into the top surface of the optical waveguide substrate. The output image from a micro-projector can enter the optical waveguide and then gets projected to cover the entire area of the functional grating element, enabling a human eye to view the output image across a large eye-box. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264368 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CHANGE OF POLARIZATION STATE RESULTED FROM OPTICAL LINK AND OPTICAL RECEIVER - An apparatus and method for monitoring a change of a polarization state resulted from an optical link and optical receiver is provided. By combining zero-frequency response matrices and phase information on the received signal at two moments, a change matrix of the zero-frequency channel response matrices at the two moments is obtained, and a parameter characterizing a polarization state change induced by the optical link is determined according to the change matrix, which may dynamically monitor in real-time manner the polarization state change induced by the optical link, irrelevant to the polarization state of an input signal of the optical link. Due to the combination of the zero frequency response matrices and the phase information, response of the optical link may be completely reflected, for more accurate monitoring the polarization state. In addition, there is no need to add additional hardware and controls, thereby simplifying the structure and saving cost. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264369 | MULTI-MODE INTERFERENCE MULTIPLEXER/DEMULTIPLEXER AND OPTICAL ELEMENT USING THE SAME - A multi-mode interference multiplexer/demultiplexer can suppress reflected return light while guiding light to a single-mode waveguide. The multi-mode interference multiplexer/demultiplexer includes a multi-mode waveguide, a first single-mode waveguide connected to a first end, a second single-mode waveguide opposing the first single-mode waveguide, a third single-mode waveguide connected to a second end, a reflecting surface opposing the third single-mode waveguide, and a fourth single-mode waveguide connected to a side end. Light entering from the second or third single-mode waveguide is reflected off the reflecting surface and forms an image at a first connection on a side end of the fourth single-mode waveguide. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264370 | ATHERMAL SILICON OPTICAL ADD-DROP MULTIPLEXERS BASED ON THERMO-OPTIC COEFFICIENT TUNING OF SOL-GEL MATERIAL - An athermal optical waveguide structure such as an optical add drop multiplexer (OADM) or the like is fabricated by a method that includes forming a lower cladding layer on a substrate. A waveguiding core layer is formed on the lower cladding layer. An upper cladding layer is formed on the waveguiding core layer and the lower cladding layer a sol-gel material. The sol-gel material includes an organically modified siloxane and a metal oxide. A thermo-optic coefficient of the sol-gel material is adjusted by curing the sol-gel material for a selected duration of time at a selected temperature such that the thermo-optic coefficient of the sol-gel material compensates for a thermo-optic coefficient of at least the waveguiding core layer such that an effective thermo-optic coefficient of the optical waveguide structure at a specified optical wavelength and over a specified temperature range is reduced. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264371 | BIASED TOTAL THICKNESS VARIATIONS IN WAVEGUIDE DISPLAY SUBSTRATES - A plurality of waveguide display substrates, each waveguide display substrate having a cylindrical portion having a diameter and a planar surface, a curved portion opposite the planar surface defining a nonlinear change in thickness across the substrate and having a maximum height D with respect to the cylindrical portion, and a wedge portion between the cylindrical portion and the curved portion defining a linear change in thickness across the substrate and having a maximum height W with respect to the cylindrical portion. A target maximum height D | 2020-08-20 |
20200264372 | WAVEGUIDE MIRROR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING A WAVEGUIDE MIRROR - A mirror and method of fabricating the mirror, the method comprising: providing a silicon-on-insulator substrate, the substrate comprising: a silicon support layer; a buried oxide (BOX) layer on top of the silicon support layer; and a silicon device layer on top of the BOX layer; creating a via in the silicon device layer, the via extending to the BOX layer; etching away a portion of the BOX layer starting at the via and extending laterally away from the via in a first direction to create a channel between the silicon device layer and silicon support layer; applying an anisotropic etch via the channel to regions of the silicon device layer and silicon support layer adjacent to the channel; the anisotropic etch following an orientation plane of the silicon device layer and silicon support layer to create a cavity underneath an overhanging portion of the silicon device layer; the overhanging portion defining a planar underside surface for vertically coupling light into and out of the silicon device layer; and applying a metal coating to the underside surface. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264373 | TE POLARIZER BASED ON SOI PLATFORM - The present application discloses a Transverse Electric (TE) polarizer. The TE polarizer includes a semiconductor substrate having an oxide layer. The TE polarizer further includes a waveguide embedded in the oxide layer. Additionally, the TE polarizer includes a plate structure embedded in the oxide layer substantially in parallel to the waveguide with a gap distance. In an embodiment, the plate structure induces an extra transmission loss to a Transverse Magnetic (TM) mode in a light wave traveling through the waveguide. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264374 | LIGHT POLARIZING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A light polarizing element include: a first port waveguide; two second port waveguides; and a multi-mode interference waveguide optically connected to the first port waveguide and the two second port waveguides, the multi-mode interference waveguide having at least one slit formed therein, the at least one slit having a shape that enables the multi-mode interference wave guide to give different effective refractive indexes to respective mutually orthogonal polarized light waves input from the first port waveguide, thereby separating the mutually orthogonal polarized light waves, and that enables the separated mutually orthogonal polarized light waves to be output from the respective two second port waveguides. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264375 | OPTICAL ELEMENT - To provide an optical element that can be more easily aligned with an optical fiber, an optical element includes one grating coupler optically coupled to an optical fiber, a waveguide connected to the grating coupler, a multimode interferometer connected to the waveguide on the opposite side to the grating coupler, and a waveguide inserted between two input/output ports on the branched side of the multimode interferometer. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264376 | TWO-FILTER LIGHT DETECTION DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED TO SAME - Light detection devices and corresponding methods are provided. The devices include a reaction structure to contain a reaction solution and at least one reaction site that generates light emissions in response to incident excitation light after treatment with the reaction solution. The devices also include a plurality of light sensors and device circuitry. The devices further include a plurality of light guides extending toward at least one corresponding light sensor from input regions that receive the excitation light and the light emissions from at least one corresponding reaction recess. The light guides comprise a first filter region that filters the excitation light and permits the light emissions of a first wavelength to pass to the at least one corresponding light sensor, and a second filter region that filters the excitation light and the permits light emissions of a second wavelength to pass to the at least one corresponding light sensor. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264377 | RECONFIGURABLE SPECTROSCOPY SYSTEM - A reconfigurable spectroscopy system comprises tunable lasers and wavelength lockers to lock to accurate reference wavelengths. Band combiners with differently optimized wavelength ranges multiplex the optical signal over the time domain, to emit a plurality of reference wavelengths for spectroscopy applications. The power requirements are greatly reduced by multiplexing over the time domain in time slots which do not affect sampling and receiving of the spectroscopy data. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264378 | Methods and Apparatuses for Providing a Holographic Waveguide Display Using Integrated Gratings - Systems and methods for providing holographic waveguide display using integrated gratings in accordance with various embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes a waveguide display including a source of light, and a first waveguide including a grating structure including first and second gratings, and an input coupler configured to couple a first field-of-view portion of light, and couple a second field-of-view portion of light, wherein the first grating is configured to provide beam expansion in a first direction for the first field-of-view portion of light, and provide beam expansion in the first direction and beam extraction towards a viewer for the second field-of-view portion of light, the second grating is configured to provide beam expansion in a second direction for the second field-of-view portion of light, and provide beam expansion in the second direction and beam extraction towards a viewer for the first field-of-view portion of light. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264379 | Calibration System for a Wavelength Selective Switch - Described herein is a calibration system ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200264380 | FIBER CLAMP - The invention relates to a fiber clamp with a base plate and at least two clamping bodies arranged parallel to one another on the base plate, the clamping bodies being pressed towards one another in one direction by means of a tensioning device, so that a fiber that can be arranged between the base plate and the clamping bodies is between the base plate and the clamping bodies can be pinched. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264381 | MECHANICAL SPLICE ASSEMBLY FOR SPLICING OPPOSING OPTICAL FIBERS WITHIN A FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF PERFORMING THE SAME - A field installable fiber optical connector formed using a mechanical splice assembly secured within an opening of a plug frame. A fiber optical cable is secured to a distal end of a rear body that is secured to a distal end of the plug frame. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264382 | HARDENED OPTICAL POWER CONNECTION SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a hardened power and optical connection system for use with hybrid cables. The hardened power and optical connection system includes electrical pin and socket contacts for providing power connections, and ferrules for providing optical connections. The hardened power and optical connection system has an integrated fiber alignment provided through a mating relationship between a plug and a socket. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264383 | CONNECTOR SYSTEM - The connector system of the present invention includes a crimp housing and a floating block. A passage extending in a longitudinal direction is formed in the crimp housing. The floating block is disposed in the passage of the crimp housing and has an interior passage extending in the longitudinal direction for receiving a back post of a connector. The floating block may make limited three-dimensional movements with respect to the crimp housing. The connectors seated in the connector system of the present invention may be independently moved with respect to each other thereby properly aligning with an adapter. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264384 | Compliant Adapter - A compliant adapter for fiber-optic connectors that are inserted into a cut-out in a panel include a main body extending between a first end and a second end and a compliant piece disposed at the second end of the main body that is movable between a relaxed position and a compressed position. The compliant adapter has a first opening area in the relaxed position and a smaller second opening area in the compressed position. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264385 | Single-Use Disposable POD for Application of an Optical Fiber Protection Device - A protective assembly method using a transparent layer within the fiber interconnect system aids in optical coupling by preventing an air gap from forming between the fiber cores within a connector. A fiber protection device made of a thin transparent film, which includes an adhesive layer, is applied over the fiber end-faces at the connector interface, the film having characteristics which allows it to conform to the fiber end and minimize coupling loss between fibers. According to one aspect, the film is part of a cartridge that provides structural support for the film to facilitate application of the fiber protection device. The film may be divided by perforate patterns that define one or more fiber protection devices formed by the film. The assembly method can include usage of an applicator base plate upon which the cartridge is mounted. According to another aspect, the film may be part of a single-use disposable pod for application of a single fiber protection device. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264386 | MULTI-FIBER FERRULE WITH LENS ELEMENTS - An optical lens plate includes a body having a front face and an oppositely facing rear face with a plurality of lenses adjacent the front face. A plurality of alignment sockets are disposed adjacent the rear face, with each alignment socket being aligned with one of the lenses and having a first end adjacent the rear face and a second end within the body. Each alignment socket includes a tapered lead-in section, a stop surface, and a lateral alignment section, with the stop surface defining the second end and the lateral alignment section having a non-tapering cross-section between the lead-in section and the stop surface. An optical transmission recess is disposed between one of the lenses and one of the alignment sockets and extends from the stop surface towards the front face of the body. An optical fiber assembly including a ferrule body and the lens plate is also disclosed. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264387 | Optical Communications Connectors - In accordance with the following description, an optical communication connector includes a ferrule having retractable alignment pins that are actuable between an extended position and a retracted position. For example, the connector may include an inner housing assembly having optical fibers and an outer housing positioned over the inner housing assembly. The outer housing is shaped to be removable from the inner housing assembly, which has a movable pin clamp mechanically coupled to alignment pins for aligning the connector with another connector. The pin clamp may be slid from a first position (corresponding to a male gender) to a second position (corresponding to a female gender). Separately or in combination with changing gender, the polarity of a communication connector may be changed due to its inclusion of an asymmetric polarity-changing feature that is actuable by an installer to change a polarity of the communication connector. Such a feature may actuated by being moved from a first position to a second position relative to the communication connector. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264388 | OPTICAL CABLE CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND OPTICAL CABLE CONNECTION METHOD - An optical cable, in which a fiber optic core and tensile strength filaments are covered with a covering, is connected to a connecting element incorporated into a connector, wherein a clamping member clamps the end portion of the covering along its outer peripheral surface in a state where the covering has been removed from the end portion of the optical cable such that the fiber optic core and the tensile strength filaments are uncovered; a gripping member that grips the exposed tensile strength filaments in a state where the exposed fiber optic core passes therethrough; and a protective member that covers a range extending from the clamping member to the gripping member in the axial direction of the fiber optic core in a state where the exposed fiber optic core is connected to a connecting element of the connector while the gripping member is attached to the connector. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264389 | OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR RAIL-GUIDED TRUCK - An optical communication system includes a first communication system to communicate first information from a controller to a truck and a second communication system to communicate second information. The first communication system includes; a first light emitter to output the first information, a first optical fiber to transport the light output from the first light emitter while letting the light leak therefrom, and a first light receiver to receive the light leaking from the first optical fiber. The second communication system includes a second light emitter to output second information, a second optical fiber to transport the light output from the second light emitter and input to the second optical fiber at some point along the second optical fiber, and a second light receiver to receive the light transported over the second optical fiber. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264390 | Apparatus for Optical Fiber-to-Photonic Chip Connection and Associated Methods - A photonic chip includes a substrate, an electrical isolation region formed over the substrate, and a front end of line (FEOL) region formed over the electrical isolation region. The photonic chip also includes an optical coupling region. The electrical isolation region and the FEOL region and a portion of the substrate are removed within the optical coupling region. A top surface of a the substrate within the optical coupling region includes a plurality of grooves configured to receive and align a plurality of optical fibers. The grooves are formed at a vertical depth within the substrate to provide for alignment of optical cores of the plurality of optical fibers with the FEOL region when the plurality of optical fibers are positioned within the plurality of grooves within the optical coupling region. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264391 | EDGE COUPLING THROUGH UNETCHED SURFACE OF PHOTONIC CHIP - Aspects disclosed herein include providing a photonic chip that includes an unetched side surface formed by a dicing process performed on a semiconductor wafer, and a first edge coupler that is optically exposed at the unetched side surface. The photonic chip is optically aligned with an external light-carrying medium. The first edge coupler is optically coupled with the external light-carrying medium through the unetched side surface. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264392 | OPTICAL MODULE - The invention provides an optical module including a circuit board, an optical component and an electrical interface, and the circuit board is provided with a signal rate transmission chip, a laser driver chip, a transimpedance limiting amplifier chip, a vertical cavity surface-emitting laser chip array and a photodetector chip array, and the signal rate transmission chip is electrically connected with the laser driver chip and the transimpedance limiting amplifier chip through the first microstrip line, and the optical component includes an interface end MT ferrule, and a light-emitting ribbon optical cable and a light-receiving ribbon optical cable both connected with the interface end MT ferrule, the light-emitting ribbon optical cable is coupled and aligned with the vertical cavity surface-emitting laser chip array, and the light-receiving ribbon optical cable is coupled and aligned with the photodetector chip array, and the electrical interface includes a gold finger disposed on one side of circuit board. The gold finger and the signal rate transmission chip are electrically connected through the second microstrip line. The present invention achieves a high-density optical package while optimizing the complexity of optical path coupling. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264393 | Optical Fiber Coating - A length of optical fiber has a core, a cladding layer surrounding the core and a coating layer applied over the cladding layer along the fiber for protecting the fiber. The coating layer is applied so that gaps of a certain width are defined intermittently in the coating layer over the length of fiber. The gaps in the coating layer have a depth D that is set to expose the cladding layer enough within the gaps so that the exposed cladding layer and the surrounded core can be fusion spliced or terminated with minimal if any required stripping of the coating layer off of the cladding layer. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264394 | OPTICAL INTERCONNECT ASSEMBLIES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS FOR LARGE-SCALE SPINE AND LEAF TOPOLOGIES - An optical interconnect module comprises a housing including a front-facing portion that includes a first face and a second face, wherein the first face of the front-facing portion is angled relative to the second face of the front-facing portion. The housing also includes a rear-facing portion opposing the front facing portion, the rear-facing portion including a first face and a second face, wherein the first face of the rear-facing portion is angled relative to the second face of the rear-facing portion. The housing further includes an internal chamber disposed between the front-facing portion and the rear-facing portion. A first plurality of multifiber connectors is disposed on the front-facing portion of the housing, and a first plurality of multifiber connectors disposed on the rear-facing portion of the housing. Each connector of the first plurality of multifiber connectors disposed on the front-facing portion is optically connected to each connector of the first plurality of multifiber connectors disposed on the rear-facing portion by at least a pair of optical fibers. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264395 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES WITH MANAGED CONNECTIVITY - An adapter assembly includes a single-piece or two-piece multi-fiber adapter defining a recess at which a contact assembly is disposed. The adapter assemblies can be disposed within adapter block assemblies or cassettes, which can be mounted to moveable trays. Both ports of the adapters disposed within adapter block assemblies are accessible. Only one port of each adapter disposed within the cassettes are accessible. Circuit boards can be mounted within the block assemblies or cassettes to provide communication between the contact assemblies and a data network. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264396 | FIBER MANAGEMENT TRAY WITH TWO-SIDED STORAGE POCKET - A fiber management tray ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200264397 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CHANNEL VERIFICATION OF MULTI-FIBER OPTIC CABLE - The present disclosure provides a Multi-fiber push on (MPO) connector channel verification apparatus and method for verifying the MPO cable polarity and each optic fiber position in MPO cables or patch-cords. The apparatus includes a verification module that provides an illumination source configured to direct light on fiber end faces in an MPO connector at an end of the MPO cable according to predetermined sequences such that an inspection microscope at the other end of the MPO cable may be utilized to analyze the illumination sequence of illuminated fibers occurring at the other end of the MPO cable to verify the channel locations and polarity of the MPO cable. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264398 | FIBER OPTIC PIGTAIL ASSEMBLY - A fiber optic pigtail assembly that includes a plurality of optical fibers and at least one optical connector. The optical fibers each have a first end opposite a second end. The plurality of optical fibers are ribbonized together from the first end of each of the plurality of optical fibers partway toward the second end of each of the plurality of optical fibers and form a ribbonized end portion. The at least one optical connector is connected to the second end of each of the plurality of optical fibers. A loose portion of the plurality of optical fibers is positioned between the at least one optical connector and the ribbonized end portion. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264399 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An apparatus includes a control portion. When a toner image formed on a first recording material is fixed onto the first recording material by the fixing portion, and then an image is formed on a second recording material of which width is larger than that of the first recording material, the control portion can execute a cooling sequence to cool a non-passing region of the fixing portion through which the second recording material passes but the first recording material does not pass, before the toner image formed on the second recording material is fixed by the fixing portion. The control portion sets an execution condition to execute the cooling sequence in accordance with information on the toner image in the region of the second recording material corresponding to the non-passing region. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264400 | LENS APPARATUS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF LENS GROUPS AND IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - A lens apparatus that can secure a necessary lens moving distance while avoiding growing in size and that is able to firmly hold a lens. The lens apparatus comprises a first lens group holding member, a second lens group holding member, an exterior cylinder disposed on an outer peripheral side of the first lens group holding member, a first cam cylinder disposed to be rotatable around an optical axis and movable in an optical axis direction corresponding to a rotation angle, a guide cylinder having a diameter fitting portion rotatably holding the first cam cylinder around the optical axis, and a second cam cylinder. The exterior cylinder does not have a cam groove or a guide groove for guiding another member, and is driven to a position at which part of the exterior cylinder is exposed to an outside corresponding to a rotation angle of the second cam cylinder. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264401 | Optical Module Component Features that Aid Adhesive Attachment - A cap for an optical module includes features that aid in adhesive attachment. In some examples, the cap includes a standoff configured to initiate capillary action upon contacting adhesive on a substrate to move the cap toward the substrate and an alignment feature configured to control lateral movement of the cap with respect to the substrate as the capillary action moves the cap toward the substrate. In other examples, the cap includes a standoff configured to initiate movement of an adhesive away from a substrate via surface tension and wetting upon contacting the adhesive and an alignment feature is configured to control lateral movement of the cap with respect to the substrate as the adhesive moves away from the substrate. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264402 | CENTERING OF AN OPTICAL ELEMENT USING EDGE CONTACT MOUNTING - Optical assemblies are provided in which an optical element is centered in the cavity of a barrel. The optical element is secured between a seat in the cavity and a retaining ring. The retaining ring has ring threads complementary to the barrel threads. The retaining ring has an abutment surface engaging a peripheral mounting edge of the optical element along a circular edge contact line. In some embodiments, the abutment surface has a frustro-spherical profile having a radius of curvature selected in view of the thread angle to maintain a centering of the optical element even when the retaining ring is decentered in the cavity. In other variants, the abutment surface has a frustro-conical profile having an inclination angle with respect to the center axis of the cavity selected in view of the thread angle to maintain said centering. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264403 | LINEAR BALL GUIDED VOICE COIL MOTOR FOR FOLDED OPTIC - Actuators for carrying and actuating a lens having a first optical axis, the lens receiving light folded from a second optical axis substantially perpendicular to the first optical axis, comprising first and second VCM engines coupled to the lens and first and second linear ball-guided rails operative to create movement of the lens in two substantially orthogonal directions upon actuation by respective VCM engines. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264404 | LENS UNIT - A lens unit includes a lens barrel holding lenses and an attachment attached to an end portion of the lens barrel in a detachable manner. The lens barrel includes magnets for attaching the attachment to the end portion of the lens barrel. The attachment includes magnets attracted to the magnets. The lens barrel has a contact surface for positioning the attachment to the lens barrel in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis direction of the lenses. The contact surface is an inclined surface inclined with respect to the optical axis direction of the lenses. The attachment has a contact surface in contact with the contact surface. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264405 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC MICROSCOPIC FOCUS - An automatic focus system for an optical microscope that facilitates faster focusing by using at least two cameras. The first camera can be positioned in a first image forming conjugate plane and receives light from a first illumination source that transmits light in a first wavelength range. The second camera can be positioned at an offset distance from the first image forming conjugate plane and receives light from a second illumination source that transmits light in a second wavelength range. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264406 | ZOOM LENS ASSEMBLY - A zoom lens assembly may include lens elements, lens mounts, and an actuator. Each of the lens elements has an optical axis aligned to a common optical axis. At least one of the lens elements is a movable lens element and at least one of the lens elements is an aspheric lens element. Each of the lens elements has a lens diameter of 4 millimeters or less. The lens mounts are coupled to the lens elements and are configured to retain the lens elements in order. The actuator is coupled between the movable lens element and one of the lens mounts. The actuator is configured to selectively adjust an axial position of the movable lens element along the common optical axis. An optical zoom of the zoom lens assembly is at least 3×. A maximum axial length of the zoom lens assembly is less than 25 millimeters. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264407 | OPTICAL IMAGING LENS - Present embodiments relate to an optical imaging lens. The optical imaging lens may include a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, and a fifth lens element positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. Through arrangement of convex or concave surfaces of the five lens elements, the length of the optical imaging lens may be shortened while providing improved optical characteristics and imaging quality. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264408 | OPTICAL SYSTEM - An optical system includes a first lens having negative refractive power and having two concave surfaces, a second lens having positive refractive power, a third lens having refractive power, a fourth lens having refractive power, a fifth lens having refractive power, a sixth lens having refractive power, and a seventh lens having refractive power. The first to seventh lenses are sequentially disposed from an object side. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264409 | OPTICAL IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - An optical image capturing system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element and the third lens element have refractive power. The fourth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface. The fifth lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface, wherein at least one inflection point is on at least one surface thereof. The sixth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface. The surfaces of the fifth and the sixth lens elements are aspheric. The optical image capturing system has a total of six lens elements. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264410 | MOBILE DEVICE AND OPTICAL IMAGING LENS THEREOF - Present embodiments provide for a mobile device and an optical imaging lens thereof. The optical imaging lens comprises five lens elements positioned sequentially from an object side to an image side. Through controlling the convex or concave shape of the surfaces, the refracting power of the lens elements and parameters to meet an inequality associated with the effective focal length, the optical imaging lens shows better optical characteristics and the total length of the optical imaging lens is shortened. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264411 | OPTICAL IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure discloses an optical imaging lens assembly including, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens. The first lens has a positive refractive power, both of an object-side surface and an image-side surface thereof are convex surfaces; the second lens has a negative refractive power; the third lens has a negative refractive power, and an image-side surface thereof is a concave surface; the fourth lens has a refractive power; the fifth lens has a refractive power, and an image-side surface thereof is a convex surface; the sixth lens has a refractive power, and an object-side surface thereof is a concave surface. Half of a maximal field-of-view HFOV of the optical imaging lens assembly satisfies HFOV<30°. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264412 | Anamorphic Objective Lens System and Method For Forming Anamorphic Objective Lens Assemblies Having Different Focal Lengths - The anamorphic objective lens systems ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200264413 | ZOOM LENS AND IMAGING APPARATUS - To attain the above-described objective, a zoom lens according to the present invention includes sequentially from an object side, a front group which includes at least three lens groups and has positive refractive power as a whole, and a lens group disposed on an image side of the front group, a magnification is changed by a change of a distance on an optical axis between adjacent lens groups, the lens group includes sequentially from an image side, a lens component, a lens component, and a lens component, the lens group is moved to an object side at a time of changing a magnification from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, focusing is obtained by movement of a part of lens groups in the front group along an optical axis, and a predetermined condition expression is satisfied. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264414 | COMPACT, SIMULTANEOUS DUAL FIELD OF VIEW THROUGH A COMMON APERTURE - A compact, uniaxially-aligned series of lenses are shaped and coated to allow coaxial viewing of two different fields of view on the same focal-plane array by selecting a type of light. The selection can be, for example, by spectrum or polarization. Zonal coatings on the lens surfaces permit for a catadioptric narrow field-of-view light path. The lens assembly accomplishes simultaneous dual field-of-view in a durable package without respective motion of optical elements, without substantial gaps between the lenses, and at lower cost than other assemblies. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264415 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A HEIGHT POSITION OF AN OBJECT - A method for determining a height position of an object at of using a microscope which images using a point-spread function along a z-direction (height direction), comprising the steps of imaging the object in the far field and determining a far-field intensity, calculating a maximum intensity expected by multiplying the far-field intensity by a scaling factor, partially confocally imaging the object with the focus in the z-direction within the depth-of-field range, and determining a partially-confocal intensity of the imaging, calculating the intensity of the point-spread function (at the first location) by forming a difference between the partially-confocal intensity and a product of the far-field intensity and a predefined combination factor, calculating the z-coordinate of the focus at a point-spread function maximum, using a previously-known form of the point spread function, its calculated intensity, and the calculated expected maximum intensity, and using the z-coordinate as the height position of the object. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264416 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED IMAGING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS - Certain configurations are described of methods and systems that can be used to image three-dimensional objects such as biological cells, biological tissues or biological organisms. The methods and systems can image the three-dimensional objects at reduced imaging times and with reduced data volumes. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264417 | 3D TARGET FOR OPTICAL SYSTEM CHARACTERIZATION - An imaging target for characterization of an optical system has a structure, formed on a substrate, wherein the structure has a base level and has one or more staging surfaces spaced apart from the base level and disposed over a range of distances from the base level; and one or more localized light sources disposed along the one or more staging surfaces of the structure and configured to direct light through or from the structure. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264418 | METHOD OF CREATING A MULTI-PLANAR IMAGE BY USING VARIFOCAL LENSES AND A DEVICE TO REALIZE THIS METHOD - A multi-planar image creation device containing a laser light source mounted on a holder sliding in two perpendicular directions, an optical element combining imaged light and the laser light, an active GRIN plate, i.e. a device where a refractive index gradient can be formed dynamically by heat deposited with the laser light, a laser-impermeable filter; the active GRIN plate is mounted in such a way that the laser beam falls on it perpendicularly and behind the active GRIN plate is a filter absorbing the light of the laser beam through the optical element. The laser beam forms an active GRIN lens with a diameter smaller than the aperture of the optical system. Therefore, effectively a variable bifocal lens is created which can be used to image multiple planes in the sample simultaneously. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264419 | STRUCTURED ILLUMINATION WITH OPTIMIZED ILLUMINATION GEOMETRY - An object transfer function ( | 2020-08-20 |
20200264420 | STEREO MICROSCOPE, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR FORMING OPTICAL PATH USING SAME - The present disclosure relates to a medical microscope field. A stereo microscope connected to an optical coherence tomography (OCT) unit for forming a tomographic image of a target object includes an objective lens unit including a plurality of lenses each having an aperture of a predetermined size, a pair of first magnification lens units each including a plurality of lenses having a pair of magnification lens apertures positioned within the aperture of the objective lens unit, a second magnification lens unit including a plurality of lenses having an OCT aperture disposed separately from the pair of magnification lens aperture within the aperture of the objective lens unit, and a light delivery unit configured to receive light from the OCT unit and deliver the light to the second magnification lens unit and configured to deliver light received from the second magnification lens unit to the OCT unit. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264421 | Microsection Sample Stabilizer - A microsection sample stabilizer for aligning and stabilizing a microsection sample for microscopic inspection comprises a frame comprising a base and at least one leveling portion supported by the base. The at least one leveling portion can define a viewing window for a microscope. The microsection sample stabilizer comprises an interior region within the frame, and at least one compliant device operable within the interior region of the frame and operable to be supported by the base. The compliant device receives and supports the microsection sample, and biases the microsection sample against the at least one leveling portion of the frame to stabilize the microsection sample, such that an examination plane surface of the microsection sample is aligned and viewable through the viewing window by the microscope. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264422 | MICROSCOPY METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CONTRAST IMAGE AND MICROSCOPE - A microscopy method, and a microscope for carrying out the method, in which an illumination radiation is directed through an object arranged in an object plane of a microscope, in order to image the object, image data of a first image of the object being acquired with a first configuration of the microscope and image data of a second image of the object being acquired with a second configuration of the microscope. Differences between the image data of the first image and the second image are determined and, in dependence on the determined differences, image data of a contrast image of the object is provided. In the first configuration, a phase mask that has at least one optical gradient transversely in relation to the optical axis of the microscope, by the effect of which a phase gradient of the illumination radiation passing through the phase mask is produced or can be produced, is arranged in an objective pupil of the microscope and, in the second configuration, the phase mask is removed from the objective pupil. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264423 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - This information processing apparatus includes: a search image acquisition unit that acquires enlarged images at focal positions different from each other; a first feature amount calculation unit that obtains, for each of the multiple captured enlarged images, a first feature amount based on a direct current component and a dynamic range of an alternating current component of pixel values for each of blocks forming each of the enlarged images; and an in-focus position determination unit that determines an in-focus position of each enlarged image based on the first feature amount. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264424 | Negative Lens and Endoscope Objective - A negative lens, for an oblique-view endoscope objective, has a first face with a first optical surface and a second face with a second optical surface opposing the first optical surface, the second optical surface being a concave optical surface, wherein a recess is formed in the second face adjacent to the concave optical surface. An endoscope objective, that includes a deflection prism having an entrance face and further including a negative lens, the negative lens having a first face with a first optical surface and a second face with a second optical surface opposing the first optical surface, the second optical surface being a concave optical surface. The negative lens is mounted on a distal planar surface of the deflection prism such that a rim encompassing the concave optical surface abuts the distal planar surface of the deflection prism. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264425 | Optical Filter Device, Optical Module, And Electronic Apparatus - An optical filter device includes a wavelength variable interference filter that includes a pair of reflective films which face each other, and a fixed substrate in which one of the pair of reflective films is provided; a base to which the fixed substrate is fixed; and a fixing member which fixes one place on the fixed substrate to the base, a surface which is on other place of the one place of the substrate and the base are disposed with a gap therebetween. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264426 | LIGHT BEAM IRRADIATION DEVICE - A light beam irradiation device includes a light source unit that emits a light beam, a reflection mirror and a driving unit that swings the reflection mirror under supply of a driving signal, and comprises the light deflection unit receiving and reflecting the light beam emitted from the light source unit using the reflection mirror, a light deflection angle detection unit that includes a light reception surface that receives the light beam reflected by the reflection mirror, the light deflection angle detection unit detecting a position of the light beam on the light reception surface at a frequency equal to or higher than four times a resonance frequency of the light deflection unit and outputting a detection signal indicating the position, and an operation control unit that corrects the driving signal on the basis of the detection signal and outputs the corrected driving signal to the light deflection unit. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264427 | Alteration of Resonant Mode Frequency Response in Mechanically Resonant Device - A mechanically resonant system exhibits a resonant mode frequency response. A conductor is included on a resonant member within the mechanically resonant system. A current in the conductor causes a modification of the resonant mode frequency response when in the presence of a magnetic field. The modification of the resonant mode frequency response may include an offset in the natural frequency of the mechanically resonant system. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264428 | EXPANDING A PUPIL USING REPLICATION - A pupil expansion apparatus includes: a beam splitter, configured to receive light from an optic and to replicate a pupil formed by the optic; and a waveguide, optically coupled to the beam splitter, the waveguide configured to receive light from the beam splitter and further expand the pupil. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264429 | VIEWING DEVICE COMPRISING A PUPIL EXPANDER INCLUDING TWO MIRRORS - A viewing devices includes an optical assembly comprising a display, an optical system forming of this display an image at infinity and a light guide for expanding a pupil in two spatial directions. The guide comprises three planar mirrors and two semi-reflective plates, the optical axis of the optical assembly being inclined with respect to the surface of the first planar mirror by an angle different from zero and strictly smaller than 90 degrees, the light beams output from the optical assembly propagating inside the light guide via successive reflections from the planar mirrors and the semi-reflective plates, the transmission of the light beams output from the optical assembly to outside of the light guide occurring via successive transmissions by the second semi-reflective plate. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264430 | VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE - A vehicle display device includes a projection device including a light-transmitting image display unit displaying an image, a light source emitting light to the image display unit from a back surface side or a front surface side, and a light-shielding cover disposed on a front surface of the image display unit and including an opening. The projection device projects an image onto a reflection unit disposed in front of an occupant in a vehicle. When the projection device is viewed from the front surface side, a shape of the opening is a shape similar to a shape of an image display region in the image display unit, and the opening is separated from an outer edge of the image display region and surrounds the image display region. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264431 | HEAD-UP DISPLAY - A head-up display has a display element, a projection system, a diffusing plate, and a mirror element. In such head-up displays, frequently irritations due to stray light occur. A head-up display that produces less irritation from incident stray light is therefore desirable. The diffusing plate has focusing elements on its side facing the projection system and a light-blocking mask on its side facing away from the projection system. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264432 | IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD - Methods and apparatus provide for receiving an image to be displayed on the head-mounted display unit generated in a first frequency by an image generation apparatus using information relating to at least one of a position and a rotation of the head of a user who wears a head-mounted display unit, where the information is acquired at a certain point of time; correcting the image using updated information relating to at least one of the position and the rotation at a different point of time, where the receiving and correcting includes receiving updated information relating to at least one of a position and a rotation in a second frequency corresponding to a frame rate of the head-mounted display unit, and performing multiple times of correction of the image in the first frequency using a plurality of the updated information relating to at least one of the position and the rotation received in the second frequency higher than the first frequency. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264433 | AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY DEVICE AND INTERACTION METHOD USING THE AUGMENTED REALITY DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention relates to augmented reality, and in particular, relates to an augmented reality display device. The display device includes: a device body, configured for a user to wear the display device; a transparent lens portion, configured for the user to see a real environment picture when wearing, at least a portion of a region of the transparent lens portion being a display region; a wireless transmission module, configured to receive virtual image information from the smart mobile terminal; and a processor, configured to process the virtual image information and display a corresponding virtual image picture, such that the virtual image picture is superimposed on a real environment picture. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264435 | COMB-SHIFTED SKEW MIRRORS - Optical systems having comb-shifted sets of holograms across different regions of a grating medium are disclosed. A first set of holograms may be formed in a first region of the grating medium and a second set of holograms may be formed in a second region of the grating medium. Each of the holograms in the first set may have a different respective grating frequency from a first set of grating frequencies. Each of the holograms in the second set may have a different respective grating frequency from a second set of grating frequencies. The second set of grating frequencies may be located within adjacent frequency gaps between the grating frequencies in the first set of grating frequencies. Comb-shifted sets of holograms may be used to perform pupil equalization, output coupling, input coupling, cross coupling, or other operations. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264436 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - A display device and a display method are provided. The display device includes a first screen and a first reflector on a light emission side of the first screen; the first screen and the first reflector are in a first light path; the display device further includes a second screen and a second reflector on a light emission side of the second screen; the second screen and the second reflector are in a second light path; the first light path and the second light path converge in a first position. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264437 | DISPLAY SYSTEM, CONTROL PROGRAM FOR INFORMATION PROCESSOR, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSOR - The present disclosure provides a display system including a HMD mounted on a head of a user and a smartphone coupled to the HMD. The smartphone includes a touch sensor configured to accept a position input operation to detect coordinates of an operational position, a first sensor configured to detect a motion of the user with respect to the smartphone, and a first execution unit configured to execute personal authentication of the user based on a detection result of the first sensor until the user starts the position input operation. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264438 | AUGMENTED REALITY LIGHT FIELD HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAYS - A near-eye display system includes a transmissive display panel to display a near-eye light field frame comprising an array of elemental images. The transmissive display panel is configured to transmit light rays of the near-eye light field frame away from the user's eye and towards an array of curved beam splitters. The curved beam splitters collimate the transmitted light rays and reflect the collimated light rays back towards the transmissive display panel for passing to the user's eye. | 2020-08-20 |
20200264439 | EARPHONE AND HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY - An earphone including a base, a cover, a rotating plate, a speaker, a displacement transducer and a follower is provided. The cover is disposed on the base. The rotating plate is rotatably disposed between the base and the cover. The speaker is disposed between the base and the cover. The displacement transducer is fixed to the base and located between the base and the cover. The rotating plate is coupled to the follower, and the follower is coupled to displacement transducer. A head-mounted display is further provided. | 2020-08-20 |