40th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170285222 | IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - An image capturing system for a hydrophilic optical film includes: an optical lens unit; at least one radiating module; and a brightness detection unit, wherein the hydrophilic optical film is disposed on an outer surface of the optical lens unit while the radiating module is used for radiating a light beam, wherein the radiating module is disposed at an appropriate position of an environment of the optical lens unit and cooperates with the optical lens unit to define an intersection angle, the light beam from the radiating module is radiated onto the hydrophilic optical film in order to prolong the effect of the hydrophilic optical film while the brightness detection unit upon detecting an external brightness activates the radiating module such that the light beam radiated from the radiating module has a wavelength ranging from 360-400 nano meter. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285223 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a display substrate and a method of manufacturing the same, and a display device. The display substrate comprises a base substrate and a pixel layer disposed on the base substrate, the pixel layer comprising a plurality of pixel units distributed in a matrix array. The display substrate further comprises a Fresnel lens layer including a plurality of Fresnel lenses. The pixel units each are located at a position within a focal plane of at least one of the Fresnel lenses. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285224 | LENS WITH MULTI-SEGMENTED LINEAR MENISCUS WALL - The present invention relates generally to an arcuate liquid meniscus lens with a meniscus wall. Some specific embodiments include a liquid meniscus lens with a meniscus wall essentially in the shape of multiple segments of a frustum of a cone. Embodiments may also include a lens of suitable size and shape for inclusion in a contact lens. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285225 | MOLECULAR TUNNEL JUNCTIONS AND THEIR USE AS SOURCES OF ELECTRONIC PLASMONS - A method of producing electronic plasmons by applying a bias to a molecular tunnel junction to excite plasmons, in which the molecular tunnel junction contains a top metallic electrode formed of a eutectic metal alloy and a metal oxide, a bottom metallic electrode formed of a transition metal, and a self-assembled monolayer formed of a plurality of organic molecules disposed between the top metallic electrode and the bottom metallic electrode. Also disclosed are a molecular tunnel junction for producing electronic plasmons and a method for preparing such a molecular tunnel junction. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285226 | OPTICAL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An optical sheet is formed by laminating, by co-extrusion molding, a first layer containing a polycarbonate resin, a second layer containing a polyamide resin, and a third layer, wherein the second layer is laminated between the first layer and the third layer, the first layer and second layer, and the second layer and third layer can each be peeled at the interface, and the outer surface of the first layer has a fine grooved structure. The optical sheet, which is provided with a plurality of layers in such a way, is capable of retaining, a sufficient amount of heat in a laminate in a mold since the entire sheet can be made thick during melt extrusion molding, and is able to improve the transferability of the fine grooved structure. In addition, the optical sheet can be made thinner by using only the peeled first layer as an optical sheet. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285227 | ANTI-GLARE SUBSTRATES WITH A UNIFORM TEXTURED SURFACE AND LOW SPARKLE AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Embodiments of an anti-glare article and methods for forming the same are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the anti-glare article includes a substrate having a surface, and a plurality of features disposed on the surface, wherein about 50% or more of the plurality of features comprise a normalized area in the range from about 0.5 to about 1.5, and the normalized area is defined as the relationship (surface area of a feature/average surface area of all features). In some embodiments, about 90% or more of the features have a surface area of about 100 micrometers or less. The anti-glare article exhibits a PPDr of about 5% or less, a transmission haze of less than about 20% and a DOI of less than about 90%. Methods of forming the substrate are also disclosed and include etching a surface of a substrate with an etchant comprising a water soluble metal ion salt. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285228 | OPTICAL MEMBER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided are an optical member having abrasion resistance and transparency and a method of producing the optical member. The method of producing the optical member includes coating a coating material containing hollow particles and a solvent on a substrate and further coating a coating material containing a binder and a solvent to form a film in which the binder lies between the hollow particles; and then drying the film. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285229 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND DISPLAY DEVICE - The present disclosure discloses a display substrate, a method of manufacturing the same and a display device. The display substrate includes a base substrate; and a first light shielding pattern that is provided on the base substrate at a side facing an opposite substrate, wherein there is a predetermined distance between an edge of the first light shielding pattern and an edge of the base substrate; and a second light shielding pattern that is provided on the base substrate at a side away from the opposite substrate, wherein an edge of the second light shielding pattern is flush with the edge of the base substrate. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285230 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, AND LENS APPARATUS - An optical element includes a substrate, a surface layer including thin films disposed on the substrate, and an absorption layer provided between the surface layer and the substrate and having transmittance that varies depending on a position on the substrate. The surface layer includes a first film disposed farthest from the substrate and having a refractive index of no less than 1.05 nor more than 1.4 at a wavelength of 550 nm. The surface layer includes a second film disposed closer to the substrate than the first film and having a higher refractive index than the substrate at a wavelength of 550 nm and a third film disposed adjacent to the second film and having a lower refractive index than the second film at a wavelength of 550 nm. The absorption layer has an extinction coefficient of no more than 0.5 at wavelengths of from 400 nm to 700 nm. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285231 | Camera Assembly For Use On A Vehicle - An illustrative example camera assembly includes a sensor. An infrared cut filter is situated to filter radiation as the radiation approaches the sensor. A plurality of lens elements is situated between the sensor and the infrared cut filter. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285232 | Dithiolene Metal Complex Colorless IR Absorbers - The invention relates to the use of compounds of formulae (I) and/or (II) as colorless IR absorbers wherein M is Ni, Pd, Pt, Au, Ir, Fe, Zn, W, Cu, Mo, In, Mn, Co, Mg, V, Cr or Ti, X | 2017-10-05 |
20170285233 | POLARIZING PLATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME - The present specification relates to a polarizing plate and a display device comprising the same. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285234 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DEVICE - An organic light emitting diode device includes an organic light emitting display panel and a circular polarizing plate disposed on the organic light emitting display panel and including a polarizer and a compensation film, where a retardation of the compensation film in a first direction is determined based on a retardation of the organic light emitting display panel in the first direction. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285235 | Light Reflection Film And Laminate Having The Light Reflection Film - A light reflection film includes at least one light reflection layer RPRL in which a cholesteric liquid crystal phase of a right-handed helical structure having right circularly polarized light reflection ability is fixed; and at least one light reflection layer LPRL in which a cholesteric liquid crystal phase of a left-handed helical structure having left circularly polarized light reflection ability is fixed. A total of three or more layers of the light reflection layer(s) RPRL and the light reflection layer(s) LPRL are laminated. The light reflection layer(s) RPRL and the light reflection layer(s) LPRL laminated each have a selective reflection center wavelength shifted by an interval of 10 nm or more and 160 nm or less between two light reflection layers adjacent to each other. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285236 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLARIZER, AND POLARIZER AND POLARIZING PLATE MANUFACTURED USING SAME - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a polarizer, including: a) immersing and swelling a polyvinyl alcohol-based film in an aqueous solution containing an azo-based dye having an absorption wavelength of 300 nm to 550 nm; b) dyeing the swollen polyvinyl alcohol-based film with an iodine-based dye; and c) stretching the dyed polyvinyl alcohol-based film, and a polarizer manufactured using the method. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285237 | High Contrast Inverse Polarizer - An embedded, inverse wire-grid polarizer (WGP) includes ribs | 2017-10-05 |
20170285238 | OPTICAL ISOLATOR - An optical assembly including a polarizing beam splitter (PBS) to receive a laser beam from a light source. A micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) mirror disposed in a support structure of the assembly, wherein the MEMS mirror is rotatable and is configured to receive the laser beam from the PBS and to reflect an exit beam. A phase retardation layer deposited on the MEMS mirror. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285239 | SELF-ILLUMINATING LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, BACKLIGHT MODULE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed are a self-illuminating light guide plate, a backlight module, and a display device. The self-illuminating light guide plate includes a substrate including at least one light incidence face provided with a white light emitting layer. The light incidence face of the substrate is provided with a white light emitting layer, so the self-illuminating light guide plate for a backlight module can act as light sources, as compared with the prior art where the LED BAR acts as light sources, the disclosure can avoid pictures of the backlight module from becoming poor due to errors in assembling the LED BAR, and further improve quality of pictures on a display device; and light emitted by the white light emitting layer can vary with shape of the substrate, so a display device with curved display surface to which the self-illuminating light guide plate is applied has a promising prospective. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285240 | ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD FOR COUPLING LIGHT INTO A PLATE-LIKE LIGHT GUIDE - An arrangement ( | 2017-10-05 |
20170285241 | BACKLIGHT MODULE - The invention discloses a backlight module, comprising: a light guide plate provided with a strip-shaped slot, a light bar, which comprises a base plate and a plurality of mounting bases mounted on the base plate, each mounting base is provided with a lighting element respectively, wherein the base plate of the light bar is configured to engage with the first surface of the light guide plate, such that all the mounting bases can be accommodated within the strip-shaped slot. It is unnecessary for the backlight module to set up rubber frame and back plate, hence, the backlight module without outer frame border is formed. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285242 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a light source that emits light having a predetermined color; a lens that concentrates the light emitted from the light source and causes the light to exit; a band-pass filter that transmits specific-band light having a specific-band wavelength in the light exiting from the lens; and a light guide plate disposed on a rear surface side of a display panel. The specific-band light transmitted through the band-pass filter is incident on a lateral surface of the light guide plate. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285243 | Display including a guide element and film lightguide bent around the guide and behind the display - In one aspect, a display comprises a light source, a film-based lightguide with a light emitting region positioned adjacent to and directing light to an active area of a spatial light modulator in a thickness direction. The film may have a light mixing region positioned between a light input region and the light emitting region. In one aspect the display comprises a guide element having a surface curved in a first plane positioned along a first edge of the spatial light modulator, wherein the film is folded along the curved surface at a first fold such that the first fold positions a portion of the light mixing region above or below the active area, the light mixing region comprises the first fold, and an inner surface of the film in the light mixing region is in contact with and curved along the curved surface of the guide element. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285244 | PLANAR ILLUMINATION DEVICE - A planar illumination device includes a light guide plate guiding a light entering from a light-entering end surface and emitting the light from a light-emission surface, and a fixing member disposed in a manner covering at least an area in the light-entering end surface side of the light-emission surface. The light guide plate has a plurality of first prisms formed on the light-emission surface in the area covered by the fixing member in the light-entering end surface side and a plurality of second prisms formed on the light-emission surface in an area covered by no fixing members. The number of second prisms per unit length in the width direction is smaller than the number of first prisms per unit length in the width direction. Each of the second prisms is formed successively to any of the first prisms in a top view. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285245 | LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND GAME MACHINE - A light guide plate, produced from material transparent to visible light, includes a plurality of prisms provided on one surface (a diffusion surface) thereof in a predetermined pattern. The plurality of prisms include a reflection surface that reflects visible light emitted from a light source and entering the light guide plate from an input surface toward another surface (an output surface). Each prism in the plurality of prisms is distributed so that the reflection surfaces of two prisms separated by a predetermined pitch are oriented in the same direction, and the reflections surfaces of two prisms that are closer than the predetermined pitch are oriented in mutually different directions. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285246 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes: a rectangular display panel, which includes a screen frontward thereof; an optical sheet having a rectangular shape, which is arranged rearward of the rectangular display panel; a light guide plate having a rectangular shape, which is arranged rearward of the optical sheet; a light source, which is arranged to face a side surface of the light guide plate; and a first close contact prevention layer provided on a surface, facing the optical sheet, of the light guide plate, wherein the first close contact prevention layer comprises a first binder and a plurality of first beads dispersed in the first binder, and the plurality of first beads form a plurality of first protrusions for preventing close contact with the optical sheet, at a surface of the first close contact prevention layer. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285247 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY COMPRISING K-Si-F-BASED PHOSPHORS AND COLOR GAMUT ENHANCING FILM - The present disclosure relates to a liquid crystal display comprising K—Si—F-based phosphors and a color gamut enhancing film, wherein the liquid crystal display of the present invention can improve a color gamut by transmitting pure RGB wavelengths emitted from a light source as much as possible and absorbing unnecessary wavelengths other than the RGB wavelengths. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285248 | Liquid Crystal Display Comprising Absorption Dyes - The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display comprising an absorption dye, wherein the liquid crystal display of the present invention may enhance color gamut and brightness by transmitting pure red, green, and blue (RGB) wavelengths emitted from a light source as much as possible and absorbing unnecessary wavelengths other than the RGB wavelengths. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285249 | SCREEN PRINTING STENCIL, LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, DISPLAY DEVICE , AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT GUIDE PLATE - Disclosed are a screen printing stencil, a light guide plate and a display device. The screen printing stencil includes a pattern printing section arranged corresponding to a light guide plate to be printed, and at least one positioning mark hole arranged on the periphery of the pattern printing section. The light guide plate is manufactured using the screen printing stencil according to the embodiment of the invention by firstly aligning in position the pattern printing section of the screen printing stencil with the light guide plate to be printed, using the at least one positioning mark hole, and then printing on the light guide plate to be printed. A corresponding pattern of positioning marks is printed on the light guide plate in addition to the corresponding pattern. As compared with the prior art, the precision of aligning in position the screen printing stencil with the light guide plate to be printed can be improved to thereby improve the displaying quality of the display product. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285250 | Light Guide Plate and Method of Producing the Same - The present disclosure relates to a field of display technology and discloses a light guide plate and a method of producing the same. The light guide plate includes a body having a surface which forms an incident surface, an exit surface and a slope, wherein the incident surface is perpendicular to the exit surface, and the incident surface and the exit surface are connected by the slope, wherein in a direction perpendicular to the incident surface and from the incident surface towards the exit surface, thickness of location of the light guide plate where the slope is formed is gradually reduced, and wherein the slope is provided with a light guide component for guiding the light that is emitted towards the slope towards an area inside the light guide plate that corresponds to the exit surface. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285251 | LED BAR, BACKLIGHT MODULE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed are a group of LED lamps, a backlight module, and a display device. The group of LED lamps includes a printed circuit board, a number of LEDs located on the printed circuit board and arranged in the long-side direction of the printed circuit board, and a connection terminal located at one end of the printed circuit board, wherein the surface of the connection terminal is provided with a white light photo-luminescent coating. With the technical solution according to the embodiments of the disclosure, a dark corner in a picture of the backlight module can be alleviated to thereby improve the quality of displaying on the display device. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285252 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A backlight module includes a light guide plate that includes a light incident surface including a first light incident section and a second light incident section, a light emission surface, and a first reflection surface defining a first acute angle with respect to the first reflection surface; a light bar, which includes first and second light sources respectively corresponding to the first and second light incident section such that light from the first and second light sources is allowed to enter the light guide plate to be selectively reflected by the first reflection surface and emit outward from the light emission surface; and a control circuit, which is electrically connected to the first light source and the second light source for controlling the first light source and the second light source. Also provided is a liquid crystal display that includes the backlight module and may achieve sectionized displaying. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285253 | BACKLIGHT APPARATUS AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A backlight apparatus is provided that may have: a backlight having a light guide plate; and a frame supporting the backlight and having a fitted portion. The light guide plate has a light guide main body, and a protruding portion extending outward from one of side edges of the light guide main body. The protruding portion is fitted into the fitted portion. The light guide plate is provided with a gap formed at least partially in the protruding portion. The gap defines a first wall extending from one of a top surface and a bottom surface of the light guide plate toward the other of the top surface and the bottom surface. The first wall provides a reflection surface for light waves carried by the light guide plate that approach the protruding portion. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285254 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed are a backlight module and a display device. The backlight module includes a back cover including an accommodation space, a light guiding plate located in the accommodation space, and a lamp bar located between an incident side end face of the light guiding plate, and a blocking wall of the back light, wherein the backlight module further includes: a cam assembly located between a non-incident side end face of the light guiding plate and the blocking wall of the back cover, wherein the cam assembly includes a central shaft fixed to the back cover, a cam body pivoted around the central axis, and a spring pushing the cam body against the non-incident side end face of the light guiding plate. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285255 | BACKLIGHT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - According to one embodiment, a backlight device includes a case, a light guide in the case, a first optical sheet on the light guide, a second optical sheet on the first optical sheet, a first adhesive provided between the case and at least one of the first optical sheet and the second optical sheet, to stick at least one of the optical sheets to the case, and a light source in the case, configured to radiate light to the light guide. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285256 | MULTIPLE LIGHT PIPE STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present principles are an illumination system for the front of an electronic device such as a set top box. The device includes a casing having a front wall; apertures on the front wall; a backlight assembly in back of the front wall within the casing; and a light pipe structure to receive light from backlight assembly. The light pipe structure includes plurality of light pipes in which the light pipes have a lower vertical body portion, an upper horizontal body portion, and a central body portion between the lower vertical body portion and the upper horizontal body portion; and a bracket that connects and supports the light pipes in which the bracket is generally planar. The bracket has broad support regions that connect to a back portion of each of the light pipes and a narrow bridging region between broad support regions in which the support regions are broader than the narrow bridging region in the vertical dimension. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285257 | OPTICAL FIBER - An optical fiber includes: a core; and a clad which is formed so as to surround an outer circumference of the core concentrically with the core, the clad having at least an inner cladding layer adjacent to the outer circumference of the core and an outer cladding layer formed on an outer circumference of the inner cladding layer, wherein a refractive index of the outer cladding layer is Δ3, and an outer circumference radius of the outer cladding layer is r3, a relationship of Δ1max>Δ3>Δ2min is satisfied, a relationship of Δ3−Δ2min≦0.08% is satisfied, a relationship of r12017-10-05 | |
20170285258 | Optical Fiber, and Optical-Fiber Production Method - In this multi-core fiber, a plurality of cores are arranged at a prescribed interval, and the peripheries thereof are covered by a cladding having a lower refractive index than the plurality of cores. A resin coating is formed on the outer periphery of the cladding. A colored section is formed on a section of the outer surface of the resin coating in the peripheral direction. The colored section is formed continuously along the length direction of the multi-core fiber. In a multi-core fiber cross section orthogonal to the length direction, the position of a specific core and the peripheral position where the colored section is formed are substantially constant along the length direction of the multi-core fiber. In other words, in the multi-core fiber cross section orthogonal to the length direction, the position of the specific core and the position where the colored section is formed are substantially constant along the length direction of the multi-core fiber. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285259 | OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM, OPTICAL FIBER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER - An optical fiber preform includes: a core formed of silica glass which does not contain Ge, wherein the core has at least one of characteristics in spectrometry of (1) an absorption peak is present at a wavelength of 240 nm to 255 nm, and (2) a wavelength at which an ultraviolet transmittance is 50% or lower is longer than 170 nm. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285260 | LOW BEND LOSS OPTICAL FIBER - Disclosed herein are optical waveguide fibers comprising: (I) a core comprising an outer radius r | 2017-10-05 |
20170285261 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATION OF METAL-COATED OPTICAL FIBER, AND THE RESULTING OPTICAL FIBER - Method and apparatus for producing metal-coated optical fiber involves feeding a length of glass fiber through a first solution bath so as to plate a first predetermined metal on the glass fiber via electroless deposition. The length of glass fiber is passed continuously from the first solution bath to a second solution bath adapted to plate thereon a second predetermined metal via electrolytic plating such that the optical fiber contacts an electrode only after at least some of the second predetermined metal has been applied. The length of glass fiber may be passed continuously from the second solution bath to a third solution bath adapted to plate thereon a third predetermined metal via electrolytic plating. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285262 | Passive Optical Diode on Semiconductor Substrate - A method of fabricating an optical device includes forming on a semiconductor substrate a first optical cavity, a second optical cavity, a first light guide and a second light guide. The first light guide has an input, and is optically coupled to the first optical cavity by a first coupling strength. In addition, the first light guide is optically coupled to the second optical cavity by a second coupling strength. The second light guide has an output, and is coupled to the second optical cavity by a third coupling strength. The first coupling strength is greater than the second coupling strength, and the third coupling strength is greater than the second coupling strength. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285263 | COUPLING OPTICAL SIGNALS INTO SILICON OPTOELECTRONIC CHIPS - A method and system for coupling optical signals into silicon optoelectronic chips are disclosed and may include coupling one or more optical signals into a back surface of a CMOS photonic chip comprising photonic, electronic, and optoelectronic devices. The devices may be integrated in a front surface of the chip and one or more optical couplers may receive the optical signals in the front surface of the chip. The optical signals may be coupled into the back surface of the chip via one or more optical fibers and/or optical source assemblies. The optical signals may be coupled to the grating couplers via a light path etched in the chip, which may be refilled with silicon dioxide. The chip may be flip-chip bonded to a packaging substrate. Optical signals may be reflected back to the grating couplers via metal reflectors, which may be integrated in dielectric layers on the chip. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285264 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR COUPLING A WAVEGUIDE ARRAY TO A PHOTONIC-INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An optical assembly generally having a substrate; a photonic-integrated circuit (PIC) mounted on the substrate, the PIC having a plurality of optical ports; a first structure having a bottom surface connected to the substrate, and a first planar surface extending perpendicularly to the substrate; a second structure having a second planar surface being connected to the first planar surface of the first structure via an adhesive, and a support surface; and a waveguide array having a support surface being connected to the support surface of the second structure, the waveguide array having a plurality of waveguides each defining an optical path, with the optical paths lying in a waveguide plane, the waveguide plane being perpendicular to the first and second planar surfaces, the optical paths being maintained in optical alignment with corresponding ones of the optical ports via the adhered first and second planar surfaces. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285265 | FACET OPTICAL COUPLER - Techniques for forming a facet optical coupler to couple light at an edge of silicon substrate are described. The facet optical coupler includes a silicon substrate, a layer of second material disposed on the silicon substrate and in direct contact with the edge of the silicon substrate, and an undercut region disposed between a portion of the silicon substrate and the layer of second material. The undercut region is offset from the edge to provide mechanical integrity of the facet optical coupler to improve production of photonic integrated circuits having the facet optical coupler from a wafer. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285266 | COMPACT OPTICAL FIBER CLEAVING APPARATUS AND METHODS USING A MICROCHIP LASER SYSTEM - An optical fiber cleaving apparatus that employs a microchip laser system for cleaving an optical fiber is disclosed. The microchip laser system is operably arranged relative to an optical system that receives an initial laser beam and forms a focused laser beam that includes a focus spot. The focus spot is directed to the outer surface of the optical fiber to create an optical damage zone that includes at least one micro-crack necessary for performing the cleaving operation. Methods of aligning the optical fiber to the focus spot and performing the cleaving operation using the cleaving apparatus are also disclosed. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285267 | DELAY LINE INTERFEROMETER WITH POLARIZATION COMPENSATION AT SELECTIVE FREQUENCY - An apparatus of polarization self-compensated delay line interferometer. The apparatus includes a first waveguide arm of a first material of a first length disposed between an input coupler and an output coupler and a second waveguide arm of the first material of a second length different from the first length disposed between the same input coupler and the same output coupler. The apparatus produces an interference spectrum with multiple periodic passband peaks where certain TE (transverse electric) and TM (transverse magnetic) polarization mode passband peaks are lined up. The apparatus further includes a section of waveguide of a birefringence material of a third length added to the second waveguide arm to induce a phase shift of the lined-up TE/TM passband peaks to a designated grid as corresponding polarization compensated channels of a wide optical band. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285268 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR WITH POLARITY CHANGE - A fiber optic connector includes a boot receiving an optical fiber; a connector body for receiving the optical fiber and terminating the optical fiber; and a latch coupled to the connector body, the latch for engaging an adapter for receiving the fiber optic connector, the latch repositionable relative to the connector body to enable polarity change of the fiber optic connector without changing a relative position of the connector body and the optical fiber. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285269 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MULTIPORT FREE-SPACE WAVELENGTH-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING (WDM) DEVICE USING A RELAY LENS - Method and multiport free-space wavelength division multiplexing (“WDM”) device capable of handling multiple optical signals carried in multiple wavelengths (“λ | 2017-10-05 |
20170285270 | PASSIVE ALIGNMENT WITH OPTICAL FIBERS USING FERRULE MEMBER - Embodiments described herein include an apparatus for passive alignment of one or more optical fibers with photonic circuitry. Generally, the apparatus includes a substrate that defines a channel configured to receive an engagement portion of a ferrule member. The apparatus further includes deformable and/or non-deformable members within the channel that form alignment faces arranged at opposite ends of the channel. The alignment faces can deform and/or limit the movement of the engagement portion of the ferrule member in order to align the optical fibers along a first dimension. A top surface of the substrate may be configured to engage with one or more lateral surfaces of the ferrule member when the engagement portion is received into the channel, thereby aligning the optical fibers along a second dimension. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285271 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES FOR HYBRID FIBER/WIRE CONNECTIONS - A connector assembly for a hybrid cable includes: a housing, comprising a base; at least one discrete connector mounted in the base or at least one connector that is at least partially integrated in the base, configured to receive at least one fiber from the hybrid cable; and at least one electrical interface, configured to receive at least one wire from the hybrid cable. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285272 | COMPACT ADAPTER MODULE FOR INSTALLATION AT CUSTOMER PREMISES - A compact adapter module for installation at customer premises includes a base for mounting on a supporting surface, and a cover. The base is constructed for mounting a connector adapter operative to connect two communication lines to one another at a given location along a routing path at customer premises. A cover protectively encloses the adapter and connectors mated to the adapter which terminate the lines. Space inside the covered module is limited substantially for storing only the adapter and mated connectors, so the module is compact in size and unobtrusive when mounted at the given location. The lines are received at two ports of the module, and an edge of the base is flush with the supporting surface at each port so the lines can be adhered directly to the supporting surface at the ports. Any adverse visual impact of the lines at the module is therefore minimized. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285273 | DUST CAP AND OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER - The invention provides a dust cap which allows for performing operation test of an optical transceiver without removing the dust cap from the optical transceiver. The dust cap | 2017-10-05 |
20170285274 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING OPTICAL FIBER CABLES - An optical connector includes a sleeve that positions a front end portion of a first ferrule and a front end portion of a second ferrule so as to face each other on the same axis, a first connection retaining member and a second connection retaining member that maintain a state in which the front end portions of the first and second ferrules contact each other and press against each other, and a coil spring that generates a force with which the front end portions of the first and second ferrules press against each other. Optical fiber cables can be connected to each other by containing the first ferrule and the second ferrule, which are attached to the sleeve, respectively in the first connection retaining member and the second connection retaining member and by coupling the first connection retaining member and the second connection retaining member to each other. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285275 | OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR - An optical fiber connector and method for assembly and use are disclosed. The optical fiber connector is configured to have a small footprint so that the connector may be pushable or pullable through a conduit if use of a conduit may be needed. The connector may include a first number of connector components configured to fit through a conduit, and a second number of connector components that are configured to be installed to the first components, for example, after the connector is pushed or pulled through a conduit. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285276 | OPTICAL FIBER CABLE CONNECTOR - A delivery system extends from a laser radiation source for connecting to a medical device that utilizes the laser radiation for medical treatment. The delivery system comprises an optical fiber connecting to a male launch connecter. The male launch connector having a body portion with the optical fiber fixed or constrained therein and the optical fiber terminating at a male ferrule with a forward directed fiber facet, the male ferrule may be cantilevered within the body portion by the optical fiber line providing freedom of movement of the male ferrule. The launch connector engages a receiving connector on the medical device first with mechanical connection portions and then more finely aligning optical connection portions by the male ferrule self aligning in a female ferrule with cooperating tapered surfaces. The male portion may fully seat in the female portion with cooperating cylindrical surfaces. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285277 | Optical Fiber Connector with Changeable Gender - A multi-fiber, fiber optic connector is interchangeable between a male connector and a female connector by including a pin retainer having a releasable retention device configured to lock the pins in place within the retainer. The retention device may be opened, for example, with a release tool, to free the retention pins for removal of the pins. A method for switching a connector between a male connector configuration and a female connector configuration may be possible as a result of the releasable retention configuration. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285278 | OPTICAL TRANSMISSION CONNECTOR DEVICE - An optical transmission connector device includes: a transmission-side connector sending optical signals; and a reception-side connector receiving the optical signals sent from the transmission-side connector. The transmission-side and the reception-side connectors have: optical fibers transmitting optical signals; and optical members disposed in contact with or in the vicinity of one end surfaces of the optical fibers. The optical member of the transmission-side connector is formed so as to convert the optical signals emitted from the one end surfaces of the optical fibers into approximately parallel beams of light and so as to cause the centers of light beams of the approximately parallel beams of light to intersect at approximately one point. The optical member of the reception-side connector is formed so as to cause the optical signals converted into the approximately parallel beams of light at the optical member of the transmission-side connector to enter the separate optical fibers. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285279 | CABLE TERMINATION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR CONNECTORS - The present disclosure relates to a fiber optic connector assembly having a fiber optic connector including a main connector body and a rear insert secured within a rear cable termination end of the main connector body. The fiber optic connector assembly has a fiber optic cable that includes an optical fiber, a strength layer and an outer jacket. The optical fiber has a ferrule-less end portion accessible at a front mating end of the main connector body. A first shape recoverable sleeve secures the optical fiber to a substrate anchored to the rear insert. An axial gap exists between the forward end of the outer jacket and the rearward end of the rear insert. A second shape recoverable sleeve secures the outer jacket to the rear insert. An adhesive material at least partially fills the axial gap. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285280 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGES INCLUDING AN OPTICAL REDISTRIBUTION LAYER - Disclosed is a package comprising a substrate having a patterned surface with an optical contact area, an optical redistribution layer (oRDL) feature, and a build-up material extending over the patterned surface of the substrate and around portions of the oRDL features. In some embodiments, the package comprises a liner sheathing the oRDL features. In some embodiments, the oRDL feature extends through openings in an outer surface of the build-up material and forms posts extending outward from the outer surface. In some embodiments, the package comprises an electrical redistribution layer (eRDL) feature, at least some portion of which overlap at least some portion of the oRDL feature. In some embodiments, the package comprises an optical fiber coupled to the oRDL features. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285281 | ELECTRONIC MODULE - In an electronic module | 2017-10-05 |
20170285282 | CONNECTOR SYSTEM WITH AIR FLOW - A receptacle includes a cooling channel that is positioned between a top port and a bottom port. A transfer member is positioned in the cooling channel and is configured to direct heat from an inserted plug module into the cooling channel. Air flowing through the cooling channel acts to remove thermal energy from the receptacle. A connector system may include a plug module that can be inserted into such a receptacle and the plug module can include grooves to help allow for direct cooling of the plug module, even when inserted into the receptacle. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285283 | Connection Structure Of Optical Fiber Array And Optical Module - A connection structure including an optical module and an optical fiber array. The optical module includes a base and converters. The base has a first face with a recess. The recess extends in first and second directions and opens to at least one side in the first direction. The second direction is orthogonal to the first direction. Each being an optical-electrical or electrical-optical converter, the converters are arranged at the base in parallel with each other along the second direction. The optical fiber array includes a plastic part, and optical fibers each having a first end portion. The first end portions of the optical fibers are arranged in parallel with each other along the second direction and coated with the plastic part. The first end portions as coated with the plastic part are fixedly positioned in the recess of the base and optically connected to the corresponding converters. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285284 | OPTO-ELECTRIC HYBRID BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An opto-electric hybrid board includes: an electric circuit board including electrical interconnect lines formed on the front surface of an insulation layer; a metal reinforcement layer formed partially on the back surface of the electric circuit board; an optical waveguide W configured to partially overlap the back surface of the electric circuit board E; and an second reinforcement layer formed on the back surface of the electric circuit board E. The second reinforcement layer allows the opto-electric hybrid board to have improved rigidity in a specific region and excellent handleability without incurring optical losses during optical coupling. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285285 | OPTICAL FIBER CABLE - Optical fiber ribbons each comprise a plurality of optical fiber strands bonded in parallel. In the optical fiber ribbons, adjacent optical fiber strands are bonded by bonding sections that are intermittently bonded at prescribed intervals. The positions of the bonding section for all optical fiber ribbons are mutually offset in the longitudinal direction. In other words, the longitudinal-direction positions of the bonding section for the optical fiber ribbons never exactly match. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285286 | Fiber Optic Cable Deployment Assemblies, Systems, and Methods - An assembly for deploying fiber optic cable includes a housing defining a cavity and comprising a wall. The wall defines an opening allowing a fiber optic cable to pass. The assembly also includes a spool configured to store a portion of the fiber optic cable. The spool is rotatably coupled to the housing within the cavity of the housing. The assembly also includes a component module releasably coupled to the housing and comprising an adapter configured to optically couple the fiber optic cable to another fiber optic cable. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285287 | OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON, AND UV-CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION USED FOR FORMATION OF CONNECTION PARTS IN INTERMITTENTLY CONNECTED OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON - Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an intermittently connected optical fiber ribbon that includes a plurality of optical fibers arranged side by side, and connection parts arranged intermittently and each connecting two adjacent optical fibers. The method involves: a step of applying, between the optical fibers, a UV-curable resin including a siloxane structure in its molecule; a step of removing a portion of the UV-curable resin applied between the optical fibers; and a step of irradiating the UV-curable resin between the optical fibers with UV rays and forming the connection parts. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285288 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSEMBLY - A telecommunications assembly includes a chassis defining an interior region and a tray assembly disposed in the interior region. The tray assembly includes a tray and a cable spool assembly. The cable spool assembly is engaged to a base panel of the tray. The cable spool assembly is adapted to rotate relative to the tray. The cable spool assembly includes a hub, a flange engaged to the hub and an adapter module. The flange defines a termination area. The adapter module is engaged to the termination module of the flange. The adapter module is adapted to slide relative to the flange in a direction that is generally parallel to the flange between an extended position and a retracted position. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285289 | High Density Fiber Enclosure and Method - A high density fiber enclosure system includes a chassis, cassette trays, an optional unification clip, cassettes, and an optional trunk cable management system. The chassis, cassette trays, and cassettes are configured such that individual cassettes may be installed, removed, and otherwise positioned for easy access by a user. The unification clip allows two adjacent cassette trays to be connected to one other such that cassette trays move as one unit. The trunk cable management system is designed to organize trunk cables and trunk cable furcation legs as well as relieve strain on the trunk cables and trunk cable furcation legs. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285290 | FIELD INSTALLABLE CABLE TERMINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A termination for a fiber optic cable, includes an optical connector for a fiber optic member, a collar having a hollow interior in which at least part of the optical connector is positionable, and a retaining clip positionable with respect to the collar at a location to block exiting of the optical connector from the collar. A stop in the collar limits insertion of the connector in the collar. The termination may be assembled and installed in the field. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285291 | TIGHT-BUFFERED OPTICAL FIBER HAVING IMPROVED FIBER ACCESS - A tight-buffered optical fiber cable includes an improved method of accessing the coated optical fiber. The cable can include an optical fiber having a glass core and a cladding layer. One or more coating layers can be applied about the cladding layer. A buffer jacket material can be applied onto an outer surface of the outer coating layer as a buffer jacket outer layer. The buffer jacket outer layer can have distinctive features including a low tear strength, low elastic modulus, high elongation percentage, and low peeling force. This can allow a user of the optical fiber cable to separate at least a portion of the coated optical fiber from the buffer jacket outer layer by grasping a free end of the coated optical fiber and pulling it through the outer wall of the buffer jacket outer layer, thereby tearing through the outer wall of the buffer jacket outer layer. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285292 | LENS HOLDER, MANUFACTURING MEHTOD THEREOF AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A lens holder including a base, a gate mark and a tubular portion is provided. The base includes a plurality of sidewalls, and any two adjacent sidewalls are connected to each other to form an outer edge. A turning corner is formed between every two adjacent sidewalls, and the base includes a chamfer located at a turning corner. The gate mark is disposed at the chamfer. The tubular portion is connected to the base, and the tubular portion extends along the direction away from the base. Besides, a portable electronic device and a manufacturing method of the lens holder are also provided. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285293 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY - An optical assembly having an optical element with an optical axis, a frame holding the optical element at a plurality of positions, and a plurality of slots, which are respectively arranged between the plurality of positions and the optical axis in the optical element. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285294 | Titanium Copper Foil Having Plated Layer - The present invention provides a titanium copper foil having improved adhesion to solder and higher resistance to discoloration due to a high temperature and high humidity environment, an acid solution or an alkaline solution, and as well as having improved etching processability. The present invention provides a titanium copper foil comprising a base metal, the base metal having a composition containing Ti of from 1.5 to 5.0% by mass, the balance being copper and inevitable impurities, and having a thickness of from 0.018 to 0.1 mm, wherein the titanium copper foil has a plated layer in which an underlying Cu plated layer and a Sn plated layer have been laminated in this order on a surface of the base metal, and has an adhesive strength of 1 N or more as measured by a solder adhesive strength test according to the definition in the specification. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285295 | Copper-titanium Alloy Foil Having Plated Layer - The present invention provides a titanium copper foil having improved adhesion to solder and higher resistance to discoloration due to a high temperature and high humidity environment, an acid solution or an alkaline solution, and as well as having improved etching processability. The present invention provides a titanium copper foil comprising a base metal, the base metal having a composition containing Ti of from 1.5 to 5.0% by mass, the balance being copper and inevitable impurities, and having a thickness of from 0.018 to 0.1 mm, wherein the titanium copper foil has an Sn plated layer on a surface of the base metal, and has an adhesive strength of 0.5 N or more as measured by a solder adhesive strength test according to the definition in the specification. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285296 | SOLID IMMERSION LENS HOLDER AND IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE - A solid immersion lens holder includes a first member having a first opening disposing a spherical face portion therein so that a part of the spherical face portion protrudes toward an objective lens side and a second member having a second opening disposing a contact portion therein so that a contact face protrudes toward a side opposite to the objective lens side. The first member includes three plate members disposed on the objective lens side with respect to the first opening. Each of the three plate members is provided with a protrusion portion capable of contacting the spherical face portion. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285297 | MEDICAL OBSERVATION DEVICE AND LENS BARREL OF MEDICAL OBSERVATION DEVICE - To enable a moving object to be movable even when electromotive driving of the moving object is not possible and prevent inconvenience from occurring during medical procedures. A medical observation device includes: an imaging optical system configured to capture an image of a subject; an image sensor configured to photoelectrically convert the image of the subject captured by the imaging optical system; a driving force transmission mechanism configured to have a transmission gear and to transmit a driving force to a moving object; a manual manipulation knob configured to be manipulated to rotate in an axial rotation direction of a fulcrum shaft and to be capable of moving between a first position and a second position in an axial direction of the fulcrum shaft; a switch gear configured to be connected to the manual manipulation knob and to be integrated with the manual manipulation knob and rotate in the axial rotation direction, and to be integrated with the manual manipulation knob and move in the axial direction between a meshing position and a non-meshing position; and a driving motor configured to give a driving force to the moving object. Meshing of the switch gear and the transmission gear is released at the non-meshing position, and the switch gear and the transmission gear mesh with each other at the meshing position. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285298 | ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR ALIGNING OPTICAL ELEMENTS OR SAMPLES IN VACUUM - The invention concerns an adjustment system for aligning optical elements and/or samples in vacuum ( | 2017-10-05 |
20170285299 | OPTICAL LENS - An optical lens is provided. The optical lens includes, in order from an object side to an image-forming side, a first lens having negative refractive power, a second lens having negative refractive power, a third lens having refractive power and having an Abbe number Vd3, a cemented lens having refractive power, and a fourth lens having refractive power and having an Abbe number Vd4, wherein 15≦Vd3 and/or Vd3≦30, and 60≦Vd4 and/or Vd4≦85. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285300 | Optical Image Capturing System - A six-piece optical lens for capturing image and a six-piece optical module for capturing image are provided. In the order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis includes a first lens with refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; a fourth lens with refractive power; a fifth lens with refractive power; a sixth lens with refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the six lens elements is aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285301 | Optical Image Capturing System - A six-piece optical lens for capturing image and a six-piece optical module for capturing image are provided. In the order from an object side to an image side, the optical lens along the optical axis includes a first lens with refractive power; a second lens with refractive power; a third lens with refractive power; a fourth lens with refractive power; a fifth lens with refractive power; a sixth lens with refractive power; and at least one of the image-side surface and object-side surface of each of the six lens elements is aspheric. The optical lens can increase aperture value and improve the imagining quality for use in compact cameras. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285302 | OPTICAL IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens. At least one lens among the first to the fifth lenses has positive refractive force. The fifth lens can have negative refractive force, wherein both surfaces thereof are aspheric, and at least one surface thereof has an inflection point. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the fifth lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285303 | OPTICAL IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens. At least one lens among the first to the fifth lenses has positive refractive force. The fifth lens can have negative refractive force, wherein both surfaces thereof are aspheric, and at least one surface thereof has an inflection point. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the fifth lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285304 | OPTICAL IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens. At least one lens among the first to the sixth lenses has positive refractive force. The seventh lens has negative refractive force, wherein both surfaces thereof can be aspheric, and at least one surface thereof has an inflection point. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the seventh lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285305 | OPTICAL IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM - An optical image capturing system includes, along the optical axis in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens. At least one lens among the first to the sixth lenses has positive refractive force. The seventh lens can have negative refractive force, wherein both surfaces thereof are aspheric, and at least one surface thereof has an inflection point. The lenses in the optical image capturing system which have refractive power include the first to the seventh lenses. The optical image capturing system can increase aperture value and improve the imaging quality for use in compact cameras. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285306 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS AND FOCUSING METHOD THEREOF - In the image capturing apparatus, the optical path difference producing member is disposed on the second optical path. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the amount of light when an optical image which is focused at the front of an optical image made incident into the first imaging device (front focus) and an optical image which is focused at the rear thereof (rear focus) are respectively imaged at the second imaging device and also to secure the amount of light on image pickup by the first imaging device. Further, in the image capturing apparatus, a position of the first imaging region and a position of the second imaging region on the imaging area are reversed with respect to the axis P in association with reversal of a scanning direction of the sample. Therefore, despite the scanning direction of the sample, it is possible to obtain a deviation direction of the focus position under the same conditions. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285307 | OPTICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CAMERA, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An electronic device including an optical system that combines a first lens and a second lens by means of a beam splitter. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285308 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES HAVING SINGLE-SIDED WAFER-LEVEL OPTICS - An optical system may include a lens assembly that has two or more single-sided wafer level optics (WLO) lenses arranged to propagate light. The optical system can further include an image sensor, wherein the lens assembly is arranged relative to the image sensor to propagate light received at a first surface of the lens assembly, through the two or more single-sided WLO lenses and to the image sensor. In some embodiments, the optical system further includes a camera which includes the lens assembly and the image sensor. In various embodiments, a smart phone, a tablet computer, or another mobile computing device may include such a camera. In some embodiments, the at least two single-sided wafer level optics (WLO) lenses are each separated by a gap G, wherein the gap may be different between each of the single-sided lenses, and the gap G may be zero. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285309 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal includes a terminal body and a camera module. The terminal body includes a housing and a control module. The housing is provided with a viewfinder window. The camera module includes a lens component and an image sensor. The lens component includes a lens frame, a concave lens, and a convex lens. The image sensor is fixed inside the housing and is located at a side of the convex lens away from the concave lens. The image sensor is electrically connected to the control module so as to control the image sensor using the control module to recognize an object image from outside of the viewfinder window. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285311 | ZOOM SYSTEM WITH INTERCHANGEABLE OPTICAL ELEMENTS - A method for adjusting the magnification scale of an optical imaging device for exposing or inspecting substrates is provided. The optical imaging device includes a first optical element group, which includes a plurality of first optical elements in an imaging beam path. The method includes replacing optical elements of the first optical element group in the imaging beam path by optical elements of a second optical element group for the purposes of adjusting the magnification scale. The first optical element group includes two reflecting optical elements with first optical parameters, which define a first Petzval sum. The second optical element group includes two reflecting optical elements with second optical parameters, which define a second Petzval sum. The value of the first Petzval sum is at least substantially identical to the value of the second Petzval sum. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285312 | OFF-AXIS THREE-MIRROR OPTICAL SYSTEM WITH FREEFORM SURFACES - An off-axis three-mirror optical system with freeform surfaces comprised an aperture, a primary mirror, a secondary mirror, a tertiary mirror, and a detector. The aperture is located on an incident light path. The primary mirror is located on an aperture side. The secondary mirror is located on a primary mirror reflected light path. The tertiary mirror is located on a secondary mirror reflected light path. The detector located on a tertiary mirror reflected light path. The primary mirror and the tertiary mirror have a same fifth-order polynomial freeform surface expression. The primary mirror reflected light path, the secondary mirror reflected light path and the tertiary mirror reflected light path overlap with each other. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285313 | OFF-AXIS THREE-MIRROR OPTICAL SYSTEM WITH FREEFORM SURFACES - An off-axis three-mirror optical system with freeform surfaces comprised an aperture, a primary mirror, a secondary mirror, a tertiary mirror, and a detector. The aperture is located on an incident light path. The primary mirror is located on an aperture side. The secondary mirror is located on a primary mirror reflected light path. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285314 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, OPTICAL APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, ILLUMINATING METHOD, EXPOSURE METHOD, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL APPARATUS - An optical apparatus, which illuminates a first area with light from a light source while the first area is longer in a second direction intersecting a first direction than in the first direction, includes a collector optical member which is arranged in an optical path between the light source and the first area, and condenses the light from the light source to form a second area in a predetermined plane, the second area being longer in a fourth direction intersecting a third direction than in the third direction; and a first fly's eye optical member which is provided within the predetermined plane including the second area, and has a plurality of first optical elements guiding the light of the collector optical member to the first area. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285315 | LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE - Provided is a laser scanning microscope including a stage on which a sample is placed, an objective lens that is disposed below the stage and that focuses laser light from a light source onto the sample, a scanner that scans the laser light focused by the objective lens over the sample, a condenser lens disposed opposite the objective lens with the stage interposed therebetween, and a light blocking cover that is disposed in an optical path between the condenser lens and the stage and that blocks external light entering the objective lens or the condenser lens from above the sample via the stage. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285316 | POLARIZING DEVICE FOR POLARIZING MICROSCOPES AND METHOD FOR USING THE POLARIZING DEVICE - A polarizing device for a polarizing microscope, including: a base plate on which the polarizing microscope is fixed, a base support, a lower polarizing assembly, and an upper polarizing assembly. The base support is vertically disposed at one side of the base plate. The lower polarizing assembly is disposed at the lower-middle part of the base support, and the upper polarizing assembly is disposed at the upper part of the base support. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285317 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY WITH DETECTION OF LIGHT EMISSION FROM MULTIPLE FLUOROCHROMES - The present invention relates to fluorescence microscopy and specifically to improvements of method for and a corresponding fluorescence microscopy system for allowing separate detection of a plurality of fluorochromes. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285318 | IMAGING SYSTEM AND IMAGING METHOD - An imaging system includes: an image forming device that obtains image information of an object with the focal length to the object being changed by a variable focal length lens in an optical system, so as to form an all-focused image of the object; a sensor device that detects variations in the surface level of the object in a focus direction; and a position adjustment device that adjusts the position of the object in the focus direction in accordance with the surface level variations of the object detected by the sensor device. The position adjustment device adjusts the position of the object in the focus direction in such a manner that the surface level of the object becomes closer to the center of a variable focal length range of the variable focal length lens. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285319 | DIGITAL MICROSCOPE AND FOCUSING METHOD THEREOF - A digital microscope and a focusing thereof are provided. The microscope integrates a focusing lens unit, a zooming lens unit and related control circuits into the interior of the microscope. The control unit executes a focus searching algorithm and focus tracking algorithm, controls movement of the focusing lens unit and the zooming lens unit and achieves auto-focus by adjusting the image distance and makes the microscope zoom by adjusting the focal length. This improves the focusing efficiency and shortens the focusing time greatly. The microscope can achieve continuous zooming and tracking by the zoom tracking algorithm and the image is kept clear in the zooming process. The microscope adjusts the brightness of the assist light source at the front end of the microscope according to the change of the amount of light transmission by the control unit executing the exposure algorithm to ensure uniform exposure. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285320 | AUTOMATED HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR MOBILE MICROSCOPY - An automated slide scanning system, comprising one or more optical elements, including an objective, having an optical path configured to be disposed within view of a camera of a portable device. An automated stage disposed within the optical path, the automated stage comprising a platform configured for receiving a slide containing a biological sample and having a drive mechanism for translating the stage in at least one direction with respect to said objective. A communications interface coupled to the automated stage, and is configured for receiving a command from the portable device to control operation of the mechanical stage. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285321 | MEDICAL OBSERVATION DEVICE AND LENS BARREL OF MEDICAL OBSERVATION DEVICE - To achieve improvement in functionality resulting from switching of optical elements and miniaturization of the device. A medical observation device includes: an imaging optical system configured to capture an image of a subject; an image sensor configured to photoelectrically convert the image of the subject captured by the imaging optical system; and an element holding frame configured to hold a plurality of optical elements and to be capable of being rotated around a rotation shaft. An axial direction of the rotation shaft is set to a direction orthogonal to an optical axis direction that is a direction of a line from the imaging optical system to the image sensor, and the element holding frame is rotated and thus at least one of the optical elements among the plurality of optical elements is positioned on an optical axis. Thereby, the element holding frame is rotated around a rotation shaft whose axial direction is set to the direction orthogonal to the optical axis direction and thus at least one of the plurality of optical elements is positioned on the optical axis, and therefore it is possible to achieve improvement in functionality resulting from switching of the optical elements and miniaturization of the device. | 2017-10-05 |
20170285322 | OBJECTIVE OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE - An objective optical system for an endoscope consists of a front group, an aperture stop, and a positive rear group in order from an object side. The front group consists of a negative first lens having a smaller absolute value of a curvature radius of a lens surface on an image side than that on an object side, and one or more parallel planar members of which an incidence surface and an emission surface are perpendicular to an optical axis, in order from the object side. The rear group consists of a positive second lens and a cemented lens in which a negative third lens, and a positive fourth lens are joined together in order from the object side and a cemented surface has a concave surface toward the image side. A predetermined conditional expression is satisfied. | 2017-10-05 |