Optical: systems and elements inventions 12/05

20050286101 - Holographic projector: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for displaying three-dimensional images. The device of the present invention displays a holographic transform reflected from a light modulation device onto an active image reconstructor to create real-time, three-dimensional moving holograms from a single light beam....

20050286102 - Information processing using lasing material: A system of information processing includes a processor that has lasing material configured to route an input along a pathway formed within the material. The input follows the pathway and results in a particular desired output, wherein the input is determined and calculated based on the particular output received by...

20050286103 - In-tank fuel supply unit with attachable jet pump assembly and filter: An in-tank fuel supply unit is provided for supplying fuel from a fuel tank to an engine. The fuel supply unit generally comprises a fuel delivery module and a jet pump assembly selectively attachable to the fuel delivery module. The fuel delivery module has a housing defining a reservoir and...

20050286104 - Optical scanner: An optical scanner is provided with a laser diode for emitting a laser beam, a cylinder lens arranged in a laser route of the laser beam, and a static electricity force driving device (or electromagnetic force driving device) for moving the cylinder lens in a direction perpendicular to the laser...

20050286105 - Method and apparatus for characterizing microelectromechanical devices on wafers: The invention provides a method and apparatus for evaluating the quality of microelectromechanical devices having deformable and deflectable members using resonation techniques. Specifically, product quality characterized in terms of uniformity of the deformable and deflectable elements is inspected with an optical resonance mapping mechanism on a wafer-level....

20050286106 - Transmission type spatial light modulator and transmission type spatial light modulation array device: A transmission type spatial light modulatoris equipped with a minute transparent optical member for deflecting light in a direction different from an incident direction of incident light and emitting the light, a support member for supporting the minute transparent optical member at a midair position so that the light emission...

20050286107 - Electrochromic display with analog gray scale: A display device comprising a plurality of independently addressable pixels (1). Each pixel comprises: a first substrate (6); a second substrate (7); an electrochromic material (2) disposed between said first substrate (6) and said second substrate (7). At least two independent electrodes (3, 4) are associated with said first substrate...

20050286108 - Ultrafast optical delay lines using a time-prism pair: A programmable, ultrafast optical delay line based on reversible frequency conversion uses a time-prism pair and no moving parts. A first electro-optic phase modulator acting as a first time-prism shifts the frequency of an incoming pulse train. The pulse train passes through a dispersion element, such as a dispersive fiber,...

20050286109 - Apparatus and method for generating a 90° alternate phase optical pulsetrain: Various apparatus and methods for generating a 90° AP optical pulsetrain. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes: (1) a phase-modulated optical signal generator configured to generate a phase-modulated optical signal having a carrier band and sidebands phase-shifted relative thereto by multiples of 90° and (2) an optical filter coupled to...

20050286110 - Mems optical switch with self-assembly structure: A self-assembly structure of micro electromechanical optical switch utilizes residual stresses of three curved beams. The first curved beam pushes the base plate away from the substrate. The second curved beam lifts up the mirror slightly. Then, the third curved beam rotates the mirror vertical to the base plate and...

20050286114 - Interferometric modulation of radiation: An Interferometric Modulator (IMod) is a microelectromechanical device for modulating light using interference. The colors of these devices may be determined in a spatial fashion, and their inherent color shift may be compensated for using several optical compensation mechanisms. Brightness, addressing, and driving of IMods may be accomplished in a...

20050286112 - Micromirror having offset addressing electrode: The micromirror device of the present invention comprises a reflective deflectable mirror plate and an addressing electrode provided for deflecting the mirror plate, wherein the addressing electrode is displaced along a direction perpendicular to the length of the hinge such that a portion of the addressing electrode is extended beyond...

20050286111 - Mirror actuator position sensor systems and methods: Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide position information, such as for example via a mirror actuator position sensor. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a mirror actuator is disclosed which utilizes its own capacitance to directly sense and provide mirror position information. The...

20050286115 - Multiple beam-directing micromirror device: A reliable micromirror device for imaging applications is presented. The device includes a projection lens assembly and an array of micromirrors for fast and efficient color separation and projection. Each of the micromirrors simultaneously receives a plurality of light beams. The position of a micromirror in the array of micromirrors...

20050286113 - Photonic mems and structures: An interference modulator (Imod) incorporates anti-reflection coatings and/or micro-fabricated supplemental lighting sources. An efficient drive scheme is provided for matrix addressed arrays of IMods or other micromechanical devices. An improved color scheme provides greater flexibility. Electronic hardware can be field reconfigured to accommodate different display formats and/or application functions. An...

20050286116 - Electrophoretic dispersion, electrophoretic display device, method of manufacturing electrophoretic display device, and electronic system: To provide an electrophoretic dispersion capable of reducing or preventing the aggregation of electrophoretic particles, an electrophoretic display device using the electrophoretic dispersion, a method of manufacturing the electrophoretic display device, and an electronic system superior in display performance; an electrophoretic display device (electrophoretic display unit) has: a first substrate...

20050286117 - Oaslm and a method and apparatus for driving an oaslm: A method of controlling the switching of an optically addressable spatial light modulator (OASLM), to a first surface of which a write light signal is applied and to a second surface of which a read light signal is applied. The method comprises applying a bipolar switching waveform to control electrodes...

20050286118 - Pumping method and unit for optical amplifiers: Optical pumping unit comprising a first pump source adapted to emit a first pump radiation at wavelength λp1; a second pump source adapted to emit a second pump radiation at wavelength λp2, with wavelength λp2 different from wavelength λp1; and a common coupling section comprising a first and a second...

20050286119 - Article comprising a wideband optical amplifier with a wide dynamic range: A multi-channel optical amplifier arrangement operating over a particular bandwidth is provided. The amplifier arrangement includes at least one optical amplifier stage that includes a rare-earth doped optical waveguide, at least one pump source for supplying optical pump energy to the doped optical waveguide, and at least one coupler for...

20050286120 - Optical amplification of cwdm channels using optical amplifiers having fluoride-based optical fiber: An optical amplifier system and method are disclosed for amplifying CWDM channels. The optical amplifier system includes a first optical amplifier that includes a fluoride-based optical fiber of a first length and a second optical amplifier that includes a fluoride-based optical fiber of a second length. The first length of...

20050286121 - Objective, especially a projection objective for microlithography: An objective is provided with a plurality of lenses, mirrors and at least one beam splitter element (20) inserted in an objective housing (1). One or more surfaces (26, 27, 28), situated in the beam path, of the beam splitter element (20) are provided as correction aspherics. The beam splitter...

20050286122 - Microscope: A microscope includes at least one illuminating light source and an illumination beam path for guiding the illuminating light to a specimen. A detection beam path guides detected light from the specimen to a detector. An activatable element is positioned in the detection beam path for regulating and/or limiting the...

20050286123 - Compact projection system including a light guide array: An optical projection system comprises a light source, a substantially planar optical element array for receiving light emitted from the light source, and a display panel for selectively outputting light from the optical element array. The optical element array includes an optically transmissive substrate material and a plurality of optical...

20050286124 - Light emitting diode (led) device and method of making same: A light managing screen may provide a rear projection screen, front projection screen or component thereof. The screen may comprise a polymeric composition including a first polymeric material, and a second polymeric material disposed as a plurality of elongated structures within the first polymeric material. Each elongated structure has a...

20050286125 - Proximity assisted 3d rendering: A mobile device for rendering or transforming three-dimensional images is disclosed. The mobile device determines a distance and/or location of a user relative to the device and adjusts the three-dimensional image to provide improved viewing of the three-dimensional image at the sensed distance and/or location. This Abstract is provided to...

20050286126 - Autostereoscopic projection screen: An autostereoscopic projection screen with projection displays a stereoscopic image for receiving parallax images of right eye and left eye. The autostereoscopic projection screen includes a polarization-reserved diffuser, a microretarder, a polarizer, and a parallax element. Parallax images of right eye and left eye pass through the polarization-reserved diffuser and...

20050286127 - Polarized light valve: A projection system for making an object appear and disappear to an observer on cue is disclosed. The system remotely activates a reflective axis and a transmissive axis within a polarized window for making an object on cue appear and disappear. In one aspect, this system contains a reflective back...

20050286128 - Biaxial crystal filter for viewing devices: An optical lens is provided which comprises at least one layer of a birefringent material wherein the birefringent material has a crystal structure formed by at least one polycyclic organic compound with conjugated π-system, and an intermolecular spacing of 3.4±0.3 Å is in the direction of at least one of...

20050286129 - Disappearing and appearing image of an object: A process for making a real image of an object appear or disappear to an observer is disclosed. A real image projection system displays a real image of an object. A first polarizer and a second polarizer are utilized to control the appearance and the disappearance of the real image...

20050286130 - Surgical microscope drape with removable lens assembly: The present invention relates to a surgical microscope drape with a removable lens assembly for use with surgical microscopes. The drape assembly comprises an elongated hollow enclosure of sheet-form material having a first end defining an access opening and a second end defining a hole and at least four ocular...

20050286131 - Optical compensation of cover glass-air gap-display stack for high ambient lighting: Apparatus and methods relating to display stacks wherein one or more index matching layers are utilized to minimize reflectance at the boundaries of otherwise adjacent layers. More particularly, the present invention is directed to methods and apparatus relating to a multilayer display stack comprising a glass layer, a first index...

20050286132 - Electrochromic device having a self-cleaning hydrophilic coating with a controlled surface morphology: A variable reflectance rearview mirror for a vehicle, comprising: (a) a variable reflectance mirror element having a reflectivity that varies in response to an applied potential so as to exhibit at least a high reflectance state and a low reflectance state; (b) a self-cleaning, hydrophilic coating applied to a front...

20050286133 - Autostereoscopic lens sheet with planar areas: A dual mode autostereoscopic lens sheet. The lens sheet has at least one refractive region and at least one non-refractive region. When the lens sheet is held in intimate juxtaposition with a display, stereoscopic content may be viewed in the refractive region while planar content may be simultaneously viewed in...

20050286134 - Lenticular lens pattern-forming device for producing a web roll of lenticular lens: The present invention provides a lenticular lens and method for manufacturing the lens, and in particular when the lens is a lenticular lens web, such that finishing operations (e.g., cutting, laminating, etc.) and various end-use applications of the lens (e.g., labeling) can be achieved or accommodated in-line with the manufacture...

20050286135 - Compact electronic viewfinder: An electronic viewfinder with a reflective microdisplay and associated optical elements in a design that utilizes one or more folded optical paths to achieve a compact size and volume that may have a dimension of less than 10 millimeters per side. Moreover, the optical design may have an effective focal...

20050286136 - Projection optical system and projecting apparatus provided with same: A projection optical system includes from the enlargement side a first lens unit, a mirror which is an optical path bending member, a second lens unit, and a third lens unit. The projection optical system is designed so that a condition (1), 5.5<T12/FL<12.0, is fulfilled. Here, T12 is the air...

20050286137 - F theta lens in laser scanning unit and method of making: The present invention mainly relates to the structure and manufacturing process of a new fθ lens in LSU, which is plastic lens produced through injection molding. Its optical surface is made of multi-sections, and the optical surface of each section, according to the angles formed between the sections and the...

20050286138 - Variable magnification optical system, image taking lens device and digital apparatus: There are provided a first lens group having a negative optical power as a whole, second and third lens groups having positive optical powers as a whole, which are located in this order from the object side. These lens groups are all configured to be movable in the optical axis...

20050286139 - Zoom lens system and image pickup apparatus including the same: A zoom lens system that has a structure suitable to widen a field angle and realizes high optical performance over the entire zoom range is provided. The zoom lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having negative optical power, a...

20050286140 - Three-group zoom lens: A three-group zoom lens includes five lens components and six lens elements. The first lens group from the object side has negative refractive power and both the second lens group, which includes a stop, and the third lens group from the object side have positive refractive powers. The first and...

20050286141 - Lens barrel and photographing apparatus incorporating the same: A lens barrel includes a mount member configured to couple the lens barrel to a camera body, the mount member having a coupling surface for coupling with the camera body, a lens holding frame holding a lens and movable along an optical axis, the lens holding frame having a sleeve...

20050286142 - Zoom lens: A zoom lens includes a movable barrel mounting a lens holder barrel having a focusing lens element for rotational and axial movement therein and a cam barrel mounting the movable barrel for rectilinear axial movement therein. The movable barrel is axially moved for zooming through slide engagement between zooming cam...

20050286143 - Zoom lens assembly: The present invention discloses a zoom lens assembly with capability of assuring concentricity of at least a lens group even during activity. The zoom lens assembly includes a plurality of optical lenses, at least two internal barrels, a lens holder and an alignment element wherein the lenses can be divided...

20050286144 - Method and device for improving contrast in a projection system: A projection system with improved contrast comprises a light source for emitting a bundle of light, a spatial light modulator for modulating light emitted from the light source, and aperture stop means arranged between the light source and the modulating device for limiting the bundle of light to be incident...

20050286145 - Invention concerning a condensor lens: A condenser lens for generation of essentially parallel light beams, in which the condenser lens (8) curves essentially in the form of a shell around its focal point (F) and has, at least in one region (27) on the inside (20) of the shell, a Fresnel structure in the form...

20050286146 - Closing module for an optical arrangement: Closing module for an optical arrangement, in particular for an objective for microlithography, comprising an optically active closing element (3) having a first axis (3.1) and a holding device (2) that fixes the closing element (3) at least in the direction of the first axis (3.1), the holding device (2)...

20050286147 - Apparatus and method for the manipulation of a laser beam in reflection: An apparatus for manipulating a path of a beam includes a first wedge and a second wedge. The first wedge includes a first refractive surface and a second refractive surface. The second wedge includes a third refractive surface adjacent to the second refractive surface, and a reflective surface. The beam...

20050286148 - Flexible mirror device for a vehicle: A mirror device for a vehicle comprising a base detachably attached to an internal portion of the vehicle, within a viewable range from a driver sitting behind a steering wheel of the vehicle, a mirror attached to a mirror pad, and a substantially elongate member connecting the mirror pad to...

20050280883 - Discretely controlled micromirror with multi-level positions: This invention provides the two types of Discretely Controlled Micromirror (DCM), which can overcome disadvantages of the conventional electrostatic micromirrors. The first type micromirror is a Variable Supporter Discretely Controlled Micromirror (VSDCM), which has a larger displacement range than the conventional electrostatic micromirror. The displacement accuracy of the VSDCM is...

20050280884 - Scanning and imaging optical system, optical scanner, and image forming apparatus: A scanning and imaging optical system that condenses beams of light deflected by an optical deflector toward a surface to be scanned to form a light spot for optical scanning on the surface includes plurality of scanning lenses. Among the scanning lenses, at least two of the scanning lenses are...

20050280885 - Color-stabilized electrochromic devices: An electrochromic device comprising: (a) a first substantially transparent substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; (b) a second substrate having an electrically conductive material associated therewith; (c) an electrochromic medium contained within a chamber positioned between the first and second substrates which comprises: (1) a solvent; (2) a...

20050280886 - Multiple channel optical frequency mixers for all-optical signal processing: A multi-channel optical frequency mixer for all-optical signal processing and a method for engineering the same. The multi-channel mixer uses a nonlinear optical material exhibiting an effective nonlinearity deff whose spatial distribution is defined by a quasi-phase-matching grating, e.g., a QPM grating. The spatial distribution is defined such that its...

20050280887 - Outcoupler with bragg grating and system and method using same: An outcoupler having a wavelength selective, angle sensitive element or Bragg grating and an arrangement for maintaining the element in a predetermined orientation relative to an incident beam of electromagnetic energy. The Bragg grating may be reflective or transmissive. The inventive outcoupler may be used to implement a phase conjugate...

20050280888 - Erbium-doped fiber amplifier and integrated circuit module components: An EDFA with integrated input and output modules is presented. The integrated input module has a packaged pump laser diode mounted to the metal EDFA package to provide a heat sink for the pump laser diode which sends the pump laser light over a optical fiber section connected to the...

20050280890 - Anti-reflective film and optical element having anti-reflective film:

20050280889 - Optimum ultraviolet dose determining tool for ultraviolet radiotherapy: A subject of the present invention is to achieve accurate measurement of an ultraviolet dose of a test region of a subject (patient) by a single measuring cycle, to provide a measuring tool not including any members requiring manual operations, to prevent an examiner from exposure to ultraviolet radiation and...

20050280892 - Examination method and examination apparatus: An easily viewable examination image in which blurring occurring in an image is reduced without operating an examination optical system in real time matching the motion of a specimen is obtained. There is provided an examination method comprising, prior to examining an examination site of a specimen, acquiring an image...

20050280891 - Projection microscope: This projection microscope comprises an elongate support member carrying a stage assembly between its ends, the stage assembly having opposed sides and an associated specimen holder. A light emitting source and a light receiving point are spaced from the stage assembly, the linear distance between them defining an optical path....

20050280893 - Surface protective member for transmission screen: There is provided a surface protective member for a transmission screen that has excellent antireflective effect while maintaining a surface protective effect. The surface protective member for a transmission screen comprises a fine particle-containing hard coat layer provided on a transparent substrate, wherein the average particle diameter of the fine...

20050280894 - Apparatus for creating a scanning-column backlight in a scanning aperture display device: The backlight for use in scanning aperture display device utilizes a light or LED bank arranged in a predetermined configuration, a light carrying device for carrying the light generated by the LED bank to the scanning apertures of the display device, and a mask adapted to capture and focus the...

20050280895 - Multi-layer thin-film broadband beam splitter with matched group delay dispersion: A beam splitter includes a substrate. A thin film layer stack is formed on the substrate to achieve the same group delay dispersion (GDD) for both reflection and transmission from any input port and output port of said beam splitter....

20050280896 - Cwdm filter: A CWDM filter of the present invention comprises a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes at least two Fabry-Perot cavity structures, and the second portion comprises a non λ/4 multi-layer structure which has a plurality of alternately superposed high refraction index layers and low refraction index...

20050280897 - Stowable laser eye protection: A stowable laser eye protection system is provided as a solution for protecting the eyes of pilots and other vehicle operators and optical sensors such as during critical phases of flight and for general protection against a wide range of spectral wavelengths. A stowable laser eye protection system provides protection...

20050280898 - Reflective screen: A reflective screen is provided. A reflective screen that displays an image by reflecting light from a light source includes a reflective sheet, a light-scattering sheet, and an adhesive layer bonding the reflective sheet to the light-scattering sheet. The adhesive layer contains a coloring material that absorbs light in a...

20050280899 - Optical beam expander with a function of laser power detection: An optical beam expander with a function of laser ray power detection provides an electric signal for feedback controlling laser ray power. By-testing the power stability within a temperature range of 15 to 25° C., this apparatus demonstrates that it can stabilize an unstable laser to stable range of 5%...

20050280900 - Large aperture wide-angle lens and camera including large aperture wide-angle lens: A large aperture wide-angle lens includes first and second lens groups separated by a stop. The first lens group includes more than one lens element and the second lens group includes, in order from the object side, a first lens component having at least one aspheric surface, having negative refractive...

20050280901 - Varifocal lens with independent image plane position adjustment: A varifocal lens that corrects aberrations in the visible and near-infrared regions includes, in order from the object side, a first lens group of positive refractive power, a second lens group of negative refractive power, and third and fourth lens groups, each of positive refractive power. The second lens group...

20050280902 - Zoom lens system and image pickup apparatus including the same: A zoom lens system in which reductions in the number of lenses and entire lens length are realized is provided. The zoom lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having negative optical power, a second lens unit having positive optical...

20050280903 - Zoom lens mechanism partly foldable and retractable: A zoom lens mechanism foldable and retractable to be used in a digital still camera to control zooming of the zoom lens uses programmed data written in a micro controller unit (hereinafter referred to as MCU) instead of the conventional cylindrical grooved cams that are usually used to mechanically control...

20050280904 - Image pick-up lens system: An image pick-up lens system includes an aperture stop (10), a biconvex first lens (20), and a meniscus-shaped second lens (30) having a concave surface on a side of an object. The aperture stop, the first lens and the second lens are aligned in that order from the object side...

20050280905 - Digital projection system optical reflector having facets: An optical reflector is positionable between one or more light sources and one or more spatial light modulators (SLM's) within a digital projection system. The optical reflector includes a substrate having a surface to render non-uniform light from the light sources to the SLM's more uniform with one reflection off...

20050280906 - Reflective optical system: A lens arrangement is presented. The lens arrangement comprises a first element having a concave reflective surface and defining an optical axis of the lens arrangement, and a second substantially flat and at least partially reflective element spaced-apart from the first element along the optical axis. The second element is...

20050280907 - Optical pickup lens device and information recording and reproducing device using the same: An optical pickup lens device includes, in the order from the light source side, collimating means for converting a bundle of rays into parallel rays or predetermined convergent or divergent rays, the collimating means being movably held along a direction of an optical axis of a bundle of rays emitted...

20050280908 - Lens tilt adjusting mechanism: A lens tilt adjusting mechanism includes a lens frame to which at least one lens element is fixed, a lens frame holder which holds the lens frame, axially-opposed radial surfaces formed on the lens frame and the lens frame holder, respectively, a biasing device for biasing the lens frame and...

20050280909 - Optical pickup: An optical pickup includes a lens frame, and the lens frame includes protruding portions provided with through-holes, coil connecting portions protruding away from a supporting-wire holding portion at corners. The coil connecting portions are provided with cutout portions constituted by two surfaces intersecting each other at the both side surfaces...

20050280910 - Method for the targeted deformation of an optical element: The invention relates to a method for the targeted deformation of an optical element, in particular a mirror that is positioned in an optical system. The optical element or a support element, on which the optical element is placed in such a way that forces acting on the support element...

20050280911 - Color wheels: Color wheels are provided. An exemplary embodiment of a color wheel, for optical projection, has an optical axis and includes a plurality of color rings, comprising a plurality of color filters. At least one color ring includes a white permeable area. The color rings move on a plane perpendicular to...

20050275913 - Binaural horizontal perspective hands-on simulator: The present invention hands-on simulator system discloses a three dimension display system comprising a three dimensional horizontal perspective display and a 3-D audio system such as binaural simulation to lend realism to the three dimensional display. The three dimensional display system can futher comprise a second display, together with a...

20050275914 - Binaural horizontal perspective hands-on simulator: The present invention hands-on simulator system discloses a three dimension display system comprising a three dimensional horizontal perspective display and a 3-D audio system such as binaural simulation to lend realism to the three dimensional display. The three dimensional display system can futher comprise a second display, together with a...

20050275915 - Multi-plane horizontal perspective display: The present invention multi-plane display system discloses a three dimension display system comprising at least two display surfaces, one of which displaying a three dimensional horizontal perspective images. Further, the display surfaces can have a curvilinear blending display section to merge the various images. The multi-plane display system can comprise...

20050275916 - Hologram device: A hologram device reproduces information from a recording medium having holograms thereon by irradiating light beams emitted from a light source thereon. The light source is composed of a substrate and a plurality of light emitting units arranged on the substrate. A condensing unit is provided between the light source...

20050275917 - Scanning device including an objective system with a lens protection device: An optical scanning device (1) for scanning an information layer (4) of an optical record carrier (2), the device (1) comprising a radiation source (11) for generating a radiation beam (12, 15, 20) and an objective system (18) for converging the radiation beam on the information layer, the information layer...

20050275918 - Characterization of a scan line produced from a facet of a scanning device: A method for refining a length of a scan line, where the scan line is produced from a facet of a scanning device. The method comprises the steps of: (a) acquiring a plurality of scan line lengths produced from the facet, (b) determining from the plurality of scan line lengths,...

20050275919 - Spatial optical modulator: A spatial light modulator, in which light modulation elements are arranged in a same plane. In the spatial light modulator, a plurality of the light modulation elements are arranged such that there are at least two periods of periodic structure corresponding to an arrangement of the light modulation elements in...

20050275920 - Semiconductor electro-absorption optical modulator, semiconductor electro-absorption optical modulator integrated laser, optical transmitter module and optical module: This invention provides an optical transmitter module and an optical module using an EA modulator capable of realizing stable ACER regardless of operating temperature without using a control mechanism for maintaining temperature of the EA modulator constant. In the EA modulator, optical waveguides formed of a multi-layered film are formed...

20050275921 - Hitless switch for high-density integrated optics: An optical device includes a first and a second splitting device. Each of the first and second splitting devices have respective first and second input ports, respective first and second output ports, and a respective transfer matrix. A first optical waveguide is optically coupled to the first output port of...

20050275922 - High-speed field-effect optical switch: The invention relates to optical switching. Rapid, low-power optical switching is achieved by selectively substantially depleting majority carriers in a plurality of planes of semiconducting material to alter their transmissive response to incoming radiation....

20050275923 - Display device using printed circuit board as substrate of display panel: Disclosed is a display device using a printed circuit board (PCB) as a substrate of a display panel. The display device includes the PCB formed with a via hole, a display panel having an electrode aligned adjacent to one side of the via hole formed in the PCB in order...

20050275924 - Apparatus and method for bending and/or tempering glass: An apparatus and method for bending and/or tempering glass substrate(s) are provided. The amount of near-IR radiation which reaches the glass to be bent and/or tempered is limited (e.g., via filtering or any other suitable technique). Thus, the IR radiation (used for heating the glass) which reaches the glass to...

20050275925 - Light modulator: A method for forming a light modulator includes supporting a plurality of optical devices on a substrate, and attaching a sheet of glass over the optical devices. The method also includes slicing the sheet of glass into a plurality of pieces of glass....

20050275929 - Array of micromirror array lenses: An array of micromirror array lenses is invented. The micromirror array lens consists of many micromirrors and actuating components. Each micromirror array lens is variable focal length lens with high speed focal length change. The lens can have arbitrary type and/or size as desired and desired arbitrary optical axis and...

20050275931 - Electrical contacts in microelectromechanical devices with multiple substrates: Disclosed herein a microelectromechanical device having first and second substrates that are bonded together with a gap formed therebetween. A plurality of functional members is disposed within the gap. The two substrates are bonded with a bonding agent that comprises an electrically conductive adhesive material....

20050275932 - Micromechanical optical switch: An optical switch element is described, which includes a fixed layer disposed outwardly from a substrate and a movable mirror assembly disposed outwardly from the fixed layer. The moveable mirror assembly is operable to move relative to the fixed layer responsive to a voltage applied to the movable mirror assembly....

20050275930 - Micromirror array assembly with in-array pillars: The present invention provides a microstructure device comprising multiple substrates with the components of the device formed on the substrates. In order to maintain uniformity of the gap between the substrates, a plurality of pillars is provided and distributed in the gap so as to prevent decrease of the gap...

20050275928 - Variable focal length lens comprising micromirrors with one degree of freedom translation: A variable focal length lens comprising micromirrors with pure translation is invented. The lens consists of many micromirrors and actuating components. The array of micromirrors with pure translation makes all lights scattered from one point of an object have the same periodic phase and converge at one point of image...

20050275927 - Variable focal length lens comprising micromirrors with two degrees of freedom rotation: A micromirror array lens consists of many micromirrors with two degrees of freedom rotation and actuating components. As a reflective variable focal length lens, the array of micromirrors makes all lights scattered from one point of an object converge at one point of image plane. As operational methods for the...

20050275926 - Variable focusing lens comprising micromirrors with one degree of freedom rotation: A variable focal length lens comprising micromirrors with one degree of freedom rotation is invented. The lens consists of many micromirrors and actuating components. The array of micromirrors with one degree of freedom rotation makes all lights scattered from one point of an object converge at one point of image...

20050275933 - In-plane switching electrophoretic display devices: This invention relates to an in-plan switching electrophoretic display device (IPS-EPD), comprising a layer of electrophoretic material (2), being sandwiched between a first and a second substrate (3, 4), a pixel of said display further comprising a first and a second electrode (5, 6) for locally controlling the material of...

20050275934 - Plasmon-photon coupled optical devices: The present invention is directed to optical devices. More specifically, the disclosed devices include a film defining a periodic array of surface elements so as to give rise to surface plasmon polaritons. The film also includes at least a single aperture having a diameter less than the wavelength of light....

20050275935 - Conductively cooled liquid thermal nonlinearity cell for phase conjugation and method: A thermal nonlinear cell and method. The cell includes a substantially planar nonlinear medium and a mechanism for removing thermal energy from the medium in a direction substantially orthogonal to said medium. In one embodiment, the mechanism for removing thermal energy is a thermally conductive window mounted adjacent to the...

20050275936 - Bandpass reflector with heat removal: A reflector for a projector includes a metal reflector that defines an optical surface. An absorptive surface is disposed on the optical surface. A band-pass reflective surface is further disposed on the absorptive surface....

20050275937 - Notch-filter reflector: A reflector includes a body that defines an optical surface. A reflective surface is disposed on the optical surface including a stack of dielectric layers defining at least one notch filter....

20050275939 - Illumination apparatus, in particular slit lamp: An illumination apparatus, usable for example as a slit lamp, comprises a light-emitter (2) and an optical element (12) having a free-form surface (13), and optionally a slit aperture (9) and an imaging optic (10). The concept of the present invention is that the free-form surface (13) is employed to...

20050275938 - Microscope illumination intensity measuring device: A microscope illumination intensity measuring device has a light-receiving unit that outputs a signal representing an intensity of received light, a moving mechanism that places the light-receiving unit on an observation optical axis of the microscope as needed, a converter that converts a signal output from the light-receiving unit into...

20050275940 - Compact multi-entrance-pupil imaging optical system: An imaging optical system includes a subtelescope array, with at least two subtelescopes, each having a single entrance pupil and an exit light beam. Each subtelescope has an optical pointing axis, and the pointing axes for the subtelescopes are parallel. An imager forms an image from the exit light beams...

20050275941 - Metal-filled openings for submicron devices and methods of manufacture thereof: A method of forming a metal-filled opening in a semiconductor or other submicron device substrate includes forming a conductive bulk layer over the substrate surface and in the opening, wherein the conductive bulk layer has a first grain size. A conductive cap layer is formed over the conductive bulk layer,...

20050275942 - Method and apparatus to retrofit a display device for autostereoscopic display of interactive computer graphics: A device and method for retrofitting a 2D display monitor to provide 3D stereoscopic displays is provided. The device includes a shutter plate that is releasably connectable to the front of 2D display monitor, and an interface device connects the shutter plate to the computer driving the display. Through the...

20050275943 - Polarizing plate and eyewear plastic article containing the same: A polarizing plate is formed with a non-polyvinyl alcohol based polarizing film, a thermoplastic support layer bonded to one surface of the polarizing thin layer, and a thermoplastic protective layer bonded to the other surface of the polarizing thin layer. The thermoplastic support layer is constructed from the same or...

20050275944 - Optical films and methods of making the same: Films for optical use, articles containing such films, methods for making such films, and systems that utilize such films, are disclosed....

20050275945 - Thermoplastic optical feature with high apex sharpness: A method of forming an element of an imaging device and the element are disclosed. The method includes providing a first layer and a second layer. The method also includes extruding the first layer with the second layer, where the second layer has a melt flow that is at least...

20050275946 - Optical system applicable to improving the dynamic range of shack-hartmann sensors: An addressable array of lenses is disclosed. Two electrical connections per row address specific lenses within that row. Carriages support individual lenses, thus forming resonant units with frequencies unique within each row. A voltage, having the same frequency as a selected resonant unit is applied. The selected lens produces a...

20050275947 - Optical system and image pickup apparatus including the same: Disclosed is an optical system in which an adhesive layer of a cemented lens is made of a mixture in which inorganic fine particles dispersed into a transparent medium. Therefore, there is realized an optical system capable of effectively correcting chromatic aberration while having a structure in which a manufacturing...

20050275948 - Zoom lens and image pick-up apparatus: A zoom lens is proposed, which includes a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens group having negative refractive power, a third lens group having positive refractive power, a fourth lens group having positive refractive power, and a fifth lens group having negative refractive power, which are...

20050275949 - Zoom lens system and image pickup apparatus having the same: Disclosed is a compact zoom lens system having a image stabilizing function. This zoom lens system is provided with a plurality of lens units of which the interval between adjacent ones is changed during zooming. Shake correction is effected by a part of a lens unit of negative optical power...

20050275950 - Imaging lens: An imaging lens (100) comprising, arranged sequentially from the object side, a positive-meniscus first lens (1) with its convex plane facing the object side, a negative-power-meniscus second lens (2), and a positive-power third lens (3), the second and third lenses (2, 3) functioning as correction lenses. The first lens (1)...

20050275951 - Varifocal zoom lens and camera system: where Ds is the length of an air space between the cemented lens component L21 and the positive lens component L22, R22a is the radius of curvature of the surface on the object side of the positive lens component L22, R21b is the radius of curvature of the surface on...

20050275952 - Light diffusing film and method of producing the same as well as screen: A light diffusing film, a screen that utilizes same, and a method of producing same are provided. The light diffusing film provides a high luminance uniform over an overall area with a simple configuration and provides a good visibility. Also a method of producing the light diffusing film as well...

20050275953 - Imaging using a multifocal aspheric lens to obtain extended depth of field: A system for imaging with a circularly symmetric multifocal aspheric lens is provided for obtaining an extended depth of field. The system includes a camera for capturing an image of at least one object through a circularly symmetric multifocal aspheric lens to provide a blurred image, and a computer system...

20050275955 - Objective lens for optical information recording medium: An objective lens capable of recording or reproducing informations of HD, DVD and CD is provided. A reference lens 2a and a close-contact lens 2b are closely in contact and bonded, the material of the close-contact lens 2b is different from the material of the reference lens 2a, a lens...

20050275954 - Scanning device including an objective lens formed of two materials: An optical scanning device (1) for scanning an information layer (4) of an optical record carrier (2), the information layer (4) being covered by a transparent layer (3) of thickness td and refractive index nd. The device comprises a radiation source (11) for generating a radiation beam (12, 15, 20)...

20050275956 - Chromatic vignetting in lens systems: Methods and apparatus are provided for chromatic vignetting in lens systems. The apparatus includes a projection lens unit having an aperture stop, and a selective filter positioned at the aperture stop. The aperture stop defines a ray bundle boundary of an image passing therethrough. The selective filter includes a transmission...

20050275957 - Imaging system and method employing off-axis illumination of an illumination modulator: An imaging system includes a first off-axis illumination source for providing a first illumination field at a surface of an illumination modulator such that when the modulator is in a first non-activated mode a zero-order reflected illumination field is directed toward a first illumination blocking device, and when the modulator...

20050275958 - Optical module: The present invention provides a compact, highly reliable optical module in which a light-emitting element and optical modulator element that differ from each other in thermal expansion coefficient are mounted in one casing. In the optical module having a differential thermal expansion coefficient less than 5×10−6 [1/K] between the light-emitting...

20050275959 - Total reflection prism for projector: A total reflection prism includes two prisms having a shape of a triangular prism of a first prism and a second prism. The first prism includes an illuminating light incident face, a total reflection face and a panel reference face. The second prism includes an image light incident face on...

20050275960 - Bandpass reflector with heat removal: A reflector for a projector includes a metal reflector that defines an optical surface. An absorptive surface is disposed on the optical surface. A layer of germanium is disposed on the absorptive surface. A band-pass reflective surface is further disposed on the absorptive surface....

20050275961 - Method for balancing color wheel and structure therof: A method for balancing a color wheel comprising: step (a), measuring the rotational deviation vector of a driving motor, including its deviation amount and direction; step (b), adjusting the deviation of a color wheel to make its deviation amount to be the same of the driving motor; and step (c),...

20050270604 - Diffractive device: The invention provides in particular for an achromatic diffractive diffuser comprising a surface relief diffractive device arranged such that, under illumination by ambient light, the diffractive effect serves to provide a uniform achromatic diffuser reflection into a defined viewing zone for observation by an observer, and also such that the...

20050270603 - Optical identification element using separate or partially overlapped diffraction gratings: An optical identification element 8 includes an optical substrate 10 having at least one diffraction grating 12 disposed therein. The grating 12 has a one or more of collocated pitches A which represent a unique identification N bit digital code that is detected when illuminated by incident light 24. The...

20050270605 - Holographic data recording apparatus and method: A holographic data recording apparatus includes: a signal beam patterning unit for irradiating a signal beam onto a holographic medium, the signal beam including a data pattern to be recorded; and a cylindrical optical body including a cylindrical reflective surface, by which a reference beam incident thereto is reflected toward...

20050270606 - Holographic rom system having reflective data mask: A holographic read-only memory (ROM) mastering system includes a conical mirror for refracting a reference beam to generate conical reference beams to be incident on a storage medium in a first angle; and a reflective data mask, having a data pattern for data to be recorded in the storage medium,...

20050270608 - Illumination optical system and exposure apparatus: An illumination optical system that is used for an exposure apparatus that includes a mirror and exposes an object, illuminates a surface to be illuminated using light from a light source, and includes a filter member arranged at a position that substantially has a Fourier transform relationship with the surface...

20050270607 - System and methods for refractive and diffractive volume holographic elements: A laser utilizes feedback from a volume holographic grating integrated in a collimating lens as a wavelength standard to lock the laser output wavelength to its desired value. This feedback is optical, wherein a volume hologram reflection grating is used to generate optical feedback into the laser gain region. Fabrication...

20050270609 - Holographic recording system having a relay system: According to one aspect and example, a holographic recording system includes a light source, an object for modulating an object beam from the light source, and a relay system adapted to magnify (positive or negative) the modulated beam (e.g., an image of the object) to an output image. The object...

20050270610 - Holographic data recording apparatus and method: A holographic data recording apparatus includes: a signal beam patterning unit for irradiating a signal beam onto a holographic medium, the signal beam including a data pattern to be recorded; a cylindrical optical body including a cylindrical reflective surface, by which a first and a second reference beams alternatively incident...

20050270611 - Microscope system: A microscope system is constructed by a light guiding optical system 20 having an objective lens 21 and beam splitters 27a and 27b for splitting an optical image of a sample S, a photodetector 31 for acquiring an image of the sample S, and two CCD cameras 33 and 34...

20050270612 - Optical scanning apparatus: An optical scanning apparatus includes: an optical deflector having a rotatable polygon mirror for reflecting a light beam projected thereon; an fθ lens for transmitting the light beam refelected on a light reflecting surface of the polygon mirror; a cylindrical lens for transmitting the light beam passing through the fθ...

20050270613 - System and method for dose control in a lithographic system: A system and method are used for pulse to pulse dose control in an illumination system, used, for example, in a lithography or a maskless lithography machine. The system and method can be used to decrease effective laser pulse-to-pulse variability in lithographic lasers, allowing adequate dose control using a minimum...

20050270614 - Photochromic device: A photochromic device having a photochromic layer including a photochromic material which exhibits absorbance in a visible region upon being sensitized by a light having a wavelength of not less than 700 nm, and an ultraviolet light blocking device for blocking an ultraviolet light from sensitizing the photochromic material in...

20050270615 - Slm addressing methods and apparatuses: A spatial light modulator may include a plurality of deflectable modulating elements. Each of the deflectable modulating elements may further include a support structure, an electrostatically deflectable mirror element and at least one electrode. The mirror element may be set to a deflection state by charging and selectively discharging a...

20050270616 - System and method for programmable polarization-independent phase compensation of optical signals: A system and method for programmable phase compensation of optical signals is disclosed. The systems and methods include the use of a polarization-independent spatial light modulator (PI-SLM) so that the state of polarization (SOP) of the incoming optical signal need not be known. The system includes a first dispersive module...

20050270617 - Polarized uv exposure system: A light exposure system is used to expose an alignment layer formed of anistropically absorbing molecules so as to allow alignment of subsequently applied liquid crystal polymer (LCP) molecules. The light incident on the alignment layer is polarized. When a single polarizer is used, the azimuthal polarization direction varies across...

20050270618 - Image display apparatus, projector, and polarization compensation system: Aspects of the invention can provide an image display apparatus for displaying an image by modulating light from a light source based on display image data. The apparatus can include a first light modulator device can modulate light from the light source, a second light modulator device that can modulate...

20050270619 - Electrochromic color display having different electrochromic materials: An electrochromic display comprises electrochrome pixels (10) which comprise at least a first electrochrome material (EL1) and a second electrochrome material (EL2) between two electrodes (E1, E2). Each of the electrochrome materials (EL1, EL2) has two stable states, in one state at a first voltage across the electrochrome pixel (10)...

20050270621 - Rearview assembly having an integral crush zone: A rearview assembly comprising a rearview element, a rearview element support assembly supporting the rearview element and a mount adjacent the housing. The mount is configured to connect the rearview assembly to a windshield. At least one of the rearview element support assembly and the mount comprises a crush bracket...

20050270620 - Rearview mirror element having a circuit mounted to the rear surface of the element: According to the present invention, a rearview mirror comprises a first substrate having a front surface and a rear surface, a reflective coating disposed on a surface of the first substrate, and an electronic circuit component secured to the rear surface of the first substrate. The mirror element may be...

20050270622 - Electrostatic-type variable diffractive light modulator and manufacturing method thereof: Disclosed herein are an electrostatic-type variable diffractive light modulator, which includes lower micromirrors that are provided on a glass substrate to be spaced apart from each other, and actuates upper micromirrors that are spaced apart from the substrate by an electrostatic actuating method, thus allowing the upper and lower micromirrors...

20050270623 - Light modulator using near-field: Disclosed is a spatial light modulator using a near-field. The spatial light modulator includes a light permeable substrate which has a predetermined first refractive index and allows incident light passing through a side thereof from an external light source to permeate therethrough. A near-field forming member has a second refractive...

20050270626 - Projector apparatus having a shielding plate to prevent formation of ghost image in the projected image: A projector apparatus includes a light source for producing light beams, a micromirror device including an array of micromirrors for modulating and reflecting the light beams into image light beams, and a projection lens unit for magnifying and projecting the image light beams. The projection lens unit includes an optical...

20050270624 - Torsional hinge mems device with maximum hinge stress on a polished surface: A robust torsional hinged device and a method of fabricating the device are disclosed. Unlike the prior art torsional hinged devices, the width “W” of the hinge is selected to be greater than the thickness “T” of the silicon wafer from which the torsional hinged device is etched. Therefore, since...

20050270625 - Variable grating diffractive light modulator: Disclosed herein is a variable grating diffractive light modulator, which actuates lower reflecting plates of a lower reflecting array by a piezoelectric actuating method, and includes an upper reflecting array that is spaced apart from the lower reflecting array and attached to a lower surface of a substrate that is...

20050270627 - Dynamic optical switching ensemble: This invention deals with an improveed general concept for a multi-wavelength switching ensemble which is controlled electrically, electromagetically, or magnetically. A switching system is presented that permits the input to control the output. It allows a full 360 degree rotation of the beam which greatly exceeds the rotational capability of...

20050270628 - Electrophoretic particle, process for its production, and its use: An electrophoretic particle including: a pigment particle having an average particle diameter of 1 μm or smaller; and a polymer layer having an average thickness of 1 to 500 nm formed on a surface of the pigment particle, wherein 50% or higher of an entire surface of the pigment particle...

20050270630 - Aom modulation techniques employing plurality of transducers to improve laser system performance: Digital control of frequency and/or amplitude modulation techniques of an intracavity and/or extracavity AOM (60) facilitate substantially full extinction of a laser beam (90) to prevent unwanted laser energy from impinging a workpiece (80); facilitate laser pulse amplitude stability through closed-loop control of pulse-to-pulse laser energy; facilitate beam-positioning control including,...

20050270629 - Aom modulation techniques employing transducers to modulate different axes: Digital control of frequency and/or amplitude modulation techniques of an intracavity and/or extracavity AOM (60) facilitate substantially full extinction of a laser beam (90) to prevent unwanted laser energy from impinging a workpiece (80); facilitate laser pulse amplitude stability through closed-loop control of pulse-to-pulse laser energy; facilitate beam-positioning control including,...

20050270631 - Aom modulation techniques for facilitating pulse-to-pulse energy stability in laser systems: Digital control of frequency and/or amplitude modulation techniques of an intracavity and/or extracavity AOM (60) facilitate substantially full extinction of a laser beam (90) to prevent unwanted laser energy from impinging a workpiece (80); facilitate laser pulse amplitude stability through closed-loop control of pulse-to-pulse laser energy; facilitate beam-positioning control including,...

20050270632 - Optical path switching device: An optical path switching device comprises a light transmitting portion, a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, a first adhesive layer, a second adhesive layer, a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion. The light transmitting portion has a plurality of refracting regions wherein the refractive indexes of...

20050270633 - Photonic crystal mirrors for high-resolving power fabry perots: A Fabry-Perot cavity comprised of three-dimensional photonic crystal structures is disclosed. The self-assembly of purified and highly monodispersed microspheres is one approach to the successful operation of the device for creating highly ordered colloidal crystal coatings of high structural and optical quality. Such colloidal crystal film mirrors offer high reflection...

20050270634 - Method for determining the gain spectrum of a raman amplifier in a wdm-transmission system: The invention relates to a method and device for determining the gain spectrum of a Raman amplifier having an optical amplifier, which is connected in incoming circuit thereto, in a section of a WDM transmission system. A number of spectra are recorded at the output of the Raman amplifier during...

20050270635 - Optical apparatus: An optical apparatus which is reduced in the number of optical devices arranged on a main optical signal transmission path, thereby reducing the size and cost of the device, and which is improved in optical transmission quality. An optical amplifier includes an amplification medium, which is doped with an active...

20050270636 - Optical element, optical apparatus, film forming method, film forming apparatus and device fabrication method: An optical element includes a multilayer film, and a substrate, wherein the multilayer film includes a first thin film that is formed on the substrate, and made of fluorine-doped oxide or nitride, and a second thin film that is formed on the first thin film, and made of a fluoride...

20050270637 - Display device: A display device includes a light source, an image-gaining processing module, a modulating module and an imager. In this case, the image-gaining processing module, which receives an image signal, generates a gain value, and generates an image-gaining signal according to the gain value and the image signal. The modulating module...

20050270638 - Fully automatic rapid microscope slide scanner: Apparatus for and method of fully automatic rapid scanning and digitizing of an entire microscope sample, or a substantially large portion of a microscope sample, using a linear array detector synchronized with a positioning stage that is part of a computer controlled microscope slide scanner. The invention provides a method...

20050270640 - Fluorescence microscope: The fluorescence microscope comprises: a fixed-type objective lens placed between a filter set and a specimen loading portion; a partition that covers at least the specimen loading portion, the objective lens and the filter set to block extraneous light incident on the specimen loading portion; an imaging lens arranged on...

20050270639 - Fluorescence microscope, display method using fluorescence microscope system, and computer-readable medium: A fluorescence microscope comprises plural types of filter sets including a combination of a excitation filter, a dichroic mirror, and an absorption filter, a filter switch portion for switching the filter sets at a predetermined timing, an imaging portion for picking up an image of a specimen as an observation...

20050270641 - Laser-scanning microscope: A compact laser-scanning microscope that allows in-vivo observation, particularly of cells, with wavelengths ranging from the visible to the infra-red, can be provided. The laser-scanning microscope includes a laser light source unit, an optical fiber, a collimator optical system, an optical scanning unit, a pupil projection optical system, an objective...

20050270642 - Microscope slide cover with integrated reservoir: A cover (10) for substrate (not shown) including: a body (12) defining a cavity (18), for positioning over the substrate (not shown) to form a reaction chamber (18); and a projection (13) extending from the body (12) to define a fluid reservoir (14), when the cover (10) is fitted to...

20050270643 - Screen, fresnel lens sheet used for the same, and image display apparatus using the same: The present invention provides a screen suitable for reducing the longitudinal dimension of a set. The present invention includes two prism sections. One is a totally reflective prism section (10) provided at the image generation source side of a Fresnel lens sheet (6). The other is a refractive prism section...

20050270644 - Projection screen unit with projection surfaces optimized for different ambient light levels: A projection screen unit includes a first projection surface optimized for a predetermined range of ambient conditions and a second projection surface optimized for a second, different range of ambient conditions....

20050270645 - Optical scanning assembly: An image scanning assembly comprising at least two optics wherein at least one of the optics is movable relative to the other. An embodiment may be used to scan images for a 3D display....

20050270646 - Zoom lens and video camera comprising the same: Provided from the object side are a first lens group (11) having a positive refracting power and fixed to the image plane, a second lens group (12) having a negative refracting power and a magnification varying action exhibited when moving along the optical axis, a third lens group (13) fixed...

20050270647 - Two-dimensional diffraction grating with alternate multilayered stacks and its process of manufacture, and spectroscopic devices including these gratings: o

20050270648 - Projection optical system, exposure apparatus, device manufacturing method, and device manufactured by using the same: Disclosed is a projection optical system having a multilayered film mirror arranged to provide an approximately uniform reflectance throughout a predetermined light incidence angle range to thereby assure a desired optical performance. Also disclosed is a projection exposure apparatus having such a projection optical system, and a device manufacturing method...

20050270649 - Control circuit, in particular for dimming an ec mirror glass of a rearview mirror of a motor vehicle: A control circuit having particular application in dimming an EC (Electrochromic) mirror glass of a rearview mirror of a motor vehicle. Light flux from headlight glare of vehicles traveling behind is received by one conductor and filtered whereas light flux from the ambient light is received by a second conductor...

20050270651 - Apparatus and method for manufacturing positive or negative microlenses: A variety of structures and methods used to adjust the shape, radius and/or height of a microlens for a pixel array. The structures affect volume and surface force parameters during microlens formation. Exemplary microlens structures include a microlens frame, base, material, protrusions or a combination thereof to affect the shape,...

20050270652 - Beam shaping optics and module for a diode laser arrangement: A beam shaping optical arrangement combines three incoming laser beams that are mutually laterally offset in two orthogonal directions (X and Y), including an incoming first central laser beam and second and third incoming beams laterally offset in the X direction on either side of the central beam, into one...

20050270650 - Light irradiator: A light illuminating apparatus used for a laser annealing apparatus includes a first light splitting unit (16) and a second light splitting unit (20) for splitting a sole laser beam into n laser beams, and a synthesis unit (21) for synthesizing an m'th laser beam, radiated from the first light...

20050270653 - Apparatus and method for manufacturing tilted microlenses: Asymmetrical structures and methods are used to adjust the orientation of a microlens for a pixel array. The asymmetrical structures affect volume and surface force parameters during microlens formation. Exemplary microlens structures include an asymmetrical microlens frame, base, material or a combination thereof to affect the focal characteristics of the...

20050270654 - Diffusing sheet, surface light source unit, and transmission type display: A diffusing sheet, a surface light source unit, and a transmission type display that can attain uniform illumination so that the brightness of light on the display screen appears uniform regardless of the position from which the display screen is observed. The diffusing sheet includes, on its light-emerging side surface,...

20050270655 - Head-up display with narrow band reflective polarizer: A head-up display includes a projection system and a window having a target area where a reflective polarizer is positioned to reflect light from the projection system to a viewing area. Light from the projection system is p-polarized and strikes exposed window surface(s) at an acute angle to reduce or...

20050270656 - Lens for forming laser lines with uniform brightness: A lens is provided for converting a laser beam into laser lines of uniform brightness. The lens has an emission plane through which the laser beam passes, the emission plane having a continuous incline. There is also provided a method for designing the lens....

20050270659 - Catadioptric projection lens and method for compensating the intrinsic birefringence in such a lens: A catadioptric projection lens for use in microlithographic projection-exposure apparatus includes a plurality of refractive optical elements having intrinsic birefringence both in a catadioptric part and in a dioptric part adjacent to the image plane. Because these refractive optical elements in the catadioptric part and in the dioptric part are...

20050270657 - Color-corrected projection lenses for use with pixelized panels: Projection lenses for use with pixelized panels (PP) are provided. The projection lenses have first and second lens units (U1, U2), with the first lens unit having a negative power and the second lens unit having a positive power. The first lens unit has a first lens element (L1) having...

20050270658 - Compact projection lenses for use with large format pixelized panels: Projection lenses for use with pixelized panels (PP) are provided. The projection lenses have first and second lens units (U1,U2), with the first lens unit having a negative or weakly positive power and the second lens unit having a positive power. The second lens unit has first and second subunits...

20050270660 - Compact, wide-field-of-view imaging optical system: An imaging optical system includes a first imaging structure having a first optical axis and a first field of view, wherein the first imaging structure forms an image on a common focal plane, and a second imaging structure having a second optical axis parallel to the first optical axis and...

20050270661 - Zoom lens system and image pickup apparatus having the same:

20050270662 - Zoom lens system and image pickup apparatus having the same: Disclosed is a zoom lens system including in an order from an object side to an image side: a first lens unit having a negative refractive power; a second lens unit having a positive refractive power; and a third lens unit having a positive refractive power, in which zooming is...

20050270663 - Downsize, high performance, and wide range magnification zoom lens and camera apparatus: A zoom lens includes a first lens band having a positive focal length, a second lens band having a negative focal length, and at least third to fifth lens bands having positive focal lengths. An aperture diaphragm is located in the vicinity of the third lens band. When magnification i.e.,...

20050270664 - Zoom lens for endoscopic devices: A zoom lens for use in endoscopic devices, in which a plurality of lens units is arranged in a lens cylinder perpendicular to the center line thereof. Among the plurality of lens units at least one lens unit may be hydraulically adjustable in the axial direction of the lens cylinder...

20050270665 - Imaging lens: z

20050270666 - Composite optical lens with an integrated reflector: A composite optical lens is disclosed. The composite optical lens includes a concave bottom surface adapted to receive light, reflective surface adapted to reflect the received light, and optical surface through which the reflected light leaves the optical lens. The concave bottom surface defines a concave cavity allowing placement of...

20050270667 - Flat wide-angle objective: A flat wide-angle objective of the invention consists of a first sub-unit that is located on the object side of the objective and comprises an assembly of two conventional aspheric negative, e.g., aspheric piano-concave lenses, and a second sub-unit in the form of a set of four microlens arrays arranged...

20050270668 - Fixation method for optical member and optical unit: A fixation method for fixing an optical member to a holding member using irradiation of a laser beam. The method includes the steps of inserting the optical member into the holding member, providing a fixing member, mounting the fixing member to the holding member having the optical member positioned therebetween,...

20050270669 - Optical mounting for high-g environment: An optical element mounting includes a frame, and a shuttle that is translatable relative to the frame. The shuttle includes inner and outer portions that are mechanically coupled together by a plurality of flexures that effectively bending and twisting of the shuttle from being transmitted to an optical element, such...

20050270670 - Image pick-up device and adjustment mechanism: When the adjusting shaft is rotated, the rotation of the adjusting shaft is transmitted to the rotationally movable barrel. The rotationally movable barrel rotates so that the rotationally movable barrel moves forward and backward along optical axis while rotating due to the interaction between the female screw portion formed in...

20050270671 - Optical reflection plate and method of producing the same: An object of the present invention is to provide a light reflector plate having the following advantages A to D: A. no need for high initial investment for dies or the like required for forming a three-dimensional shape; B. simple working and low cost of working; C. accurate shape retention...

20050270672 - Switchable optical element: A switchable optical element is described, along with a method of manufacturing such an element. The switchable optical element (1) comprises a fluid chamber (2) including immiscible first and second bodies of fluid (20, 22) disposed relative to one another along an optical axis (A) of the element (1). The...

20050270673 - Parabolic reflector: For camping trips and other activities it is useful to have a solar reflector for cooking or electricity generation. It can be made form a flat piece of material and folded into a three dimensional parabolic dish for concentrating solar radiation. The flat disk has a plurality of spirally cut...

20050264857 - Binaural horizontal perspective display: The present invention display system discloses a three dimension display system comprising a three dimensional horizontal perspective display and a 3-D audio system such as binaural simulation to lend realism to the three dimensional display. The three dimensional display system can futher comprise a second display, together with a curvilinear...

20050264858 - Multi-plane horizontal perspective display: The present invention multi-plane display system discloses a three dimension display system comprising at least two display surfaces, one of which displaying a three dimensional horizontal perspective images. Further, the display surfaces can have a curvilinear blending display section to merge the various images. The multi-plane display system can comprise...

20050264859 - Optical disk playback apparatus and decoder: A decoder is provided which, in parallel with decoding into TOC information from sub-Q data read out from the lead-in area of an optical disk, decodes into TEXT information from sub-R-W data read out and determines whether the TEXT information is present based on the sub-R-W data. The decoder, while...

20050264860 - Hologram recording apparatus and method: A hologram recording apparatus includes a laser light source for emitting laser light, a light splitter for splitting the laser light emitted from the laser light source into a signal beam and a reference beam, a light modulator for modulating the signal beam split by the light splitter, a phase...

20050264861 - Image display device and method of manufacturing the same: A vacuum envelope of a flat display device comprises a front substrate and a rear substrate opposed to each other and a rectangular frame body provided between respective peripheral portions of the front substrate and the rear substrate. The frame body has projections that protrude outward from individual corner portions....

20050264862 - Optical modulator module: The present invention provides an optical modulator module comprising: a chip carrier; a semiconductor optical modulator for modulating light based on an electronic signal; a strip conductor electrically connected to the semiconductor optical modulator; a first resistor electrically connected to the semiconductor optical modulator; and a second resistor electrically connected...

20050264863 - Microlens array sheet: Disclosed is a microlens array sheet capable of improving a viewing angle by maintaining a fill factor while reducing a radius of curvature of the microlens of the microlens array sheet. To this end, the microlens array sheet includes: a substrate; a lens arranged on the substrate; and a gap...

20050264864 - Optical apparatus: To provide an optical apparatus which controls an interface state to change a focal length by using an optical element having a container sealing first liquid that is conductive or polarized and second liquid that does not mutually mix with the first liquid with their interface in a predetermined form...

20050264865 - Apparatus for determining an accurate color match: The present invention is directed to a color matching apparatus using four KCMY films which may be adjusted along respective percentage scales (which are divided in 1 percentage point increments) through movement of slider buttons until the slider buttons are aligned with the required percentages and the desired combination of...

20050264866 - Optical modulator, optical modulator manufacturing method, light information processing apparatus including optical modulator, image formation apparatus including optical modulator, and image projection and display apparatus including optical modulator: A center beam which is formed out of a thin film constituted to be combined with a light reflection film provided on one surface of the center beam, which has both ends fixed and which is deformed by an electronic force; a substrate electrode which is opposed to the center...

20050264867 - Beam focusing and scanning system using micromirror array lens: A beam focusing and scanning system using a micromirror array lens (optical system) includes a light source configured to emit light and a micromirror array lens, including at least one micromirror, optically coupled to the light source, configured to reflect the light onto a projection medium (projection plane). The optical...

20050264869 - Electrode protection film for electrophoretic displays: The invention is directed to methods and compositions useful for enhancing adhesion and protecting electrode layers from corrosion, rust or oxidation....

20050264868 - Electrophoretic compositions: This invention relates to a novel electrophoretic composition having improved colloidal stability, switching performance and temperature latitude....

20050264870 - Variable focal length lens comprising micromirrors: A variable focal length lens consists of many micromirrors with degrees of freedom rotation and/or degrees of freedom translation and actuating components. As operating methods for the lens, the actuating components control the positions of micromirrors electrostatically and/or electromagnetically. The optical efficiency of the variable focal length lens is increased...

20050264871 - Optical fiber wavelength converter: An optical fiber wavelength converter inputs signal light and pumping light into an end of the highly nonlinear optical fiber to obtain converted light of the signal light from the other end of the highly nonlinear optical fiber. In the optical fiber wavelength converter, a wavelength λp of the pumping...

20050264872 - Chromatic dispersion compensation method and wavelength division multiplexing transmission system: A chromatic dispersion compensation method is disclosed that compensates for chromatic dispersion in an optical transmission line. Dispersion compensators provided one for each of first dispersion compensation segments, each of which constitutes a predetermined length of the optical transmission line, are set such that a residual dispersion slope in each...

20050264873 - Optical imager for the 3-5 micron spectral band: An optical imager for use in the 3-5 micron spectral band. The imager comprises a large aperture positively-powered first objective lens made of a first material for collecting collimated light, and a slightly negatively-powered second objective lens made of a second material spaced behind the first objective lens to provide...

20050264874 - Omnidirectional photonic crystal: An omnidirectional photonic crystal includes a substrate and a periodic dielectric structure that is formed on the substrate and that includes a stack of dielectric units. Each of the dielectric units includes upper and lower dielectric slabs and at least one intermediate dielectric slab sandwiched between the upper and lower...

20050264875 - Optical device for the combination of light beams: An optical device for combining a first light beam and at least one second light beam includes a first beam splitting device, a second beam splitting device and a position detector. The first beam splitting device splits a first reference beam from the first light beam and a second reference...

20050264876 - Microscope for operation: Disclosed is a microscope for operation. This microscope for operation comprises a front lens 15 disposed between an eye 8 to be operated and an objective 14. The front lens collects an illuminating light P to guide the collected light within the eye for illuminating an interior of the eye....

20050264877 - Dual-axis confocal microscope having improved performance for thick samples: An optical head for confocal microscopy that is especially advantageous for measurements on thick samples is provided. An interface between the optical head and the sample is index matched, to avoid beam aberration at this interface. The optical head includes a window having a convex surface facing away from the...

20050264878 - System for print imaging with prism illumination optics: A directionally-oriented reflective device is optically coupled to a prism surface in a skin ridge pattern imaging system to reflect illumination light at relatively small angles, along an optical path to an imaging device, so that minimal light is lost from the optical system. Examples of such directionally-oriented reflective devices...

20050264879 - Arrangement for projecting an image onto a projection surface and associates transformation lens system: The invention relates to an arrangement for projecting an image, which is made of pixels, onto a projection surface, including at least one light source whose intensity can be altered and which emits a light beam, also including a deflection device which deflects the light beam onto the projection surface,...

20050264880 - Lenticular sheet and transmission type screen using the same: Disclosed is a lenticular sheet obtained by the method comprising the steps of: forming lenticular lens section on the input side of the sheet; forming an irregular section having a plurality of depressions and protrusions on the output side of the sheet; forming a light-absorbing layer on each protrusion; and...

20050264881 - Display apparatus displaying three-dimensional image and display method for displaying three-dimensional image: A three-dimensional display apparatus is provided with an optical element including optical apertures arranged opposite a display module and in association with the parallax images. The optical apertures cause the parallax images to be displayed in a near-side region closer to an observer, while causing a three-dimensional image to be...

20050264882 - Display device for displaying three-dimensional image: A display device includes a screen having opposite ends and a curved surface between the opposite ends, the curved surface being protrudingly curved toward a side opposite to a display observation side. First and second display elements are respectively provided at the opposite ends of the screen, and display two...

20050264883 - Polarization-maintaining retroreflector apparatus: A polarization-maintaining cube corner retroreflector apparatus that provides output light having a desired polarization state. The apparatus has a cube corner retroreflector and a polarization-manipulating optical structure that provides output light having a desired polarization state. The polarization-manipulating optical structure can be one or more polarization-manipulating optical components such as...

20050264884 - Projection objective for microlithography: A projection objective (5) for microlithography for projecting a pattern arranged in an object plane (8) of the projection objective (5) has in the light path between the object plane (8) and the image plane (11) at least one beam deflecting device (19) with at least one totally reflective surface...

20050264885 - Apparatus for providing a pattern of polarization: The present invention relates to polarization pattern illumination. A polarization pattern assembly produces a polarization pattern. In an embodiment, a polarization pattern assembly includes a frame that supports a polarization pane in a central region of the frame. The polarization pane changes the polarization direction of light incident upon the...

20050264886 - Wavefront coded imaging systems: The present invention provides improved Wavefront Coding imaging apparatus and methods composed of optics, a detector, and processing of the detected image. The optics are constructed and arranged to have the characteristic that the transverse ray intercept curves form substantially straight, sloped lines. The wavefront coding corrects for known or...

20050264887 - Diffractive optical element: A diffractive optical element includes a first diffractive optical part having a phase type diffractive grating, and a second diffractive optical part having a phase type diffractive grating formed of a material differing from that of the first diffractive optical part. The first diffractive optical part and the second diffractive...

20050264888 - Diffractive thin-film piezoelectric micromirror and method of producing the same: Disclosed is a diffractive micromirror and a method of producing the same. More particularly, the present invention pertains to a diffractive micromirror, in which a recess having a desired depth and width is precisely formed in a piezoelectric operation manner, and a method of producing the same....

20050264889 - Display member and panel display unit: A display member that provides clear and uniform illumination through a light diffusion layer while enabling a wider selection of display colors that can be applied to the part of the display member body not covered by a light-blocking layer in order to clearly identify the uncovered part when the...

20050264890 - Rear view mirror shade: A rear view mirror with attenuation of glare from head lights of following highway traffic is the subject of this petition for letters patent. A tinted transparent shade piece is moved in its mounting attachment to swing over the face of the rear view mirror located outside the window on...

20050264891 - Mirror assembly for vehicle: An interior rearview mirror assembly includes a reflective element having a front surface that is viewable by and directed generally toward a driver of a vehicle when the mirror assembly is installed in the vehicle. An overlay element applied to the front surface of the reflective element includes at least...

20050264892 - Light shield for welding: A light shield for eye protection in the welding process comprises a holding unit, a base plate, a filter plate and a universal joint. The filter plate, in conjunction with the base plate, is mounted on a universal joint by which the tilt angle thereof with respect to the holding...

20050264893 - Laser diode bar integrator/reimager: A beam integrator system is disclosed, which integrates multiple beams into fewer beams of increased intensity by using a combination of optical elements and lenses....

20050264894 - Graphical user interfaces and occlusion prevention for fisheye lenses with line segment foci: A method for generating a presentation of a region-of-interest in an original image for display on a display screen, comprising: establishing a lens for the region-of-interest, the lens having a magnified focal region for the region-of-interest at least partially surrounded by a shoulder region having diminishing magnification, the focal region...

20050264895 - Lens member having a light shading function: A lens member includes a light-transmissive lens, and a light-shading layer. The light-transmissive lens has a first face, a second face opposite to the first face, a peripheral side surface extending between the first and second faces, and an effective light-transmissive region formed between the first and second faces within...

20050264896 - Zoom lens system and an image pickup apparatus including the same: At least one exemplary embodiment provides a zoom lens system having multiple lens units (e.g. four) and variable optical power, which's configuration may reduce the size of a zoom lens system. In one exemplary embodiment the zoom lens system can include four lens units, a first lens unit, a second...

20050264897 - Lens having wavelike lens element: A lens that can be used in a digital camera includes in sequence a first lens element (20), a second lens element (30) and a third lens element (40). The first lens element is biconvex, and includes a first aspheric surface (22) and a second aspheric surface (24). The second...

20050264900 - Fixing method, optical component and pickup manufactured by the fixing method: Objective lens 20 is placed above the bobbin 40 at a position opposite to the light emitting end of the light guiding member, and the fixing portions 31 provided appropriately between the objective lens 20 and the lens support 41 are hardened in a short time because of being exposed...

20050264898 - Lens and lens unit: Provided are a lens and a lens unit, whereby even in the case of a small-diameter lens, manufacturing can easily be performed, and a sufficient strength of adhesion to a lens holder can be obtained. The lens includes an effective portion; a peripheral edge portion provided around a periphery of...

20050264899 - Lens driving device and imaging device: A lens driving device includes: a stator having a cylindrical shape, for generating a magnetic field within the cylindrical shape; a rotor located within the cylindrical shape of the stator and being rotation-driven for the stator by a magnetic field created by the stator; a lens holder located further inside...

20050264901 - Lens barrel and image pickup device including lens barrel: A lens barrel includes a fixed barrel having an approximately cylindrical shape; a lens frame 132 disposed inside of the fixed barrel for holding the lens group; at least one shaft 135A engaging in the lens frame 132 for guiding the lens frame 132 in a direction parallel to the...

20050264902 - Reflector mounted sensor system and method: A reflector-mounted sensor attachable to a vehicle for detecting objects has a sensor configured to detect the presence of an object within a predetermined sensing area of the sensor. A reflector that is configured to reflect light has an opening to receive the sensor so that a facing of the...

20050264903 - Micro-electromechanical system (mems) polyelectrolyte gel network pump: According to embodiments of the present invention, a first layer of electrically conductive material may be disposed in a recess in a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) base. An electrically charged gel network may be disposed in the recess on the first layer of electrically conductive material. A second layer of electrically...

20050264904 - Stereoscopic image display apparatus, display apparatus, divided wave plate filter, plate-shaped filter, and filter position adjusting mechanism attached to the display apparatus, aligning apparatus, filter position adjusting method, and filter aligning m: A stereoscopic image display apparatus includes: an image display unit 22 for displaying image information corresponding to parallax in a first division and a second division; a divided wave plate filter unit 12 having a frame 41 and disposed adjacent to the first division and the second division of the...