Optical: systems and elements inventions 07/06

20060164704 - Low profile holographic sight and method of manufacturing same: A low profile holographic sight includes a base having a mounting mechanism and a body mounted on the base for housing a laser diode, an associated electronic control and power source, and optical elements including a collimator, a transmission image hologram of the reticle pattern, and a reflective diffraction grating,...

20060164703 - Method for modifying spatial resolution in the resolution in the reconstruction of images in digital holography: The invention concerns a method Method for the reconstruction of holographic images, the holographic image being detected by an image detection device (9), the holographic image being transformed in a digitized hologram (10), the digitized hologram (10) being comprised of a number Vr of elementary pixels, the size of which...

20060164705 - Hologram system: A compatible hologram system has a supporting part for loadably supporting a recording medium made of a photosensitive material, a signal generating part for allowing a coherent beam modulated in response to predetermined data to enter the recording medium and providing a three-dimensional light interference pattern therewithin to produce a...

20060164706 - Method and apparatus for single-photon source and quantum memory: An optical switch and optical storage loop are used as the basis of a single-photon source and a quantum memory for photonic qubits. To operate as a single-photon source, the techniques include a source of a pair of photons, such as a parametric down-conversion crystal, which is known to emit...

20060164707 - Image forming apparatus: The scanning optical system, wherein a plurality of light beams are scanned by only single rotational polygon mirror, and which is simpler, cheaper, due to fewer components, is provided for the image forming apparatus. Axes of a plurality of beam collimators are separated at prescribed pitches with light beam axes,...

20060164708 - Optical pick-up device: An optical pickup device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a light source for projecting a beam of light to record and reproduce information with respect to an optical recording medium. A collimating lens is disposed on a path of the light to converge and convert the...

20060164709 - Optical scanning apparatus: An optical scanning device has a light shield plate where a scanning line emitted from a light source passes through a scanning lens, and is reflected by a rotation polygon mirror, and after that, passes through the scanning lens again, and is reflected by the scanning lens at the opposite...

20060164710 - Optical scanning apparatus, optical writing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and method of driving vibration mirror: An optical scanning apparatus includes a vibration mirror having a mirror surface that reflects an optical beam. A pair of torsion beams swingably support the mirror. The mirror is vibrated in a sealed space whose pressure is adjusted such that a characteristic of the mirror falls within a predetermined range....

20060164712 - Optical transmitter capable of prompt shutting down and recovering optical output thereof: The present invention discloses an optical transmitter that enables a prompt stopping and restarting of an optical output power thereof. The transmitter includes a laser diode, a driver, an output monitor, and a controller. These constitute an auto-power-control (APC) loop. The APC loop of the present invention further includes a...

20060164711 - System and method utilizing an electrooptic modulator: A system and method utilize an array of dynamically controllable optical elements to adjust one or more portions of a beam propagating therethrough. For example, the adjustments can be to change a ratio of horizontally and vertically polarized light in the portions of the beam. The adjustments can be made...

20060164713 - Thermo-mechanically actuated reflective structure: One embodiment of an optical modulator includes a substrate, a reflective structure, and at least three thermally actuated supports that movably support said reflective structure on said substrate....

20060164714 - Projection device: One embodiment of a projection device includes a modulator that reflects both imaging light and off-state light, and a projection lens including an optical plane, wherein the imaging light and the off-state light are both projected from the modulator to the optical plane....

20060164715 - Electrophoretic display and process for its manufacture: This invention relates to an electrophoretic display comprising cells which are filled with charged particles dispersed in a solvent and are individually sealed with a polymeric sealing layer....

20060164716 - Method of controlling the gain of a raman amplifier: The gain characteristic of a distributed Raman amplifier (RA) is controlled by estimating its gain curve in a simulation, selecting NP data channels (λ1, λ2, λ3) for an online measurement and determining target gain values for the selected channels from the simulated gain curve (24). The number of selected channels...

20060164717 - Transition metal doped fiber amplifier: An optical amplifier includes an optical fiber having a core doped with transition metal ions, and at least one glass cladding enclosing the core. By using the fiber, the optical amplifier of the invention has a gain bandwidth of more than 300 nm including 1300-1600 nm band in low-loss optical...

20060164718 - Fused thermal and direct view aiming sight: A fused thermal and a direct view aiming sight includes an optical gun sight, a thermal sight, and a beam combiner. The optical sight generates a direct view image of an aiming point or reticle superimposed on a target scene. The thermal sight generates a monochromic thermal image of the...

20060164720 - Multilayer interference filter, manufacturing method for multilayer interference filter, solid-state imaging device and camera: A color filter is made from a silicon nitride, and has a multilayer structure including a silicon nitride layer and an airlayer. A multilayer film that selectively transmits green light has a seven-layer structure, in which two silicon nitride layers and one air layer is formed both above and below...

20060164719 - Transparent pane with radar-reflecting properties: The panes (1) of a naval vessel or military vehicle are often coated with a radar-reflecting layer (20) for reduction of the radar signature of the vessel/vehicle. At the same time this layer increases an enemy's possibility of recognising the vessel in passive IR reconnaissance since the layer increases the...

20060164721 - Microscope system comprising actuator element for moving the objective lens for focussing: A microscope system having a plurality of exchangeable objective lenses (10); an objective lens changeover element (18) for supporting each of the objective lenses which is operable for placing a selected one of said objective lenses into an optical axis (22) of the microscope system, wherein each objective lens is...

20060164723 - Microscope: With an eye towards achieving a particularly simple structure, a microscope with an objective (1) and/or an objective changer and/or an objective turret as well as adjustment means (3) for positioning a specimen stage is configured and refined in such a way that the objective (1) and/or the objective changer...

20060164722 - Microscope apparatus: A controller controls a driving speed used when a distance is changed by driving an electric focusing mechanism for adjusting the distance between a sample as an observation target of a microscope and an objective lens based on a depth of focus of an optical observation system of the microscope....

20060164724 - Telescopic system with display in visual field: A telescopic system with a display in a visual field is provided. In the telescopic system, a microcomputer is mounted on the circuit board of a display device and is configured so that the short-time pressing of an ENT key is detected. When the short-time pressing of the ENT key...

20060164725 - Mirror with built in display: A mirror device (1) which can be simultaneously used for display purposes, based on e.g. an LCD display (5) with a polarizing mirror (6) placed in front of it. The polarizing mirror (2) has the characteristics that it does not disturb the transmission of the light from the display (5),...

20060164726 - Polarized light emitting diode (led) color illumination system and method for providing same: A polarized light illumination system includes a light emitting diode (LED) (601, 602, 603) for providing a source of light that is directed to a non-polarizing dichroic combiner (607) for combining light from the LEDs into a single light source. A power beam splitter (PBS) (608) is then used for...

20060164727 - Wheel and tire visual safety spots: A movement-indicating vehicle tire includes a tire body of some color, having a tread and a pair of opposed sidewalls, and a contrasting colored safety spot located on the tire body. In a specific embodiment the safety spot is located on the tire tread. In another specific embodiment, the safety...

20060164728 - Wall mounted kaleidoscope: A wall mounted kaleidoscope is suitable for mounting within an opening passing through a wall, ceiling or other building structure to provide a visually attractive kaleidoscope display to a viewer within the building interior. A kaleidoscope housing extends through the wall opening and is mountable to the wall. A kaleidoscope...

20060164729 - Front-projection screens including reflecting layers and optically absorbing layers having apertures therein, and methods of fabricating the same: A front-projection screen can include a substrate having first and second opposing sides with an array of optical microstructures on the first side of the substrate and an image reflecting layer on the second side of the substrate opposite the array of optical microstructures. An optically absorbing layer is located...

20060164730 - Display device for fixing to spectacle lenses in a positively engaged manner: What is provided is a display device comprising an image-generating element for generating an image, spectacles comprising spectacle lenses, first optics comprising a coupling-in element for coupling the generated image into the field of vision of a user wearing said spectacles, wherein the first optics, or a support to which...

20060164731 - Variable focus liquid lens: A liquid-filled variable focus lens cell is disclosed. The liquid lens cell consists of four parts: a clear distensible membrane, a transparent wall member, liquid with a fixed volume stored in lens cell chamber, and an annular periphery sealing ring. The inner surfaces of the annular sealing ring are sealed...

20060164732 - Inner focus type zoom lens system: An inner-focus type zoom lens system used for a camera module having an image sensor and using an LC lens is provided. The inner-focus type zoom lens system includes an objective lens group, a condensing lens group, at least one moving lens group, and an LC lens. The objective lens...

20060164733 - Optical lens providing omni-directional coverage and illumination: The invention presents a wide-angle imaging assembly which comprises a main lens produced from an aspheric optical block. The aspheric optical block comprises a vertical axis of symmetry; a transparent upper surface, at least part of which is capable of reflecting rays that impinge upon it from the interior of...

20060164734 - 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...

20060164735 - 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...

20060164736 - Imaging system with a lens having increased light collection efficiency and a deblurring equalizer: In one form, an imaging system comprises an imager that forms an image of an object in a field of view, a rotationally symmetric lens assembly disposed between the imager and the object, and an equalizer. The rotationally symmetric lens assembly provides increased collection efficiency for a given depth of...

20060164737 - Highly versatile optical element mount: A highly versatile optical mount fabricated from a single solid structural body provides accurately centered secured fixturing of a large array of optical components or objects. Fixturing is provided by a unique screw-tensioned strapping mechanism....

20060164738 - Optical path change type optical coupling element: [Means for Resolution] A resin molding body has two faces (front face 15 and lower face 19) perpendicular to each other, and also has a total reflecting face 23 approximately having an angle of 45° with respect to these two faces. Plural collimating lenses 16 and a spacer 17 are...

20060164739 - Outside mirror system: A transparent member has a light incident surface formed in such a manner as to be oriented downwards, a light emitting surface formed in such a manner as to be oriented towards a driver M and a reflecting mirror surface having a reflecting member integrally attached thereto which is formed...

20060164740 - Optical multilayer film, polarizing plate and optical product: t

20060164741 - Integrated optical filter apparatus: An integrated optical filter apparatus, which can be used for a miniaturized waveguide and can reduce crosstalk between adjacent signals. The integrated optical filter apparatus includes a first optical filter reflecting a light beam of a first wavelength and transmitting a light beam of a second wavelength from an externally...

20060164742 - Pattern-forming method, color filter manufacturing method, color filter, electro-optical apparatus manufacturing method, and electro-optical apparatus: A pattern-forming method includes forming a partitioning layer on a foundation layer; forming a partitioning from the partitioning layer by patterning; and ejecting droplets containing a pattern-forming material onto a pattern-forming area that is enclosed by the foundation layer and the partitioning to form a pattern on the foundation layer....

20060158707 - Mount for an optical element, method for fitting an optical element on a mount and method for manipulating an optical device: A mount for an optical element has a fitting area for fitting the optical element. Located in the fitting area is an additional material whose state can be changed by means of a state changing device in such a way that following change of state of the additional material the...

20060158708 - Apparatus and method for fabricating three-dimensional nano/micro structures: An apparatus for fabricating a three-dimensional nano/micro structure is provided in the present invention. The apparatus includes a laser source for providing a laser beam, a light-splitting system for generating at least a first light beam and a second light beam from the laser beam, a lens for focusing the...

20060158710 - Electromagnetic scanning micro-mirror and optical scanning device using the same: Disclosed herein is an electromagnetic scanning micro-mirror for use in an optical scanning device. The electromagnetic micro-mirror, which is designed to reflect an input light beam using an electromagnetic force, is able to perform a rotating operation, to achieve a modulation in a path of a reflected light beam. The...

20060158709 - Laser beam transmitter lighthouse: A laser transmitter projects a beam of laser light and rotates the beam about an axis which is generally normal to the beam. The transmitter includes a laser beam source, and a lighthouse. The lighthouse encloses, at least in part, the laser beam source while permitting the beam of laser...

20060158711 - Image forming device and image forming method: An image forming device is disclosed that is able to correct an image distortion even when the installation environment changes or unexpected shocks occur and even when an optical scanning device is exchanged. The image forming device comprises a light source, an optical scanning unit, a development unit, a transfer...

20060158712 - Image forming apparatus: There is provided a controller that controls and drives the polygon mirror to a target speed with keeping a predetermined phase. When the controller controls the speed of the polygon mirror along with the image magnification adjustment, the controller controls the polygon mirror with a waiting time t1 from an...

20060158713 - Scanning apparatus: A scanning apparatus includes a mirror coupled to a base via a spring portion, and a light source for emitting a beam toward a reflecting surface of the mirror so that the beam is incident thereon. The mirror reflects the beam from the light source and rotationally swings under a...

20060158714 - Wire fixing member and display device having the same: A display device includes a backlight assembly and a display panel. The backlight assembly includes a receiving container, a light source assembly including a light source disposed in the receiving container to generate light and power applying wires providing the light source with power, and a wire fixing member including...

20060158715 - Variable transmissivity window system: The variable transmissivity window system comprises a camera for detecting light from a light source, a transmissivity control unit for controlling the transmissivity of light passed through the windshield, and a transmissivity modifying unit for modifying the transmissivity of each of blocks into which the windshield is divided. The camera...

20060158716 - Apparatus and method for realizing all-optical nor logic device using gain saturation characteristics of a semiconductor optical amplifier: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for realizing all-optical NOR logic device using the gain saturation characteristics of a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). More particularly, the invention relates to a 10 Gbit/s all-optical NOR logic device among all-optical logic devices, in which a signal transmitted from...

20060158717 - Multiple stage raman optical amplifier: A multiple stage Raman amplifier includes an interstage wavelength-selective pump combiner. Wavelength-selection characteristics are such that the pump combiner substantially blocks the passage of the pump signal of the first stage to the second stage and/or vice versa while allowing the passage of the transmission signal from the first stage...

20060158718 - Erbium-doped fiber amplifier and integrated 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...

20060158719 - Optical system: An optical system projecting onto an image plane an object that is disposed at infinity by an intermediate image. The optical system includes a front group and a relay optic, each including a plurality of lenses, the intermediate image disposed between the front group and the relay optic. The optical...

20060158720 - Small ultra-high na catadioptric objective: A relatively high spectral bandwidth objective employed for use in imaging a specimen and method for imaging a specimen is provided. The objective comprises a lens group comprising at least one focusing lens configured to receive light energy and form focused light energy. The focused light energy forms an intermediate...

20060158721 - Confocal microscope: A confocal microscope comprises a light source emitting a polarized light beam, an objective lens irradiating the polarized light beam, which is deflected and scanned by the optical scanner, to the sample as an excitation light beam, a wavelength separator detecting a necessary wavelength band from a polarized fluorescence emitted...

20060158722 - Automactic introduction device for celestial bodies, terminal device and astronomical telescope control system: An automatic introduction apparatus for automatically introducing a target celestial object by controlling a rotation of an astronomical telescope around at least two axes comprises: an image-capturing means capable of capturing an image of a celestial object at a plurality of focal distances; a celestial object database; an image processing...

20060158723 - Structure for supporting an optical telescope: An apparatus for the focusing of incident light includes a base assembly that is adapted to support a primary mirror. The primary mirror includes an outside circumference and an inside aperture. An upright member is attached to the base assembly at a first end thereof at a first location that...

20060158724 - Microstructured screen with light absorbing material and method of manufacturing: A film for a screen has a light transmitting substrate and a plurality of structures disposed on the substrate. An optical material at least partially fills cavities between the structures. A method of forming a film includes providing a light transmitting substrate having a plurality of structures disposed thereon and...

20060158725 - Laser projector: The present invention provides a reflection-type laser projector (100) which projects modulated laser beams outputted from a laser projection unit (40), on a screen, wherein a reflector (112) as a constituent of the screen (110) has reflection characteristics of reflecting, among the incident light, only laser beams of three colors...

20060158726 - Screen, optical film, and method of manufacturing an optical film: There is provided a screen, which, with a simple configuration, is capable of effectively utilizing light projected thereon and realizing an even luminance distribution on the screen. This screen has a diffusion layer whose diffusion characteristic expressed as a luminance distribution with respect to a scattering angle of incident light...

20060158727 - Device and method for locating a room area: In a circuit (15) for a locating device (14) for locating a room area (12) from which an optical locating signal (LS) generated and emitted by means of a locating-signal generating stage (13) originates, there is provided firstly a reception stage (17) that is arranged at a distance (R) from...

20060158728 - Image processing device: Near the edges of Floor plate 60 forming the undersurface of the body of Image processing apparatus A, four Legs 61, 62, 63a, and 63b are provided in a protruding manner in three points forming generally a triangle, and Optical unit X1 in which the optical instruments are mounted is...

20060158729 - Autostereoscopic display: An autostereoscopic display device comprises a means for providing collimated light (1, 2) and a dynamic beam deflector (3dyn). By means of the dynamic beam deflector the beam is scanned. The exit angle a of the light emitted by pixels of the display array transmitted through the splitting screen is...

20060158731 - Focus fixation: A method and apparatus for reducing the effects of FOCUS fixation includes a multiple perspective autostereoscopic display, a controller for receiving image inputs from a source and connected to the autostereoscopic display, and together with the multiple perspective autostereoscopic display, forming a plurality of viewing zones associated with different perspectives,...

20060158730 - Stereoscopic image generating method and apparatus: To mitigate binocular rivalry involved in stereoscopic vision, and to alleviate the fatigue of an observer. In binocular vision, a fused point corresponding to a point b in a left visual image 320 is a point a of a right visual image 321. Since the left eye 200 and right...

20060158732 - Red/cyan filters for viewing 3d photos printed on home computers and printers: A pair of optical filters that are designed and optimized for viewing 3D photos printed on home computer inkjet printers. The pair has a red colored filter having a transmittance (10) of greater than 60% with 610 nm and greater wavelength light, and a cyan colored filter having a transmittance...

20060158733 - Carton with removable three-dimensional viewer: A tray with an upstanding billboard or panel that displays a three-dimensional image is provided by a carton assembly comprising sheet material having fold lines defining parts that are movable to assembled positions presenting a tray for receiving food, beverage or other items of interest to the user, and a...

20060158734 - Optical analysis system: The optical analysis system (20) for determining an amplitude of a principal component of an optical signal comprises a multivariate optical element (10) for reflecting the optical signal and thereby weighing the optical signal by a spectral weighing function, and a detector (9, 9P, 9N) for detecting the weighed optical...

20060158735 - Electro-optic device having a self-cleaning hydrophilic coating: An electro-optic device is disclosed having a self-cleaning, hydrophilic optical coating. The electro-optic device preferably forms an external rearview mirror for a vehicle. The optical coating preferably includes photocatalytic layer(s), a hydrophilic layer, and a color suppression coating. The electro-optic device is preferably an electrochromic mirror. The disclosed optical coating...

20060158736 - Prismatic retroreflective article with fluorine- or silicon-containing prisms: A prismatic retroreflective article comprising a transparent polymeric body portion having an elastic modulus less than about 13×108 pascals, and a layer of internally reflecting open air-exposed cube-corner optical elements having an elastic modulus greater than about 14×108 pascals and comprising a polymer having covalently-bound fluorine or silicon. The traditionally-employed...

20060158737 - Tamper-proof content-playback system offering excellent copyright protection: To protect copyright, the present invention provides a tamper-proof content-playback system. Its content-playback unit has the following I/O characteristics: A) at least a portion of its content input(s) is encrypted digital signals; B) at least a portion of its content output(s) is non-digital (e.g. analog) or non-electrical (e.g. image) signals....

20060158738 - Antireflection coating, optical element, and optical transceiver module: An antireflection coating provided on an optical element which passes through at least two wavelengths of light in the wavelength range of 1300-1600 nm, wherein the antireflection coating comprises: a high refractive index layer; a low refractive index layer having a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the...

20060158739 - Wraparound labels with lenticular lenses for clear walled containers: A container for producing a graphical image within the container. The container includes a container wall with a front portion and a rear portion. A label is included that extends about the circumference of the container with an inner surface contacting an exterior surface of the rear portion of the...

20060158740 - Display arrangement for a vehicle: A display arrangement for a vehicle has, in particular, a multipurpose instrument or is configured as a multipurpose instrument. The display arrangement includes a first display device to display information concerning operation of the vehicle, a glass with adjustable transparency arranged in front of the first display device, with reference...

20060158741 - Image pickup system: The invention relates to an electronic image pickup system that enables a wide image-pickup, and ensures that even when an image is printed, sufficient image quality and clearness are obtained from the center to as far as the margin of the image and the image of a subject is depicted...

20060158742 - Zoom lens and electronic imaging device having the same: A zoom lens includes a most object-side lens unit remaining fixed on the optical axis when the magnification of the zoom lens is changed and a focusing operation is performed; a most image-side lens unit remaining fixed when the focusing operation is performed; and a plurality of moving lens units...

20060158743 - Lens device: From an object, a first lens that is a meniscus lens having a convex surface that faces an object, a second lens that faces a concave surface of the first lens, a third lens having a concave surface that faces the second lens, and a fourth lens that is a...

20060158744 - Imaging apparatus: A lens-controlling device controls a first lens unit which moves for zooming and a second lens unit which moves for correcting the displacement of an image plane caused by zooming and for focusing. The lens-controlling device includes a memory which stores data for obtaining target-position information representing a target position...

20060158745 - Optical apparatus: An optical apparatus includes an image taking optical system that includes a first lens unit arranged on a most object side and a second lens unit movable in an optical axis direction further on an image surface side than the first lens unit, a first lens barrel that holds the...

20060158746 - System and method for extending viewing angle of light emitted from light pipe: Described is a light pipe having a first end receiving light beams from a light source, a light pipe body through which the light beams travel and a second end including a dispersion structure with a light emitting surface, the dispersion structure being a substantially conical shaped depression in the...

20060158747 - Plastic lens for spectacles: A plastic lens of a multilayer film structure forms an organosiloxane-based hard coating film formed on a surface of a lens substrate as a first layer, an inorganic oxide-based antireflection film formed on the hard coating film as a second layer, and a water-repellent thin film obtained by polycondensing an...

20060158748 - Lens device: In a lens device, plastic lenses having circular outer periphery are placed in a plastic lens-barrel having an octagonal or more complex polygonal inner surface in such a way that the outer peripheral surfaces of the lenses are press contacted to the inner surface of the polygonal shape. This lens...

20060158749 - Device for the low-deformation replaceable mounting of an optical element: The invention relates to a device for the low-deformation replaceable mounting of an optical element, in particular a closure plate of an objective of a projection exposure system for microlithography for the production of semiconductor components, in a mount (12). The optical element is connected to the mount (12) at...

20060158750 - Image pick up apparatus: An object is to provide an image pick up apparatus in which positioning of a lens barrel unit relative to a front cover with respect to the optical axis direction and directions perpendicular to the optical axis can be effected with high accuracy. In an image pick up apparatus including...

20060158751 - Non-planar prism: A system and method are provided for scanning all or part of a hand print for one or more hands positioned on a non-planar portion of a prism. The non-planar portion can be symmetrical about an axis of symmetry of the prism. Typically, a palm pocket, writer's palm, or the...

20060158752 - Vehicle mirror: A mirror assembly for an articulated vehicle incorporates an image sensor which detects part of the trailer e.g. the end of the trailer, so that as the vehicle turns the image sensor maintains the image in its field of view and the mirror is automatically adjusted to maintain the driver's...

20060158753 - Active hybrid optical component: An active hybrid optical component includes a substrate including a mounting surface; a replicated optical surface mounted on the mounting surface; and a plurality of actuators for deforming the substrate to impose a predetermined finished optical shape to the replicated optical surface....

20060158754 - Space optical modulator: A spatial light modulator that can quickly switch the focal length and light intensity distribution. This spatial light modulator 10 has a plurality of micro mirrors 14A, 14B, 14C, - - - arranged on a substrate 12 and these micro mirrors 14A, 14B, 14C - - - are each provided...

20060158755 - X-ray focusing device: Disclosed is an X-ray reflecting device and an X-ray reflecting element constituting the X-ray reflecting device capable of facilitating a reduction in weight and being prepared in a relatively simple manner. The X-ray reflecting element of the present invention comprises a body made of a solid silicon, and a plurality...

20060158756 - Programmable laser illuminated sign apparatus: A self-contained sign, illuminated by laser or other source of substantially parallel beams, presenting intensely lighted and vividly colored displays, is programmable to display one or more user designed images through controlled deflection of projected beams. The sign comprises a backlit illuminated apparatus of low depth to display dimension ratio,...

20060158757 - Synchronized rear vision system: A synchronized rear vision system for a vehicle includes a pair of external side rearview mirrors for attachment to the vehicle and an interior rearview mirror for attachment to the vehicle. The synchronized rear vision system also includes a system master controller for detecting an instantaneous position of one of...

20060158758 - Safe distance indicator: Pairs of visually discernable reference points applied to a rearview mirror such that the operator of a vehicle may estimate the distance to a following vehicle based on the width of the reflected image of the following vehicle with respect to one or more pairs of the visually distinguishable reference...

20060158759 - Apparatus for viewing an operating panel of an electronic device: Some embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus for viewing the operating panel of an electronic device, such as a printer, scanner, copy machine, facsimile machine, multi-function device and the like, wherein the apparatus is adapted to allow a person to view the operating panel from a line of...

20060158760 - Optically controlled electrical-switch device based upon carbon nanotubes and electrical-switch system using the switch device: Described herein is an optically controlled electrical-switch device which includes a first current-conduction terminal and a second current-conduction terminal, and a carbon nanotube connected between the first and the second current-conduction terminals, the carbon nanotube being designed to be impinged upon by electromagnetic radiation and having an electrical conductivity that...

20060152779 - Security marking: A container for housing a CD or DVD, which has a plastics film about the exterior with a security marking formed or attached to the film....

20060152780 - Deposition of photosensitive media for digital hologram recording: Hologram production devices can include holographic recording material deposition systems to deposit holographic recording material as needed by the hologram production device. Various nozzles, ink jets, and similar devices can be used to deposit one or more components of the holographic recording material on to an appropriate substrate. If needed,...

20060152781 - Image display apparatus, three-dimensional image display apparatus, and three-dimensional image display system: An image display apparatus includes: a light modulation device having an electro-optic effect in which a refractive index changes according to electric field intensity; a plurality of control points provided on a surface of the light modulation device; and an electric field control section configured to control voltage values to...

20060152782 - Optical device, image display apparatus, and head-mounted display: When an optical device is produced by bonding on a transparent base member an optical element formed as a hologram, the optical element and the transparent base member are both formed of an acrylic material. In particular when, as an optical device, an eyepiece optical system is produced by holding...

20060152783 - High areal density holographic data storage system: An apparatus for recording or reading high areal density holographically stored information with high signal-to-noise ratio. The apparatus comprises a holographic imaging system for recording or reconstructing a holographic image, having a first numerical aperture and a first focal length and an additional optical system for filtering the signal beam,...

20060152784 - Hologram recording method, hologram recording apparatus, and hologram recording medium: The present invention provides a hologram recording method which enables obtaining floating and high-quality images which can be stereoscopically viewed from wide viewing angles of 360° in a low-cost and simple production method and to provide a hologram recording apparatus and a hologram recording medium. Thus, the present invention relates...

20060152785 - Micro-oscillating member, light-deflector, and image-forming apparatus: The present invention provides a resonance type micro-oscillating member capable of restraining a fluctuation of angular velocity, and specifically provides a micro-oscillating member, which is nested micro-oscillating member, wherein there exist a reference oscillation mode which is the characteristic oscillation mode of a reference frequency, and an even numbered oscillation...

20060152786 - Information recording medium, information recording device and method, information reproduction device and method, information recording/reproduction device and method, recording or reproduction control computer program, and data structure containing cont: In an information recording medium, object data made into a stream including those composed of a plurality of angle video information is recorded. Each of the angle video information, for example, is made of a set of GOPs. Each of the GOPs is segmented and stored in a packet. In...

20060152787 - Scanning microscope comprising a confocal slit scanner for reproducing an object: A scanning microscope for imaging an object includes a light source and a spectrally selective detection device. An illumination beam path extends from the light source to the object. A detection beam path extends from the object to the detection device. A spectrally selective element useable to select light from...

20060152788 - Optical scanner and image forming apparatus including optical scanner: In an optical scanner, a scanning and imaging optical system is fitted to an optical housing. The optical housing includes a seat that has a holding surface for holding a condenser lens. A ridge at each of opposite ends on the holding surface of the seat is linear in the...

20060152789 - Multi-stack rolled-up information carrier: The invention relates to an information carrier for scanning information by means of an optical beam having a wave-length. The information carrier comprises a central hole (11) and at least two information stacks (13, 14) rolled up around said hole. Each information stack comprises a first electrode, a second electrode...

20060152790 - Enhancement electrode configuration for electrically controlled light modulators: An electrically controlled light modulator device comprises at least one cell, where two deformable dielectric layers meet at an interface, at least one of said layers consisting of viscoelastic relief forming gel. A first support electrode structure and a second signal electrode structures are arranged on separate sides of the...

20060152791 - Method and arrangement for optical examination or processing of a sample: A method and an arrangement for the optical examination and/or processing of a sample comprise an element for generating an illumination light, an element arranged downstream of the latter for spectral splitting of the illumination light for generating spatially separated spectral components, an element for parallelizing the split illumination light,...

20060152793 - Micromirror device: There is provided a micromirror device, which is provided with a mirror layer including a mirror surface which is supported to be rotatable around a first axis passing through a center of the mirror surface, and an upper substrate having transparency including a first upper electrode part and a second...

20060152792 - Programmable micromirror motion control system: A multi-motion programmable micromirror control method is provided with the multiple supports in a stepper plate to upholding the micromirror structure. The control system has advantages such that multiple motion can be applied to a micromirror and that the micromirror can be controlled in a low driving voltage and that...

20060152794 - Method and structure for reducing parasitic influences of deflection devices on spatial light modulators: A spatial light modulator is provided. The spatial light modulator includes a first substrate, the first substrate comprising a plurality of electrodes adapted to receive control signals, and a bias grid coupled to the first substrate and electrically isolated from the plurality of electrodes. The spatial light modulator also includes...

20060152795 - Electrical contact method and structure for deflection devices formed in an array configuration: A method of fabricating an electrical connection for a spatial light modulator includes providing a first substrate including a plurality of bias electrodes and a plurality of dielectric bond pads. The method also includes providing a second substrate of a predetermined thickness, the second substrate including a plurality of recessed...

20060152796 - Optical amplifier with pump light source control for raman amplification: A Raman amplifier for amplifying a wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) light including signal lights wavelength division multiplexed together. The amplifier includes an optical amplifying medium and a controller. The optical amplifying medium uses Raman amplification to amplify the WDM light in accordance with multiplexed pump lights of different wavelengths traveling...

20060152797 - Doped polymeric optical waveguide amplifiers: A polymer-based optical waveguide amplifier comprises a polymer host material doped with rare earth ions wherein the polymer host material is a material that functions as a resist in a direct patterning technique. The polymer host material can be epoxy novalac resin doped with Er3+ ions and Yb3+ ions, and...

20060152798 - Non-inverting cross-gain modulation-based wavelength converter: Wavelength converter and methods are based on cross-gain modulation. The wavelength converter has two semiconductor optical amplifiers to perform double cross-gain modulations and double inversions. The first semiconductor optical amplifier performs a first cross-gain modulation on a first continuous wave light using the input light as a modulating light to...

20060152799 - Optical microscope: An optical microscope includes a light source irradiating a sample with an illuminating light; a mirror having a variable reflection surface for reflecting the illuminating light; a correction table storing data of plural shapes of the reflection surface which correspond to changes in a focal position and an aberration; and...

20060152800 - Viewing device for industrial process transmitters: The present invention is a viewing device for positioning in front of a local display of an industrial transmitter. The viewing device has optics that receive light from the local display along a first line of sight, redirect the light, and transmit the light along a second line of sight....

20060152801 - Anti-reflection film, polarizing plate and liquid crystal display device: The invention provides an anti-reflection film secured with a sufficient defect-freeness, a polarizing plate comprising such an anti-reflection film and a display device comprising such an anti-reflection film or polarizing plate, and the anti-reflection film comprises at least one hard coat layer and an outermost low refractive index layer provided...

20060152802 - Twin image screen: A twin image screen includes a transparent substrate, a first diffuser and a second diffuser. In this case, the first diffuser is disposed at one side of the transparent substrate. The second diffuser is disposed at another side of the transparent substrate....

20060152803 - Enhancement of depth perception: A system, device, and method for enhancing depth perception in a two-dimensional image is disclosed providing the induction of retinal disparity in the eyes of the viewer by the placement of a visually identifiable object in front of the two-dimensional image. Upon fusion of such retinal disparity in the viewer,...

20060152804 - Electromagnetic radiation viewing device with polarization indicator and method of making same: Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a device for viewing magnetic lines of flux and polarization, including microencapsulated ferro-magnetic particles configured to indicate magnetic lines of flux; and an indicator configured to indicate the polarity of a magnetic device or field....

20060152805 - Light guide and line illuminator: A light guide capable of reducing the degrading of the read image, even when the document face is raised, by expanding the distribution of light intensities in the longitudinal direction in the position of the irradiated item (document position), and a line illuminator into which the light guide is incorporated....

20060152806 - Variable magnification lens having image stabilizing function: An image stabilizer for stabilizing an image against unexpected vibrations or shaking of a zoom lens includes a diaphragm arranged to vary its full-open aperture diameter according to a magnification varying (zooming) action from a wide-angle end position to a telephoto end position of the zoom lens for the purpose...

20060152808 - Light diffraction method and diffraction device, diffraction grating used for them, and position encoder device: The present invention proposes a novel principle of blazing that is effective even in the resonance domain. In the invention, light (51) is made incident on a diffraction grating so that specular resonance can occur in two or more light scattering units including, for example, bispheres (11a, 21a; 12a, 22a),...

20060152807 - Method for producing a grating image grating image and security document: To produce a grating image for a security document it is disclosed to fill a contour line (9) with hatching lines (11) with the help of a drawing program, to calculate grating coordinates from the intersection points, the hatching lines (11) have with the contour line (9), and to supply...

20060152809 - High efficiency phase grating having a planar reflector: An apparatus for processing electromagnetic radiation is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a dielectric reflector, a plurality of ridges disposed on the dielectric reflector and a plurality of grooves disposed intermediate adjacent ridges to form a diffraction grating. Each of the ridges comprises a first dielectric material disposed on the dielectric...

20060152810 - Variable illuminator and speckle buster apparatus: Disclosed is an apparatus for illuminating a sample. In one embodiment, this apparatus includes a laser for outputting an incident laser beam towards a sample and a first diffractive element having a plurality of diffraction pattern portions. The first diffractive element is movable so that each of its diffraction pattern...

20060152811 - Condenser: An optical condenser device has light sources (10, 20) and an optical combiner (30). Each light source (10, 20) includes a semiconductor laser array stack (12, 22), collimator lenses (16, 26), and beam converters (18, 28). Since the optical combiner (30) combines the beams from one (12) of the stacks...

20060152812 - Lens array structure: A lens array structure comprises two birefringent lens arrays arranged in series, both being capable of operating to direct incident light of one polarisation into a respective directional distribution and to have substantially no effect on incident light of a polarisation perpendicular to said one polarisation. The lens arrays are...

20060152813 - 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...

20060152814 - Variable focal lens: A variable focus lens comprises a chamber containing a conductive liquid (5) and an insulating liquid (4) of different refractive indices, the surface of contact between the two liquids forming a deformable refractive surface (6) whose periphery is caused to move along the walls of a housing under the effect...

20060152815 - Zoom lens and imaging system incorporating it: The invention relates to a small-format yet high-performance two units or three units type zoom lens with a negative unit at the front, which has a zoom ratio of about 3, an angle of view of as wide as 60° at the wide-angle end and high image-formation capability, and is...

20060152816 - Zoom lens and imaging apparatus: A zoom lens is provided, which includes a first lens group Gr1 having positive refractive power, a second lens group Gr2 having negative refractive power, which is movable in an optical axis direction mainly for zooming (varying power), a third lens group Gr3 having positive refractive power, a fourth lens...

20060152817 - Optical device: In an optical device including an optical system to form an optical image of an object to be photographed, an image capture unit to convert the optical image of the object to be photographed into an electrical signal, and an optical device arranged on the front surface of the image...

20060152818 - Adjustable lens system: An adjustable lens system comprises a housing, an adjustable lens assembly, comprising a lens element, mounted to the housing and placeable in optical states, and a MEMS based micro-motor. The MEMS based micro-motor is mounted to the housing and is operably coupled to the lens assembly for movement of at...

20060152819 - Omni-directional imaging and illumination assembly: In a first aspect, the present invention provides an omni-directional imaging assembly. In the preferred embodiment the assembly of the invention comprises a solid omni-directional lens comprising a vertical axis of symmetry; an upper surface, at least part of which is capable of reflecting rays that arrive from the inner...

20060152821 - Decentering optical system and optical system using the same: A decentering optical system which takes a substantially parallel beam as input light, includes a prism having a medium whose refractive index is greater than 1, and four optical surfaces disposed at boundary surfaces of the medium so as to be mutually decentering or to slant. The four optical surfaces...

20060152820 - Lens and light-emitting device including the lens: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting component and a lens. The lens includes a bottom surface, a first reflecting surface, a second reflecting surface, and a refracting surface such that light entering the lens through the bottom surface and directly incident on the first reflecting surface is reflected from the...

20060152822 - Projection optical system: A projection optical system for projecting, while enlarging, an image formed on an image formation surface onto an image projection surface from an oblique direction relative thereto has at least three optically powered reflective surfaces and a refractive lens surface having a non-rotation-symmetric free-form curved surface and disposed between the...

20060152823 - System and method for a composite lens for a flow cytometer: A lens system for collecting and focusing light emanating from an object comprises: a cuvette housing the object and having a wall of thickness not greater than 1.5 millimeters; a plano-convex lens having a planar surface affixed to the wall; a sequence of at least three meniscus lenses, each meniscus...

20060152824 - Hybrid lens system and mobile phone employing the same: A hybrid lens system includes, in order from an object side to an image side: a first positive lens, a second negative lens, and a third positive lens. The first lens is made of glass material. The second and second lenses are both made of plastic material and respectively have...

20060152825 - Optical element to be mounted on a shaft: The invention relates to an optical element that is to be mounted on a shaft, particularly a spindle shaft, in order to deflect a laser beam. The laser beam is deflected via a first and a second mirror surface. At least one additional surface is provided for reducing centrifugal forces...

20060152826 - Fixing structure for camera module, fixing method therefor, and mobile terminal using the same: A camera module fixing structure is configured so that a cushion is fitted over the outer peripheral surface of the lens barrel portion of the camera module, and that the cushion is press-fitted between the camera module holding frame and the apparatus enclosure while sandwichedly fixing the holding frame between...

20060152827 - Optical deflectro element and light source device: An optical deflector element has a light incoming surface (41) in which light enters and a light outgoing surface (42) located opposite the light incoming surface and from which light exits. In the light incoming surface (41) are arranged elongated prisms (41A) in parallel to each other. Each of the...

20060152828 - Arrangement for an actuating mechanism: The present abstract refers to a patent for utility model covering an actuating mechanism belonging to the field of the components of outer rear-view mirrors, which received the arrangement to provide a better usage and manufacturing conditions, an arrangement being of the type comprising: a pair of electric micro-engines (10)...

20060152829 - Device for adjusting an optical mirror: A device for adjusting an optical mirror (33) is disclosed, which has a mirror holder (36), which receives the mirror (33) and is held on a holder profile section (40), and three adjusting pins (37), which pass through threaded bores (42), offset in the circumferential direction from one another in...

20060152830 - Polyimide deformable mirror: This invention concerns the fabrication of deformable mirrors that can be used in adaptive optics applications....

20060152831 - Rearview mirror assembly: The subject invention is a bracketless rearview mirror assembly (10) that is inexpensive and provides an easy assembly technique to attach the mirror assembly to a side of a motor vehicle (12). The mirror assembly includes a case (14) with a reflective mirror (16) and a guide mechanism (26). The...

20060152833 - Electrical connection of optoelectronic devices: A method of preparing a plurality of electrically connected organic optoelectronic devices on a substrate comprising firstly preparing a plurality of organic optoelectronic devices on a substrate, by the steps of providing a patterned layer of a first conductive material over the substrate, providing layer of organic optoelectronic material over...

20060152832 - Hydrophilic reflective article: A composite article, in particular, a rear-view mirror for a motor vehicle, comprising a substrate generally made of glass, a reflective layer composed of an oxidized or nitrided metal, possibly in an under-stoichiometric state disposed on either the front face or the rear face, and a coating stack disposed on...

20060152834 - Projection tv: A projection TV is provided comprising a reflective mirror including an ultra-thin glass substrate having enhanced strength, a reflective layer formed on a surface of the glass substrate to reflect an image, and a protective layer applied to an upper surface of the reflective layer to prevent the reflective layer...

20060146384 - Optical beam transformation system and illumination system comprising an optical beam transformation system: An optical beam transformation system, which can be designed to be utilized in an illuminating system of a microlithograpic projection exposure apparatus, has a sequence of optical elements arranged along an optical axis of the optical beam transformation system and designed for transforming an entrance light distribution striking an entrance...

20060146385 - Visual effect based on a micro-optical grid structure: A micro-optical grid structure formed on a substrate, a method for producing the grid structure, and a product that includes one or several pattern areas formed by the grid structure. The grid structure is arranged to produce for a viewer a holographic or corresponding visual effect based on the diffraction...

20060146386 - Hologram recording apparatus and hologram recording method: A hologram recording apparatus and method is disclosed by which the recording density in hologram recording by shift multiple hologram recording which uses reference light of a spherical wave or by speckle multiple hologram recording which uses randomly modulated reference light can be enhanced. When interference fringes of a reference...

20060146387 - Scanning apparatus: A scanning apparatus comprises two rotatable bodies (1, 10 or 40) arranged to rotate in opposite directions. The first body being a polarizer (10) and the second being a mirror (1) or a second polarizer (40). The apparatus is arranged to define an optical path for a polarized beam, wherein...

20060146388 - Spatial optical modulation element and spatial optical modulation method: To provide a spatial optical modulation element having a long life free from a deterioration of optical modulation characteristics even if a high power laser beam with an ultra-short pulse is used as a modulation drive light. A spatial optical modulation element 1 wherein disposed between a prism 2 and...

20060146389 - Field sequential color efficiency: A method and system for generating colors efficiently. In one embodiment, a start signal for a primary color subcycle may be received. A primary light source used to drive the primary color may be activated if there is data in the primary color's buffer. The primary light source may be...

20060146390 - Optical isolator: A core device of optical isolator comprises a polarizer and a polarization-rotating device, which are integrated together as a modularized device. The modularized core device can be combined with other optical components to provide optical isolators of desired characteristics. With the modularized core device, the assembling of optical isolator is...

20060146391 - Optical microelectromechanical device and fabrication method thereof: An optical microelectromechanical (MEMS) device includes a conductive layer, a dielectric layer, a reflective layer and a plurality of supporters between the dielectric layer and reflective layer. The supporters are tapers, or inversed tapers, having an acute angle, wherein a side surface of one of the supporters and the surface...

20060146392 - Interdigitating diffractive light modulator: Disclosed herein is an interdigitation-type diffractive light modulator. In the interdigitation-type diffractive light modulator of the present invention, each of a pair of ribbons has a plurality of diffractive branches which are arranged in a comb shape, and the diffractive branches of the ribbons interdigitate with each other. Furthermore, the...

20060146393 - Programmable light beam shape altering device using programmable micromirrors: A digital micromirror device (“DMD”) is used to alter the shape of light that is projected onto a stage. The DMD selectively reflects some light, thereby shaping the light that is projected onto the stage. The control for the alteration is controlled by an image. That image can be processed,...

20060146394 - Particle used for image display medium, image display panel using same, and image display: In the image display device, in which the image display media are sealed between opposed substrates, at least one of two substrates being transparent, and in which the image display media, to which an electrostatic field is applied, are made to move so as to display an image, a construction...

20060146395 - Micro-machining system employing a two stage beam steering mechanism: A system for micromachining a substrate, including at least one source of pulsed radiant energy providing at least one pulsed beam of radiation along an optical axis, the at least one pulsed beam including multiple pulses separated by a temporal pulse separation; and a changeable output beam propagator disposed between...

20060146396 - Optical microelectromechanical device: An optical microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) device includes a transparent substrate with a plurality of discrete conductive lines, an dielectric layer disposed on the substrate and the conductive lines, reflective members and edge supporters. The reflective members and conductive lines are orthogonal, defining a plurality of pixel areas. Each reflective member...

20060146397 - Optical amplifier: An optical amplifier includes a rare-earth doped optical fiber or rare-earth doped optical waveguide serving as an amplification medium where rare-earth ions have been doped in its core and/or clad, an excitation mechanism for exciting the amplification medium, and a plurality of optical resonator that causes laser oscillation at a...

20060146398 - Optical amplifier: An optical amplifier includes a rare-earth doped optical fiber or rare-earth doped optical waveguide serving as an amplification medium where rare-earth ions have been doped in its core and/or clad, an excitation mechanism for exciting the amplification medium, an optical resonator that causes laser oscillation at one or more wavelength...

20060146399 - Optical system having three fields of view using two all-reflective optical modules: An all-reflective optical system includes an all-reflective afocal module having a first optical end of the afocal module and a second optical end of the afocal module, wherein the afocal module has a non-unity magnification between the first optical end and the second optical end, and an all-reflective imaging module...

20060146400 - Stage apparatus and camera shake correcting apparatus using the stage apparatus: A stage apparatus includes a stationary support plate; a Y-direction moving member including a Y-direction rod portion and an X-direction rod portion connected thereto parallel with the stationary support plate, the Y-direction moving member being supported by the stationary support plate so as to relatively move in the Y-direction; an...

20060146401 - Stereomicroscope: Providing a compact lightweight stereomicroscope securing a light weight necessary for carrying, capable of securing stability upon attaching a camera. The stereomicroscope includes a base 1 that places a sample thereon, a microscope body 9 having a pair of left and right observation optical systems for observing the sample and...

20060146402 - Laser scanning microscope: A laser scanning microscope includes a light source unit that emits laser light, a scanning unit that scans the laser light, an optical system that converges the laser light into a specimen, a light detecting unit that detects fluorescence generated from the specimen, and a filter unit located on an...

20060146403 - Telescope mount having locator system and drive mechanism for locating objects and positioning telescope: A portable altitude/azimuth telescope mount having an integral locator system with a magnetic encoder mechanism for facilitating location of astronomical objects and telescope positioning for observation thereof. A microprocessor receives signals from the encoder mechanism and translates such into position data for display. The locator system also includes a database...

20060146404 - Image display system: The present invention is intended to reduce cross-talk and obtain a wide viewing angle. The invention provides an image display system including: a filter including a first area which transmits a light having a specific polarization and a second area which transmits a light having a polarization orthogonal to the...

20060146405 - Privacy screen for a display: A privacy screen for a vertically polarized display (e.g., a LCD) that comprises a rotating film, a polarizing film and a birefringent film is described. The privacy screen transmits substantial amounts of light emanating from the display in an orthogonal (or near-orthogonal) direction while not transmitting substantial amounts of horizontal,...

20060146406 - Display device and optical motor for such a device: A display device comprises an illumination system that generates a light beam of variable colour along an illumination axis, and an optical motor. The optical motor generates a polarised light beam and comprises a matrix imager, each pixel of which reflects the light beam with a polarization that depends on...

20060146407 - Reflective device: A reflective device has a fluorescent sheet with reflective material, e.g., in the shape of a triangle attached thereto, for mounting on a vehicle. The sheet has tabs extending from it for positioning in a closeable aperture of the vehicle. The tabs may have padding in order to bulk it...

20060146408 - Diffractive optical device and method for producing same: Practical diffractive optical elements are made available efficiently and at low-cost. A refractive-index-modulated diffractive optical element includes a transparent DLC (diamond-like carbon) film (2) formed on a transparent substrate (1), with the DLC film (2) containing a diffraction grating having local regions (2a) of a relatively high refractive index and...

20060146409 - Multi-section laser with photonic crystal mirrors: Photonic crystal material is used to couple two or more cavities of an optical device to provide tuneable laser output. The monolithically integrated optical device includes: a first optical cavity having a first optical axis and supporting first optical modes; a second optical cavity having a second optical axis and...

20060146410 - Continuous lenticular image label web: Described in this application is a method of making a continuous lenticular image label web and a process for making a plurality of lenticular labels using a continuous lenticular image label web. In addition, a continuous lenticular image label web is described and detailed. Several advantages accrue from the methods...

20060146411 - Imaging systems: In certain aspects, the disclosure relates to an imaging system, particularly an objective or an illumination device of a microlithography projection-exposure apparatus having an optical axis (OA), with at least one optical element of an optically uniaxial crystal material whose optical crystallographic axis is substantially parallel to the optical axis...

20060146412 - Image sensor having square microlens: An image sensor includes a color filter layer including a plurality of color filters forming a color filter array of two dimensions; an inner lens layer, disposed below the color filter layer, the inner lens layer including a plurality of inner lenses arranged in a striped pattern in correspondence to...

20060146414 - Illumination optical system, image display apparatus using same and image display method: An illuminating optical system including a lamp light source and a reflecting mirror device. The lamp light source emits light. The reflecting mirror device having double reflecting mirror arrays formed in at least a portion thereof which at least partly adjust a divergent direction of light emitted from the lamp...

20060146413 - Spectral purity filter, lithographic apparatus including such a spectral purity filter, device manufacturing method, and device manufactured thereby: A spectral purity filter includes an aperture, the aperture having a diameter, wherein the spectral purity filter is configured to enhance the spectral purity of a radiation beam by reflecting radiation of a first wavelength and allowing at least a portion of radiation of a second wavelength to transmit through...

20060146415 - Image sensor having inner lens: An image sensor includes an inner lens to enable incident light to reach a condensing lens, so that the incident light may further reach photodiodes. Light loss can be reduced and photosensitivity can be improved. The image sensor includes at least one microlens that focuses incident light onto at least...

20060146416 - Zoom lens focus adjustment apparatus using lens of variable refractive power: A zoom lens focus adjustment apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a focusing part, a variator, and a compensator. The focusing part is disposed in a front side and focuses on an object. The variator changes a zoom ratio using a lens of a variable refractive power that changes the...

20060146417 - Zoom lens system and image pickup apparatus including the same: Provided is a zoom lens system which includes a plurality of lens units separated from one another at intervals changed during at least one of zooming and focusing and an aperture stop. The plurality of lens units include a movable lens unit for displacing an image formed by the zoom...

20060146418 - Vibration reduction zoom lens system: An object is to provide a vibration reduction (VR) zoom lens system having high optical performance and compactness suitable for an SLR camera, a video camera and the like. The zoom lens system includes, in order from an object, a first lens group having positive refractive power, a second lens...

20060146419 - Zoom lens for image capturing element:

20060146420 - Small zooming lens, and digital camera and video camera both having same: A first lens group (G1) fixed with respect to the image plane includes a lens (11) having a negative refractive power, a lens (12) having a positive refractive power and a lens (13) having a positive refractive power. A second lens group (G2) has a negative refractive power as a...

20060146421 - Projection zoom lens system and projector apparatus using the same: f

20060146422 - Diffractive optical element, objective lens module, optical pickup, and optical information recording and reproducing apparatus: An objective lens module includes a light-converging lens that is coaxially disposed with respect to an optical axis of first laser light having a first wavelength, and a transmission-type diffractive optical element that is coaxially disposed to cause diffracted light of first laser light to be incident on the light-converging...

20060146423 - Image forming optical system and electronic instrument using the same: An imaging optical system comprises, in order from an object side a first lens having positive refracting power, a second lens having negative refracting power, a concave surface of which is directed toward the object side, a third lens having positive refracting power, a convex surface of which is directed...

20060146424 - Lens having a diffractive surface: A lens system (46) 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 spherical surface (22) and a second spherical surface (24)....

20060146425 - Micro-optic alignment system: Optical alignment apparatus, consisting of an optical element (28) having a curved surface (29), and an optical bench (22), including a mounting surface (21) for mounting of an optical component (24, 44) thereon. The optical bench has an opening (26) formed in the mounting surface, the opening having a size...

20060146426 - Micro-optoelectromechanical system packages for a light modulator and methods of making the same: A micro-optoelectromechanical system (MOEMS) package for a light modulator includes a sealed modulator package containing a light modulator sealed under a first transparent lid; a secondary, larger package containing the sealed modulator package, the secondary package comprising a seal and a second transparent lid; and an optical material disposed between...

20060146427 - Method for improving the imaging properties of at least two optical elements and photolithographic fabrication method: A method for improving imaging properties of two or more optical elements comprises the step of determining for at least one of the two optical elements a polarisation-dependent perturbation. In a further step a polarisation-independent perturbation is determined for at least one of the two optical elements. Then a target...

20060146428 - Optical sheet for a display apparatus, method of manufacturing the same and display apparatus having the same: In an optical sheet (400) for a display apparatus, capable of improving luminance of a display image and a display quality, a method of manufacturing the same and a display apparatus having the same, the optical sheet (400) including a first medium (410) and a second medium (420) is disposed...

20060146429 - Exterior rearview mirror for motor vehicles: Exterior rearview mirrors have mirror base, a mirror body, and a lighting unit with a lighting means. A lighting unit can be a repeating direction indicator lamp or, for example, a lamp for illuminating the surroundings. In order to enable the lighting unit to be easily mounted while requiring little...