Optical: systems and elements inventions 08/06

20060193021 - Hologram laminate and hologram label: A hologram laminate allows traces of separation of the hologram to be clearly left on both the adherend and the hologram label and hence makes it possible to prevent reuse of the hologram and is excellent in graphical design function and suitable for certification purposes. A hologram label used for...

20060193022 - Optical recording apparatus and optical recording/reproducing apparatus: An optical recording/reproducing apparatus having excellent resistance against vibration and noise. In recording, coherent light is polarization-modulated with a spatial light modulator to generate signal light and reference light whose polarization directions are crossed at right angles. The signal light permeates a polarizing beam splitter, and is incident to a...

20060193023 - Double facing double storage capacity: A first holographic data storage device has a first set of holograms stored thereon. A second holographic data storage device has a second set of holograms stored thereon. An opaque layer is disposed between and attached to one side of the first and the second holographic data storage devices. In...

20060193024 - Double facing double storage capacity: A first holographic data storage device has a first set of holograms stored thereon. A second holographic data storage device has a second set of holograms stored thereon. An opaque layer is disposed between and attached to one side of the first and the second holographic data storage devices. In...

20060193025 - Optical scanner and image forming apparatus: An optical scanner includes a scanning unit having a reflecting surface that reflects a laser beam and scans the laser beam in a primary scanning direction, a laser beam radiation unit that radiates laser beams to the reflecting surface from directions at predetermined angles to a reference plane, which is...

20060193026 - 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, and having a high response speed when e.g. a light having a wavelength...

20060193027 - Method and apparatus for optical pulse characterization using simplified chronocyclic tomography: A method and apparatus for characterizing light from an optical source using simplified chronocyclic tomography by modulating the phase of light from an optical source using alternating positive and negative quadratic temporal phase modulation at a desired alternating frequency Ω; generating an electric signal proportional to the optical power of...

20060193028 - Method of repairing micromirrors in spatial light modulators: Disclosed herein is method of operating a device that comprises an array of micromirrors. The method comprises a process usable for repairing stuck micromirrors of the micromirror array during the operation. The reparation process applies, at the ON state, two consecutive refresh voltages to the mirror plates of the micromirrors...

20060193029 - Method of repairing micromirrors in spatial light modulators: Disclosed herein is method of operating a device that comprises an array of micromirrors. The method comprises a process usable for repairing stuck micromirrors of the micromirror array during the operation. The reparation process applies, at the ON state, two consecutive refresh voltages to the mirror plates of the micromirrors...

20060193030 - Passive multi-planar displays and methods for their construction: A method for creating passive, multi-planar volumetric displays comprises a system for mapping, extracting and distorting particular cross sectional information from a two-dimensional source. When this cross sectional information is printed on stacked transparent substrates, and the substrates are properly arrayed, the illusion of form is created in true 3D....

20060193031 - Electrode enhancements for fiber-based displays: A method of creating very large flat panel displays uses fiber and tubes containing wire electrodes to create the structure in a panel. However, there are several display types, especially those involving an electro-optic material like a liquid crystal, which require the electric field to be spread across the entire...

20060193032 - Multi-frequency light source: A multi-frequency light producing method and apparatus multiplies the number of optical channels present in an incident wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) signal light source by four-wave mixing (FWM) the WDM signal with at least one pump lightwave at least one time. By FWM the WDM light and a pump lightwave...

20060193033 - Ultra-low rin fiber light source: An ultra-low RIN band fiber light source is provided. In one embodiment, the fiber light source includes at least one segment of optical fiber, one or more pump lasers, at least two wavelength division multiplexers and a reflective device. Each pump is adapted to output a power signal having a...

20060193034 - Raman amplifying device and raman amplifying system: A Raman amplifying device includes a plurality of Raman amplifiers having a gain wavelength characteristic with a gain peak at which an amplification gain becomes the largest, including a first Raman amplifier having a gain wavelength characteristic with a plurality of gain peaks including a first gain peak and a...

20060193035 - Optical amplification system for variable span length wdm optical communication systems: An optical communications system includes a plurality of optical fiber spans. An optical loss of one of the plurality of optical fiber spans is different from an optical loss of another one of the plurality of optical fiber spans. At least one of the plurality of optical fiber spans includes...

20060193036 - Projection optical system and projection display device using the same: A projection optical system having a magnification side and a reduction side for forming a magnified image on a magnification side image surface conjugate with a reduction side conjugate image surface includes, arranged in order from the reduction side, a first imaging system including a plurality of lens elements and...

20060193037 - Vacuum chamber with recessed viewing tube and imaging device situated therein: A vacuum chamber includes chamber walls separating a chamber interior and a chamber exterior, with one or more access ports defined in the chamber walls. A viewing tube extends from the chamber exterior into the chamber interior and terminates in a window. A positioner for imaging devices is then provided...

20060193038 - Carriage for optical elements in an optical telescope: A compact spotting scope includes a housing with an outer surface having a grasping region sized and shaped to fit in the palm of a user's hand so that the spotting scope can be held at eye level with one hand in an ergonomic arm and wrist position for steady...

20060193039 - View field frame position adjustable optical device: An optical apparatus that can take an image at any inclination. Further, the optical apparatus is provided with a function that a user can know the inclination. A visual field frame having the same shape as an imaging unit is provided in a lens-barrel such that the visual field frame...

20060193040 - Optical unit, method of manufacturing the same, backlight assembly having the same and display device having the same: An optical unit includes a body, diffusion members and control members. The diffusion members are disposed in the body to diffuse incident light. The control members are disposed in the body to produce diffusion members having substantially uniform sizes. Thus, the optical unit has an enhanced light-diffusing characteristic, thereby improving...

20060193041 - Integrated optical system for endoscopes and the like: Optical systems for endoscopes, borescopes, dental scopes, and the like which are characterized by having three groups of lenses of positive optical power and an external entrance pupil. Typically, all three groups of lenses are displaced from the pupil and focal planes. As a consequence, the displaced groups take part...

20060193042 - Display screen: A display screen for a projection device is disclosed, wherein the display screen includes a substantially rigid translucent backing structure, and a viewing surface disposed on the backing structure, wherein the viewing surface has a frosted appearance. The display screen also may include a contrast-improving intermediate layer disposed between the...

20060193043 - Combined audio-visual system: An audio-visual system includes an image display screen and one or more loudspeakers. The image display screen is made of a sound-transmitting material, behind which the loudspeakers are disposed. The image display screen has an optically fine-meshed structure that is open to sound. The advantage of the audio-visual system is...

20060193044 - Conical refraction polarimeter: A polarimeter for receiving input electromagnetic radiation characterized by a polarization state and for determining the polarization state. The polarimeter includes a refractive arrangement for refracting the input electromagnetic radiation so as to provide a spatial pattern corresponding to the polarization state, and an image analysis arrangement for receiving the...

20060193045 - Wide-band wave plate and a controlling method thereof: A wide-band wave plate having at least two wave plates, each of which has a microstructure to generate a phase difference, the microstructure having a cycle not shorter than 1/nmin of a shortest wavelength of light in use, wherein the two wave plates are arranged to face opposite with their...

20060193046 - Controllable transparence device controlled by linearly translated polarizers and method of making same: A controlled transparency device is presented. The device is operable to control a ratio of light transmitted by the device to light blocked by the device. Control is achieved by linear translation of a first polarizing layer with respect to a second polarizing layer. In a preferred embodiment, each of...

20060193047 - Light pipe and polarized-light source: A light pipe is obtained by laminating on one or both surfaces of a light-transmitting resin plate a polarized-light scattering plate having fine birefringent domains dispersed therein and hence showing anisotropy in scattering. The polarized-light scattering plate comprises a transparent film having fine domains dispersed therein comprising a liquid crystal...

20060193048 - Thin layered micro optics polarization converter: Disclosed are designs for a thin optic electro magnetic radiation polarization converter, available in various combinations of the embodiments features, used to convert non polarized radiation into a single polarization state, which may be utilized in many devices requiring polarized radiation. Disclosed is a unique geometric configuration and positioning of...

20060193049 - Apparatus for removing water from an automobile: An apparatus for removing water from an automobile, includes at least one active power disposed inside the automobile; and at least one airway one end being connected to the active power and another end disposed on a side of the automobile glass. The apparatus for removing water from an automobile...

20060193050 - Retroreflector, display device, and manufacturing method for retroreflector: A depressed triangular array contains a non-retroreflecting region and a retroreflecting region both of which have a planimetrically identical hexagon unit structure (non-retroreflecting unit, retroreflecting unit). When the non-retroreflecting units are removed from the depressed triangular array, the resulting array has a retroreflecting units S and void portions. A retroreflector...

20060193051 - Component carrier: The invention provides a structure and method of its use comprising a filtering and interference suppression device (62), particularly of the broad band type, for an electric motor (34) comprising at least a first powering brush (16) for an armature commutator of the electric motor (34), of the type comprising...

20060193052 - Blazed diffractive optical element and projection objective for a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus: A diffractive optical element has a support and a plurality of diffraction structures. The latter are applied on the support and are binary blazed by being split into substructures so that the aspect ratio of the substructures varies locally within an individual diffraction structure. One or more substructures with a...

20060193053 - Diffraction grating, light-receiving element, and optical head and optical recording/reproducing apparatus utilizing them: The invention relates to a diffraction grating, a light-receiving element, and an optical head and an optical recording/reproducing apparatus utilizing them and provides a diffraction grating and a light-receiving element capable of detecting a signal of high quality and an optical head and an optical recording/reproducing apparatus utilizing them. A...

20060193054 - Micro-lens micro-lens fabrication method: A method of manufacturing a micro-lens is disclosed. The method includes providing a convex photoresist surface, forming a lens mold on the convex photoresist surface, removing the lens mold from the convex photoresist surface, forming a micro-lens in the lens mold and removing the micro-lens from the lens mold....

20060193055 - Method and apparatus for polarizing electromagnetic radiation: According to one aspect of the invention, a method and apparatus for polarizing electromagnetic radiation is provided. The electromagnetic radiation may be divided into first and second portions, substantially all of the first portion may be linearly polarized in a first direction and substantially all of the second portion may...

20060193057 - Illuminating optical system for edoscope: c

20060193056 - Lens system: A lens system (10) includes a main lens (12) having a first surface (12a) and a second surface (12b) configured opposite to each other, a first film lens (11) and a second film lens (13) respectively secured on the first surface and the second surface of the main lens. The...

20060193058 - Optical element, optical unit, and image-taking apparatus: An optical element has a fluid container which contains an insulative fluid and a conductive fluid that are different in refractive index from each other, mutually immiscible, and optically transparent, the fluid container being transparent to light at least in a predetermined direction; a first electrode placed in contact with...

20060193059 - Zoom lens assembly: A zoom lens assembly for a miniature camera, such as those used in cellular telephones and other personal electronic devices, is disclosed. One or more lenses of the zoom lens assembly are moved in and/or out of the optical path of the zoom lens assembly to change the magnification of...

20060193060 - Three lens group zoom lens: A three lens group zoom lens is provided and includes three lens groups of negative, positive, and positive in this order from an object side and varies a magnification by changing distances among respective lens groups. A first group includes, in order from the object side, a negative lens in...

20060193061 - Zoom lens, imaging device, and camera having imaging device: A zoom lens has a field view of 60° to 70° at a wide-angle end, a magnification change ratio of about five to six times, and a small number of component lenses, enables retraction to a compact size when not in use, provides high resolution, and is compatible with a...

20060193062 - Zoom lens and information device including the same: A zoom lens, comprising: a first lens group (I) having positive refractive power, a second lens group (II) having negative refractive power, an aperture stop (S), a third lens group (III) having positive refractive power and a fourth lens group (IV) having positive refractive power, wherein the first and third...

20060193063 - Lens assembly: A lens assembly suitable for use in miniature cameras is disclosed. The lens assembly can have a plurality of glass lenses having spherical surfaces and a single plastic lens having aspheric surfaces, for example. Optionally, all of the lenses can be disposed within a common lens barrel. A pupil plane...

20060193064 - Camera module: The invention provides a camera module in which lens frames having lenses are assembled together by stacking. The camera module includes a first lens frame having at least one first lens therein, and at least one second lens frame fastened with the first lens frame. The second lens frame has...

20060193065 - Adaptive-optics actuator arrays and methods for using such arrays: Actuator arrays for use in adaptive-optical elements and optical systems containing at least one such element are disclosed. The actuator arrays provide more precise control of the shape of the adaptive-optical surface while utilizing fewer actuators than conventional systems. An adaptive-optical system of an embodiment includes an array of force...

20060193066 - Concentrating solar power: A lightweight reflective film formed into one or more frustums of cones with the large diameter of the cones pointed toward the sun concentrate the sun's rays as the rays are reflected through the cone(s) to the narrow end(s). The rays are concentrated onto one or more absorbing surfaces, and...

20060193067 - Tilting assembly and tilting actuator having the same: A tilting assembly and a tilting actuator having the same are provided in the present invention. The present invention comprises a stationary member having an inner space, a mirror holder having a shaft supported rotatably by the opposed sides to tilt about a shaft, and a drive unit connected to...

20060193068 - Dual mirror mounting assembly: A mirror mounting assembly for mounting a mirror on a vehicle bulkhead. The assembly includes a generally Z-shaped mirror mounting bracket configured for attachment to a structural portion of the vehicle inside an engine bay of the vehicle, and a support member connected to the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket...

20060193069 - Optical device, lens-barrel, image pickup apparatus and electronic apparatus: An optical device includes a transparent substrate, and a multi-layer film including a dielectric film having a multi-layer structure formed on the transparent substrate, and a transparent conductive thin film having a predetermined thickness formed at a part of the dielectric film. The transparent conductive thin film may be formed...

20060187509 - Method and device for processing a mosaic of images: P

20060187510 - Optical recording medium and its use: An optical recording medium which comprises a holographic recording layer on which information is recorded by means of holography, a light shield member fixed to at least one of main surfaces of the holographic recording layer, a control electrode for controlling a light transmission state of the light shield member,...

20060187511 - Device for mounting an optical element, particularly a lens in an objective: In the case of a device for mounting a lens or a mirror in an objective, particularly a microlithography projection objective for producing semiconductor elements, the lens or the mirror is connected to a mount directly or via an intermediate element by means of a number of bearing elements. A...

20060187512 - Scanned light display system using array of collimating elements in conjunction with large numerical aperture light emitter array: A scanned light display system includes a light emitter array having a plurality of light sources operable to emit diverging light and an array of collimating elements positioned so that each of the collimating elements receive at least a portion of the light emitted from a corresponding one of the...

20060187514 - Light deflecting method and apparatus efficiently using a floating mirror: Method of deflecting light includes the steps of providing a substrate and forming a supporting member on the substrate. Next forming step forms electrodes at predetermined positions on the substrate. Next forming step forms a plate-like-shaped thin film member including light reflecting means. Placing step places the plate-like-shaped thin film...

20060187513 - Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus: An optical scanning device that uses a light spot to scan an image surface with a light source, a deflector, and an imaging element includes a housing in which the light source, the deflector, and the imaging element are set. The housing includes at least two sidewalls opposed to each...

20060187515 - Light deflecting method and apparatus efficiently using a floating mirror: Method of deflecting light includes the steps of providing a substrate and forming a supporting member on the substrate. Next forming step forms electrodes at predetermined positions on the substrate. Next forming step forms a plate-like-shaped thin film member including light reflecting means. Placing step places the plate-like-shaped thin film...

20060187516 - Modifiable assembly of microscopic apertures: The invention concerns a modifiable assembly of microscopic apertures comprising several plates (100, 110) that are opaque except on transparent parts (101, 114, 115), capable of moving relative to one another, to modify the size of resulting pinholes. The invention is applicable for microscopic apertures for confocal microscopy....

20060187517 - Addressing method of movable elements in a spatial light modulator (slm): The present invention relates to a method for modulating at least one pulse of electromagnetic radiation with a spatial light modulator. At least one mechanically movable modulator element is provided. At least one actuating element is provided capable to produce forces on said modulator element. An address signal to said...

20060187518 - Differential interferometric light modulator and image display device: A light modulator incorporates a polarization sensitive prism and a novel MEMS ribbon device to impart a relative phase shift to polarization components of an incident light beam. A linear array of phase shifting elements in the MEMS device creates a linear image which is scanned to form a two...

20060187519 - Display system with clock-dropping to compensate for lamp variations and for phase locking of free-running sequencer: A display system includes a light source 110 and a spatial light modulator 122 located to receive light from the light source. The spatial light modulator (e.g., a DMD) includes a number of independently controllable elements that are activated for a period of time to display light of a desired...

20060187520 - Imaging light source with polarization and color recovery: The present invention provides a polarized colored light source for a display system in which light of other polarization states and colors are recycled. The color can be scrolled synchronously with a display. In one embodiment, the invention includes a tunnel having an entrance aperture facing a lamp to receive...

20060187521 - Pockels cell: The invention relates to a pockels cell comprising two spaced-apart cuboidal RTP crystals that have a square cross section, are located one behind another, and are oriented towards each other so as to provide thermal compensation in the direction of radiation. Each of said RTP crystals is provided with electrodes...

20060187522 - Electron-beam actuated light modulator with a mechanical stop: An electron beam actuated light modulator, including an actuatable mirror element carried by a pedestal and hinge portion, having an electrostatically more neutral first position and an electrostatically more charged second position, the mirror being actuatable in a first direction from the first position to the second position by charge...

20060187523 - Fabricating micro devices using sacrificial materials: A method of fabricating a tiltable micro mirror plate includes forming a substrate comprising an upper surface and a hinge support post in connection with the upper surface, disposing over the substrate a first sacrificial material selected from the group of amorphous carbon, polyarylene, polyarylene ether, and hydrogen silsesquioxane, depositing...

20060187525 - Method and apparatus for a reflective spatial light modulator with a flexible pedestal: An electromechanical system comprising a substrate including a surface region and a flexible member coupled at a first end to the surface region. The system further comprises a base region and a tip region. The system also comprises a reflective member coupled to the flexible member, including a reflective surface...

20060187524 - Pattern generator diffractive mirror methods and systems: The present invention relates to an apparatus for creating a pattern on a workpiece sensitive to radiation, such as a photomask a display panel or a microoptical device. The apparatus comprises a source for emitting electromagnetic radiation, a spatial modulator having multitude of modulating elements (pixels), adapted to being illuminated...

20060187526 - Charged particle, microcapsule, electrophoretic device, electro-optical device, and method of forming a microcapsule: Titania particles including charged particles that are used in an electrophoretic device, wherein surfaces of the particles are finished using a surface finishing agent containing a composition having a single reactive group so that the composition bonds to the particles at the reactive group of the composition....

20060187527 - Electrophoretic device and electronic equipment: An electrophoretic device including a pair of electrodes, an electrophoretic dispersion liquid including an electrophoretic particle and a dispersion medium and having electric properties of electric resistance Rep and capacitance Cep, a microcapsule in which the electrophoretic dispersion liquid is enclosed and provided between the pair of the electrodes and...

20060187529 - Display methods and apparatus: The invention relates to light modulators for use in display apparatus. In particular, the invention relates to methods for supporting and support structures for light modulators to reduce unwanted motion....

20060187532 - Electronically controlled stage lighting system: A lighting system operating using a digital mirror as its operative device. The digital mirror is used to shape the light which is a passed through advanced optical devices in order to produce an output....

20060187530 - Methods and apparatus for actuating displays: The invention relates to mechanical actuators for forming images on a display. The actuators include two mechanically compliant electrodes....

20060187531 - Methods and apparatus for bi-stable actuation of displays: The invention relates to mechanically bi-stable shutter assemblies for use in display apparatus to form images....

20060187528 - Methods and apparatus for spatial light modulation: Improved apparatus and methods for spatial light modulation are disclosed which utilize optical cavities having both front and rear reflective surfaces. Light-transmissive regions are formed in the front reflective surface for spatially modulating light....

20060187533 - Method and device for time-gated amplification of photons: The invention relates to a method for the selective amplification of signal photons of a signal pulse (4) in a desired time window. For this purpose, the signal photons (4) are passed through an activated amplification medium (1), where amplification takes place by induced emissions. The amplification is terminated at...

20060187534 - Optial fibre: This invention relates to optical fibres, fibre lasers, fibre laser arrays and sensor systems comprising fibre laser arrays. Conventional fibre laser sensor arrangements comprise a plurality of fibre lasers arranged in series along a length of optical fibre. A pump light source is located a one end of the fibre...

20060187535 - 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...

20060187536 - Waveguide structure having improved reflective mirror features: Integration of laser sources into optoelectronic integrated circuits requires that the laser do not operate using two cleaved end facets. Unfortunately, replacing of one of the end facets results by either a dry etched mirror or by a corner reflectors results in undesirable performance of the laser source since a...

20060187537 - Mode locking methods and apparatus: In one aspect the invention relates to a frequency varying wave generator. The generator includes a gain element adapted to amplify a wave having a wavelength; a time varying tunable wavelength selective filter element in communication with the gain element, the tunable filter element adapted to selectively filter waves during...

20060187538 - Fast dynamic gain control in an optical fiber amplifier: The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for controlling a gain of an optical fiber amplifier. Gain circuitry operates in an opened loop configuration and uses a predetermined function relating a power variation of at least one wavelength region with a pump power adjustment for at least one optical pump....

20060187541 - Optical fiber coupling arrangement: Apparatus for optically pumping a clad amplifier fiber includes one or more transmission fibers arranged and configured to insert pump-light from a pump light source such as a diode-laser into the cladding of the amplifier fiber. The pump light propagates through the cladding and a portion of the pump light...

20060187539 - Fast dynamic gain control in an optical fiber amplifier: The present invention provides methods and apparatuses for controlling a gain of an optical fiber amplifier. Gain circuitry operates in an opened loop configuration and uses a predetermined function relating a power variation of at least one wavelength region with a pump power adjustment for at least one optical pump....

20060187540 - Rare-earth-doped optical fiber having core co-doped with fluorine: A rare-earth-doped optical fiber comprises a silica core region doped with a rare earth element and a cladding region adjacent the core region, characterized in that the core region is also doped with aluminum (Al) and fluorine (F). The presence of small amounts of F are effective to lower the...

20060187542 - Assembly for illuminating objects with light of different wavelengths: The invention relates to an assembly for illuminating objects with light of different wavelengths in microscopes, automatic microscopes and devices for fluorescent microscopy applications. Said assembly comprises LED light sources for illuminating the objects, which are positioned in the illumination beam path of the microscope or device. A receiving element...

20060187543 - Stage, and biological microscope with the stage: A stage movable in the X and Y directions includes a base member, a first moving member and a second moving member provided on the base member, and first and second rotational operation mechanisms provided on a lower portion of the base member for linearly moving the first moving member...

20060187544 - Flexible screen for front and rear projection: A projection screen is constructed of an open mesh fabric central portion for imaging a projected image, a sturdier border, and hanging hardware at each of the corners of the border. The central portion is constructed of a knit of multiple synthetic fibers twisted together and provides a screen with...

20060187545 - Lens sheet for screen: There are provided a lens sheet for a screen, which is highly stable by virtue of a reduced tendency toward warping, lifting and the like of the lens caused by external humidity and, at the same time, has a suppressed tendency toward friction between lenses during transport as a screen,...

20060187546 - Magnetic garnet material, faraday rotator, optical device, bismuth-substituted rare earth-iron-garnet single-crystal film and method for producing the same and crucible for producing the same: Proposed is a technique of producing a magnetic garnet material of which the light absorption characteristics worsen little even though it is produced through LPE. The crucible for LPE is formed of a material containing Au. The amount of Au to be taken in single crystal formed in an Au...

20060187547 - Polarized light irradiation apparatus polarized light irradiation method, photo alignment film, and retardation film: The main object of the invention is to provide a polarized light irradiation apparatus capable of providing a uniform alignment ability for an alignment film without using a highly parallelized light, and capable of conducting a photo-alignment in a larger area efficiently, and having an excellent durability. To this end,...

20060187548 - Polarizing layer with adherent protective layer: The invention relates to a process for forming an integral protective layer on a polarizing layer comprising coating the layer with a sol, gelling the sol, and then curing the coating to form a contiguous crosslinked adherent protective layer...

20060187549 - Methods for reducing polarization aberration in optical systems: An optical system includes multiple cubic crystalline optical elements and one or more uniaxial birefringent elements in which the crystal lattices of the cubic crystalline optical elements are oriented with respect to each other to reduce the effects of intrinsic birefringence and produce a system with reduced retardance. The net...

20060187550 - Deforming jacket for a heart actuation device: The invention consists of a cushioned active cyclically deforming cushion or jacket (39) that surrounds the outer or epicardial surface of at least one chamber (2, 3, 4, 5) of the natural heart, including its base, configured so that internal components may be suspended from the jacket (39) by heart...

20060187551 - Reflector and method for producing the same: A reflector and method for producing the same. The reflector comprises a glass substrate, an intermediate layer, consisting essentially of aluminum oxide, disposed on the substrate, a reflective silver layer disposed on the intermediate layer, and a passivation layer disposed on the silver layer....

20060187552 - Composite structure for light diffusion: The present invention disclose a composite structure for light diffusion, including at least one carrier media layer and a microlens system comprising a plurality of microlenses thereon. A transparent material for enlarging the shape is coated on each microlens to cover the gaps between the microlens. Partial surface of the...

20060187554 - Micro-lenses for cmos imagers and method for manufacturing micro-lenses: A micro-lens and a method for forming the micro-lens is provided. A micro-lens includes a substrate and lens material located within the substrate, the substrate having a recessed area serving as a mold for the lens material. The recessed can be shaped such that the lens material corrects for optical...

20060187553 - Solid-state imaging device equipped with light converging micro-lenses and camera apparatus using the same: A solid-state imaging device includes a plurality of photo receivers arranged in a two-dimensional array on a semiconductor substrate, the photo receivers receiving exit light from an imaging optical system; and a plurality of condensing lenses arranged over the said plurality of photo receivers, respectively. At least either the plurality...

20060187555 - Projection system, in particular for a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus: A projection system for imaging an object field onto an image field, including at least two partial objectives (S1, S2); at least one intermediate image field between the partial objectives (S1, S2); and a concave reflector (119, 219) having a concave reflecting surface. The concave reflecting surface crosses an optical...

20060187556 - Zoom lens and image projection apparatus having the same: A zoom lens comprises a plurality of lens units including a first lens unit disposed most adjacent to an enlargement side and having negative refractive power, wherein one or more lens units of the plurality of lens units are moved in the direction of the optical axis thereof during magnification...

20060187557 - Wide angle imaging lens: A wide angle imaging lens is provided and includes, in order from an object side, four lenses of a first lens of a negative meniscus lens having a convex surface on the object side, a negative second lens having a concave surface on an image side and constituting at least...

20060187558 - Camera comprising means for accurately fixing the distance between a lens and an image sensor chip: An imaging module (1) comprises a lens holder (50) for holding a lens, and a foot (30) for holding an image sensor chip. Both the foot (30) and the lens holder (50) are provided with a flange (35, 52) having inclined contact surfaces (36, 53). In an assembled state, the...

20060187559 - Device for controlling the position of an optical lens: A device for controlling the position and/or orientation of an optical lens. The device comprises a first body (113) and a second body (115) carrying the optical lens (117). An elastic suspension system (119a) is provided for suspending the second body from the first body. The suspension system has a...

20060187561 - Holding device for an optical element: A holding device for an optical element, is formed at least in part, of a silicon-containing aluminum material....

20060187560 - Lens barrel assembly and lens assembly including the same: A lens barrel assembly includes a first lens barrel and a second lens barrel. The first lens barrel includes a peripheral wall having a first end portion, a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, and a plurality of cam slots extending between the first end portion and...

20060187562 - Optical zoom system: A zoom system for positioning a lens carriage and corresponding method are described. The zoom system includes a drive motor, a lens carriage, and a control system. The drive motor moves the lens carriage including a read head for generating a signal indicative of the lens carriage position. The control...

20060187563 - Variable mirror, optical apparatus and decentered optical system which include variable mirror, variable-optical characteristic optical element or combination thereof: An object of the present invention is to provide a variable mirror that is readily formable and can be readily and precisely changed into various configurations as desired. A variable mirror 20 according to this invention is a variable mirror having a mirror body 26 formed of an elastic or...

20060181751 - electronic paper display device and method of preparation the same: An electronic paper display device includes a plurality of electrodes, a plurality of barrier ribs, at least one display cell defined by the electrodes and the barrier ribs. The at least one display cell includes a charged particle having a protective layer surrounding each particle, and an insulating layer positioned...

20060181752 - Elastic device for a scanning device: An elastic device is joined with a transmission system of a scanning device. The elastic device comprises a displacement component, a fixing component, and an elastic component. The fixing component mounted on the casing of the scanning device and combined with the displacement component. The elastic component disposed between the...

20060181753 - Image forming apparatus, image forming method, program and computer readable information recording medium: Upon predetermined mark image measurement, the timing signal is adjusted to obtain a required correction amount for a scan magnification of the modulated light in a measurement range of the predetermined mark image measurement, while, upon regular image forming operation, the timing signal is adjusted to obtain the required correction...

20060181754 - Inner drum exposure apparatus: The inner drum exposure apparatus records an image by scanning a recording material held on an arcuate inner peripheral surface of a support with a light beam that is emitted from a light source and modulated in accordance with image information and deflected by a total reflection mirror plane of...

20060181755 - Inner drum exposure apparatus: The inner drum exposure apparatus records an image by scanning a recording material held on an arcuate inner peripheral surface of a support with a circularly polarized light beam that is emitted from a light source and modulated in accordance with image information and deflected by a total internal reflection...

20060181756 - Light scanning device and image display apparatus: A light scanning device including: a light source that supplies light in the form of a beam; a reflection mirror that reflects the light beam from the light source; and a movable member that is provided integrally with the reflection mirror and displaces the light beam reflected from the reflection...

20060181757 - Image forming apparatus and image forming method: A printer has a laser emitter for emitting a laser beam to irradiate a surface of a photosensitive member; a reflector for reflecting the laser beam to a target position on the photosensitive member; a driver for moving the reflector; a resolution changeover designation acceptor for accepting a designation on...

20060181758 - Spatial light modulator: Spatial light modulators may have their yields improved by providing redundant address lines. If one address line is defective, the other address line may be utilized. Power may be reduced by only writing data to a memory associated with the array when the data that is to be displayed is...

20060181759 - Electrochromatic polymer mirror surface for vehicle blind spot exposure: The present invention teaches the use of a blind spot exposure system comprised of two consecutive reflective mirror surfaces. The first mirror surface is formed of an electrochromatic polymer while the second reflective surface is composed of conventional reflective mirror glass. The two surfaces are positioned such as the first...

20060181760 - Rearview mirror for motor vehicles: e

20060181761 - Mems-based optical communications beam steering apparatus: A MEMS-based optical steering apparatus for free space optical transmitters, receivers, and transceivers is disclosed. The MEMS device comprises actuators linked to an optic fiber, the actuators operable to maneuver the optical fiber in the X-Y plane at the focal point of the transmitter, receiver, or transceiver. The MEMS device...

20060181762 - Method of manufacturing micromirror array and method of manufacturing optical device having micromirror: A method of manufacturing a micromirror array and a method of manufacturing an optical device having a micromirror. The method of manufacturing a micromirror array includes forming an adhesion layer on a substrate and a magnetic layer on the adhesion layer, patterning the adhesion layer and magnetic layer, magnetizing the...

20060181763 - Dispaly and a method of displaying and storing images: A display for displaying and storing images comprises an optically addressable electrophoretic display (PD) with a stack of a photoconductive layer (PCF) and an electrophoretic layer (EF) being sandwiched between electrodes (E1, E2). An optical addressing means (AD) supplies addressing light (AL) to the photoconductive layer (PCF). A controller (CO)...

20060181764 - Electro-optical modulator: An electro-optical modulator device and method are provided. The device comprises a light modulator unit having a first Cathode for exposing to input light; and an electric field source configured to create an electric field affecting a change in the refractive index of the first Cathode, thereby effecting a change...

20060181765 - Advanced ultraviolet-resistant silver mirrors for use in solar reflectors: A silver mirror construction that maintains a high percentage of hemispherical reflectance throughout the UV and visible spectrum when used in solar reflectors, comprising: a) a pressure sensitive adhesive layer positioned beneath a silver overlay; b) a polymer film disposed on the silver overlay; c) an adhesive layer positioned on...

20060181766 - Microscope system with beam hub unit having beam multiplexer for alternatively selecting beam ports: A microscope system having an objective lens (10) defining a central optical axis (14) of the microscope system; an optical beam hub unit (18, 20) having a center coinciding with the central optical axis, a plurality of optical beam ports (24, 26, 30, 32; 214) arranged radially around the central...

20060181767 - Three-dimensional image observation microscope system: A three-dimensional image observation microscope system includes an imaging unit that captures images focused at different object point distances in an optical axis direction and a display unit that displays a plurality of the images captured by said imaging unit for overlaid observation along the line of sight of a...

20060181768 - Focus assisting method: A focus assisting method for a binocular image-taking apparatus. The binocular image-taking apparatus aims at a target such that the image of the target is received by an image-taking member. The image of the target received by the image-taking member is magnified to a predetermined ratio and the magnified image...

20060181769 - Transmitting-reflecting projection screen, and projection system comprising the same: A transmitting-reflecting projection screen 10 comprises a reflection-type screen 11 and a transmission-type screen 12. The reflection-type screen 11 reflects a specific polarized component of imaging light projected. The reflection-type screen 11 does not reflect a polarized component, different from the specific polarized component, of the imaging light, and this...

20060181770 - Rear projection screen with spatial varying diffusing angle: A Fresnel lens of the prior art is split into two Fresnel lenses to allow easier control of the horizontal and vertical viewing angles. In a second embodiment, the Fresnel lens is entirely eliminated. Instead, the diffuser contains elliptical microstructures so that the diffusing cones in orthogonal directions are different,...

20060181771 - Projection type screen and image projection system: A first polarizer transmits incident light of a first polarized direction and absorbs incident light of a polarized direction different from the first polarized direction. A birefringent film layer rotates a polarized direction of light of a predetermined wavelength to a second polarized direction different from the first polarized direction...

20060181772 - Mirror assembly with heater element: A mirror reflective element system includes a fourth surface electrically conductive element disposed at the fourth surface and in conductive continuity with a second or third surface electrically conductive coating of the second or third surface, respectively. A heating element at the fourth surface comprises a heating element substrate, which...

20060181773 - Optical element washing apparatus: An optical element washing apparatus (100) includes a holding frame (10) and a plurality of clamping poles (20a, 20b, 20c). The holding frame includes a top board (11) and a bottom board (12), and each of the top board (11) and the bottom board (12) has a plurality of guiding...

20060181774 - Antireflection film, production method of the same, polarizing plate and display: An antireflection film comprising a transparent substrate film having thereon a hard coat, a high refractive index layer and a low refractive index layer, wherein: (i) the high refractive index layer is formed by applying a coating solution containing the following (a) to (c); (ii) the low refractive index layer...

20060181776 - Apparatus and method for viewing radiographs: In one aspect, a telesuite is provided and includes a camera rotatable about at least one axis, the camera being rotatably mounted to a base, and a radiograph viewing device. The radiograph viewing device includes a light source and a translucent substrate defining at least one radiograph viewing area. Each...

20060181775 - Optical imaging system with foil based laser/led modulator array: The present invention relates to an optical imaging system. The system comprises at least one light source for producing at least one light beam (10). Beam shaping optics (11) arranged to expand the at least one light beam (10) in one direction. At le',ast one one-dimensional array of beam switches...

20060181778 - Optical lens and semiconductor laser apparatus: The optical lens 1 in accordance with the present invention comprises an optically effective part 5, formed as a curved surface in at least one of light-entrance and light-exit faces, for acting in an X-axis direction on light emitted from a light-emitting device; and a pair of protrusions 10, integrally...

20060181777 - Plastic containers with micro-optic identification: A plastic container with the sidewall thereof including a label panel and a label adhered to the label panel. The label includes micro-optics as at least part of the label to create an image of depth in the micro-optic area....

20060181779 - Optical articles and sol-gel for their manufacture: An optical article, having an almost complete isotropy and dimensions equal to or lower than 500 μm, is prepared by a sol-gel procedure comprising a preliminary step wherein the mould is filled cold with a sol containing the desired oxide precursors, sol gelation, gel drying, removal of the gel from...

20060181780 - Variable focus system: A variable focus system that includes an electrovariable optic (EVO) and a controller operatively configured for changing the focal configuration of the EVO. The EVO includes a plurality of movable optical elements that may be moved substantially in unison with one another so as to change either the focal length...

20060181781 - Zoom lens: A zoom lens system includes a first lens group which has a negative refractive power, a second lens group which has a positive refractive power, and a third lens group which has a positive refractive power in this order from the object side and changes the distances among these lens...

20060181782 - Zoom lens and electronic imaging apparatus using the same: z

20060181784 - Lens apparatus and camera: A lens apparatus is disclosed which allows a reduced overall length when it is put into a barrel body while a high magnification of taken images is realized. The lens apparatus includes a first holding member which holds a first lens unit; a second holding member which holds a second...

20060181783 - Optical apparatus such as digital still camera, video camera, and interchangeable lens: An optical apparatus is uniformized or enhanced in strength against external force without increasing the lens barrel size. The apparatus includes a first member and a second member rotating about an optical axis with respect to the first member. One of the members has a cam portion; the other has...

20060181785 - Optical system, optical pickup apparatus, optical disc reproducing and/or recording apparatus and relay lens:

20060181786 - Lens device having an alignment correction unit for adjustment of a lens axis of a lens module: A lens device includes: a housing formed with a module-mounting hole that has a hole axis, and provided with a mounting surface that is disposed radially and outwardly of the module-mounting hole; a lens module having a lens axis; and an alignment correction unit for mounting the lens module on...

20060181787 - Lens device: A lens device includes a lens barrel, a lens, a guiding unit, and a positioning unit. The lens barrel has a barrel axis. The lens has a lens axis and is disposed between the lens barrel and the positioning unit. The guiding unit includes guiding studs and guiding slots formed...

20060181788 - Expansion-type reflection mirror: A deployable reflector of the invention includes connection members that bridge plural extendable structures constituting a deployable truss structure and connect portions corresponding to nodes of a buckling mode occurring in the extendable structures when a surface cable system is given tension, with portions corresponding to antinodes thereof. The surface...

20060181789 - Optical frequency linear chirp variable unit: A linear opto-frequency chirp amount variable apparatus using a dielectric multilayer film mirror which does not require the optical axis to be realigned each time the amount of a chirp is to be varied, comprises a pair of dielectric multilayer film mirrors (2) and (2) arranged so that their mirror...

20060181790 - Rearview mirror system: A vehicle rearview mirror system including a sweep mirror movable back and forth between a home position to an extended position. In the home position the driver views the normal rearview area while in the extended position the driver views the blind area into which another vehicle passing from behind...

20060181791 - Method and apparatus for determining a property of a fluid which flows through a biological tubular structure with variable numerical aperture: The present invention provides for an apparatus and a method for determining a property of a fluid which flows through a biological tubular structure, such as blood flowing through a capillary vessel (112) under the skin (114). This enables in vivo non-invasive blood analysis. An objective (108) having a variable...

20060181792 - Driver observation system and method therefor: A driver observation system has a plurality of camera modules mounted to a vehicle. Each camera module provides real time video images. A control mechanism is coupled to the plurality of camera modules. The control mechanism is used to adjust a position of each camera module and to switch between...

20060181793 - Vehicular mirror device: In a vehicular mirror device, one end part of an operating shaft disposed on a side opposite to a drive shaft relative to a fulcrum of a mirror holder is swivelably coupled to the mirror holder, and a detection rod of a sensor is coupled to the operating shaft, which...

20060181794 - Open lattice mirror structure and method of making same: A method of making a mirror structure includes assembling a supporting isogrid framework, assembling an isogrid back plane, interconnecting the supporting isogrid framework with the isogrid back plane by a truss core, and disposing an optical surface on the supporting isogrid framework....

20060181795 - Numerical aperture controlling filter and a method for manufacturing the same: A numerical aperture controlling filter, including: a first region that allows, when a laser beam having a different wavelength is incident on the numerical aperture controlling filter, a transmission of laser beams having all the wavelengths; and a second region that blocks a transmission of a laser beam having a...

20060176532 - Holographic recording and reconstructing apparatus and holographic recording and reconstructing method: A holographic recording and reconstructing apparatus includes a laser light source for emitting a laser beam, a beam splitting element for splitting the emitted laser beam into a signal beam and a reference beam, a light modulating element for modulating the signal beam, an optical system for collecting the modulated...

20060176533 - Hologram plate and its fabrication process: The invention provides a hologram plate which is used with the double-focus replication process, and which is integrated with a spacer to impart marring resistance thereto, and is integrated with a light absorbing layer to allow zero-order light and first-order light to have substantially the same intensity. This hologram plate...

20060176535 - Optical deflector: An optical deflector comprises a control means for controlling at least either a light source or a deflection means adapted to gauge the distance between the position of a deflected beam of light moving on a light receiving element in one direction and the position of another deflected beam of...

20060176534 - Optical scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus: An optical scanning apparatus includes a deflecting member that deflects and scans a light beam emitted from a light source, an optical element that scans and images the light beam on a medium to be scanned; and an opening member being disposed in a vicinity of the medium to be...

20060176536 - Optical arrangement for deflecting a light beam: An optical arrangement for deflecting a light beam includes first and second deflection devices, and a coupling mirror. The first deflection device is rotatable about a first axis using a first rotary drive, and includes two mirrors disposed non-rotatably with respect to each other in an angular position so as...

20060176537 - Optical element, optical scanning apparatus, and image forming apparatus using the optical element, and method and apparatus for fixedly joining the optical element and reducing deformation of the optical element arranged in a layer structure: An optical element including a plurality of reference members formed on a first side surface, and a method and apparatus for fixedly joining the optical element with the first side surface facing down. The method includes providing a surface including a specific position where the optical element is placed, applying...

20060176538 - Image forming apparatus: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier that has an image carrier surface moving in a direction; a supporting member that faces the image carrier; a plurality of light emitting elements which are provided on a surface of the supporting member facing the image carrier and emit light to...

20060176539 - Optical scanner package and method of manufacturing the same: Provided are a chip-scale optical scanner package with reduced noise, and a method of manufacturing the optical scanner package. The optical scanner package includes: an optical scanner device scanning an incident beam, the optical scanner device including a mirror portion, comb-electrode structures rotating the mirror portion, and a base substrate;...

20060176541 - Display apparatus: A display apparatus comprises a spatial light modulator and optical elements in series therewith. The optical elements provide a first parallax element being a parallax barrier capable of directing light output from the display apparatus into a first plurality of viewing windows, and a second parallax element capable of directing...

20060176540 - Spatial light modulator and image display device: A spatial light modulator includes a modulator for modulating incident light in accordance with an image signal, and an optical path deflector that is provided in the neighborhood of the modulator and reflects the incident light to the modulator, wherein the modulator includes plural pixel portions arranged in a matrix...

20060176542 - Optical control device and optical control method: An optical control system receives an incident light wave containing a plurality of wavelength components and is capable of giving different spatial light intensity distributions respectively to the wavelength components and of easily changing the color characteristic of an outgoing light wave. The optical control system is applied to illumination...

20060176543 - Diffractive light modulator: The present invention relates to diffractive light modulators and, more particularly, to a diffractive light modulator in which the lower support for mirrors is configured in consideration of the internal intrinsic stress of a mirror, thus improving the flatness of a mirror surface and enhancing the optical efficiency of the...

20060176544 - Folded cavity semiconductor optical amplifier (fcsoa): A folded cavity semiconductor optical amplifier is provided that includes a first mirror disposed on a substrate of semiconductor material and an active region formed thereon consisting of an optical cavity with a gain medium. The optical cavity being disposed adjacent the first mirror. A second mirror is formed and...

20060176545 - Optical transmission system, optical repeater, and optical transmission method: In a WDM transmission system employing a plurality of short wavelength bands having great attenuation due to optical fiber transmission, an optical repeater is constructed of a first multiplexing section and a second multiplexing section. The first multiplexing section is used for wavelength-multiplexing both the excitation light from a first...

20060176546 - Electronic device and its control method: According to this invention, mechanical noise from a noise source of a pre-identified device can be removed, while tracing a change in gain of acoustic wave data, and noise is removed by tracing a change over time of the noise source. To this end, the gain of a signal from...

20060176547 - Efficient euv collector designs: A collector is described that comprises a laser produced plasma (LPP) extreme ultra violet (EUV) light source and a first optical path from the source to a mirror. The mirror is the first mirror that light emitted from the source and traveling along the first optical path impinges upon. The...

20060176548 - Microscope and sample observation method: For a semiconductor device S as an inspected object, there are provided an image acquisition part 1, an optical system 2 including an objective lens 20, and a solid immersion lens (SIL) 3 movable between an insertion position including an optical axis from the semiconductor device S to the objective...

20060176549 - Device for setting the divergence and/or convergence of a light beam: An apparatus for setting a divergence and/or convergence of a light beam includes at least one optical component for influencing the divergence and/or convergence of the light beam. A positioning device is provided for positioning the optical component. The positioning device includes at least one piezoelectric element....

20060176550 - Tube for a viewing device as well as a viewing device: Described is a tube (20) for a viewing device (10), particularly for a microscope, the tube (20) having at least one viewing beam path—for example, two viewing beam paths (21, 22). Provided in the at least one viewing beam path is at least one optical tube element. In order to...

20060176551 - Building with roof mounted periscope: A periscope is mounted through the roof and into a room within a building, such as a house or the like, whereby people in the building can view scenes outside without leaving the building. The periscope extends from a room in the building, such as a living room of a...

20060176552 - Method of making a self-aligned light guide screen: Provided is a method of making a self-aligned light guide screen. More specifically, in a particular embodiment, fabrication may commence by providing a first ribbon section of light guides with at least one self alignment feature. A second ribbon section of light guides is provided with at least one self...

20060176553 - Projection and/or rear projection screen: The backprojection and/or projection screen comprises at least a first substrate joined to a scattering layer producing a subsurface effect, which offers a resolution of at least 5×103 dpi, the image being able to be displayed without blurring at a viewing angle of 180° on both faces of the screen....

20060176555 - Black matrix light guide screen display: Provided is a black matrix light guide screen display. In a particular embodiment, provided are a plurality of aligned light guides, each having an input end, a midsection and a magnifying output end. A black matrix material is disposed adjacent to the light guides proximate to the magnifying output ends....

20060176554 - Holographic louver device for a light guide screen: A light guide screen louver device. In a particular embodiment, the device includes a translucent layer of material having an inner surface and, parallel thereto, an outer surface. A plurality of reflective louver members are disposed within the layer of material. The louver members are aligned to receive light entering...

20060176556 - Method of making a louver device for a light guide screen: A method of making a louver device for a light guide screen. More specifically, in a specific embodiment, a transparent layer is provided. A plurality of similarly angled surfaces are established within the transparent layer. The angled surfaces are coated with a light-reflective material such that the coated surfaces define...

20060176557 - 2d/3d compatible display system: A display system operates in both an autostereoscopic 3D display mode and a 2D display mode. A switchable optical diffuser is placed in the view path. The diffuser is transparent in the 3D display mode, but is diffusive in the 2D display mode to provide an increased field of view....

20060176558 - Polarization filter utilizing brewster's angle: A polarization filter utilizing Brewster's angle. The polarization filter includes a stimulus receiving body having more than one facet. At least two of the more than one facet being arranged at Brewster's angle (relative to the plane of polarization of the incident stimulus) and positioned in different radial orientations (relative...

20060176559 - Diffractive element, method of manufacturing the same, optical pickup device, and optical disc apparatus: There is provided a diffractive element including a first member 2, which includes a first resin 2a and has a predetermined refractive index, and a second member 3, which has the same refractive index as the first member 2 having the predetermined refractive index in one wavelength of light and...

20060176560 - Dot matrix holograms with spatially varying period: A diffractive unit which can reduce the effect of the nonlinearity of the photo-resist recording material to produce a diffractive device with brilliant color, and describes a method for recording. A cross grating device recorded using the method of this present invention is also described. A diffractive pattern is provided...

20060176561 - Ultraviolet irradiation apparatus and optical device manufacturing apparatus: An ultraviolet irradiation apparatus that emits a luminous flux in an ultraviolet region, includes: an irradiation device body including a self-luminous element that emits a luminous flux in an ultraviolet region, a collector that, disposed on the luminous flux emergence side of the self-luminous element, focuses the luminous flux, and...

20060176562 - Light-diffusion sheet: A light-diffusing sheet having a flat entrance surface and an exit surface parallel to the entrance surface, said light-diffusing sheet includes a sheet body, and a plurality of wedge-shaped parts, each being embedded on the side of the exit surface of the sheet body and expanding toward the exit surface....

20060176563 - Apparatus for converting light beams: Optical devices for reforming optical beam and, hence, changing its size-divergence products along two directions perpendicular to beam propagating direction is disclosed. In one approach 90° roof reflector array is employed while in another approach 45° roof reflector array is employed. A simple reflection on the roof reflector array reforms...

20060176567 - Clear walled containers with lenticular inserts: 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...

20060176568 - Clear walled containers with lenticular inserts and wraparound labels: 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...

20060176566 - Controlling lens shape in a microlens array: A semi-conductor based imager includes a microlens array having microlenses with modified focal characteristics. The microlenses are made of a microlens material, the melting properties of which are selectively modified to obtain different shapes after a reflow process. Selected microlenses, or portions of each microlens, are modified, by exposure to...

20060176564 - Illumination device and projector: An illumination device includes a light source, a first lens array having a plurality of first small lenses, a second lens array having a plurality of second small lenses corresponding to the plurality of first small lenses, and a superimposing lens. The plurality of first small lenses is made eccentric...

20060176565 - Prism lens film and flat light emitting device: A prism lens film deflecting and outputting light is provided and includes a plurality of lens parts forming an irregular pattern on the light-output side surface, the irregular pattern deflecting the light. One aspect of the prism lens film includes reflecting parts provided between the lens parts for reflecting the...

20060176569 - Lens array sheet, transparent screen, and rear-projection display: A lens array sheet, a transparent screen using the same, and a rear-projection display device are provided in which it is possible to control a perspective angle for the image in both a horizontal direction and a vertical direction without causing a problem in that a gain of a light...

20060176570 - Substantially toroidal reflective surface element suitable for applying a contact lens to an eye: A toroidal reflecting surface that has radii within specified ranges allows the user to view a magnified image of one eye by using the other eye. The image of the eye is seen from the side so that a contact lens or other device can be offered towards the viewed...

20060176572 - Intra-ocular lens or contact lens exhibiting lardge depth of focus: Circular and annular lens zones are disclosed which, at a given lens area, exhibit a depth of focus of a lens of considerably smaller area. The large depth of focus is achieved by imparting the lens zones a refractive power profile. An assembly of such large depth of focus lens...

20060176571 - Ophthalmic lens with an optically transparent composite film exhibiting both impact resistance property and polarizing property, and a process for its manufacture: The present invention relates to a light polarizing ophthalmic lens comprising a substrate made of organic glass and an optically transparent composite film deposited on the front main face of the substrate, said transparent composite film comprising a latex layer having an outer main face provided with parallel microgrooves, and...

20060176573 - Lithographic objective having a first lens group including only lenses having a positive refractive power: A projection objective includes a first lens group (G1) of positive refractive power, a second lens group (G2) of negative refractive power and at least one further lens group of positive refractive power in which a diaphragm is mounted. The first lens group (G1) includes exclusively lenses of positive refractive...

20060176574 - Variable beam shaping element: A beam-shaping element comprises a cavity, a first: fluid and a second fluid having different indices of refraction. An optical axis extends through the cavity. The cavity has at least one curved surface extending transverse the optical axis. At least one pump is arranged to pump the fluids between a...

20060176576 - Projection lens and projection display device using the same: A projection lens includes three lens groups, arranged as follows from the magnification side: a first lens group of negative refractive power, a second lens group of positive refractive power, and a third lens group of positive refractive power. The first lens group includes three lens elements, each of negative...

20060176577 - Projection lens system and projector: A projection lens system that is suited to a compact, wide-angle lens system. The projection lens system projects projection light from a light modulator onto a screen, wherein the projection lens system is constructed, in order from a screen side thereof, of a first lens group with negative refractive power...

20060176575 - Zoom lens and imaging system incorporating it: p

20060176578 - Objective, optical pickup apparatus and optical information recording and/or reproducing apparatus: An objective is used in an optical pickup apparatus which conducts reproducing and/or recording information for three different types of optical information recording media each having different thickness protective substrate by using three different wavelength light fluxes respectively. The objective comprises a first diffractive structure and in which the diffraction...

20060176579 - Projection optical system: A projection optical system for performing enlargement projection from a primary image surface on the reduction side to a secondary image surface on the enlargement side has, from the primary image surface side, a lens optical system including two or more lens elements sharing a common rotation-symmetry axis and each...

20060176581 - Light apparatus of an optical mouse with an aperture stop and the light projection method thereof: A light apparatus of an optical mouse with an aperture stop and the light projection method thereof are described. The light apparatus has at least one image-forming lens and an aperture stop. The image-forming lens defines an interior area and an external area. The aperture stop has a pupil. The...

20060176580 - Optical apparatus: The present invention provides an optical apparatus including an objective lens system for focusing optical radiation from a scene or object into an intermediate image and has at least one lens element which imposes a substantial degree of negative distortion on the intermediate image. The invention also provides a second...

20060176582 - Refrigerator magnet with a magnifying apparatus: A magnetic magnifying apparatus for magnifying and highlighting a portion of a document held beneath said magnetic magnifying apparatus includes a lens having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a periphery. A frame surrounds the periphery of the lens and holds the lens relative to the frame such that...

20060176584 - Image pickup apparatus: An image pickup apparatus of the present invention includes: a lens holding frame 10 that holds a lens 30, on the periphery of which a first pair of restricting members composed of convex members 101 and 102 are provided at at least two places; and a circuit board 20 that...

20060176583 - Lens holder assembly of optical pickup and method of producing same: Disclosed is a lens holder assembly which includes a silicon substrate, a lens supporter, a glass plate, a diffraction member, and an aspheric lens. A coupling opening is formed through the center of the silicon substrate by wet etching so as to have an inclined wall. The lens supporter is...

20060176585 - Optical unit, exposure unit and optical devices: In an optical unit having a holding structure which brings a junk ring or the like into contact with an optical surface of a lens, the optical surface suffers from a serious elastic deformation leading to deterioration of optical performance. Upon holding the lens, therefore, a face other than the...

20060176586 - Lens device: A lens device in which a first movable lens holding frame and a second movable lens holding frame are moved along an optical axis by rotating a cam cylinder rotatably provided on a lens barrel, an escape channel for escapement of a portion of the second movable lens holding frame...

20060176587 - Retractable type lens barrel: A lens barrel for zooming in the photographing region and retraction to the non-photographing region, equipped with a stationary barrel having a cam groove on the inner circumferential surface thereof, a cam barrel having a cam pin which is engaged with the cam groove, provided on the outer circumferential surface...

20060176588 - Optical element holder, exposure apparatus, and device fabricating method: An optical element holder for holding an optical element includes a holding element to hold the optical element or a holding part provided to the optical element unitedly, wherein there is substantially no heat exchange between the optical element and the holding element or the holding part and the holding...

20060176589 - Driving mechanism for a camera lens: A camera lens drive mechanism includes a lens cylinder, and the lens hollow is able to fit over a lens. A conductor coil is wound around an outer surface of the lens cylinder, and a coil spring is surrounding the lens hollow cylinder. A magnetic body is opposite to the...

20060176590 - Mirror for a vehicle: The present invention provides a forward vision mirror for providing a generally forward view to a driver of a vehicle. The vehicle has a rear vision mirror and the forward vision mirror comprises a reflective element and a first holder portion arranged for holding the reflective element. The first holder...

20060176591 - Vehicle mirror with powered extension incorporating slip clutch: The invention relates to an exterior vehicle mirror having a mirror assembly mounted to a vehicle. A drive assembly comprises a drive screw coupled to a motor and a drive nut threadably mounted on the drive screw. The rotation of the drive screw by the motor causes the drive nut...

20060176592 - Exterior rearview mirror mechanism for a skid loader: An exterior rearview mirror mechanism for a skid loader includes a support and a mirror attached to the support. The support is configured to extend from a movable lifting arm of the skid loader, and the mirror is attached to the support opposite the movable lifting arm and positioned to...

20060176593 - Color wheel and manufacturing method of same: There is provided a color wheel which includes: a color filter disk having a side surface; and a rotary member having a circumferential surface and adhesively attached to the center portion of the color filter disk. In the color wheel described above, a portion of an adhesive for fixing the...

20060176594 - Imaging optical system and image reading apparatus using the same: Obtained are an imaging optical system having a simple structure in which imaging position deviation due to deformation caused by a weight of an off-axial optical element is reduced and an image reading apparatus using the same. According to an imaging optical system for image reading, image information on an...

20060171006 - Hologram recording/reproducing device and optical unit: A hologram recording/reproducing device includes a laser light source emitting laser light; a spatial light modulator generating signal light and reference light from the laser light emitted from the laser light source, the signal light and the reference light traveling in a common light path; a first relay lens system...

20060171007 - Display device for a vehicle: A display device for a vehicle includes a transparent window with a light emission layer intended to separate the interior of the vehicle for emitting visible light when light is beamed onto the light emission layer, a light source for beaming light onto the window, a reflector mounted in a...

20060171008 - Three-dimensional hologram display system: The present invention relates to a three-dimensional (3D) hologram display system. The 3D hologram display system includes a projector device for projecting an image upon a display medium to form a 3D hologram. The 3D hologram is formed such that a viewer can view the holographic image from multiple angles...

20060171009 - Optical scanning device: An optical scanning device for scanning an optical record carrier comprising an information layer. Crosstalk cancellation is provided using a phase modulating element (40, 140) for generating a phase profile providing an annular spot shape for a subsidiary beam which is coaxial with the main beam. The phase profile varies...

20060171010 - Fast scanner with rotatable mirror and image processing system: A scanner for obtaining an image of an object placed on an at least partially transparent platform, wherein the platform has at least a first scan area and a second scan area. The scanner includes a white area formed at least partially around the edge portions of the platform with...

20060171011 - Optical modulator and optical modulator method: In an optical modulation device (10) having an electrical/optical interaction region (11), an electrical signal line (3) is connected to an electrical signal input terminal (2a), another electrical signal line (4a) is connected to an electrical signal output terminal (2b), and a reflection control circuit (5) is connected to the...

20060171012 - Optical transistor: An optical transistor is disclosed. The optical transistor consists of a high speed photodetector region incident to a light intensity modulating region which separates a drain and source region. The disclosed optical transistor is able to exhibit high speed performance with good signal isolation and high amplification gain....

20060171013 - Silcon-based electro-optic phase modulator with reduced residual amplitude modulation: An arrangement for removing unwanted amplitude modulation from the output of an electro-optic phase modulator (formed within a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) system) includes resonant filters that are biased on the positive and negative slopes of the response signal. Therefore, as the amplitude response of one filter decreases, the amplitude response of...

20060171015 - Method for driving light deflector, light deflector, light deflection array, image forming device, and image projection display apparatus: A method for driving a light deflector the method includes turning over a direction of an electric field acting on the plate shape member, in an optional period. In the method, the light deflector deflects a beam incident on a light reflection area by displacing a plate shape member having...

20060171014 - Micromirror and post arrangements on substrates: A micromirror of a micromirror array of a spatial light modulator used in display systems comprises a mirror plate attached to a hinge that is supported by two posts formed on a substrate. Also the mirror plate is operable to rotate along a rotation axis that is parallel to but...

20060171016 - Apparatus having a photonic crystal: An apparatus, including a substrate, where at least a portion of the substrate has a convex surface, and a photonic crystal disposed over the convex surface. The photonic crystal is substantially conformal to at least a portion of the convex surface....

20060171017 - Light detector, optical pickup, and optical disc apparatus: A light detector includes a light-receiving device that receives a light beam applied from a light source irradiating an optical recording medium with the light beam and that generates detection signals, and a power monitor circuit section that generates a power monitor signal for monitoring output power of the light...

20060171018 - Microchip-yb fiber hybrid optical amplifier for micro-machining and marking: The invention describes techniques for the control of the spatial as well as spectral beam quality of multi-mode fiber amplification of high peak power pulses as well as using such a configuration to replace the present diode-pumped, Neodynium based sources. Perfect spatial beam-quality can be ensured by exciting the fundamental...

20060171019 - Fiber optical system with raman tilt control: A fiber optical system (1) for transmitting an optical signal comprises an optical fiber line (2) with a plurality of optical fiber spans (3) interconnected by a plurality of optical amplifiers (4). Each optical amplifier (4) comprises: At least one variable optical attenuator (5) generating a gain tilt of the...

20060171020 - Objective with fluoride crystal lenses: An objective for a microlithography projection system has at least one fluoride crystal lens. The effects of birefringence, which are detrimental to the image quality, are reduced if the lens axis of the crystal lens is oriented substantially perpendicular to the {100}-planes or {100}-equivalent crystallographic planes of the fluoride crystal....

20060171021 - Imaging system: Optical apparatus for simultaneously focussing first and second coaxially spaced object planes in respective separate first and second areas of a common image plane 13 (such as the sensor of a CCD camera) comprises non-diffractive beamsplitter means for receiving light from said object planes along a common path 2 for...

20060171022 - Two mirror re-imaging telescope: An infrared telescope utilizes two mirrors in an off-axis, eccentric-pupil, re-imaging configuration. To improve the image quality of traditional two mirror telescopes, the reflective surfaces of both the primary and secondary mirrors are ellipsoidal. The ellipsoidal surface of the primary mirror has a greater eccentricity than the ellipsoidal surface of...

20060171024 - Arrangement for tilting an illumination carrier on an inverse light microscope: An arrangement tilts the illumination carrier on light microscopes of the inverse type which include a microscope stand on which an illumination carrier having a light source is attached. The arrangement for tilting the illumination carrier (2) having a light source (3) includes an electric motor (10) with which the...

20060171023 - Image acquisition apparatus for use with a microscope, an image recording system that uses the image acquisition appartatus, and an image storage method: An image acquisition apparatus is disclosed that includes: an image pickup element that acquires images obtained using a microscope; a change detector that detects the amount of change between an image acquired by the image pickup element and a subsequent image acquired by the image pickup element; and a data-reduction...

20060171025 - Microfabricated lenses, method of manufacture thereof, and applications therefor: Microfabricated lenses, e.g., solid immersion lens (SIL) structures, are provided along with techniques for constructing these lens structures, as well as selected applications of such lens structures....

20060171026 - Ultra-fast temperature switch for microscopic samples: A device for producing rapid temperature changes around microscopic samples comprises two hollow channels (5,6) positioned at the same plane but at an angle to each other, FIG. 1. Streams of solutions (9, 10) flowing from the respective channels are maintained at different temperatures through heating or cooling elements (7,...

20060171027 - Screen and image display apparatus: A screen that transmits light according to an image signal includes: a first surface and a second surface provided at an incident side of the light according to the image signal; a light exiting surface that outputs the light according to the image signal; and an angle conversion part that...

20060171028 - Device and method for display capable of stereoscopic vision: Devices that provide stereoscopic vision by placing a lens array or a pinhole array on a display have a problem. The resolution of an object in the background present at a great distance is degraded. With respect to a three-dimensional object of interest, an intermediate stereoscopic image. This intermediate image...

20060171029 - Telescopes for simultaneous clear viewing of objects and areas both near and distant: A telescope that provides for simultaneous clear viewing of objects or areas at various distances may be either Galilean or astronomical. The telescope may be mounted on or into any mechanism or device used for targeting or aiming. Such devices may include iron sights of small arms weapons, and cameras...

20060171030 - Reflecting element and projection system comprising the same: A reflecting element of the invention for use in a projection system including a polarization screen is capable of converting the state of polarization of imaging light emitted from a projector into the desired one without reducing the brightness of the imaging light, and of making image contrast high even...

20060171031 - Diffractive optical element and method of fabricating diffractive optical element: The present invention is a diffractive optical element 1 in which mutually different materials make contact with one another via the same diffraction grating groove 30. One of the mutually different materials is a first ultraviolet curing resin 10 and the other of the mutually different materials is a second...

20060171032 - Medium exhibiting negative refraction, optical element, and optical system: An optical element using a medium exhibiting negative refraction, a carbon nano tube being used for the medium exhibiting negative refraction, is disclosed. There is also disclosed an optical system having a plurality of optical elements each formed of a medium exhibiting negative refraction, wherein the plurality of optical elements...

20060171033 - Method for producing an optical component, optical component produced according to the method and devices comprising such components: In order to more simply and cost-effectively produce optical components or systems having at least two optical elements, preferably at least one diffractive element and a further refractive and/or diffractive element, and preferably to improve the optical properties of such components and systems, the invention relates to an optical component...

20060171034 - Optical film: A film for optical applications which effectively prevents reflection of light on the surface of image display devices such as PDP, CRT and LCD, exhibits excellent scratch resistance and transmission of light, provides excellent adhesion between layers and can be produced at a low cost is disclosed. The film comprises...

20060171035 - prism assemblies and kernel configurations for use in projection systems: Kernels are designed in different configurations based on design properties of an enclosure or other requirements. A prism assembly having various types of filters, waveplates, beam splitters (e.g., path length matched beam splitters) and/or other optical components are provided to selectively direct light beams to each of red, green, and...

20060171036 - Optical pulse duration extender: An optical pulse extender includes a delay loop formed by a plurality of mirrors and a graded reflectivity beamsplitter. The mirrors and the beamsplitter are configured and aligned such that a pulse to be broadened makes a predetermined number of round trips in the delay loop and is incident on...

20060171037 - Dvd recording and reproducing system: The objective of the present invention is to provide a high-speed, miniaturized, low-cost DVD recording and reproducing system. The present invention is particularly directed to a motorless optical pick-up device for recording and/or reading information on or from an optical disc (CD or DVD), which provides focusing, tracking, seamless layer...

20060171038 - Digital image zoom system: The present invention relates to a digital image zoom system. The digital image zoom system includes an image sensor, an A/D converter and an image processor. The image sensor senses the object images, wherein the sensing capacity of the image sensor is larger than the resolution of the display. The...

20060171039 - Collimating lens structures: An optic element receives an input light beam with a first beam angle and an axis. The optic element includes a first surface that receives the input light beam and generates an expanded light beam with a second beam angle that is greater than or equal to the first beam...

20060171040 - Projection objectives including a plurality of mirrors with lenses ahead of mirror m3: According to one exemplary embodiment, a projection objective is provided and includes at least two non-planar (curved) mirrors, wherein an axial distance between a next to last non-planar mirror and a last non-planar mirror, as defined along a light path, is greater than an axial distance between the last non-planar...

20060171041 - Extended depth of field imaging system using chromatic aberration: An imaging system (FIG. 3) is disclosed that has a wavelength dependent focal shift caused by longitudinal chromatic aberration in a lens assembly (203) that provides extended depth of field imaging due to focal shift (213,214) and increased resolution due to reduced lens system magnification. In use, multiple wavelengths of...

20060171042 - Wide-angle lens system: A wide-angle lens system includes: from the object side, (1) a first lens element formed of glass having both surfaces thereof so formed as to be spherical, having a meniscus shape convex to the object side, and having a negative optical power; (2) a second lens element formed of plastic...

20060171043 - Adjustable object lens device: An adjustable object lens device includes an outer barrel, a rotary component coupled movably to the outer barrel, an object lens unit disposed movably in the outer barrel, a decorative unit coupled to the rotary component, and a limiting unit. The limiting unit includes a press ring that is movably...

20060171045 - Intermediately mounted magnification apparatus: A magnification apparatus having a magnifier and mechanical structure that is configured for securing the magnifier intermediately between a universally positionable mounting apparatus and a bracket of a type configured for holding an electronic device using fasteners that couple the bracket with the mounting apparatus, without compromising the security of...

20060171044 - Magnification mechanism for viewing an electronic display: A magnifier for viewing a display of a device that is external to the magnifier, the magnifier is formed having an optical magnifying lens of a type that is structured for optically magnifying an external view that is optically visible there through, and includes mechanical structure that is configured for...

20060171047 - Digital image-capturing device: A digital image-capturing device includes an outer lens barrel, an image sensor disposed in the outer lens barrel, an inner lens barrel mounted in the outer lens barrel, and a lens module mounted in the inner lens barrel. The outer lens barrel has a barrel coupling segment formed with an...

20060171046 - Passively aligned optical elements: An optical system has a first lens element (L1) having an outer portion (36) and a first tapered surface (34). A second lens element (L2) has an outer portion (26) and a second tapered surface (24). The first lens element (L1) and the second lens element (L2) are spaced apart...