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7608808 Injection-locked pulsed laser with high wavelength stability  
An injection-locked laser is disclosed. The injection-locked laser comprises a seed laser, an oscillator into which a certain component of light output from the seed laser is injected as seed laser...
7608807 Closed loop daylight harvesting light control system having auto-calibration  
An apparatus and method for enabling an automatic calibration sequence for a light control system having a daylight harvesting scheme is disclosed herein. An ambient light sensor connects to a...
7608806 Multiple parameter laser power control with automatic compensation  
A method and apparatus is disclosed for optic signal power control to maintain a desired or optimum optic signal power level. During start-up, a default or target value from memory may be utilized...
7604922 Process of surface treatment, surface treating device, surface treated plate, and electro-optic device, and electronic equipment  
A process of providing a hydrophobic property to the surface of a plate, and a process of providing a hydrophilic property to the surface by irradiating energy light (radiation) on the surface of...
7595473 Method and system of array imaging  
The present invention relates to a method and system of array imaging that extends or maximizes the longevity of the sensor array by minimizing the effects of photobleaching. The imaging system has...
7592583 Photosensor with customizable angular-response characteristics  
A photosensor with customizable angular-response characteristics is presented. This photosensor includes a light-modifier located between the photosensor and a target area to be monitored by the...
7592574 Light source control apparatus, image reading apparatus, image forming apparatus, medium storing light source part control program, and method for controlling of light source part by adjusting light quantity ratios  
A light source control apparatus that includes a light quantity detection unit that respectively detects light quantities of three colors of light emitted from a light source part. A light quantity...
7589303 Method of determining and/or evaluating a differential optical signal  
The invention relates to a method for determining and/or evaluating a differential, optical signal. According to the invention, at least two first light sources (S 1 , S 2 ) which are sequentially...
7586073 Imaging system with high-spectrum resolution and imaging method for the same  
An imaging system comprises a light source module configured to generate a combination beam, a controller configured to control the light source module, an image-capturing module configured to...
7576315 Scanning type image display apparatus having a synchronization control circuit and a light transmitting area on the last surface of a scanning optical system  
A scanning type image display apparatus includes a synchronization control circuit that enables a scanning unit to synchronize the forward paths and backward paths. The scanning type image display...
7576309 Illuminating device, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus  
An illuminating device includes a plurality of light sources, a light guide plate that has plate surfaces on front and rear sides and a plurality of end faces formed around the plate surfaces,...
7573012 Photo driver circuit with power saving function and method thereof  
The present invention discloses a photo driver circuit with power saving function and a corresponding method thereof. The photo driver circuit with power saving function comprises: a photo sensor...
7569807 Light source with photosensor light guide  
The present invention provides a light source comprising one or more light-emitting elements, one or more photosensors and, a photosensor light guide, such as, for example, a substantially planar...
7569802 Photosensor control unit for a lighting module  
A photosensor control unit for use in a lighting module has a light sensor and a switch adapted to operably control a light source such as a plurality of LEDs responsive to the light sensor. The...
7566862 Device, method, and program for responding based on change in wavelength of light  
The present invention provides an information processing device, having a power generating element for converting light into power, for performing processing responsive to an environment in which a...
7566852 Driving circuit for backlight module  
An exemplary driving circuit ( 400 ) for a backlight module includes a control circuit ( 420 ), a first driving branch circuit ( 440 ), a second driving branch circuit ( 450 ), and a light source (...
7566851 Headlight, taillight and streetlight detection  
A method in a computerized system including an image sensor mounted in a moving vehicle. The image sensor captures image frames consecutively in real time. In one of the image flames, a spot is...
7566359 Ultraviolet lamp with absorptive barrier  
A heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising a heat exchanger plenum having a surface located therein that is susceptible to degradation upon exposure to light, and a light...
7564014 Apparatus for detecting welding light and protecting eyes from glare and method for controlling the same  
A welding light detection and anti-glare eye protection apparatus, which shields welding light generated in welding or cutting environments to safely protect eyes of a worker from the welding...
7560677 Step-wise intensity control of a solid state lighting system  
A solid state lighting system controls overall light output level in a step-wise manner by discretely controlling the ON/OFF state of its light emitters. Solid state emitters that are ON at a given...
7557332 Driver circuit for driving a light source of an optical pointing device  
A driver circuit for driving a light source of an optical pointing device includes a first transistor coupled to the light source. The driver circuit includes a controller coupled to the first...
7554722 Scanning microscope with scanner frequency derived from pulsed laser  
A scanning microscope ( 1 ) and a scanning method are disclosed. The scanning microscope ( 1 ) has, arranged in the illuminating light beam path ( 3 ), an outcoupling element ( 60 ) that couples...
7554065 Illuminance sensor determining the duty ratio of a PWM signal based on a digital output of an A/D converter and light control apparatus  
The following members are included: a light receiving element which outputs an electric signal corresponding to ambient light; an A/D converter which converts the electric signal output from the...
7550702 Electro optical device, method for correcting light intensity of an electro optical element, and electronic apparatus  
A correction value determining method for each of a plurality of electro optical elements whose light intensity is controlled in accordance with a gray scale value and a correction value, the...
7547875 Absolute type encoder apparatus and method for operating the same  
A high-precision absolute type encoder apparatus includes a controller electrically connected to an incremental type encoder and generating a control signal to the incremental type encoder, a...
7547869 Illumination system calibration and operation having a calibration matrix calculation based on a shift in color space  
A method for calibrating an illumination system is disclosed herein. The illumination system comprises at least one light emitter and at least one color sensor. The method comprises emitting a...
7541570 Vehicle rearview mirror system  
A vehicle rearview mirror system includes a variable reflectance reflective element, an ambient light sensor that is operable to sense ambient light, and a glare light sensor that is operable to...
7541566 Transmitter, receiver, and system with relative position detecting functionality between transmitters and receivers  
A method is disclosed that includes transmitting from an emitter a pulse of an energy beam. The beam creates a field with a varying gradient, where the gradient has a direction substantially...
7538306 Illumination device  
An illumination device comprising an organic light-emitting diode ( 1 ) (OLED) having a light output that changes with use with an illumination/active area ( 2,3 ), where light is being emitted for...
7538305 Photo sensor, display panel having the same and display device having the display panel  
A photo sensor includes a first substrate, a switching element and a second substrate. The switching element is disposed at the first substrate and defined by a control electrode, and first and...
7534994 Laser scanning system employing laser mode switching using a binary mode switching signal  
A diffractive-based laser scanning system that monitors portions of the laser light beams generated by a laser light source (e.g., VLD) employed therein to generate a mode switching signal...
7534990 Compact optical delay devices  
Optical devices and techniques for using optical polarization of light to transmit through an optical path four times to quadruple a total delay in the light through the optical path.
7534987 Light measuring apparatus  
A light measuring apparatus includes a light source configured to emit light to a sample, and a light guide optics system configured to guide light generated as a result of applying the emitted...
7531776 Photodetector, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus having a differential current detection circuit  
A photodetector receiving object light and ambient light as incident light includes: a sensor circuit in which a sensor outputting a first current corresponding to the intensity of the incident...
7528950 Tunable laser-based process monitoring apparatus  
A chemical imaging and process monitoring device which utilizes a computer controlled tunable laser to provide light at discrete wavelengths in the near infrared band and a focal plane array to...
7525654 Tunable laser-based chemical imaging system  
A chemical imaging device which utilizes a computer controlled tunable laser to provide light of wavelengths in the near infrared band and a focal plane array to image a sample illuminated at...
7525084 Input device, electronic apparatus and method for controlling input device  
An input device includes an input detection portion which enables detection of position inputs according to change of capacitance; a position detection portion which reads detection signals from...
7521667 Intelligent solid state lighting  
A light fixture, using one or more solid state light emitting elements utilizes a diffusely reflect chamber to provide a virtual source of uniform output light, at an aperture or at a downstream...
7514666 Composite receiver assembly having a circuit board on which multiple receiver devices that operate on different sets of wavelengths are mounted  
Multiple devices that operate at different wavelengths of light are incorporated into a single composite assembly to reduce the amount of space that is needed to incorporate the assembly into a...
7514662 Illuminating device, electro-optical device, and electronic apparatus  
An illuminating device includes a plurality of light sources, a light guide plate that has plate surfaces on front and rear sides and a plurality of end faces formed around the plate surfaces,...
7507943 Light source for LCD with individually controlled sections  
A light source device capable of further reducing fluctuations in the intensity or the like of illumination light with a simple configuration is provided. The light source device may include a...
7507942 Illumination apparatus that suppresses light intensity distribution irregularity and projection-type display apparatus using the illumination apparatus  
An illumination apparatus includes: a light source including at least one light-emitting element, the light-emitting element being configured to emit light and having an uneven light distribution...
7504610 Optical modulation amplitude compensation system having a laser driver with modulation control signals  
The power control system utilizing a normal average power control loop to control average power and modulation level of an optic signal generated by an optic signal generator. The target average...
7501613 Light detecting and angle of view compensation for optical devices and method  
A control for a controllable optical device, such as an auto-darkening lens (ADL), such as used in welding helmets, respirators, or other device, includes a sensor sensing the direction of incident...
7498553 Image reading device  
A technology capable of preventing generation of a problem due to saturation of an output value in an image pick-up section caused by a variation of illumination light from a light source. An image...
7498552 Calibratable microwave circuit with illuminable GaAs-FET, calibrating device and process  
An electronic microwave circuit with GaAs field-effect transistors, which are integrated onto a semiconductor substrate, for switching high frequency electrical input signals has at least one light...
7485847 Displacement sensor employing discrete light pulse detection  
Optical sensors, and methods for operating optical sensors, are disclosed. One such sensor may include: a reflector positioned a distance from a reflective diffraction grating and a light source...
7482567 Optical feedback system with improved accuracy  
The illumination system has a plurality of light emitters (R, G, B) and a light-collimator ( 1 ) for collimating light emitted by the light emitters. Light propagation in the light-collimator is...
7482566 Equalization for a multi-axis imaging system  
An equalization system for a multi-axis imaging system. A plurality of light detectors are arranged in a detector array and a plurality of light sources corresponding to detectors in the detector...
7482565 Systems and methods for calibrating light output by light-emitting diodes  
A system and method for calibrating light output from an LED is provided. The system includes a support on which an LED is positioned, a photosensor to measure the light output from the LED, and...