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7433139 Variable attenuator for a lithographic apparatus  
A variable attenuator is provided for selectively attenuating a radiation beam in a lithographic apparatus. The attenuator is generally planar and comprises two wedge shaped prisms formed of...
7429111 Two-panel color management system  
The invention provides a two-panel color management system for projection display applications, wherein color sequencing is accomplished using achromatic beam switching and static color separation....
7428104 Optical device for the combination of light beams  
An optical device for combining a first light beam and at least one second light beam includes a first beam splitting device, a second beam splitting device and a position detector. The first beam...
7411734 Color-splitting optical element and an optical system utilizing the color-splitting optical element  
A color-splitting optical element is disclosed that includes a first prism having a first transmissive curved outer side, a second transmissive curved outer side and an inner side. The...
7411732 Backlight module and brightness enhancement film thereof  
A backlight module includes a light source, a light guide disposed on one side of the light source, a reflector disposed under the light guide, a lower diffuser disposed on the light guide, and a...
7397605 Structure of optic film  
An optic film has a surface on which a plurality of rib-like micro light guides is formed. Each light guide includes a plurality of ridges, which are of different height and shows variation of...
7396132 Prism assembly for use in optical devices and projector comprising such a prism assembly  
A prism assembly for use in optical devices, which includes a total internal reflection (TIR) assembly for redirecting an incoming lightbeam, a color prism assembly for splitting the incoming...
7380960 Illumination system  
An illumination system includes a beam splitting unit, a first lamp, a second lamp and a reflective component. The beam splitting unit has a splitting interface. One of the first lamp, the second...
7375881 Carriage for optical elements in an optical sighting device  
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...
7373044 Optical link module, optical interconnection method, information processor including the optical link module, signal transfer method, prism and method of manufacturing the prism  
An optical link module of the present invention for connecting light beams by deflection and including light-emitting devices arranged in a planar manner; an optical fiber bundle that is an optical...
7372079 Surface light emitter, display apparatus and light control member  
To improve the front brightness of the light emitted from a surface light emitter having a surface light emitting device. In the surface light emitter to which a light control sheet having...
7364314 Optical structures  
Optical structures and methods for manufacturing the same includes, in one embodiment, a substrate and a plurality of two-sided optical components disposed along the substrate. Each component...
7359308 Fixing structure for optical element and optical head device  
A fixing structure for an optical element includes a first element face of the optical element, a second element face of the optical element which is orthogonal to the first element face, a first...
RE40227 Totally internally reflecting thin, flexible film  
A thin, flexible film made of a transparent polymeric material including a structured surface and an opposite smooth surface, wherein light striking either surface, within certain angular ranges,...
7341355 Anti-glare optical film and process for preparing the same  
An anti-glare optical film which reduces in whitening of a screen without sacrificing anti-glare property, and a process for preparing the same. There is provided an anti-glare optical film has an...
7340085 Rotating prism component inspection system  
An inspection system is provided. The system includes a rotating prism having a first end and a second end. The first end receives a first image area, such as a circular view, and rotates about a...
7333277 Cap device for multiple image display  
The cap device contains a number of prisms housed inside a closed space formed by a transparent cover, a ring, and a base. Gear teeth are provided along the inner circumference of the ring, which...
7333083 Optical based performance improvement for an optical illumination configuration  
A system, method, and method of manufacturing directed to an optical device with an efficient optical illumination. The optical illumination can be provided by tilting a light source and using a...
7319566 Beam manipulation using sets of wedges  
Compact beam manipulators employ one or more Risley prism sets with or without a parallel plate translator. One beam manipulator contains a plate mounted to permit pitch and yaw adjustments and a...
7319565 Silicone rubber surfaces for biometric print TIR prisms  
Molded silicone rubber sheets with optical quality surfaces and methods for making the same. The silicone rubber sheets are made by molding liquid silicone rubber in a mold. In embodiments, the...
7307804 Thermally stabile GRISMs  
Thermally stable GRISMs comprise a substrate and cover plate composed of a first material keeps the spatial frequency of the grating stable with temperature, and a prism composed of a second...
RE39859 Dichroic prism, prism unit, and projection display apparatus  
At least one of four rectangular prisms in a dichroic prism is made longer than the other rectangular prisms. Parts of the rectangular surfaces of the long rectangular prisms partially protrude...
7262916 Backlight module and brightness enhancement film thereof  
A backlight module includes a light source, a light guide disposed on one side of the light source, a reflector disposed under the light guide, a lower diffuser disposed on the light guide, and a...
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Optical based performance improvement for an optical illumination configuration
 
A system, method, and method of manufacturing directed to an optical device with an efficient optical illumination. The optical illumination can be provided by tilting a light source and using a...
7256934 Tilting system for an observation device and an observation device  
A tilting system for an observation device, in particular for a microscope, with at least one objective device and at least one optical device for passing at least one beam path from an entrance...
7239463 Prism device and combined optical and radio frequency beam steering system  
A prism device includes: a prism material having substantially the same index of refraction at first and second wavelengths; a first anti-reflection coating for reducing reflection of a first...
7237893 Light adjustable lenses capable of post-fabrication power modification via multi-photon processes  
The invention relates to novel photoinitiators and their use in light adjustable compositions. The initiatives comprise two or more multiphoton chromophores linked by a bridging compound. The...
7230761 High-dispersion grisms  
A grism based upon a grating with a given line frequency is configured such that a design wavelength will undergo either a specific total bend angle, a zero-degree total bend without lateral...
7230603 Illumination device and display device using the same  
An illumination device and display device using it display motion pictures without a blur and make a light utilizing efficiency of a backlight improved. An illumination device having a light pipe...
7227685 Optical film and liquid-crystal display device  
An optical film has a transparent film and an adhesive layer provided on one surface of the transparent film. The adhesive layer has a refractive index different by 0.12 or less from that of a...
7224494 Image reading apparatus, its light source, and shading correcting apparatus  
In an image reading apparatus using a contact image sensor, an area light source for reading an image from a film original is provided. The area light source has a light guide plate and an LED...
7199951 Decentering optical system, holding structure of decentering optical system, and optical apparatus using the same  
The decentering optical system comprises a decentering prism and a holding component. The decentering prism has two or more positioning portions at positions which sandwich an effective diameter of...
7190535 Non-planar prism  
A system and method are provided for scanning all or part of a hand print for one or more hands positioned on a non-planar portion of a prism. The non-planar portion can be symmetrical about an...
7180690 Light condensing filter  
A light condensing filter has plural prisms formed on a surface of a flat substrate and on the opposite surface to the surface, and light from a light source is condensed by the plural prisms,...
7170696 Method and arrangement for deeply resolved optical detection of a sample  
A method and arrangement for the depth-resolved optical detection of a specimen with an illumination light distribution of at least one wavelength generated on or in a specimen and detection...
7170678 Optical color separation and synthesis system, and method of constructing optical color separation and synthesis system  
An optical color separation and synthesis system is constructed according to a method, in which four first to fourth polarization beam splitters are arranged in such a manner that polarization...
7147333 Projector  
In a base plate, projections for being inserted into openings in a lower bracket, and for supporting a bottom surface of a cross-dichroic prism, are provided. The lower bracket and the...
7142357 Night-day boresight with adjustable wedge-prism assembly  
An in-line night-day boresight with an adjustable wedge-prism assembly is disclosed. The adjustable wedge-prism assembly includes two opposing wedge prisms that are axially rotatable relative to...
7119972 Apparatus and method for the manipulation of a laser beam in reflection  
An apparatus for manipulating a path of a beam includes a first wedge and a second wedge. The first wedge includes a first refractive surface and a second refractive surface. The second wedge...
7119971 Optical prism, display element support and optical assembly using the same  
An optical prism 100 for reflecting light incident on its light incidence surface 12 suited for incidence of light from an LCD 20 at least twice within itself and emitting the reflected light...
7113352 Annular or penannular prism  
An annular prism capable of causing light (or other radiation) to either converge or diverge is defined by an annulus of material which is transparent to the light (or other radiation). The annulus...
7102824 Optical element for efficient sensing at large angles of incidence  
An optical element is provided that may be used for collecting optical radiation incident at large angles of incidence. The element may include a grating window formed of grating elements that may...
7095558 Image display device, rear projection type screen used in image display device, Fresnel lens sheet, and method of making Fresnel lens sheet  
A total reflecting prism portion is formed on an image generation source side of a Fresnel lens sheet which constitutes a rear projection type screen. The total reflecting prism portion is formed...
7079331 Device for holding a beam splitter element  
The invention relates to a device for holding a beam splitter element having an optically active beam splitter layer in an optical imaging device, the beam splitter element being connected to at...
7075740 Prism and method for producing the same  
A prism is produced by the steps of feeding a glass base material into a heating furnace, the glass base material having surfaces to be prism surfaces after forming, the Ra value of the surface...
7075739 Assembly for correcting laser illumination emitted from a laser light source and method for producing said assembly  
The invention relates to an assembly for correcting laser illumination emitted from a laser light source, comprising a laser light source, which has linear emission sources that are arranged in a...
7045558 Method of making a high refractive index optical management coating and the coating  
A radiation curable composition comprises a heterocyclic acrylate or heterocyclic methacrylate. The composition is curable to make an optical management article such as an optical management...
7035025 Compact precision beam manipulators  
Compact beam manipulators employ one or more Risley prism sets with or without a parallel plate translator. One beam manipulator contains a plate mounted to permit pitch and yaw adjustments and a...
7031070 Plastic optical components  
The plastic optical component includes a main body and a transparent moisture-proof coating provided on all surfaces of the main body, the moisture-proof coating satisfying the following relation...
7031062 Assembly of beam splitters  
An assembly of beam splitters of the invention includes a roof-prism, a triangle prism and a complementary prism; wherein the roof-prism has a first emitting/receiving surface, the triangle prism...