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7604353 |
Deformable mirror device and apparatus for observing retina of eye
It is made possible to improve the variations in the “generated force (load)—deflection characteristics”. A deformable mirror device includes: a substrate; a plurality of electrodes provided...
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7554711 |
MEMS devices with stiction bumps
An interferometric modulator comprising a substrate, a movable membrane and one or more stiction bumps disposed between the substrate and the movable membrane. The stiction bumps are configured to...
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7553035 |
Method and apparatus for constructing a perfect trough parabolic reflector
A coordinate system defines the length of the curve of a parabola used in constructing a parabolic trough reflector. The origin ( 0,0 ) of the coordinate system is at the bottom center of the...
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7549759 |
Micro-electromechanical light modulator with enhanced contrast
A system and method for increasing contrast in displays using micromechanical light modulators. Contrast is enhanced by an optical system that uses polarization to discriminate unmodulated light....
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7473878 |
High power bimorph wave-front correction mirror
A laser beam correction system and related methods of use and manufacture are provided. In one example, a laser beam correction system includes a mirror having a first surface and a second surface....
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7468825 |
Spatial optical modulator with passivation layer
Disclosed is an optical modulator including: a substrate; an insulation layer disposed on the substrate; a ribbon layer, a center portion of which is spaced apart from the insulation layer by a...
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7399093 |
Reflection mirror of projection television and fabrication method thereof
Disclosed is a reflection mirror of a projection television to prevent the frame of the projection television from being deformed and to fabricate the projection television with ease. The...
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7388701 |
Optical modulator
An optical modulator having a junction layer is disclosed. An optical modulator may be provided which includes a substrate, an insulation layer positioned on the substrate, a ribbon layer...
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7381934 |
Closed loop compensation system and method for a deformable mirror
A closed loop compensation system including a deformable mirror including an array of spaced actuators. An array of spaced sensors is mapped in optical space to reside between pairs of actuators. A...
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7374301 |
Stretched membrane device
An improved device for reflecting, radiating, or receiving electromagnetic radiation, acoustic waves, or other energy forms through the use of a membrane stretched across a lightweight, round,...
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7264363 |
Deformable-mirror cooling
This invention relates to a cooled deformable-mirror and its mount. A deformable mirror is provided comprising a reflective element provided on a substrate that is secured to a deformable element,...
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7229178 |
Variable focal length deformable mirror
A variable focal length deformable mirror has an inner ring and an outer ring that simply support and push axially on opposite sides of a mirror plate. The resulting variable clamping force deforms...
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7180652 |
Mars optical modulators
The specification describes an improved Moving Anti-Reflection Switch (MARS) device structure that largely eliminates charge build up on the movable membrane, and reduces stresses that cause...
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7178945 |
Luminaire having a deformable reflector well
An apparatus, system, and method for a luminaire with a light emitting device and a deformable reflector well is disclosed herein.
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7126742 |
Electrostatic control of a membrane for adaptive optics and the like
A membrane receives an incident energy signal at a first surface of the membrane. An actuating electrode, located adjacent to the membrane on a side opposite the first surface, applies an actuating...
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7025468 |
Variable mirror, optical apparatus and decentered optical system which include variable mirror, variable-optical characteristic optical element or combination thereof
A variable mirror that is readily formable and can be readily and precisely changed into various configurations as desired. The variable mirror includes a mirror body formed of an elastic or...
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6999221 |
Bimorphic polymeric photomechanical actuator
A bimorphic polymeric photomechanical actuator, in one embodiment using polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) as a photosensitive body, transmitting light over fiber optic cables, and controlling the...
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6994441 |
Adaptive reflecting system
A system which features an actuator mechanism for controlling orientations of reflecting surfaces of an optical reflector or antenna is disclosed. As integrated into the system, the actuator may...
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6986587 |
Variable-shape reflection mirror and method of manufacturing the same
A variable-shape mirror comprises a flexible film having a plurality of electrodes and a reflective surface whose shape varies when electrostatic forces are applied to the electrodes. The...
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6986586 |
Thin film mirror
The thin-film mirror includes a pan-shaped housing having a pan surface and a hollow wall bordering the pan surface. The hollow wall has a mounting surface for thin reflecting film, which mounting...
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6952304 |
Variable mirror and information apparatus comprising variable mirror
A deformable mirror according to the invention comprises a substrate, a reflector which is supported by said substrate and the shape of whose reflecting areas is variable, and a plurality of drive...
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6948821 |
Mirror for reflecting electromagnetic radiation as well as illumination and imaging method employing the same
A mirror arrangement for reflecting electromagnetic radiation has a mirror body with a mirror side disposed towards the radiation to be reflected and at least one extension sensor located at the...
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6945659 |
Apparatus for constructing a thin film mirror
Apparatus ( 2 ) for constructing a thin film mirror, which apparatus ( 2 ) comprises a suction chamber ( 4 ), first attachment means ( 6 ) positioned at a first side ( 8 ) of the suction chamber (...
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6886952 |
Variable shape mirror and its manufacturing method
A variable shape mirror comprises a frame member having an opening, and a thin film having a first region including a reflecting plane and a second region of higher rigidity than the first region...
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6869196 |
Variable-profile optical device including variable profile mirror and optical element including variable profile optical element
A variable-profile optical device includes a light-transmission elastic member in which an elasticity of a first surface is set to be higher than that of a second surface disposed opposite to the...
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6846085 |
Mitigating the effects of miniaturizing integrating spheres for fiber optic measurement
An miniature integrating sphere has a spherical volume with walls of a material for reflecting light, a light inlet and a light outlet. The light inlet is offset from a diameter axis of the...
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6843572 |
Form-error-cancelling mirror-support devices and related methods, and microlithography systems comprising same
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for peripherally supporting X-ray-reflective mirrors such as used in X-ray microlithography systems and other X-ray optical systems. The methods provide...
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6820986 |
Precision formed membrane surface for electromagnetic radiation concentration and method of forming same
A precision surface formed of a thin stretchable membrane. The shape and curvature of the formed surface are determined by the boundary over which the membrane is stretched, a forming pressure (if...
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6801370 |
Imaging optical system
An imaging optical system includes, in order from the object side, a negative lens, a first deformable mirror, an aperture stop, a positive lens unit, and a second deformable mirror. When a...
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6752502 |
Parabolic membrane mirror having a shape-restorative force
An optical quality, freestanding, compliant membrane mirror is cast with a concave parabolic shape, and includes a substrate and a reflective stress coating. The stress coating is in compression...
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6739730 |
Optical pickup deformable mirror
The present invention provides an optical pickup deformable mirror used for correcting a spherical aberration caused by a difference in thickness of a cover glass of a recording medium, wherein the...
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6724517 |
Deformable mirror
A deformable mirror ( 10 ) with an at least quasi-continuously deformable optically effective surface ( 12 ) has a floatingly supported mirror plate ( 11 ) which is positioned along its edge by a...
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6679611 |
Adaptive, aluminized Mylar mirror
An infrared beam is directed to the surface of a Mylar mirror, and the mirror reflects that beam. The reflected beam is detected, and data gleaned from the reflected beam is used to determine...
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6657764 |
Very large angle integrated optical scanner made with an array of piezoelectric monomorphs
A micromachined mirror scanning system having plural benders of morphs and support arms between a mirror surface of silicon and a surrounding frame. Electrical energization of the morphs with a DC...
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6604832 |
Thin film mirror bond to plastic bead
A multi-sided metal frame having a top surface is provided with a plastic bead on the surface, extending lengthwise of each side of the frame and spaced slightly inboard from the outer perimeter of...
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6568647 |
Mounting apparatus for a deformable mirror
A mounting apparatus for a deformable mirror that has a peripheral mounting portion with oppositely facing and parallel mounting surfaces. A base member and a mounting ring have juxtaposed...
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6554438 |
High performance, low cost mirror for a rear projection television
A video projection device includes a cabinet having front and rear sections and a projection tube for projecting a video image. The video projection device also includes a screen located in the...
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6533426 |
Method of centrifugally casting a parabolic membrane mirror having a shape-restorative force
A method for fabricating an optical quality, free-standing, compliant parabolic membrane mirror using an inverted parabolic mandrel created by rotating a liquid confined to a cylindrical polymer...
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6513939 |
Micro-mirrors with variable focal length, and optical components comprising micro-mirrors
A micro-mirror comprises a membrane of a dielectric polymer layer between two metal layers for supplying a high frequency ac voltage thereto for dielectric heating of the membrane, and a further...
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6467915 |
Deformable mirror, in particular for a laser beam material machining apparatus
In the case of a deformable mirror ( 11 ) with a mirror plate ( 13 ) which is in glass form in particular for high laser frequencies and an axial actuator ( 20 ) which concentrically engages the...
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6462858 |
Fast attenuator
The invention provides a fast variable optical attenuator including a reflective membrane that serves as a varifocal mirror. Electrostatic deflection of the mirror defocuses the optical system and...
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6425671 |
Optical mirror flexing structure and assembly
The present invention is a structure for holding and forming an optical mirror disc. A puller plate is attached to an elastic layer to the back surface of the mirror. A tensioner applies axial...
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6412961 |
Rectifying mirror
A mirror for use in a catadioptric system, is provided which is a substantially circular mirror having a rotationally symmetric cross section by a set of points substantially close to a curve...
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6398372 |
Deformable mirror for laser beam
A reflecting mirror of a deformable mirror for laser beam is disclosed, which is produced having a high heat conductivity, a low Young's modulus and a high 0.2% yield strength, so as to realize...
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6343178 |
Micromachined voltage controlled optical attenuator
This invention provides a very sensitive optical attenuator, which can be used to couple and attenuate optical signals between optical fibers with a wide range of attenuation level. Such an optical...
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6332687 |
Plunger controlled, near-parabolic optical membrane mirror
A membrane mirror having an optical quality spherical shape maintained by differential pressure takes a near parabolic shape when a plunger-induced displacement of the central area of the mirror is...
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6328452 |
Securing structure for half mirror of 3-dimension monitor
Frames of a half mirror which can control and maintain the angle of the half mirror of a 3D monitor include pair of upper frames installed at both sides of a case in a diagonal direction. The upper...
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6293682 |
Reflecting panel adjusting mechanism
A reflecting panel adjusting mechanism includes a support means for supporting a reflecting panel 1 at three points through spherical bearing units (7a, 7b and 7c) rotatable in all directions on...
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6113242 |
Active edge controlled optical quality membrane mirror
A thin membrane is mounted on an optically flat circular outer ring and stretched over a smaller optically flat circular inner ring. Differential pressure is applied to the annulus formed between...
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6065843 |
Thin film mirror frame
The present invention is a frame used to support a thin mirrored film. The frame has a front surface which includes a peripheral supporting ridge and an adhering surface. The adhering surface is...
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