Patents Assigned to QD Laser Inc.
  • Patent number: 10578871
    Abstract: The present display device is a retinal scan display device including: a projection optical system configured to project an image to a retina of an eye; a distortion correcting unit configured to correct a distortion of the image; an image inverting unit configured to invert the image; and a storage unit configured to store correction data for correcting the distortion of the image when the image is projected to a left eye and correction data for correcting the distortion of the image when the image is projected to a right eye, wherein, based on a switching signal that represents that a side at which the projection optical system is arranged has been switched from one eye side to the other eye side, the distortion correcting unit performs distortion correction, by switching from correction data corresponding to one eye to correction data corresponding to the other eye, and the image inverting unit performs image inversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignees: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD., QD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Misato Abe, Kimiyuki Ohba, Mitsuru Sugawara, Makoto Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20200014891
    Abstract: An image projection device includes: an optical component reflecting an image light beam that has been converted into a substantially parallel light by a lens and scanned by a scanner; a projection mirror irradiating a retina with the reflected image light beam; a light beam blocking unit located on a light path between the scanner and the lens and having an aperture, wherein the projection mirror has a first region and a second region having a larger light condensing power than the first region, and a light condensing power in a third region, reflecting a light beam to be emitted to the first region of the scanned image light beam, of the optical component is greater than that in a fourth region, reflecting a light beam to be emitted to the second region of the scanned image light beam, of the optical component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: QD LASER, INC.
    Inventors: Makoto SUZUKI, Kinya HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20190353897
    Abstract: An image projection device includes: a light source emitting a light beam; an image input unit inputting image data; a control unit generating an image light beam based on the input image data, and controlling emission of the image light beam from the light source; a scan unit scanning the image light beam emitted from the light source; and a projection optical member illuminating a retina of an eyeball of a user with the image light beam scanned by the scan unit, and projecting an image onto the retina, wherein a diameter of the image light beam at a time when the image light beam enters a cornea of the eyeball is not smaller than 310 ?m and not larger than 800 ?m, and a user having an original visual acuity in a range of 0.04 to 1.2 has an acquired visual acuity of 0.4 or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: QD LASER INC.
    Inventors: Makoto SUZUKI, Kenji YASUI, Mitsuru SUGAWARA
  • Patent number: 10444519
    Abstract: An image projection device includes: one light source unit emitting an image light beam, which forms an image, of visible light and a checking light beam of visible light; an optical system projecting the image light beam emitted from emitted from the one light source unit onto a first surface region of an eye of a user to project the image light beam onto a retina of the user, and projecting the checking light beam emitted from the one light source unit onto a second surface region, which is distant from the first surface region, of the eye of the user; a light detector detecting a reflected light that is the checking light beam reflected by the eye of the user; and a controller controlling at least one of the one light source unit and the optical stem based on a detection result of the reflected light by the light detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignees: QD LASER, INC., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Arakawa, Mitsuru Sugawara, Makoto Suzuki, Michio Arai
  • Patent number: 10409146
    Abstract: A terminal device (300) includes a projection target holding unit that holds projection information to be projected by an image projection device (200), a storage unit that stores position information indicating a position on the retina of a user (P) at which the projection information is to be projected, a position information acquisition unit that acquires the position information from the storage unit, an image data generation unit that generates image data (D) of an image (202G) that projects the projection information at the position indicated by the position information, and an image output processing unit that outputs the image data (D) to the image projection device (200).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: QD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Sugawara, Makoto Suzuki, Kinya Hasegawa
  • Publication number: 20180373024
    Abstract: An image projection device includes: a projection unit that irradiates a pupil 40 of an eyeball 36 of a user with an image light beam 34a forming an image to project the image onto a retina 38 of the eyeball; a detection unit that detects a direction 52 in which the pupil has moved relative to a face of the user; and a control unit that controls the projection unit based on a detected direction in which the pupil has moved so that the pupil is irradiated with the image light beam and the image is moved in a direction opposite to the direction in which the pupil has moved with respect to a position on which the image has been projected before a move of the pupil in a coordinate system visually recognized by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: QD LASER, INC.
    Inventors: Mitsuru SUGAWARA, Makoto SUZUKI, Michio ARAI
  • Publication number: 20180373041
    Abstract: An image projection device includes: a projection unit that projects an image light beam forming an image onto a pupil of an eyeball of a user to project the image onto a retina of the eyeball; a detection unit that detects a direction in which the pupil has moved relative to a face of the user and a speed of movement of the pupil; and a control unit that performs different controls of the image when the pupil has moved at different speeds in a same direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: QD LASER, INC.
    Inventors: Mitsuru SUGAWARA, Makoto SUZUKI, Michio ARAI
  • Publication number: 20180364489
    Abstract: The present invention is an image projection device that includes: a light source 12 that emits a laser beam 34; a scanning mirror 14 that two-dimensionally scans the laser beam 34 emitted from the light source 12; and a projection mirror 24 that projects scanned light onto a retina 26 of an eyeball 22 of a user to project an image onto the retina 26, the scanned light being composed of the laser beam 34 that has been scanned by the scanning mirror 14, wherein the laser beam 34 emitted from the light source 12 is scanned by using a part of an operating range of the scanning mirror 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicants: QD LASER INC., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Yasuhiko ARAKAWA, Mitsuru SUGAWARA, Makoto SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10088682
    Abstract: The present invention is an image projection device that includes: a light source 12 that emits a laser beam 34; a scanning mirror 14 that two-dimensionally scans the laser beam 34 emitted from the light source 12; and a projection mirror 24 that projects scanned light onto a retina 26 of an eyeball 22 of a user to project an image onto the retina 26, the scanned light being composed of the laser beam 34 that has been scanned by the scanning mirror 14, wherein the laser beam 34 emitted from the light source 12 is scanned by using a part of an operating range of the scanning mirror 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignees: QD LASER, INC., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Arakawa, Mitsuru Sugawara, Makoto Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20180252920
    Abstract: The present display device is a retinal scan display device including: a projection optical system configured to project an image to a retina of an eye; a distortion correcting unit configured to correct a distortion of the image; an image inverting unit configured to invert the image; and a storage unit configured to store correction data for correcting the distortion of the image when the image is projected to a left eye and correction data for correcting the distortion of the image when the image is projected to a right eye, wherein, based on a switching signal that represents that a side at which the projection optical system is arranged has been switched from one eye side to the other eye side, the distortion correcting unit performs distortion correction, by switching from correction data corresponding to one eye to correction data corresponding to the other eye, and the image inverting unit performs image inversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicants: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD., QD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Misato ABE, Kimiyuki OHBA, Mitsuru SUGAWARA, Makoto SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20180184059
    Abstract: An image projection device includes: a first mirror oscillating to scan an image light beam forming an image projected onto a retina of a user; a light source emitting the image light beam and a detection light beam to the first mirror at different timings; a second mirror having a first region reflecting-the image light beam reflected by the first mirror to the retina and a second region reflecting the detection light beam reflected by the first mirror in a direction different from a direction in which the image light beam is reflected, and scanning neither the image light beam nor the detection light beam reflected by the first mirror; a detector detecting the detection light beam reflected by the second region; and a controller adjusting oscillation of the first mirror and an emission timing of the image light beam based on a detection result by the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicants: QD LASER, INC., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Yasuhiko ARAKAWA, Mitsuru SUGAWARA, Makoto SUZUKI, Shuichi TOJO
  • Publication number: 20180164595
    Abstract: An image projection device includes: one light source unit emitting an image light beam, which forms an image, of visible light and a checking light beam of visible light; an optical system projecting the image light beam emitted from the one light source unit onto a first surface region of an eye of a user to project the image light beam onto a retina of the user, and projecting the checking light beam emitted from the one light source unit onto a second surface region, which is distant from the first surface region, of the eye of the user; a light detector detecting a reflected light that is the checking light beam reflected by the eye of the user; and a controller controlling at least one of the one light source unit and the optical system based on a detection result of the reflected light by the light detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicants: QD LASER, INC., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Yasuhiko ARAKAWA, Mitsuru SUGAWARA, Makoto SUZUKI, Michio ARAI
  • Patent number: 9865771
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting element includes: a lower clad layer 12 that is provided on a substrate 10; an active layer 20 that is provided on the lower clad layer 12 and includes a quantum well layer 24 and a plurality of quantum dots 28 sandwiching a second barrier layer 22b together with the quantum well layer 24; and an upper clad layer 14 that is provided on the active layer 20, wherein a distance D between the quantum well layer 24 and the plurality of quantum dots 28 is smaller than an average of distances X between centers of the plurality of quantum dots 28.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignees: QD LASER, INC., UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
    Inventors: Kenichi Nishi, Takeo Kageyama, Keizo Takemasa, Mitsuru Sugawara, Richard Hogg, Siming Chen
  • Publication number: 20160336480
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting element includes: a lower clad layer 12 that is provided on a substrate 10; an active layer 20 that is provided on the lower clad layer 12 and includes a quantum well layer 24 and a plurality of quantum dots 28 sandwiching a second barrier layer 22b together with the quantum well layer 24; and an upper clad layer 14 that is provided on the active layer 20, wherein a distance D between the quantum well layer 24 and the plurality of quantum dots 28 is smaller than an average of distances X between centers of the plurality of quantum dots 28.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicants: QD LASER, INC., UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
    Inventors: Kenichi NISHI, Takeo KAGEYAMA, Keizo TAKEMASA, Mitsuru SUGAWARA, Richard HOGG, Siming CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160103324
    Abstract: The present invention is an image projection device that includes: a light source 12 that emits a laser beam 34; a scanning mirror 14 that two-dimensionally scans the laser beam 34 emitted from the light source 12; and a projection mirror 24 that projects scanned light onto a retina 26 of an eyeball 22 of a user to project an image onto the retina 26, the scanned light being composed of the laser beam 34 that has been scanned by the scanning mirror 14, wherein the laser beam 34 emitted from the light source 12 is scanned by using a part of an operating range of the scanning mirror 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Applicants: QD LASER INC., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Yasuhiko ARAKAWA, Mitsuru SUGAWARA, Makoto SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 8896911
    Abstract: The present invention is a laser system including a DFB laser 10 emitting a laser light 50, a semiconductor optical amplifier 20 that modulates an intensity of the laser light, and a harmonic generation element 30 that converts the laser light modulated to a visible light 54 that is a harmonic of the laser light. According to the present invention, it is possible to employ the highly efficient harmonic generation element capable of modulating the intensity of the laser light and to reduce power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: QD Laser, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsuru Sugawara, Makoto Usami, Tomoyuki Akiyama
  • Patent number: 8625193
    Abstract: The present invention is an optical semiconductor device including a lower clad layer 12 having a first conduction type, an active layer 14 that is provided on the lower clad layer 12 and has multiple quantum dot layers 51-55 having multiple quantum dots 41, and an upper clad layer 18 that is provided on the active layer 14 and has a second conduction type opposite to the first conduction type, the multiple quantum dot layers 51-55 having different quantum dot densities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: QD Laser, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenichi Nishi
  • Publication number: 20130010821
    Abstract: A laser system 100 includes: a laser module 10 including: a DFB laser 12 that oscillates a laser beam 24; a heater 14 that adjusts a temperature of the DFB laser 12; and a harmonic generation element 18 that converts the laser beam 24 into a harmonic beam 34 of the laser beam 24; and a control unit 40 that modulates a wavelength of the laser beam 24, detects a detection signal synchronized with a modulation signal used for the modulation from an intensity of the harmonic beam 34, and controls a value of a heater current 28 to be injected to the heater 14 so as to reduce an amplitude of the detection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: QD LASER, INC.
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 8160116
    Abstract: The present invention provides a semiconductor laser including a first conductive type of a lower clad layer 12, an active layer 14 provided on the lower clad layer 12, the active layer 14 including a plurality of quantum dots, and a second conductive type of an upper clad layer 18, the upper clad layer 18 being provided on the active layer 14 so as to have an isolated ridge portion 30 such that W1?Wtop+0.4 ?m where Wtop is the width of a top of the ridge portion 30 and W1 is the width of the ridge portion 30 at a height of 50 nm from a bottom of the ridge portion 30. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing such a semiconductor laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: QD Laser Inc.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Akiyama, Mitsuru Sugawara
  • Patent number: D824905
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: QD LASER, INC.
    Inventors: Takeshi Yamada, Shuichi Tojo, Manabu Nakamura