Abstract: A photographing lens assembly includes seven lens elements, which are, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element and a seventh lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The seventh lens element has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The image-side surface of the seventh lens element includes at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof. The object-side surface and the image-side surface of the seventh lens element are aspheric.

Abstract: A planar lens (100) and a manufacturing method for a planar lens (100) relate to the technical field of lenses, the planar lens (100) being a focusing lens and comprising an acoustic soft material tangible structure (110) and a cover layer (120), the acoustic soft material tangible structure (110) comprises a plurality of combination lenses (130) located in the same plane, each combination lens (130) comprises a circular part (131) and a plurality of concentric annular parts (132) which are continuously arranged around the circular part (131), the thicknesses of each two adjacent annular parts (132) in each combination lens (130) are different, and the thickness of each annular part (132) is related to the focal length of the respective combination lens (130); and the cover layer (120) covers the outer surface of the acoustic soft material tangible structure (110) to form the planar lens (100).

Abstract: By providing a rib portion 40 having a constant height in the range from 50% to 120% of the height of the highest point of a split lens structure between a plurality of split lenses, even when roll forming is performed at a high speed, trapping of air bubbles can be inhibited, and resin flow can be promoted; therefore, an optical element 10 having a surface on which a lens shape is formed and having a special optical effect can be obtained with few structural defects and high productivity.

Abstract: An objective lens is used for DNA sequencing. An example system includes a flow cell, the objective lens, and a camera. Light from the flow cell is imaged by the camera through the objective lens. The objective lens can provide a long working distance; a flat field curvature; a high numerical aperture; and/or a wide field of view.

Abstract: A camera optical lens is provided, including from an object side to an image side: a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having positive refractive power; and a third lens having negative refractive power, wherein the camera optical lens satisfies following conditions: 1.40?f1/f?2.00; 0.65?f2/f?0.90; ?1.50?f3/f??0.85; 2.50?d3/d4?10.00; and 2.00?(R5+R6)/(R5?R6)?4.50. The above camera optical lens can meet design requirements for large aperture, wide angle and ultra-thinness while maintaining good imaging quality.

Abstract: A telephoto lens having an entrance pupil of between 80 and 110 mm includes a lens head and a focusing component. The lens head, as a first optical assembly, consists of four lens elements with a refractive power sequence that alternates in the light direction. The focusing component is a second optical assembly made of at least two lens elements and has a relative aperture of between 1:4.5 and 1:7.

Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens sequentially disposed in ascending numerical order along an optical axis from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane of the optical imaging system. Four or more lenses among the first to seventh lenses have a refractive index greater than 1.6.

Abstract: An ocular optical system includes a light guiding prism that guides image light from a display element and an emission portion that emits the image light guided by the light guiding prism. The light guiding prism includes a plurality of sides arranged to surround a light path of the image light, and a reflection surface off which the image light is reflected to the emission portion. The plurality of sides include a first side that is arranged on an opposite side of a first plane including first and second optical axes and that is situated between the emission portion and the reflection surface, wherein the first optical axis is a portion of the image light before the image light is reflected off the reflection surface, and the second optical axis is a portion of the image light after the image light is reflected off the reflection surface.

Abstract: An imaging lens includes a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having negative refractive power; a third lens having negative refractive power; a fourth lens having positive refractive power; a fifth lens; a sixth lens; a seventh lens; an eighth lens; and a ninth lens having negative refractive power. The lenses are arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The ninth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side has an aspherical shape having an inflection point.

Abstract: One or more aspects of the present disclosure provide articles of manufacture and components of articles that incorporate an optical element that imparts a structural color to the component or the article. The component comprises a thermoplastic polymeric material, and can include or be made to have a textured surface.

Abstract: A privacy protection film, a manufacturing method thereof, a backlight module, and a display device are provided. The privacy protection film includes a substrate, a light incident surface of the substrate is provided with a reflective layer, light transmission holes are provided on the reflective layer; a light exiting surface of the substrate is provided with a micro-lens array; each of the light transmission holes corresponds to at least one micro-lens in the micro-lens array; and the micro-lens is configured to control an exiting direction of light exiting from the light exiting surface of the substrate to remain unchanged; or, the micro-lens is configured to control an exiting direction of the light exiting from the light exiting surface of the substrate to be deflected toward a direction of an axis of the micro-lens.

Abstract: A variable magnification optical system comprising, in order from an object side, a first lens group and a plurality of lens groups; upon varying a magnification, a distance between the first lens group and the plurality of lens groups being varied, and distances between respective lens groups in the plurality of lens groups being varied; the plurality of lens groups comprising an object side focusing lens group which is moved upon carrying out focusing and at least one image side focusing lens group disposed in a more image side than the object side focusing lens group and moved with a trajectory differing from that of the object side focusing lens group, upon carrying out the focusing; and the predetermined conditional expressions being satisfied, whereby variations in aberrations upon varying magnification from the wide angle end state to the telephoto end state as well as variations in aberrations upon carrying out focusing from an infinite distance object to a close distance object can be suppressed supe

Abstract: An optical image capturing lenses includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a front lens group, a stop, and a rear lens group. The front lens group includes, in order from the object side to the image side, at least a first lens element and a second lens element. The first lens element has a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface. The rear lens group includes, in order from the object side to the image side, at least a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element. The sixth lens element is made of plastic material. The object-side surface and the image-side surface of the sixth lens are aspheric. The sixth lens element has at least one inflection point formed on at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side along an optical axis, a first lens group G1 having positive refractive power, a second lens group G2 having negative refractive power, and a third lens group G3 having positive refractive power. Upon zooming from a wide-angle end state W to a telephoto end state T, a distance between the first lens group G1 and the second lens group G2 increases, and a distance between the second lens group G2 and the third lens group G3 decreases. Given conditions are satisfied. Accordingly, a zoom lens having high optical performance with suppressing variations in aberrations, an optical apparatus equipped therewith, and a method for manufacturing the zoom lens are provided.

Abstract: A lens apparatus includes zoom lens units configured to move in an optical axis direction for zooming, and a correction lens unit configured to move in the optical axis direction to correct change in a focal position due to change in an atmospheric pressure. The lens apparatus satisfies an inequality 0.4<|fair_t/fw|<6 where fair_t is a composite focal length of an air lens included in one of the zoom lens units having a smallest absolute value of the composite focal length among the zoom lens units and fw is a focal length of the lens apparatus at a wide-angle end.

Abstract: An image display apparatus mountable on a mobile object includes an image light generator and a transmissive member. The image light generator is configured to generate image light and emit the image light to a transmission and reflection member mounted on the mobile object. The transmissive member is disposed in an optical path of the image light between the image light generator and the transmission and reflection member. The transmissive member is configured to transmit the image light from the image light generator. The transmissive member has a cross section with a predetermined curve, the cross section being orthogonal to a predetermined direction inclined with reference to a virtual plane orthogonal to a horizontal direction of the mobile object.

Abstract: A lens apparatus includes an optical system, a holding barrel configured to hold at least part of the optical system, an electric unit attached to the holding barrel, a control board configured to control the electric unit, a flexible printed circuits board configured to connect the electric unit and the control board to each other, a holding member attached to the holding barrel and configured to hold the flexible printed circuits board, and a fixing member configured to attach the holding member to the holding barrel. The flexible printed circuits board includes a first bent part, and the fixing member has a receiving surface configured to receive a reaction force from the first bent part.

Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens having a negative refractive power, a fifth lens having a negative refractive power, a sixth lens, and a seventh lens having a positive refractive power. The first lens to seventh lens are sequentially disposed in a direction from an object side toward an imaging plane.

Abstract: A lens apparatus includes an operation member that is rotatable by a user operation, a zoom lens configured to perform zooming in accordance with a rotation of the operating member, and a detector configured to divide an entire zoom range from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, and detect a zoom position of the zoom lens. A predetermined condition is satisfied.

Abstract: An imaging optical lens assembly includes four lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. Each of the four lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. At least one of all lens surfaces of the four lens elements is aspheric and has at least one inflection point.