Abstract: An electro-optic element is provided that includes a first substrate having a first surface, and a second surface having a first electrically conductive portion disposed thereon. The element also includes a second substrate having a third surface, a fourth surface, and a second electrically conductive portion disposed on at least the third surface. A primary seal is between the second and third surfaces, wherein the seal and the second and third surfaces define a cavity. An electro-optic medium disposed in the cavity. In addition, the second surface further includes at least one indicia disposed thereon between the electro-optic medium and the second surface.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: an image acquiring unit configured to acquire a plurality of types of images of an eye, including a confocal image and a non-confocal image of the eye; an analyzing unit configured to analyze the confocal image and the non-confocal image; a deciding unit configured to decide, based on analysis results of one of the confocal image and the non-confocal image, whether or not to analyze the other; and a display control unit configured to display analysis results of the confocal image and the non-confocal image on a display unit, in a case of deciding to analyze the other.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a portable pupillometer including a testing compartment, at least one ocular disposed on the testing compartment, two or more light sources disposed in the testing compartment and forming a plurality of visual stimuli for a subject looking through the at least one ocular, at least one camera configured to capture images of a pupil of the subject via infrared detection, the images indicating pupillary responses to the two or more light sources, and an interface for connection with a computing device external to the pupillometer, the interface adapted to (i) provide, to the computing device, images from the at least one camera, and (ii) receive, from the computing device, control signals for controlling the plurality of light sources.

Abstract: A display device includes a first support plate and a pixel region over the first support plate. A thin film transistor (TFT) structure is disposed over the first support plate and associated with the pixel region. The TFT structure includes a first metal layer over the first support plate. The first metal layer includes a gate. A silicon layer is disposed over the gate. A second metal layer is disposed over the silicon layer. The second metal layer includes a source and a drain covering a first portion of the silicon layer. An amorphous silicon layer is disposed over at least a portion of the second metal layer and a second portion of the silicon layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides driving methods for electrophoretic color display devices. The backplane system used for the driving methods is found to be simpler which renders color display devices more cost effective. More specifically, the driving method comprises first driving all pixels towards a color state by modulating only the common electrode, followed by driving all pixels towards their desired color states by maintaining the common electrode grounded and applying different voltages to the pixel electrodes.

Abstract: The disclosed examples relate to various implementations of a micro-light emitting diode upon which is built a controllable variable optic to provide a chip-scale light emitting device. An example of the controllable variable optic described herein is a controllable electrowetting structure having a leak-proof sealed cell with a first fluid having a first index of refraction and a second fluid having a second index of refraction. The controllable electrowetting structure may be integrally formed on or in a substrate or semiconductor material associated with the micro-light emitting diode in alignment with one or more of the light emitting diodes of the micro-LED device to provide a controllable lighting distribution.

Abstract: The invention relates to a negative-pressure device (1) for affixing a patient interface (2) with a negative-pressure cavity (20) onto a patient eye. The negative-pressure device (1) comprises a negative-pressure generator (10) and a pressure sensor (11) with a device-side pressure sensor interface (14) for coupling the pressure sensor (11) to the negative-pressure cavity in a manner fluidically separate from the negative-pressure interface (13). The negative-pressure device furthermore relates to a control unit (12) operatively coupled to the negative-pressure generator (10) and the pressure sensor (11), wherein the control unit (12) is designed to detect a faulty fluidic coupling of the negative-pressure cavity (20) by evaluating a pressure established by the pressure sensor (11).

Abstract: An electrowetting display device includes light steering structures that direct incoming light away from pixel walls. According to some configurations, transparent or semi-transparent pixel walls are shielded from incoming light by a black matrix (BM) material in a color filter plate and by the light steering structures. Instead of the incoming light being completely blocked by the black matrix, at least a portion of the incoming light that would have been blocked by the black matrix is directed by one or more of the light steering structures to an area of the pixel such that the brightness of the pixel is increased.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for borderless display stacks for use with electronic devices. In one embodiment, a display stack may include a thin film transistor (TFT) layer comprising an active area, an electrophoretic layer coupled to the TFT backplane, and an electrode coupled to a perimeter portion of the electrophoretic layer. The electrode may extend beyond peripheral edges of the electrophoretic layer. A portion of the electrode may be positioned between the electrophoretic layer and the TFT backplane, and the electrode may surround the active area. The display stack may include a cover layer coupled to the electrophoretic layer.

Abstract: Provided is a multi-channel optical module device. The optical module device includes: a light source unit configured to include a plurality of laser diodes that are capable of wavelength modulation according to current; a beam splitter unit configured to include a plurality of beam splitters that have different reflectivity and transmissivity and reflect or transmit light output from each laser diode of the light source unit to output them in a first direction or a second direction; and an optical coupler configured to couple and output the light from the beam splitter unit. Center wavelengths of the laser diodes of the light source unit are different from each other, and the number of output channels varies according to the number of laser diodes.

Abstract: An optics system includes at least one emitting fiber tip that transmits a divergent beam. The divergent beam includes a global maximum intensify of radiation centered with an output optical axis. The divergent beam includes central beams for collimating and periphery beams for disposing. The periphery beams include parasitic radiation of the divergent beam. The optics system includes at least one collimating lens having an output size, output shape, and output optical axis centered thereto and configured to redirect the central beams to a target and redirect the periphery beams into free-space; and at least one redirecting element positioned in between the at least one emitting fiber tip and the at least one collimating lens. The redirecting element includes a first area having an interior size and interior shape to transmit the central beams, and at least one second area outside of the first area to transmit the periphery beams.

Abstract: An electrowetting display device comprises a first support plate comprising a first electrode and a second support plate. A seal connects the first support plate to the second support plate. A first fluid and a second fluid, immiscible with the first fluid, are located between the first and second support plates. A second electrode is in electrical contact with the second fluid. An electrical connector connects the first electrode to the second electrode. A barrier structure at least partly surrounds the electrical connector. The electrical connector and the barrier structure are separated from the first fluid and the second fluid by the seal.

Abstract: A display device includes a first support plate and an opposing second support plate. A pixel region is positioned between the first support plate and the second support plate. A thin film transistor (TFT) structure is formed on the first support plate and associated with the pixel region. The TFT structure includes a source and drain electrode layer. A reflective layer is formed or disposed over the source and drain electrode layer. The reflective layer includes a pixel electrode within the pixel region. A via is between the source and drain electrode layer and the reflective layer to electrically couple the pixel electrode to the source and drain electrode layer. An organic layer is formed or disposed over the via. The organic layer includes an elevated surface over the via.

Abstract: A method for selecting an intraocular lens (IOL) to be implanted into an eye, in which the selection is based on a non-paraxial approach. In a ray tracing method for selecting an intraocular lens to be implanted into an eye with a simplified, centered optical system, in addition to the preoperatively measured biometric values, the effective lens position of the corresponding eye and the optical transfer function of the IOLs are used, which are calculated for a standardized distance behind the equatorial plane of the IOL. The method may be used to select an intraocular lens to be implanted into an eye and is equally suitable for spherical, aspherical, toric and multifocal IOLs.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for generating a pattern of light, this method comprising the following steps: a) emitting an input laser pulse (P1), b) deflecting the input laser pulse (P1) by a first deflector (22) to obtain a first laser pulse, c) deflecting the first laser pulse (P3) by a second deflector (24) to obtain a second laser pulse (P4), and d) focusing the pulse (P4) by an optical element characterized in that: —the first deflector (22) shapes the first laser pulse (P3) according to a first function, —the second deflector (24) shapes the second laser pulse (P4) according to a second function, and—the first function f(x) and the second function g(y) are computed and/or optimized to obtain the desired pattern of light.

Abstract: A wide angle optical lens, an optical lens unit, and an imaging device are small-sized and can secure an attachment space even when space is limited, and can avoid adhesion peeling or the extrusion of an adhesive. Optical lens (10) has a lens frame receiving surface (2a) on the side of first optical surface (S1) having a smaller optical surface diameter than second optical surface (S2), and is further provided with an adhesion space forming surface (3a) on the surrounding side of the lens frame receiving surface (2a). Therefore, it is possible to suppress adhesion peeling even when a smaller size is requested. Furthermore, by securing a larger size for lens frame receiving surface (2a), it is possible to suppress leakage or extrusion of adhesive from lens frame receiving surface (2a) and thus adherence to first optical surface (S1).

Abstract: A head-up display apparatus includes a light source portion that projects light from a light source, a screen member that has a diffusion portion inclined with respect to a hypothetical reference line that extends along a projection direction of the light from the light source, and a light-transmissive optical element that is disposed between the light source portion and the diffusion portion and has a first optical surface exposed to the light source portion and a second optical surface exposed to the diffusion portion. The projection direction corresponds to a center of the image. The diffusion portion diffuses the light from the light source. A distance between the first optical surface and the second optical surface increases in a direction from a side on which the diffusion portion is closer to the light source portion to a side on which the diffusion portion is farther from the light source portion.

Abstract: An optical modulator element includes a plurality of hole structure, a first liquid reservoir that stores a liquid to be propelled into the plurality of hole structure, a plurality of second liquid reservoirs that store the liquid to be propelled into the plurality of hole structure, and a movement control part that is arranged at at least one end of the second liquid reservoir that is closest to the first liquid reservoir and controls a movement of the liquid from the first liquid reservoir.

Abstract: The disclosed examples relate to methods and systems facilitate self-healing of regions of electrowetting devices. Electrowetting devices may be coupled to a switchable AC/DC electrical power supply that provides AC power to the electrowetting device to control electrowetting device operation and DC power to promote self-healing of the electrowetting device. A monitoring circuit outputs a signal in response to electrical power supply operating characteristic changes due to a failure of the electrowetting device's dielectric. The controller, responding to the signal, switches the power supply output from AC power to DC power to the electrowetting device. In response to the DC power, the electrowetting device responds by healing the degraded dielectric. When the failure is determined to be corrected, the power supply output is switched from DC power to AC power to the electrowetting device. The number of times self-healing is applied may be tracked for future analysis.

Abstract: A lens unit includes a first lens array including a plurality of first lens elements. The first lens array satisfies D1?0.25·P1 where P1 is a pitch in a first direction between optical axes of adjacent ones of the first lens elements, and D1 is a displacement amount that is an absolute value of a difference between a first length WE1 from a center position of the first lens array to an end position of the first lens array in the first direction at a first temperature, and a second length WE2 from the center position of the first lens array to the end position of the first lens array at a second temperature higher than the first temperature by 30° C.