Abstract: An illumination apparatus includes a first light-emitting device, a second light-emitting device, and a third light-emitting device. The light emitted from the third light-emitting device is selectively mixed with the light emitted from the first light-emitting device or the second light-emitting device to form a white light having a chromaticity coordinate point substantially located on a Black Body Locus. A color of the light emitted from the third light-emitting device is determined by linear relationships between chromaticity coordinate points corresponding to wavelengths of the lights emitted form the first light-emitting device and the second light-emitting device and corresponding to a color temperature of the white light. A method for generating a white light is also disclosed herein.

Abstract: A light projector has a light emitting device having a light emitting surface, an optical fiber having an incident end-face to which light emitted from the light emitting surface enters, and a lens arranged between the light emitting surface of the light emitting device and the incident end-face of the optical fiber. The light emitting device, the optical fiber and the lens are arranged on one optical axis. The optical fiber includes a core region as a region including a single core of uniform refractive index or a region collectively encompassing a plurality of cores having uniform refractive index. The lens converts diffused light emitted from the light emitting surface to diffused light that widens more moderately.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an LED backlight module, which includes an LGP, an LED light bar, a backplane, and a heat sink. The LED light bar is mounted on the heat sink at a location close to a light incidence side of the LGP. The heat sink forms upward-extending LGP positioning columns that are fixed with respect thereto. The LGP positioning columns extend upward and through the LGP so as to fix the LGP with respect to the heat sink. The heat sink is arranged on the backplane in a manner of being movable in a light incidence direction. The heat sink is movable with expansion or contraction of the LGP so as to maintain light coupling distance between the LGP and the LED light bar. The LED backlight module prevents the LGP from waving resulting from heat or mechanical interference.

Abstract: An improved cathode comprises a cone-shaped emitter with a carbon-based coating applied to the emitter cone surface, in which there is a narrow annular gap between the emitter body and the carbon coating. The gap prevents direct contact between the carbon coating and the crystalline emitting material, thereby preventing damaging interactions and extending the useful lifetime of the cathode.

Abstract: A spark plug electrode material containing nickel, silicon, and copper, the electrode material, in the case of proper use, forming a nickel oxide layer made of nickel oxide grains on at least a part of its surface, the grain boundary phase of the nickel oxide grains including silicon and/or silicon oxide.

Abstract: A dual-reflector assembly includes an upper reflector and a lower reflector. The upper reflector includes a proximal end and a distal end. The lower reflector includes a proximal end and a distal end. A light source is positioned between the proximal ends of the upper reflector and the lower reflector. The upper reflector surrounds at least a portion of the lower reflector. The shape and orientation of the dual-reflector assembly can be formed by placing a cup reflector having an upper edge profile and a lower edge profile a predetermined distance away from a rotational axis and at a desired orientation, rotating the cup reflector around the rotational axis, obtaining the shape and orientation of the upper reflector and the lower reflector from the rotating upper edge profile and the rotating lower edge profile, respectively.

Abstract: An electrodeless discharge lamp suitable for the use in solar simulators, with an emission spectrum following, as much as possible, the AM1.5G standard. According to a preferred embodiment the lamp has a quartz bulb is filled with a composition comprising an inert gas, for example N2, He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe or a mixture thereof, and a first and a second active components, the first active component being an antimony or bismuth halide or a mixture of antimony halides; while the second component is SnI2 a mixture of halides of: In, Sn, Ag, Bi, Cu. Preferably, the halides are bromides or iodides or chlorides due to their favorable volatilities.

Abstract: A method and system for providing a micro-channel plate detector. An anodized aluminum oxide membrane is provided and includes a plurality of nanopores which have an Al coating and a thin layer of an emissive oxide material responsive to incident radiation, thereby providing a plurality of radiation sensitive channels for the micro-channel plate detector.

Abstract: A vehicle lighting unit can be configured such that it is difficult or impossible for an observer to visually recognize a light source, a light guide and the like through an outer lens and to suppress brightness unevenness. The vehicle lighting unit can project light outwardly through an opening portion formed in a mirror housing of a sideview mirror along a vehicle length direction and near an outer side of the sideview mirror in a vehicle width direction. The vehicle lighting unit can include: a housing provided inside the mirror housing, an outer lens inside the mirror housing so as to close the opening portion, a light source disposed in a lighting chamber at a position vertically shifted from the position of the opening portion, and a light guide disposed in the lighting chamber while shifted from the position of the opening portion toward the light source.

Abstract: To provide a technology of improving the corrosion resistance of a spark plug. A spark plug having a metal shell on the outer surface of which a nickel plated layer is formed as a protective surface film. The nickel plated layer is such that when the atomic concentrations of constituent elements are measured in a depth direction by an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), the concentration of carbon atoms is 1.0% to 10.0% at a depth at which the atomic concentration of Ni elements is 80%.

Abstract: Provided are display panel, method of manufacturing the same, and frit composition used in the display panel. A display panel comprising: a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate and a frit bonding the first substrate and the second substrate together, wherein the frit has an optical density of more than about 0.0683/?m for laser light of any one wavelength in a wavelength range of about 760 to about 860 nm.

Abstract: A luminous pedal structure for a bicycle is mounted on a crank of a bicycle and contains a body, an electricity generating device, a shaft, and a covering member. Each limiting column of the electricity generating device fits with each magnetic element and inserts into each connecting post, and coils fit with limiting columns and contact with magnetic elements; the transmission set has a large chainring and plural small chainrings meshing with the large chainring meshes, the holders of the covering member connect with the limiting columns, the shaft and the limiting columns are rotated by picture bearings which rotate at different speeds and axes so as to drive the large chainring and the small chainrings to rotate, such that the magnetic elements are driven to rotate the coils so as to generate an induced voltage, by which the light-emitting elements generate a forward voltage to emit lights.

Abstract: The present invention is provided with a semiconductor-type light source 2, a reflector 3, a shade 4, and a driving mechanism 5. The reflector 3 has a first reflection surface 9 and a second reflection surface 10. The first reflection surface 9 is a reflection surface adapted to reflect and emit incident light from among rays of light from the semiconductor-type light source 2 as a light distribution pattern for low beam LP. The second reflection surface 10 is a reflection surface adapted to reflect and emit incident light from among rays of light from the semiconductor-type light source 2 as a light distribution pattern for high beam HP. As a result, the present invention can provide a vehicle headlamp that employs the semiconductor-type light source 2 to thereby switch and emit the light distribution pattern for low beam and the light distribution pattern for high beam HP.

Abstract: An ignition system that sufficiently utilizes the energy output from a power supply, to thereby realize excellent ignition performance. The ignition system includes an ignition plug having a spark discharge gap formed between a center electrode and a ground electrode, and a power supply for supplying electric energy to the spark discharge gap. Electric energy output from the power supply for producing spark discharge of one unit is set to 100 mJ or greater. S1?[{?30 (mm?1)×G1+60}/100]×S2 and G1<2.0 are satisfied wherein G1 represents the size (mm) of the spark discharge, S1 represents an area (mm2) defined with a region obtained by removing, from a projection region of the center electrode, a region where the projection region overlaps with a projection region of the ground electrode and S2 represents an area (mm2) defined with the projection region of the center electrode.

Abstract: An OLED display according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a first substrate; a second substrate arranged opposite to the first substrate; a sealant arranged in the shape of a closed loop along an edge of the second substrate between the first substrate and the edge of the second substrate; and a metal wire formed along the sealant between the first substrate and the sealant. One area of the metal wire has an opening pattern.

Abstract: A method for preparing a flexible display device comprises: forming a release layer (2) on a transparent hard substrate (1), the release layer (2) being made of an ultraviolet light decomposition material to which an inert substance is added; integrating a flexible substrate (4) onto the transparent hard substrate (1) having the release layer (2), the flexible substrate (4) being opposite to a side having the release layer (2) of the transparent hard substrate (1); forming a display component (5) on the flexible substrate (4); and exposing a side far away from the release layer (2) of the transparent hard substrate (1) to ultraviolet rays (7), so as to trigger the release layer (2) to undergo a photochemical reaction with gas releasing, so that the transparent hard substrate (1) is separated from the flexible substrate (4). The method for preparing a flexible display device can simplify a process of producing a flexible display device.

Abstract: An optical semiconductor-based tube type lighting apparatus capable of enlarging light distribution to have improved assembly characteristics. The lighting apparatus includes an elongated light-transmitting tube, and a plurality of optical semiconductor modules arranged along a circumference of the light-transmitting tube and separated from each other in a cross-sectional view of the light-transmitting tube. Each of the optical semiconductor modules is placed on a point, which is not on a central axis line of light emitted from other optical semiconductor modules, so as not to face another optical semiconductor module at an opposite side thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of measurement technology and concerns a method and an apparatus, such as may be used, by way of example, in thin-layer technology for organic dielectric semi-conducting or conducting layers on substrates. The object of the invention is to indicate a method and an apparatus with which both the surface topography of the coating and that of the surface may be determined independently of one another, at the same position. The object is achieved by a method wherein the three-dimensional topography of the coating is determined using chromatic white light measurement and, subsequently, the thickness of the coating is determined using UV interferometry, and the surface topography of the coated surface is determined by a comparison with the overall dimensions of the coated surface. The object is further achieved by an apparatus wherein an apparatus for chromatic white light measurement and an apparatus for UV interferometry are disposed on a test bench.

Abstract: A vehicle headlight including a common light distribution unit and a variable light distribution unit and a headlight system including the headlight can form a common light distribution pattern and a variable light distribution pattern using the common and the variable light distribution units. The variable distribution unit can include a light source, a phosphor panel, a mirror reflecting/scanning light emitted from the light source onto the phosphor panel and a projector lens projecting the scanning light adjacent the common light distribution pattern. The headlight system can include a front sensor detecting a surrounding condition, and can control the common and the variable light distribution units to form an optimum light distribution pattern in accordance with surrounding conditions. Thus, the disclosed subject matter can provide a headlight system including a headlight that can form an optimum light distribution pattern in accordance with surrounding conditions and can have a simple structure.

Abstract: A pixel according to an embodiment includes: an organic light emitting diode (OLED); a first transistor coupled between a data line and a first node and configured to be turned on when a scan signal is supplied to a scan line; a third transistor coupled between a reference power source and a second node and configured to be concurrently turned on and off with the first transistor; a storage capacitor coupled between the first node and the second node; a second transistor coupled between a first power source and the OLED and having a gate electrode coupled to the first node; a fourth transistor coupled between the first power source and the second node and having a gate electrode coupled to a control line; and a fifth transistor coupled between the second transistor and the OLED and having a gate electrode coupled to an emission control line.