Abstract: An optical system (LS) Includes lenses (L22,L23) satisfying the following conditional expressions, ?dLZ<35.0, and 0.702<?gFLZ+(0.00316×?dLZ), where ?dLZ: Abbe number of the lens with reference to d-line, and ?gFLZ: a partial dispersion ratio of the lens, wherein ?gFLZ is defined by the following expression, ?gFLZ?(ngLZ?nFLZ)/(nFLZ?nCLZ). wherein a refractive index of the lens with reference to g-line is ngLZ, a refractive index of the lens with reference to F-line is nFLZ, and a refractive index of the lens with reference to C-line is nCLZ.

Abstract: A system for providing two parallel light beams spaced-apart a selectable distance, the system including: a first beam splitter configured for reflecting a light beam from a light source to create a first datum light beam, the first beam splitter is fixedly attached to a base; a second beam splitter configured for reflecting a transmitted light beam from the light beam from the light source to create a second datum light beam, a third beam splitter configured for reflecting a transmitted light beam from the light beam from the light source to create a third datum light beam, a fourth beam reflecting device configured for reflecting a transmitted light beam from the light beam from the light source to create a fourth light beam. Each of the second, third beam splitters and fourth beam reflecting device is configured to be slidingly attached to the base.

Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens sequentially disposed from the first lens to the fifth lens from an object-side of the imaging system to an image-side of the imaging system and each having refractive power. The fourth lens has a convex object-side surface and an expression 0.7<TL/f<1.0 is satisfied, where TL is a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane, and f is an overall focal length of the optical imaging system.

Abstract: A photographing optical lens system includes, 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, a seventh lens element and an eighth lens element. The second lens element has positive refractive power. The eighth lens element has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein the image-side surface of the eighth lens element has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof, and both an object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof are aspheric. The photographing optical lens system has a total of eight lens elements. An air gap in a paraxial region is located between every two lens elements of the photographing optical lens system that are adjacent to each other.

Abstract: Embodiment of present invention provide a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) module. The WDM module includes a substrate having a first side and a second side opposing the first side, wherein the first side includes a transpassing region coated with an anti-reflective (AR) film and a reflective region coated with a high-reflective (HR) film, and the second side includes multiple ports of optical paths; multiple WDM filters attached to the multiple ports at the second side of the substrate, wherein surfaces of the WDM filters attached to the substrate are coated with WDM films; and at least one reflector attached to the second side of the substrate in a space between the multiple WDM filters, wherein the reflector has a first surface attached to the substrate and a second surface, opposing the first surface, that has a convex shape and coated with a high-reflective (HR) coating.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a camera lens group including, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens having refractive power with a concave image-side surface; a stop; a second lens having positive refractive power with a convex image-side surface; a third lens having refractive power with a concave image-side surface; a fourth lens having positive refractive power with a convex image-side surface; and a fifth lens having negative refractive power with a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface. A maximum effective radius DT11 of an object-side surface of the first lens and half of a maximal field-of-view Semi-FOV of the camera lens group satisfy: 2.50 mm?1<tan2(Semi-FOV)/DT11<5.00 mm?1.

Abstract: A liquid lens system includes first and second liquids disposed within a cavity. An interface between the first and second liquids defines a variable lens. A common electrode is in electrical communication with the first liquid. A driving electrode is disposed on a sidewall of the cavity and insulated from the first and second liquids. A controller supplies a common voltage to the common electrode and a driving voltage to the driving electrode. A voltage differential between the common voltage and the driving voltage is based at least in part on at least one of: (a) a first reference capacitance of a first reference electrode pair disposed within the first portion of the cavity and insulated from the first liquid or (b) a second reference capacitance of a second reference electrode pair disposed within the second portion of the cavity and insulated from the first liquid and the second liquid.

Abstract: An imaging optical lens assembly includes, 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 and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The third lens element with refractive power has both an object-side surface and an Image-side surface being aspheric. The fourth lens element with refractive power has both an object-side surface and an image-side surface being aspheric. The fifth lens element with refractive power has both an object-side surface and an image-side surface being aspheric. The sixth lens element with refractive power has both an object-side surface and an image-side surface being aspheric.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an optical imaging system including, sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, a first lens having positive refractive power; a second lens having negative refractive power; a third lens having positive refractive power; and a fourth lens having negative refractive power. A distance TTL along the optical axis from an object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane of the optical imaging system and a distance To along the optical axis from a to-be-captured object to the object-side surface of the first lens satisfy 1<TTL/To<2.5.

Abstract: A first substrate includes: a first base material including an insulating layer; and a partition wall disposed on the insulating layer. The insulating layer and the partition wall are formed of a resin material. The partition wall has a higher hardness than the insulating layer. A protective film that protects the insulating layer is disposed on a surface of the insulating layer. A portion of the protective film is located between the partition wall and the insulating layer.

Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens sequentially disposed from an object side toward an image side on an optical axis, and a reflecting member disposed closer to the object side, as compared to the first lens, and having a reflecting surface configured to change a path of light to be incident to the first to fourth lenses. The first to fourth lenses are disposed to be spaced apart from each other by a preset distance along the optical axis, and 1.3<TTL/BFL<3.5, where TTL is a distance from an object-side surface of the first lens to an imaging plane of an image sensor, and BFL is a distance from an image-side surface of the fourth lens to the imaging plane of the image sensor.

Abstract: A monolithic tandem electrochromic device, comprising a central transparent conductor ion blocking layer, a first electrochromic multilayer stack arranged on a first surface of the central transparent conductor ion blocking layer, and a second electrochromic multilayer stack arranged on a second surface of the central transparent conductor ion blocking layer is described. The central transparent conductor ion blocking layer can comprise ion conductivities between 10?4 and 10?20 S/cm, and electrical resistivity less than 100 Ohm-cm.

Abstract: A method of forming an electrochromic (EC) device includes forming a solid-state first electrolyte layer, after forming the solid-state first electrolyte layer, laminating the first solid-state first electrolyte layer between a transparent first substrate and a transparent second substrate such that a transparent first electrode is disposed between the first substrate and a first side of the solid-state first electrolyte layer, and a transparent second electrode is disposed between the second substrate and a second side of the solid-state first electrolyte layer, and applying a sealant to seal the solid-state first electrolyte layer between the first and second substrates and to form the EC device.

Abstract: A camera optical lens includes first to fourth lenses from an object side to an image side, with first and fourth lenses having negative refractive power, and a third lens having positive refractive power, and satisfies ?3.50?f1/f??2.00; 0.55?f3/f?0.75; 5.00?d3/d4?15.00; 5.00?d5/d6?35.00; ?20.00?(R3+R4)/(R3?R4)??3.00; and ?5.00?R1/R2??2.00, where f, f1, and f3 respectively denote focal lengths of the camera optical lens, the first lens, and the third lens, d3 and d5 respectively denote on-axis thicknesses of second and third lenses, d4 and d6 respectively denote a distance between second and third lenses and a distance between third and fourth lenses, R3 and R4 respectively denote curvature radii of object side and image side surfaces of the second lens, and R1 and R2 denotes curvature radii of object side and image side surfaces of the first lens, thereby having good optical performance while meeting design requirements of a wide angle and ultra-thinness.

Abstract: An optical imaging lens includes a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. The first lens element has positive refracting power, an optical-axis region of the object-side surface of the second lens element is convex, a periphery region of the object-side surface of the second lens element is convex, and an optical-axis region of the image-side surface of the second lens element is convex. The Abbe number of the first lens element is ?1, the Abbe number of the second lens element is ?2 and the Abbe number of the third lens element is ?3 to satisfy 61.119??1+?2+?3?96.733.

Abstract: A zoom lens consisting of, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a rear lens unit having one or more lens units and having a positive refractive power as a whole. Intervals between adjacent lens units change during zooming. The first lens unit has at least three meniscus lenses each having a negative refractive power and a convex shape toward the object side. At least one of the at least three meniscus lenses includes an aspherical surface having a positive aspherical amount. A predetermined condition is satisfied.

Abstract: Provided is an optical axis alignment apparatus of a camera module including a chart unit, a substrate alignment unit, an optical axis alignment unit and a control unit, and wherein the control unit calculates a principal point of the images for optical axis alignment by using the acquired plurality of images for optical axis alignment, and controls the substrate alignment unit or the optical axis alignment unit such that a center of the image sensor is located coaxially with the calculated principal point.

Abstract: A lens system 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 the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the first lens element has at least one inflection point. The fourth lens element has positive refractive power, the object-side surface of the fourth lens element is convex in a paraxial region thereof, and at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element has at least one inflection point.

Abstract: Provided is a camera optical lens, which includes first to fourth lenses. The camera optical lens satisfies: 0.03?R1/R2?0.10; 1.00?R3/R4?1.50; 3.50?R5/R6?5.50; and 3.50?d1/d2?5.50, where R1 and R2 denote curvature radiuses of an object side surface and an image side surface of the first lens, respectively; R3 and R4 denote curvature radiuses of an object side surface and an image side surface of the second lens, respectively; R5 and R6 denote curvature radiuses of an object side surface and an image side surface of the third lens, respectively; d1 denotes an on-axis thickness of the first lens; and d2 denotes an on-axis distance from the image side surface of the first lens to the object side surface of the second lens. The camera optical lens has good optical performance while satisfying design requirements for ultra-thin, wide-angle lenses having large apertures.

Abstract: An optical device as described herein includes a host substrate fabricated from a dielectric material transparent in the Infrared range. Additionally, the optical device as discussed herein includes multiple elements disposed on the host substrate. The multiple elements are spaced apart from each other on the host substrate in accordance with a desired pattern. Each of the multiple elements disposed in the host substrate is fabricated from a second material having a refractive index of greater than 4.5. Such an optical device provides an improvement over conventional optical devices that operate in the Infrared range.