Abstract: The present application relates to an electrochromic device, and according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electrochromic device comprising a first electrode layer, a first electrochromic layer provided on the first electrode layer, an electrolyte layer provided on the first electrochromic layer, a second electrochromic layer provided on the electrolyte layer and a second electrode layer provided on the second electrochromic layer, wherein the electrochromic device comprises a first auxiliary electrode layer and a second auxiliary electrode layer each provided on each opposite surface of the first electrochromic layer and the second electrochromic layer opposed to each other with the electrolyte layer interposed therebetween.

Abstract: An electromagnetic driving module is provided which includes a frame, a magnetic element, a base, and an OIS driving coil. The frame surrounds a main axis. The magnetic element is disposed on the frame and has an engaging surface in contact with the frame. The base is arranged to be adjacent to the frame. The OIS driving coil for driving the movement of the frame in a direction that is perpendicular to the main axis is disposed on the base and arranged to correspond to the magnetic element.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lens assembly. The lens assembly, includes at least one lens having a central part used for imaging and an edge part around the central part; and a shading unit in the at least one lens. The edge part depresses from an image side surface to an object side surface and forms a concave part for positioning the shading unit. In addition, the present disclosure further discloses a lens module including the lens assembly mentioned above.

Abstract: The spot diameter of a laser beam emitted from a first light source, passing through a first stop member, and focused on an object to be scanned is smaller than the spot diameter of a laser beam emitted from a second light source, passing through a second stop member, and focused on an object to be scanned. After the focal depth at the spot diameter of the laser beam emitted from the first light source, passing through the first stop member, and focused on the object to be scanned is adjusted by moving a first holding member holding the first light source at least in the emission direction of the laser beam from the light source, the first holding member and a housing member are bonded with an adhesive, and the first holding member is positioned and fixed to the housing member.

Abstract: An electromagnetic beam scanning system and corresponding method of use is provided. The system includes a motor, a reciprocating mechanism, and a focus optic. The motor is configured to generate a rotational movement. The reciprocating mechanism is operatively coupled with the motor and configured to convert the rotational movement to a reciprocating movement including a plurality of strokes along a first scanned axis. The reciprocating movement has a constant speed over a portion of at least one stroke of the plurality of strokes. The focus optic is operatively coupled to the reciprocating mechanism such that the focus optic moves experiences the reciprocating movement of the reciprocating mechanism. The focus optic is configured to focus an electromagnetic radiation (EMR) beam incident upon the focus optic to a focus along an optical axis substantially orthogonal to the first scanned axis.

Abstract: An orthokeratology lens designating system 10 includes a selecting device 20, a database server 30, a lens designating server 50 and a terminal device 70. The selecting device 20 includes a device 22 for acquiring movement data of an orthokeratology lens moving on a cornea with the orthokeratology lens mounted on the cornea, and an assessing device 28 for assessing, on the basis of the lens movement data, that the orthokeratology lens is a registered lens that can be used for a patient. Registered lens correction D data of the registered lens, registered patient data including registered cornea D data of a cornea, and registration stage data that indicates in which stage of a plurality of correction stages, the lens is to be mounted on the cornea, are output to the database server 30. The database server 30 is configured to accept and store these pieces of data to build a database.

Abstract: A resonant-structured optical transistor includes a nonlinear medium which generates a second harmonic wave through second-order nonlinear interaction with an incident pump wave, and generates an amplified signal wave and a converted wave having a difference frequency through second-order nonlinear interaction between the incident signal wave and the second harmonic wave, a first mirror which transmits, to the nonlinear medium, the pump wave or the signal wave, and reflects the second harmonic wave on one surface of the nonlinear medium, and a second mirror which transmits the pump wave, the signal wave, or the converted wave, and reflects the second harmonic wave on another surface of the nonlinear medium. The pump wave is incident to the nonlinear medium through the first mirror in a first operation mode, and the pump wave and the signal wave are incident to the nonlinear medium through the first mirror in a second operation mode.

Abstract: An illumination device includes: an objective; a first scanning device that moves a focusing position of light in an optical-axis direction of the objective; and a relay optical system that is configured to correct an aberration that is generated in the objective by the first scanning device moving the focusing position, the relay optical system being arranged on an optical path between the first scanning device and the objective.

Abstract: An F-theta lens includes a diffractive optical element and a plurality of spherical lenses. The diffractive optical element includes multi-level diffractive structure having three or more levels and defined on a surface thereof, and the diffractive optical element is arranged before the spherical lenses on a path of a laser beam.

Abstract: A method is implemented by a computer for modifying a non-dioptric parameter of an optical system including a first and a second surface. The method includes a modifying step during which the first surface and second surface are modified so as to obtain a modified optical system such that the dioptric function of the modified optical system is substantially the same as the dioptric function of the optical system.

Abstract: There are included an acquiring unit configured to acquire a parameter regarding capturing of a first tomographic image of an eye to be examined, an acquiring unit configured to acquire a parameter regarding capturing of a second tomographic image of the eye to be examined, wherein capturing of the second tomographic image is being performed after capturing of the first tomographic image, and a warning unit configured to issue a warning against capturing of the second tomographic image in accordance with a comparison between the parameter regarding capturing of the first tomographic image and the parameter regarding capturing of the second tomographic image.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an image processing apparatus and an image processing method capable of suppressing an increase in a load on a subject and obtaining a captured image of the subject with higher image quality. An imaging unit reduces a light amount and performs imaging of the fundus of the eye so as to generate a plurality of fundus images. A biological information alignment processing unit aligns fundus images by using biological information of a subject. A super-resolution processing unit superimposes an aligned input image on a previous super-resolution result image so as to generate a new super-resolution result image. The super-resolution processing unit stores or outputs the super-resolution result image in a storage unit or from an output unit, and supplies the super-resolution result image to a super-resolution result image buffer so as to be stored.

Abstract: An illumination device includes: an objective; a first scanning device that moves a focusing position of light in an optical-axis direction of the objective; and a relay optical system that is configured to correct an aberration that is generated in the objective by the first scanning device moving the focusing position, the relay optical system being arranged on an optical path between the first scanning device and the objective.

Abstract: In an electro-optical device, a mirror that is formed on an element substrate is sealed by a frame shaped spacer and a plate-like light-transmitting cover which is adhered to the spacer. An inorganic barrier layer is formed on an outer face of the spacer and a side face of the light-transmitting cover, and the boundary of the spacer and the light-transmitting cover is covered by the inorganic barrier layer.

Abstract: Ophthalmic lenses incorporate multifocal properties for the purpose of slowing, retarding, controlling or preventing myopia development or progression, correcting presbyopic vision or allowing extended depth of focus. The lens has electronically controlled adjustable focus where the change in focus oscillates so rapidly that it is imperceptible to human vision.

Abstract: An array of diffraction-pattern generators employ phase anti-symmetric gratings to projects near-field spatial modulations onto a closely spaced array of photoelements. Each generator in the array of generators produces point-spread functions with spatial frequencies and orientations of interest. The generators are arranged in an irregular mosaic with little or no short-range repetition. Diverse generators are shaped and placed with some irregularity to reduce or eliminate spatially periodic replication of ambiguities to facilitate imaging of nearby scenes.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a viewing optic. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a viewing optic having an integrated display system. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a viewing optic having an integrated display system for generating images that are projected into the first focal plane of an optical system.

Abstract: An optical coherence tomography (OCT) system includes: a light source; a multi-focal delay line; and a light detector. The multi-focal delay line includes: a positive lens; and an optical switch configured to: receive a light from the light source; selectively direct the sample light to the positive lens via a selected one of a plurality of light interfaces each located a different distance from the focal plane of the positive lens; and direct the sample light to an object to be measured. The light detector is configured to receive return light returned from the object to be measured in response to the sample light, and to receive a reference light produced from the light from the light source, and in response thereto to detect at least one interference signal. An associated OCT method may be performed with the OCT system.

Abstract: An information acquisition apparatus includes an illuminating section, an image forming optical system, and an image pickup element. The image forming optical system includes an incidence-side lens unit having a positive refractive power, an aperture section, and an emergence-side lens unit having a positive refractive power. The incidence-side lens unit and the emergence-side lens unit include a plurality of positive lenses and at least one negative lens, and the following conditional expressions (1) to (9) are satisfied: ?6<?d<?0.8??(1) ?0.5<TL/|ENPL|<3.0??(2) ?1.5<TL/|EXPL|<0.5??(3) 0.001<|?Cd|/Sim1/2<0.05??(4) 0.04<|?dF|/Sim1/2<0.28??(5) 3.5<|?CF|/|?Cd|<38.0??(6) 0<|?SAd|/|?CF|<0.27??(7) 0<|?SAC|/|?CF|<0.16??(8) 0<|?SAF|/|?CF|<1.1??(9).

Abstract: Nanostructured photonic materials and associated components for use in devices and systems operating at ultraviolet (UV), extreme ultraviolet (EUV), and/or soft Xray wavelengths are described. Such a material may be fabricated with nanoscale features tailored for a selected wavelength range, such as at particular UV, EUV, or soft Xray wavelengths or wavelength ranges. Such a material may be used to make components such as mirrors, lenses or other optics, panels, lightsources, masks, photoresists, or other components for use in applications such as lithography, wafer patterning, biomedical applications, or other applications.