Abstract: The systems and methods described herein relate to wireless solid-state semiconductor illumination devices, such as organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), and/or light emitting diodes (LEDs), configured in arrays capable of generating light via a diffractive transmission layer and prismatic surfaces for illumination purposes. The OLEDs, or LEDs, can be deployed in arrays yielding a variety of geometrical configurations such as linear arrays, square arrays, pentagonal arrays, hexagonal arrays, octagonal arrays, other polygonal arrays, and arrays approaching a circular configuration. One of the features of these solid-state semiconductor (OLED and LED) illumination arrays is that they are driven by immediately adjacent battery power sources, they are wireless, and can controlled remotely.

Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a multi-layer stack of materials supported on an optically transparent support member, a first spatial filter, and a second spatial filter spaced from the first spatial filter. The multi-layer stack including at least one organic light-emitting layers, an anode layer, and a cathode layer. The first spatial filter is disposed intermediate the multi-layer stack of materials and the second spatial filter.

Abstract: A light-emitting device, comprising: a multi-layer stack of materials supported on an optically transparent support member, a first spatial filter, and a second spatial filter spaced from the first spatial filter. The multi-layer stack including at least one organic light-emitting layers, an anode layer, and a cathode layer. The first spatial filter is disposed intermediate the multi-layer stack of materials and the second spatial filter.

Abstract: A thin-film organic laser, that includes: a substrate; a bottom mirror provided on the substrate; at least one active region deposited on the bottom mirror, wherein the at least one active region includes organic gain material; an external mirror provided at a predetermined distance from the at least one active region such that the bottom mirror combined with the external mirror forms a laser resonator; and an optical pumping means for exciting the organic gain material to produce a laser beam with a wavelength ? and at least one lateral laser mode in the laser resonator and an output of laser light.

Abstract: An optical apparatus. More particularly, a laser sensitometer. The apparatus comprises: a polarized light source adapted to provide a Gaussian beam of light directed along an optical axis; a rotatable polarizer disposed in the optical axis adapted to vary an intensity of the beam of light, the polarizer being rotatable about the optical axis; and a rotatable polygon disposed in the optical axis, the polygon being rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the optical axis.

Abstract: A gain medium for producing a light emission in a laser. The gain medium comprises a dye-doped polymer nanoparticle matrix having an absolute value of dn/dT less than an absolute value of dn/dT of its dye-doped polymer matrix.

Abstract: A thin-film organic laser, that includes: a substrate; a bottom mirror provided on the substrate; at least one active region deposited on the bottom mirror, wherein the at least one active region includes organic gain material; an external mirror provided at a predetermined distance from the at least one active region such that the bottom mirror combined with the external mirror forms a laser resonator; and an optical pumping means for exciting the organic gain material to produce a laser beam with a wavelength &lgr; and at least one lateral laser mode in the laser resonator and an output of laser light.

Abstract: N-slit interferometry is applied to generate at least one optical signal representative of an alphabetical or numerical character, symbol, or the like. In particular, the present invention relates to an optical communication system for generating an interferometric character, comprising: a light source emitting a beam of coherent light directed along an optical path; a detector disposed in the optical path; a transmission grating disposed in the optical path intermediate the light source and the digital detector, and a multiple-prism beam expander disposed in the optical path intermediate the light source and the transmission grating adapted to illuminate the transmission grating to generate an interferometric pattern on the detector, the interferometric pattern being representative of the character.

Abstract: A gain medium for producing a light emission in a laser. The gain medium comprises a dye-doped polymer nanoparticle matrix having an absolute value of dn/dT less than an absolute value of dn/dT of its dye-doped polymer matrix.

Abstract: An optical apparatus. More particularly, a laser sensitometer. The apparatus comprises: a polarized light source adapted to provide a Gaussian beam of light directed along an optical axis; a rotatable polarizer disposed in the optical axis adapted to vary an intensity of the beam of light, the polarizer being rotatable about the optical axis; and a rotatable polygon disposed in the optical axis, the polygon being rotatable about an axis perpendicular to the optical axis.

Abstract: A gain medium for producing a light emission in a laser. The gain medium comprises a dye-doped polymer nanoparticle matrix. In a preferred embodiment, the gain medium comprises a Rhodamine-doped PMMA-silica matrix.

Abstract: A thin-film organic laser, that includes: a substrate; a bottom mirror provided on the substrate; at least one active region deposited on the bottom mirror, wherein the at least one active region includes organic gain material; an external mirror provided at a predetermined distance from the at least one active region such that the bottom mirror combined with the external mirror forms a laser resonator; and an optical pumping means for exciting the organic gain material to produce a laser beam with a wavelength &lgr; and at least one lateral laser mode in the laser resonator and an output of laser light.

Abstract: An electro-optical apparatus particularly suitable for exposing a sample of light sensitive material to provide a graded series of exposures of different intensity levels. The apparatus includes a light source, beam shaping optics, and a rotatable polarizer. The light source provides a Gaussian beam of light directed along an optical axis. The beam shaping optics are disposed in the optical path and are adapted to expand the Gaussian beam of light into an elongated beam of light and to project the elongated beam of light along the optical axis toward a sample. The rotatable polarizer, disposed in the optical path intermediate the light source and the beam shaping optics, is rotated to vary the intensity level of the beam of light.

Abstract: There is disclosed an interferometric system including electro-optical apparatus and method for examining and characterizing ultra fine details of various specimens such as a piece of photographic film. The method includes illuminating a specimen with a thin wide substantially pure Gaussian light beam, detecting the interfering patterns of light from the specimen, and characterizing ultra fine details of elements of the specimen by means of the detected light patterns. The apparatus includes a laser, a magnifying telescope, a multi-prism beam expander, and a linear array of photo-diodes. Signals from the photo-diodes are displayed on an optical multichannel analyzer (OMA) to provide a waveform characteristic of ultra fine elements of the specimen. Both "near-field" and "far-field" characterizations are possible and details of elements having diameters of the order of the wavelength of the light used (e.g., about 0.6 .mu.m) are detected.

Abstract: Laser apparatus is described in which the optical cavity of a laser oscillator is specially provided with a polarizing device which has on its outer face a partially reflecting coating (such as a thin partially reflecting layer of low-loss dielectric material). The polarizing device serves both as an output coupler for narrow linewidth laser emission from the optical cavity and also as a means for substantially suppressing amplified spontaneous emission (ASE). A multiple-prism Littrow-mounted grating (MPL) dye laser apparatus embodying the invention achieves a laser linewidth of less than about 0.1 GHz (.DELTA..nu.), a ratio of intensity I of the ASE to the intensity I.sub..lambda. of the desired laser emission of about 10.sup.-10, an efficiency of somewhat more than 10%, and a short optical cavity length of less than 10 cm. The apparatus is also more rugged, more stable in frequency with changes in temperature, and less costly than similar previous lasers.

Abstract: Laser apparatus is disclosed which comprises a compact pulsed dye laser for high pulse repetition frequency operation. The pulsed dye laser includes a resonator cell having a passageway through which dye solution is circulated and a pump laser for optically pumping the resonator. In order to provide laser apparatus which is capable of very high performance, the dye solution is circulated through a narrow passageway at high flow rate and the pump laser is operated at a high pulse repetition frequency.

Abstract: An optical device is disclosed for rotating the polarization of a light beam, in particular a laser beam. In one embodiment of the invention, the device comprises a prism which is adapted to rotate the polarization of a linearly-polarized beam of radiation by 90.degree. and to change the direction of the beam. In a second embodiment, an optical device comprising a plurality of prismatic surfaces is adapted to receive a linearly-polarized input beam and to produce a linearly-polarized output beam which is collinear with the input beam and which is polarized orthogonally to the polarization of the input beam.