Abstract: A lighting device includes a base, a light emitting component operable to generate light, and a light control component cooperating with the base to enclose the light emitting component. The light control component includes a light transmissive body that has a datum point, a main axis passing through the datum point, a light incident surface that is axis symmetrical relative to the main axis, and a light exit surface that is axis symmetrical relative to the main axis. The light incident surface includes a plurality of annular incident surface portions that form a Fresnel lens configuration and that are concentric with respect to the main axis.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a base, a light emitting component operable to generate light, and a light control component cooperating with the base to enclose the light emitting component. The light control component includes a light transmissive body that has a datum point, a main axis passing through the datum point, a light incident surface that is axis symmetrical relative to the main axis, and a light exit surface that is axis symmetrical relative to the main axis. The light incident surface includes a plurality of annular incident surface portions that form a Fresnel lens configuration and that are concentric with respect to the main axis.

Abstract: A fingerprint imaging system includes an image capturing apparatus that includes an optical component having a sensing surface for placing a fingertip thereon, an inclined reflection surface that is connected to the sensing surface, and a light exit surface that is disposed opposite to the inclined reflection surface. The image capturing apparatus also includes a light source module for directing a light beam towards the sensing surface for scattering by a fingerprint of the fingertip placed on the sensing surface. The light source module, and the various surfaces of the optical component are disposed such that light scattered by a plurality of ridges of the fingerprint form a light component that is reflected to exit the optical component through the light exit surface. The image capturing apparatus further includes an imaging unit.

Abstract: An optical pointing device includes a circuit board, a light emitting component, a detection unit, a light guiding component, an imaging lens, and a transparent touch platform. The light emitting component is disposed on and connected electrically to the circuit board. The detection unit is disposed on and connected electrically to the circuit board, and is spaced part from the light emitting component. The light guiding component is adjacent to the light emitting component, and includes a concave reflective mirror. The imaging lens is disposed above the detection unit. The transparent touch platform is disposed above the imaging lens and has a touch surface for movement of an object under detection thereon.

Abstract: An image-capturing device for forming an image of an uneven surface of an object includes a light-guiding plate that has a detection surface for contacting the uneven surface of the object, a pair of lateral surfaces, one of which receives incident light from a primary light source such that the incident light is able to illuminate the uneven surface of the object on the detection surface, a total internal reflection surface opposite to the detection surface for reflecting totally light scattered by the uneven surface of the object, and a reflector surface connected to and forming a tilt angle with the total internal reflection surface. An imaging system is disposed to receive the light that was reflected by the reflector surface and that exits the light-guiding plate so as to form the image of the uneven surface of the object.

Abstract: An image-capturing device for forming an image of an uneven surface of an object includes a light-guiding plate that has a detection surface for contacting the uneven surface of the object, a pair of lateral surfaces, one of which receives incident light from a primary light source such that the incident light is able to illuminate the uneven surface of the object on the detection surface, a total internal reflection surface opposite to the detection surface for reflecting totally light scattered by the uneven surface of the object, and a reflector surface connected to and forming a tilt angle with the total internal reflection surface. An imaging system is disposed to receive the light that was reflected by the reflector surface and that exits the light-guiding plate so as to form the image of the uneven surface of the object.

Abstract: An improved zoom lens constitutes a plurality of lens groups of different focal length. Through adjusting the position of the lens groups, different zooming ratio may be obtained. Higher image resolution and lower cost may also be achieved through using different lens material. The lens groups have respectively focal length combination of positive, negative, positive and positive. The second and fourth lens groups are movable for obtaining high quality image.

Abstract: An optical pickup device including a lighting source, a condensing apparatus, a diffracting means, and a light detector. The light source generates and emits a light beam to the diffracting means. The diffracting means includes a center region and an outer region which encloses the center region. As the light travels from the light source towards the optical storage medium the main zero-order beam which reads the information on the disk encounters only the center region of the diffracting means while the two sub-beams used for track following are created as +1 and -1 diffraction orders from the outer region of the diffracting means. The three beams reflected from the recording medium all pass through the center region of the diffracting means and are diffracted in the direction of the detector therefrom.

Abstract: A zoom lens system consists of four lens elements arranged in two groups. Counting from the object side, the first two elements form a front lens group with positive refracting power and the last two elements form a rear lens group with negative refracting power. An airspace is reserved between the front lens group and the rear lens group and it is made variable for zooming. The first lens element in the front lens group is a negative lens element and has its concave lens surface directed toward the object side. Both the two lens elements in the rear lens group are negative lens element. In the lens composition, both the front lens group and the rear lens group at least include an aspherical lens surface respectively for aberration correction.

Abstract: A zoom lens system is arranged in three lens groups, in the order from object side to image plane side, that the first lens group has negative refractive power, the second lens group has positive refractive power, and the third lens group has negative refractive power. During zooming operation from wide angle position to telephoto position, the three lens groups vary the separations therebetween and together move toward the object side of the lens system. The first lens group of the lens system is composed of a negative lens element and a positive lens element.

Abstract: A lens system comprising a positive power lens assembly and a negative power lens assembly, in which the positive power lens assembly includes a cemented doublet and a two-surface aspheric lens. The present invention discloses a zoom lens with a 2.57.times.zoom ratio.