Abstract: An MEMS has a substrate and a cavity arranged in the substrate. A movable element is arranged in the cavity, configured to interact with a fluid arranged in the cavity, wherein a movement of the fluid and a movement of the movable element are causally related. A first opening which connects the cavity to an environment of the substrate causes a first phase offset of a first periodic oscillation which is causally related to the movement of the movable element when passing through the first opening. A second opening which connects the cavity to the environment of the substrate causes a second phase offset, different from the first phase offset, of a second periodic oscillation which is causally related to the movement of the movable element when passing through the second opening.

Abstract: An impedance matching device for matching a characteristic acoustic impedance includes an impedance matching body including a first side and an opposite second side. The impedance matching device is configured to match a characteristic acoustic impedance of a medium contacted on the first side to a characteristic acoustic impedance of a sound transducer contacted on the second side. The impedance matching body includes microstructures which have a structural extent of at most 500 nanometers along at least one spatial direction.

Abstract: An impedance matching device for matching a characteristic acoustic impedance includes an impedance matching body including a first side and an opposite second side. The impedance matching device is configured to match a characteristic acoustic impedance of a medium contacted on the first side to a characteristic acoustic impedance of a sound transducer contacted on the second side. The impedance matching body includes microstructures which have a structural extent of at most 500 nanometers along at least one spatial direction.

Abstract: A lighting module including a plate-type active element having two electrode layers and a light-emitting layer located between the electrode layers, and having a transparent, plate-type support element, on which the active element is located, at least the electrode layer facing the support element being transparent. In the lighting module, the transparent electrode layer has a structure with a thickness that varies periodically.

Abstract: A lighting module or an organic solar cell, including two plate-type electrodes and an active material located between the two electrodes. In the module, one of the two electrodes includes a transparent material and is provided with a grid structure with at least one metallic conductor track running on the surface or in the material of the electrode, only some sections of the conductor track being connected to the electrode material.

Abstract: A light-emission device with a two-dimensional OLED element and an encapsulation element for protecting the OLED element. The light-emission device furthermore has a support, on which the OLED element is arranged in such a way that the encapsulation element points toward the support, and an electrical conductor element for an electrical connection between the support and the OLED element. wherein the electrical conductor element is elastic in a normal direction to the OLED element. By way of example, the conductor element can be helical. As a result of the elastic property thereof, the conductor element can absorb mechanical tension while ensuring reliable electrical contacting. Hence, this can reduce or even avoid the risk of the electrical connection between the support and the OLED element being disadvantageously influenced or impaired by forces which can occur when handling the light-emission device or which can be generated by temperature variations.

Abstract: A lighting module including a plate-type active element having two electrode layers and a light-emitting layer located between the electrode layers, and having a transparent, plate-type support element, on which the active element is located, at least the electrode layer facing the support element being transparent. In the lighting module, the transparent electrode layer has a structure with a thickness that varies periodically.

Abstract: A lighting module or an organic solar cell, including two plate-type electrodes and an active material located between the two electrodes.

Abstract: A light-emission device with a two-dimensional OLED element and an encapsulation element for protecting the OLED element. The light-emission device furthermore has a support, on which the OLED element is arranged in such a way that the encapsulation element points toward the support, and an electrical conductor element for an electrical connection between the support and the OLED element. wherein the electrical conductor element is elastic in a normal direction to the OLED element. By way of example, the conductor element can be helical. As a result of the elastic property thereof, the conductor element can absorb mechanical tension while ensuring reliable electrical contacting. Hence, this can reduce or even avoid the risk of the electrical connection between the support and the OLED element being disadvantageously influenced or impaired by forces which can occur when handling the light-emission device or which can be generated by temperature variations.

Abstract: An organic opto-electric device has a layer stack with a base electrode, an organic layer assembly, a cover electrode and a contact layer. The organic layer assembly is arranged between the base electrode and the cover electrode and the cover electrode is arranged between the organic layer assembly and the contact layer. The cover electrode and the base electrode are structured to form several laterally adjacent optically active areas and the base electrode, the organic layer assembly, the cover electrode and the contact layer are interconnected by vias such that at least two optically active areas are connected in series so that a current flow through the at least two optically active areas passes in a direction between the base electrode and a cover electrode. The current flow between the at least two optically active areas passes through the contact layer, wherein the contact layer contacts the base electrode above one of the vias laterally in the interior of the two optically active areas.

Abstract: An organic photoelectric device includes a substrate, a base electrode, an electrode terminal, a roof electrode, an organic functional layer, and a self-supporting cover member. The base electrode is configured above a first surface of the substrate, and the electrode terminal is accessible from above the first surface of the substrate. The self-supporting cover member serves to encapsulate the organic functional layer, which is arranged between the substrate and the self-supporting cover member, the self-supporting cover member being formed from conductive material or being coated with a conductive material on a side facing the substrate. The conductive material is locally coupled, in an electrically conductive manner, to the base electrode or the roof electrode at laterally distributed locations, and is further coupled to the electrode terminal in an electrically conductive manner.

Abstract: There is described an illumination apparatus with an organic light-emitting device with a first light exit face and an organic light-emitting device with a second light exit face larger than the first light exit face. The inorganic light-emitting device and the organic light-emitting device are arranged so that a planar light output in which light of the inorganic light-emitting device and light of the organic light-emitting device superimpose each other results.

Abstract: A flat lighting device includes a layer arrangement, anode and cathode contact regions. The layer arrangement includes an anode layer, a cathode layer, and an organic light-emitting layer arranged between the anode and cathode layers, the layer arrangement having a flat shape which is laterally bounded by an edge region. The anode contact regions contact the anode layer and are implemented along the edge region. The cathode contact regions contact the cathode layer and are implemented along the edge region. The flat shape has a rotational invariance toward rotation by discrete angles. The anode and cathode contact regions may be contacted from one side of the flat shape of the layer arrangement and are arranged to be laterally distributed over the edge region such that the lateral distribution of the anode and cathode contact regions is maintained upon rotation of the layer arrangement by the discrete angles.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode matrix comprises a substrate, first and second electrodes electrically insulated from each other formed in or on the substrate, and a first organic layer on the first electrode and a second organic layer on the second electrode. The first organic layer is separated from the second organic layer by separator means. Further, the light-emitting diode matrix comprises a cap electrode with an area disposed on the first organic layer and an area disposed on the second organic layer. The areas of the cap electrode are connected in an electrically conductive way via an area of the cap electrode disposed on the separator means.

Abstract: An organic opto-electric device has a layer stack with a base electrode, an organic layer assembly, a cover electrode and a contact layer. The organic layer assembly is arranged between the base electrode and the cover electrode and the cover electrode is arranged between the organic layer assembly and the contact layer. The cover electrode and the base electrode are structured to form several laterally adjacent optically active areas and the base electrode, the organic layer assembly, the cover electrode and the contact layer are interconnected by vias such that at least two optically active areas are connected in series so that a current flow through the at least two optically active areas passes in a direction between the base electrode and a cover electrode. The current flow between the at least two optically active areas passes through the contact layer, wherein the contact layer contacts the base electrode above one of the vias laterally in the interior of the two optically active areas.

Abstract: An organic photoelectric device includes a substrate, a base electrode, an electrode terminal, a roof electrode, an organic functional layer, and a self-supporting cover member. The base electrode is configured above a first surface of the substrate, and the electrode terminal is accessible from above the first surface of the substrate. The self-supporting cover member serves to encapsulate the organic functional layer, which is arranged between the substrate and the self-supporting cover member, the self-supporting cover member being formed from conductive material or being coated with a conductive material on a side facing the substrate. The conductive material is locally coupled, in an electrically conductive manner, to the base electrode or the roof electrode at laterally distributed locations, and is further coupled to the electrode terminal in an electrically conductive manner.

Abstract: A reflex coupler has an organic light emitter for generating a light signal and an inorganic photodetector with a detector area. The organic light emitter and the detector area are optically coupled as a result of radiation returned from an object onto which the light signal impinges, and the organic light emitter and the inorganic photodetector are integrated in one device.

Abstract: An illumination device has a plurality of main illumination areas subdivided into at least a first and a second sub-illumination area, wherein a luminous element for outputting radiation is arranged on each sub-illumination area, and wherein a beam deflection unit is associated with each main illumination area, which is designed to deflect the radiation output by the luminous element of the first sub-illumination area into another direction than the radiation output by the luminous element of the second sub-illumination area.

Abstract: The method of inspecting the surface of a three-dimensional body, includes moving at least one camera and at least one illuminating device relative to the surface of the three-dimensional body, taking pictures of the areas of the surface to be inspected during the movement of the at least one camera relative to the areas of the surface to be inspected, transmitting the pictures taken to a computer and evaluating the pictures in the computer to find any defects that are present. A system for performing the method is also described. In order to obtain high inspection quality, the camera, illumination device and the surface to be inspected are brought into plural different defined geometric relationships with each other during the inspecting of each of the areas on the surface, at least for a time period required to take one picture.

Abstract: A flat lighting device includes a layer arrangement, anode and cathode contact regions. The layer arrangement includes an anode layer, a cathode layer, and an organic light-emitting layer arranged between the anode and cathode layers, the layer arrangement having a flat shape which is laterally bounded by an edge region. The anode contact regions contact the anode layer and are implemented along the edge region. The cathode contact regions contact the cathode layer and are implemented along the edge region. The flat shape has a rotational invariance toward rotation by discrete angles. The anode and cathode contact regions may be contacted from one side of the flat shape of the layer arrangement and are arranged to be laterally distributed over the edge region such that the lateral distribution of the anode and cathode contact regions is maintained upon rotation of the layer arrangement by the discrete angles.