Abstract: An imaging 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 and a sixth lens element. The first lens element has negative refractive power. The second lens element has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has positive refractive power. The fifth lens element has negative refractive power. The sixth lens element has positive refractive power. The imaging optical lens system has a total of six lens elements.

Abstract: An imaging 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 third lens element has positive refractive power. The fifth lens element has both an object-side surface and an image-side surface being aspheric. The sixth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element are aspheric.

Abstract: A micro imaging system includes, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element having negative refractive power; a second lens element having positive refractive power; and a third lens element with negative refractive power having an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. There are a total of three lens elements in the micro imaging system.

Abstract: An automatic alignment apparatus applicable to assembly of an optical output module and associated methods are provided. The automatic alignment apparatus includes: an alignment tool, a beam splitter, cameras, and a processing circuit. The alignment tool is arranged to hold parts of the optical output module, and align the parts to each other according to at least one movement control signal, where the parts include a radiation source module and an optical component module. The cameras capture images to generate image signals carrying the images, and the beam splitter splits the optical path into associated sub-paths. The processing circuit generates at least one movement control signal according to at least one image signal within the image signals to perform movement control of at least one part of the parts. The alignment tool automatically aligns the parts to each other according to the at least one movement control signal.

Abstract: An imaging 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 and a sixth lens element. The first lens element has negative refractive power. The second lens element has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has positive refractive power. The fifth lens element has negative refractive power. The sixth lens element has positive refractive power. The imaging optical lens system has a total of six lens elements.

Abstract: A compact optical system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element and a third lens element. The first lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element has refractive power, wherein at least one of two surfaces of the second lens element is aspheric, and the second lens element is made of plastic material. The third lens element has positive refractive power, wherein at least one of two surfaces of the third lens element is aspheric, and the third lens element is made of plastic material. The compact optical system further comprises a stop located between the first lens element and the second lens element. The first, second, and third lens elements are all stationary relative to one another in a paraxial region.

Abstract: An imaging 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 third lens element has positive refractive power. The fifth lens element has both an object-side surface and an image-side surface being aspheric. The sixth lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element are aspheric.

Abstract: This disclosure provides an optical image capturing lens system comprising: a positive first lens element having a convex object-side surface, a negative second lens element, a positive third lens element having a convex image-side surface, a fourth lens element having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface; and a positive fifth lens element having a convex object-side surface at a paraxial region thereof, both of the object-side and image-side surfaces being aspheric, and at least one inflection point is positioned on at least one of the object-side and image-side surfaces thereof. When particular relations are satisfied, the angle at which light projects onto the image plane can be efficiently controlled for increasing the relative illumination and preventing the occurrence of vignetting.

Abstract: An optical image capturing 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 and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element and the third lens element have refractive power. The fourth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface. The fifth lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface, wherein at least one inflection point is on at least one surface thereof. The sixth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface. The surfaces of the fifth and the sixth lens elements are aspheric. The optical image capturing system has a total of six lens elements.

Abstract: An imaging 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 and a sixth lens element. The first lens element has negative refractive power. The second lens element has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element has positive refractive power. The fourth lens element has positive refractive power. The fifth lens element has negative refractive power. The sixth lens element has positive refractive power. The imaging optical lens system has a total of six lens elements.

Abstract: This disclosure provides an optical image capturing lens system comprising: a positive first lens element having a convex object-side surface, a negative second lens element, a positive third lens element having a convex image-side surface, a fourth lens element having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface; and a positive fifth lens element having a convex object-side surface at a paraxial region thereof, both of the object-side and image-side surfaces being aspheric, and at least one inflection point is positioned on at least one of the object-side and image-side surfaces thereof. When particular relations are satisfied, the angle at which light projects onto the image plane can be efficiently controlled for increasing the relative illumination and preventing the occurrence of vignetting.

Abstract: An optical image capturing 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 and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element and the third lens element have refractive power. The fourth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface. The fifth lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface, wherein at least one inflection point is on at least one surface thereof. The sixth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface. The surfaces of the fifth and the sixth lens elements are aspheric. The optical image capturing system has a total of six lens elements.

Abstract: Vaccine compositions for use in inducing enhanced antigen-specific T cell-mediated immune responses in a subject in need thereof are disclosed. The composition comprises (a) a therapeutically effective amount of an immunogenic protein comprising at least an antigen of a pathogen; (b) a saponin-base adjuvant selected from the group consisting of GPI-0100, Quil A, QS-21; and (c) a Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonist adjuvant selected from the group consisting of monophosphoryl lipid A (MPL), and CpG1826.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an imaging optical lens assembly, including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with negative refractive power having an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region, a second lens element with positive refractive power, a third lens element with negative refractive power, a fourth lens element with positive refractive power, and a fifth lens element with negative refractive power having an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region and at least one convex shape in an off-axial region on the image-side surface, wherein the imaging optical lens assembly has a total of five lens elements.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image capturing optical system comprising: a positive first lens element having a convex object-side surface; a negative second lens element having a concave object-side surface; a third lens element; a fourth lens element having a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, the object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof being aspheric; a fifth lens element having a concave image-side surface concave, both of the object-side surface and the image-side surface being aspheric, at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface having at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an imaging optical lens assembly, including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with negative refractive power having an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region, a second lens element with positive refractive power, a third lens element with negative refractive power, a fourth lens element with positive refractive power, and a fifth lens element with negative refractive power having an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region and at least one convex shape in an off-axial region on the image-side surface, wherein the imaging optical lens assembly has a total of five lens elements.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an imaging optical lens assembly, including, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element with negative refractive power having an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region, a second lens element with positive refractive power, a third lens element with negative refractive power, a fourth lens element with positive refractive power, and a fifth lens element with negative refractive power having an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region and at least one convex shape in an off-axial region on the image-side surface, wherein the imaging optical lens assembly has a total of five lens elements.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image capturing optical system comprising: a positive first lens element having a convex object-side surface; a negative second lens element having a concave object-side surface; a third lens element; a fourth lens element having a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface, the object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof being aspheric; a fifth lens element having a concave image-side surface concave, both of the object-side surface and the image-side surface being aspheric, at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface having at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof.

Abstract: An imaging 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, and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element with negative refractive power has a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface. The third lens element with negative refractive power has a concave image-side surface and the image-side surface having at least one inflection point in an off-axis region. The fourth lens element with positive refractive power has a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface and a concave image-side surface with at least one convex shape in an off-axis region.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus is applied in air or in a non-air medium and includes a lens assembly, an image sensor and a removable cover lens. The lens assembly includes at least one lens element. The image sensor is disposed on an image surface of the lens assembly. When the image capturing apparatus is applied in the non-air medium, the removable cover lens, the lens assembly and the image sensor are disposed along an optical axis in order from an object side to an image side.