Abstract: A computer accepts dead-oil properties of a reservoir fluid sampled from a well. The dead-oil properties are the measured composition of the reservoir fluid after volatile components of the reservoir have substantially vaporized. The computer analyzes the dead-oil properties and a constraint to produce estimated live-oil properties of the reservoir fluid. The live-oil properties are the composition of the reservoir before the volatile components have substantially vaporized. The computer uses the estimated live-oil properties to make a decision regarding the well.

Abstract: In some embodiments, methods, apparatus, and systems may operate to determine downhole tool standoff using a nuclear tool and photon activity, and to correct acoustic measurements using the standoff.

Abstract: Various embodiments include apparatus and methods to utilize fluid phase behavior interpretation to increase sensor measurement accuracy. In some embodiments, a downhole sensor measures detector responses within a measurement sample of a downhole fluid. The measured detector responses are acquired from the downhole sensor. A correlation factor is generated as a scalar product between a vector of the measured detector responses and a vector of known responses. The correlation factor has a value within a fixed interval, one end of the fixed interval corresponding to a high correlation status and an opposite end of the fixed interval corresponding to an uncorrelated status. The correlation factor is compared to a correlation threshold for a specified material and sets of data having correlation factors greater than the correlation threshold are identified.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining an amount of hydrocarbon fluid present in a rock of a hydrocarbon-producing reservoir is provided. The rock comprises organic matter and porous and permeable inorganic matter. The method comprises the steps of receiving data relating to chemical and kinetic properties of the organic matter, rock lithology data, rock thickness and reservoir temperature and pressure data, inputting the received data into a computer-implemented model, and operating the model. The model operates to a) simulate hydrocarbon fluid generation in the rock based on the input data and thereby determine an amount of generated hydrocarbon fluid, b) generate predicted data, and c) determine a total amount of hydrocarbon fluid present in the rock based on the predicted data.

Abstract: A method and system for forecasting the conditions of locations is provided. The method includes receiving in real time from a user in a specified location, a specified future timeframe associated with a future condition of the specified location. Multiple condition data sets associated with an element of the specified location are simultaneously retrieved and a best fit polynomial equation associated with predicting a future condition of the element is selected. Condition score values associated with future conditions of the element are calculated. An overall condition score value associated with an aggregation of individual condition score values is calculated and presented.

Abstract: A system and method is provided for the control of a network of devices wherein each device of the networked devices provides for the operation of a sensor such as an accelerometer, processor and communication element within each device, and network and/or cloud based processing and storage, to process collected data to permit detection and predictive analysis of traffic patterns, weather patterns and other forces of nature. The system and method can analyze duration and magnitude of vibration signals, and considering maps and known locations of devices, tracks and highways and historical data regarding each, use machine learning techniques to accurately classify the motion and provide real-time and predictive analysis.

Abstract: An acoustic disdrometer is provided for measuring precipitation. The acoustic disdrometer has an acoustic transducer positioned within an acoustic chamber defined by an acoustic shell. Precipitation impacting the acoustic shell generates sound waves that are collected by the acoustic transducer for processing.

Abstract: An optical material which has a relative permeability different from 1 to light having a wavelength in, for example, the infrared region or shorter than the infrared region and which is stable in structure, and a liquid and a solid (optical element) using the optical material. The optical material is a powder used as a component of a liquid or solid to which an illuminating light is irradiated, and includes a large number of resonating elements which constitute the powder and each of which is formed of a conductor having a width approximately same as or smaller than a wavelength of the illumination light, and a protective film which is formed of a disc-shaped insulator, wherein an entire surface of each of the split-rind resonators is covered by the protective film.

Abstract: An optical element comprising: synthetic diamond material; and an anti-reflective surface pattern formed directly in at least one surface of the synthetic diamond material, wherein the optical element has an absorption coefficient measured at room temperature of ?0.5 cm?1 at a wavelength of 10.6 ?m, wherein the optical element has a reflectance at said at least one surface of no more than 2% at an operating wavelength of the optical element, and wherein the optical element has a laser induced damage threshold meeting one or both of the following characteristics: the laser induced damage threshold is at least 30 Jcm?2 measured using a pulsed laser at a wavelength of 10.6 ?m with a pulse duration of 100 ns and a pulse repetition frequency in a range 1 to 10 Hz; and the laser induced damage threshold is at least 1 MW/cm2 measured using a continuous wave laser at a wavelength of 10.6 ?m.

Abstract: There is provided an optical film comprising a layer formed on a base film by curing a curable composition containing the specific component (A) in an amount of 50 to 99% by mass and the specific component (B) in an amount of 1 to 50% by mass, based on the total solid content of the curable composition when the total solid content of the curable composition is set to 100% by mass.

Abstract: Provided are a polarizing plate including a polarizing film and protective films provided on both sides of the polarizing film and a display device including the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polarizing plate including: a polarizer; and a protective layer formed on at least one surface of the polarizer, in which the protective layer is a cured product of a radical curable composition including: (A) a radical polymerizable compound including at least one hydrophilic functional group in a molecule thereof; (B) a multifunctional (meth)acrylic compound; (C) a phosphate compound including one or two (meth)acryl groups in a molecule thereof; and (D) a radical initiator, and an image display device including the same.

Abstract: Provided is a method of preparing a transparent, non-elastomeric optical article including (1) combining to form a reaction mixture free of urethanation catalysts (a) a polyisocyanate component; and (b) an active hydrogen component of polyol and/or polythiol, and at least one compound containing both amine and hydroxyl functional groups; (2) allowing the polyisocyanate component to react with amine functional groups in the active hydrogen component to form an intermediate product including a polyurea prepolymer having hydroxyl functional groups in admixture with the polyol and/or polythiol and, optionally, the compound containing both amine and hydroxyl functional groups; (3) mixing the intermediate product with additional polyisocyanates and optionally a urethanation catalyst to form a second reaction mixture; (4) introducing the second reaction mixture to a mold to form a thermoset polymerizate; and (5) releasing the polymerizate from the mold.

Abstract: A lens array including a base which has a plurality of concave sections. The concave sections are arranged in a first direction, a second direction which is orthogonal or almost orthogonal with the first direction, and a third direction which intersects with the first direction and the second direction. A thickness of the base between the concave sections arranged with the first direction or the second direction is thinner than a thickness of the base between the concave sections arranged with the third direction.

Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein are directed towards the fabrication of a nanomesh composite filter (NCF) that can be manufactured according to various embodiments, all of which are intended to be fabricated in order to control the transmission, reflection, and absorption of various wavelengths bands. In particular, the disclosed embodiments may be used for heat shielding applications where certain wavelength ranges may be desirable to transmit and others may be desirable to reflect.

Abstract: An optical filter includes a first film having an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side, and a second side. A second film is included that has an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side, and a second side. A third film is included that has an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side, and a second side. The first side of the first film is connected to the second side of the second film. The first side of the second film is connected to the second side of the third film. The lower surface of the first film is optically adjacent to the upper surface of the second film. The lower surface of the second film is optically adjacent to the upper surface of the third film. Methods of manufacture and use are also described.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition capable of forming a film exhibiting a small humidity-dependent variation in optical values; a triazole compound to be incorporated into the resin composition; an optical film and an optical lens, each of which is prepared from the resin composition and exhibits a small humidity-dependent variation in optical values; and a polarizing plate, a circularly polarizing plate, and an image display device, each of which includes the optical film and exhibits excellent moisture resistance. The resin composition of the present invention contains a resin and a compound having a 5-membered or 6-membered aromatic hydrocarbon or heterocyclic ring, wherein the resin is a hygroscopic resin, the compound has at least three specific aromatic rings having a specific NICS value, and the specific aromatic rings are bonded to one another via a single bond or one or two atoms.

Abstract: A glass tube including quantum dots in a polymerized matrix is described. An optical component and other products including such glass tube, a composition including quantum dots, and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: In various embodiments a light emitting device is disclosed comprising a first and second source for emitting light with a first and a second spectral distribution, respectively, a first and second light guides comprising a first light input surface and a first light exit surface, respectively, the light input surface and the light exit surface of the respective light guide extending at an angle with respect to each other. The first and second light guide configured to convert a part of the received light to light with a third and fourth spectral distribution, respectively, and couple at least a part of the light with the third and fourth spectral distribution out of the first and second light exit surface, respectively. The light have the first and the second spectral distribution having different spectral distributions, and the light having the third and the fourth spectral distribution have different spectral distributions.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a photoluminescent layer and a light-transmissive layer located on the photoluminescent layer. At least one of the photoluminescent layer and the light-transmissive layer has a submicron structure having at least projections or recesses arranged perpendicular to the thickness direction of the photoluminescent layer. At least one of the photoluminescent layer and the light-transmissive layer has a light emitting surface. The first light has a wavelength ?a in air. A distance Dint between adjacent projections or recesses and a refractive index nwav-a of the photoluminescent layer for the first light satisfy ?a/nwav-a<Dint<?a. A thickness of the photoluminescent layer, the refractive index nwav-a, and the distance Dint are set to limit a directional angle of the first light emitted from the light emitting surface.

Abstract: A lighting device configured to accommodate an optical fiber is provided. The lighting device includes a breaking structure which accommodates a portion of the optical fiber in a state in which the portion includes two or more bends. The breaking structure is configured to break and sever the portion of the optical fiber when the optical fiber is subjected to a load of a predetermined magnitude.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a backlight apparatus and a display apparatus having a light guide plate that includes light guide patterns in a waveform shape.

Abstract: A lighting system uses an edge lit waveguide. The bottom has a set of elongate light extraction features for out-coupling light from the light guide towards a reflector which reflects light back into the light guide. The top face of the light guide functions as the output for the lighting system. In some examples it has a set of elongate beam shaping features extending substantially orthogonally to the set of light extraction 5 features for beam shaping of light exiting the top face.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for providing illumination of a display. In an embodiment, a light guide includes a first portion to receive light, a second portion to output some or all of the light, and a third portion configured to propagate the light between the first portion and the second portion. The third portion forms a first deflection structure which adjoins, and extends between, respective surface regions of the first portion and the second portion. A light source is coupled to provide edgewise illumination of the light guide via the first portion. In another embodiment, the light propagates through the third portion and into a region, between two parallel planes, in which the second portion is located.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a light guide plate, a light source unit, a wavelength conversion sheet which is disposed between the display panel and the light guide plate, and a bottom chassis where the wavelength conversion sheet includes a first portion which covers an upper surface of the light guide plate, the first portion including a first edge extending in a first direction and a second edge facing the first edge, a second portion which extends from the first edge toward the bottom chassis, is coupled to the bottom chassis and covers a first side surface of the light guide plate, and a third portion which extends from the second edge toward the bottom chassis, is coupled to the bottom chassis and covers a second side surface of the light guide plate.

Abstract: A backlight module includes a lamp set, a light guiding plate, a diffuser, a top prism sheet, and a down prism sheet. The diffuser includes a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first end of the diffuser is closer to the lamp set than the second end, and the diffuser includes a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The diffuser includes the overlapped portion stacked with the top/down prism sheets and the extended portion extending from the overlapped portion. On the first end of the diffuser, the light beams emitted by the light guiding plate may be processed by the first extended portion, instead of being emitted out directly. This can avoid the bright lines occurred by the backlit so as to reduce the optical leakage. In addition, a display device is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a liquid crystal display comprising K—Si—F-based phosphors and a color gamut enhancing film, wherein the liquid crystal display of the present invention can improve a color gamut by transmitting pure RGB wavelengths emitted from a light source as much as possible and absorbing unnecessary wavelengths other than the RGB wavelengths.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a light guide plate, a first light source and a second light source. The display panel is provided with a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array, the light guide plate includes a first reflection structure and a second reflection structure. The first reflection structure reflects light emitted from the first light source to the pixel units of the display unit and the light is guided to a first view side after passing through the display panel. The second reflection structure reflects light emitted from the second light source to the pixel units of the display panel and the light is guided to a second view side after passing through the display panel. The above display panel is capable of achieving naked eye dual vision display without wearing dedicated glasses.

Abstract: A laminate film includes a gas barrier film having a barrier layer and a support which supports the barrier layer stacked on one surface of an optical functional layer, in which the gas barrier film and the optical functional layer satisfy the following adhesion force conditions: an adhesion force between the support and the barrier layer is smaller than an adhesion force between the optical functional layer and the barrier layer, and an adhesion force between the support and the barrier layer is an adhesion force enabling peeling.

Abstract: A slim bezel backlight module and a liquid crystal display apparatus having the same are disclosed. The backlight module includes a light source, a light guide plate, a reflector, a plastic frame assembly and a square-shaped adhesive tape. The plastic frame assembly is designed to be integrated by iron material and plastic material, and a few plastic portions of the plastic frame assembly protruded from the sides of the plastic frame assembly to form a zigzagged surface for increasing the adhesion area for the square-shaped adhesive tape, thereby solving the problem that the lack of enough border width makes the plastic frame assembly hard to be processed and assembled.

Abstract: A rubber frame, a backlight module and a display device are provided by the present disclosure, the rubber frame is applied to the backlight module and includes a soft rubber body. The soft rubber body includes a first section, a second section, a third section and a fourth section. At least one section is provided with a first fixing portion configured to fix a display panel.

Abstract: An integrated electronic device includes a substrate having an opening extending therethrough. The substrate includes an interconnection network, and connections coupled to the interconnection network. The connections are to be fixed on a printed circuit board. An integrated photonic module is electrically connected to the substrate, with a portion of the integrated photonic module in front of or overlapping the opening of the substrate. An integrated electronic module is electrically connected to the photonic module, and extends at least partly into the opening of the substrate. The electronic module and the substrate may be electrically connected onto the same face of the photonic module.

Abstract: An optical network having at least one star coupler comprising transmit and receive optical mixers which are respectively optically coupled to transmitters and receivers of a plurality of optical-electrical media converters. Each optical-electrical media converter comprises a respective receiver optically coupled to the receive optical mixer by way of plastic optical fibers and a respective transmitter optically coupled to the transmit optical mixer by way of plastic optical fibers. The output plastic optical fibers attached to an output face of the receive optical mixer have a diameter less than the diameter of the input plastic optical fibers attached to an input face of the receive optical mixer.

Abstract: A 3×3 multi-mode interference coupling device having a length L and a width W, a center input port between a pair of outer input ports, where each outer input port is displaced from the center input port by a distance W/3, and a center output port between a pair of outer output ports, where each outer output port is displaced from the center output port by a distance W/3, where the device is supports Cbar, Ccen, and a Cx coupling coefficients therein, when the outer input ports are equally excited with an input signal having a 180° phase difference, Ccen from each outer input port destructively interferes when the propagation length L is an integer number of L?/2, where the device outputs equal intensity laser modes from each outer output port when the propagation length is an integer multiple of L?/2.

Abstract: An optimized SOI 2×2 multimode interference (MMI) coupler is designed by use of the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm. Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) simulation shows that, within a footprint of 9.4×1.6 ?m2, <0.1 dB power unbalance and <1 degree phase error are achieved across the entire C-band. The excess loss of the device is <0.2 dB.

Abstract: A multiplexer/demultiplexer is provided comprising a capillary filter block, a capillary adhesive, a signal-routing block, and an index-matching adhesive. The capillary adhesive resides in the capillary interstices of the capillary filter block and the index-matching adhesive forms an optical and mechanical interface between the signal-routing block and the capillary filter block. The layer thickness of the index-matching adhesive accommodates for extra-planar surface irregularities in the bonding face of the signal routing block and extra-planar variations along the proximal ends of the component filter blocks of the capillary filter block. The capillary filter block can be formed from a plurality of component filter blocks by dicing multiple component filter blocks from a filter block substrate, placing the component filter blocks adjacent to one another, and using capillary force to draw adhesive between adjacent sidewalls of component filter blocks.

Abstract: A semiconductor monolithic transmitter photonic integrated circuit (TxPIC) comprises two different situations, either at least one signal channel in the PIC having a modulated source with the channel also extended to include at least one additional element or a plurality of modulated sources comprising N signal channels in the PIC of different transmission wavelengths, where N is equal to or greater than two (2), which may also approximate emission wavelengths along a standardized wavelength grid. In these two different situations, a common active region for such modulated sources and additional channel elements is identified as an extended identical active layer (EIAL), as it extends from a single modulated source to such additional channel elements in the same channel and/or extends to additional modulated sources in separate channels where the number of such channels is N equal to two or greater.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a method of forming an optical coupler system. The method includes forming at least one waveguide over a substrate, and forming gratings in a first region over the substrate. The method further includes configuring the gratings to couple optical signals to or from the at least one waveguide, and forming a v-groove in the first region over the substrate, wherein forming the v-groove includes removing the gratings from the first region.

Abstract: A shuttered adapter is described that includes a shuttered housing, a shutter sub-assembly frame contained within the housing, a pair of shutter doors hingedly secured to the shutter sub-assembly frame, and a door spring configured to push the shutter doors outward from the shutter sub-assembly frame and away from each other. The shuttered housing can have a separable sleeve retention insert which allows a ledge to be molded inside the shuttered housing. The ledge can be configured to abut the front lower surface of the shuttered doors when the doors are pushed outward from the shutter sub-assembly frame.

Abstract: Improved optical fiber coupling reliability is realized by improving structures and materials used at the fiber joint. When ceramic ferrules are used at the fiber joint, the penetration of a UV-cured optical adhesive between the ceramic ferrules and the fiber ends is avoided or prevented, while an anti-reflective coating, an uncured optical adhesive, or a refractive index matching gel may be applied between the ceramic ferrules. When glass ferrules are used at the fiber joint, the UV-cured optical adhesive may be applied and fully cured between the glass ferrules and the fiber ends.

Abstract: A fiber connector is provided. In exemplary embodiments, a fiber connector may comprise an outer housing for securing a fiber cable within the housing, the housing comprising a top wall; a bottom wall disposed opposite the top side wall; a right side wall and a left side wall, each side wall having a through opening formed to receive a latch, the side walls comprising a straight portion for maintaining the latch within the through opening; and a pair of release members slidably coupled with the side walls, each release member comprising a release mechanism for releasing the fiber connector from the latch by sliding along the side walls and forcing the latch out of the through openings with the release mechanism.

Abstract: An integral fan-out connector assembly for fiber optic cables includes a connector housing that provides an integrated fan-out housing and connection adapter. The fan-out connector housing may be configured with a variety of cable adapters, and may be installed as a ‘plug and play’ type solution where it will be ready to accept a feed cable for use when needed.

Abstract: This optical fiber connection structure connects a multicore fiber and a bundle structure bundling a plurality of optical fibers. The multicore fiber has a plurality of cores arranged in a lattice. The bundle structure includes closely packed optical fibers of the same diameter. The bundle structure is configured such that signal light optical fiber groups including signal light optical fibers and a dummy fiber group including dummy optical fibers are stacked in multiple layers. The signal light optical fiber groups are configured with the signal light optical fibers aligned in the mutually contacting direction. The signal light optical fiber groups and the dummy fiber group are stacked orthogonal to the alignment direction of the optical fibers constituting the respective fiber groups.

Abstract: A bend inducing fiber array unit is provided comprising first and second anti-recovery plates and a V-groove chip. Opposing lateral anti-recovery plates are arranged on opposite sides of the first and second anti-recovery plates. Lateral edges on a common side of the anti-recovery plates are secured to a common face of one of the opposing lateral anti-recovery plates to fix the first and second anti-recovery plates relative to each other. A guided portion of the array of optical fibers is positioned in the fiber accommodating grooves of the V-groove chip and the V-groove chip is secured to the second anti-recovery plate such that the fiber accommodating grooves and a fiber guiding face of the first anti-recovery plate are fixed at a relative angle ? approximating the bend in the array of optical fibers.

Abstract: A connectorized fiber optic cabling assembly includes a loose tube fiber optic cable and a connector assembly. The cable has a termination end and includes: an optical fiber bundle including a plurality of optical fibers; at least one strength member; and a jacket surrounding the optical fiber bundle and the at least one strength member. The connector assembly includes a rigid portion and defines a fiber passage. The connector assembly is mounted on the termination end of the cable such that the optical fiber bundle extends through at least a portion of the fiber passage. The plurality of optical fibers of the optical fiber bundle have a ribbonized configuration in the rigid portion of the connector assembly and a loose, non-ribbonized configuration outside the rigid portion.

Abstract: The application provides methods of forming a fiber coupling device comprising a substrate, the substrate having a substrate surface and at least one optoelectronic and/or photonic element, and further comprising at least one fiber coupling alignment structure that is optically transmissive. One method comprises a) applying a polymerizable material to the substrate surface, b) selectively polymerizing, using a method of 3D lithography, a region of the polymerizable material so as to convert the region of the polymerizable material into a polymer material, thereby forming at least one fiber coupling alignment structure, and c) cleaning the substrate and the polymer material from remaining non-polymerized polymerizable material, thereby exposing the at least one fiber coupling alignment structure of the fiber coupling device.

Abstract: A device for coupling optical signals into at least one waveguide, wherein the device comprises at least one send-site circuit, which based on incoming signals from send-site terminal contacts actuates at least one electro-optical converter, which sends out the optical signals in the direction of the axis of the waveguide, in such a way that the manufacturing expenses are low. The electro-optical converter is incorporated, in particular embedded, in at least one send-site receptacle/alignment module, the send-site receptacle/alignment module comprises at least one groove- or trough-shaped depression for aligning the waveguide in relation to the electro-optical converter, and the send-site receptacle/alignment module is, in an essentially form-fit and/or force-fit manner, incorporated, in particular fitted, in a recess provided in a send-site substrate. The corresponding is true for a device for decoupling optical signals from at least one waveguide.

Abstract: An optical fiber strip has a stair-shaped base element, a cover element, an adapter and an internal optical fiber array. The stair-shaped base element has a plurality of holes and a first bearing surface. The holes are integrally formed and extends from the first receiving surface to a bottom surface of the stair-shaped base element. The cover element includes an internal curved space between the first curved part and second curved part. The internal optical fiber array is selectively and optically coupled to tan optical-electrical conversion unit via the holes. A curved portion of the internal optical fiber array is located in the internal curved space for changing direction of the internal optical fiber array.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of assembly are described that provide an improved printed circuit board (PCB) assembly for an electro-optical interface, where more accurate positioning and alignment of electro-optical components can be achieved in an active part of the PCB assembly that is used for the electro-optical interface to meet tighter tolerances in an easier and more cost efficient manner. In particular, a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) is received in a cavity defined in a PCB that includes conductive elements for transmitting electrical signals. An optoelectronic transducer is connected to the PIC to convert between the optical signals and the corresponding electrical signals, and an optical coupler is secured to the optoelectronic transducer and supported by the PIC and/or PCB, where the optical coupler is configured to transmit the optical signals between the optoelectronic transducer and an optical fiber.

Abstract: A fiber connector, comprising a housing having a chamber extending in a lengthwise direction from a first end configured to receive a fiber to a second end configured to connect the fiber to a laser processing head and a channel disposed on an exterior surface of the chamber, the channel comprising a double helical structure.