Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display control method for a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes an array substrate and an opposite substrate, wherein the array substrate is provided with data lines, scan lines and pixel units arranged in an array, the opposite substrate includes a black matrix, and the method includes: inputting an alternating current signal to the black matrix so as to form an alternating electric field between the black matrix and the array substrate, so that impurity ions between the array substrate and the opposite substrate are in a motion state under an action of the alternating electric field, rather than being adsorbed on the array substrate and the opposite substrate.

Abstract: A display module and a display device. The display module includes: a display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrate; and a backlight panel on a side of the first or second substrate away from the liquid crystal layer. The display panel further includes a color filter layer on a side of the liquid crystal layer away from the backlight panel. The color filter layer includes at least two portions having different transparency. The backlight panel is configured to emit a plurality of directional light beams to the color filter layer. The display panel is configured to change a propagation direction of each of the directional light beams by means of the liquid crystal layer, to adjust an irradiation position of the directional light beam on the color filter layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides an organic thin film structure. The organic thin film is formed on a surface of a glass substrate. At least two color resist blocks are formed by patterning. A recess is formed between the two adjacent color resist blocks. Each of the color resist blocks has a lower color resist layer and an upper color resist layer formed on a surface of the lower color resist layer. A boundary of the upper color resist layer and a boundary the lower color resist layer are connected, and an angle between the boundaries and the surface of the glass substrate ranges from 10° to 60°.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a color filter substrate, a display panel, a display device and a method for manufacturing the color filter substrate, the color filter substrate includes a first substrate, and a plurality of color resistances that are arranged in the same layer and connected with each other on the first substrate. The conductive material is mixed in the color resistances so that during operation of the display panel, the color resistance can not only pass the light of the corresponding color to form a color display, but also form a first electrode layer. Therefore, the structure of the color filter substrate is simplified, the production cost is reduced, and the contamination of liquid crystal molecules caused by the indium tin oxide particles is also correspondingly avoided, thereby improving the excellent rate of the display panel.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel, the liquid crystal display panel includes a color filter substrate, an array substrate, and liquid crystal molecules located between the color filter substrate and the array substrate. The array substrate includes a pixel electrode layer. The pixel electrode layer includes at least one pixel electrode unit. The pixel electrode unit is configured to focus light irradiated to the pixel electrode unit onto a central area of the circular ring, to generate a bright state of the liquid crystal display panel.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel including a first flat portion, and a bend portion adjacent to the first flat portion, and a first optical film including a first polarizing layer, the first optical film including a first portion overlapping the first flat portion, and a second portion overlapping the bend portion, a first thickness of the first portion being different from a second thickness of the second portion.

Abstract: An adjustable reflective device includes a base substrate, a reflective film disposed above the base substrate, and an adjustment assembly configured to control reflectivities of different portions of the reflective film.

Abstract: The present application relates to a polarizing plate and a liquid crystal display comprising same, the polarizing plate comprising: a base film; an adhesive layer provided on one side of the base film; a photocurable resin layer provided on one side of the adhesive layer; and a protective film provided on one side of the photocurable resin layer, wherein the photocurable resin layer comprises: a cured resin having a polyfunctional acrylate-based monomer, and an acrylic elastic polymer or an acrylate-based oligomer having an elongation of 5-200%; a photopolymerization initiator; and an antistatic agent, and the protective film is provided with an antistatic surface on one side thereof, which is opposite to the other side facing the photocurable resin layer.

Abstract: A backlight unit includes: a light guide plate through which light is provided to a display panel which displays an image with the light; a light source which emits the light to the light guide plate, the light source disposed facing a light incident side surface of the light guide plate; and a wavelength-converting film through which emitted light from the light source is wavelength-converted and provided to the light incident side surface of the light guide plate. The wavelength-converting film includes: a first end portion thereof connected to the light guide plate, a central portion thereof disposed between the light source and the light incident side surface of the light guide plate, and glass in which wavelength-converting particles are dispersed.

Abstract: A planar illumination device according to an embodiment includes a light guide plate, a substrate, a light source, a first fixing member, and a second fixing member. The light guide plate outputs, from a principal surface, light entering from a side surface. The substrate is disposed substantially in parallel with the principal surface of the light guide plate. The light source is provided on the substrate in a manner facing the side surface of the light guide plate. The light source has a light-emitting surface that outputs the light incident on the side surface. The first fixing member is disposed between the light guide plate and the substrate and fixes the light guide plate to the substrate. The second fixing member is disposed opposite to the first fixing member across the light guide plate and fixes the light guide plate to the light source.

Abstract: This invention relates to a backlight panel for a panel display device, comprising a light pipe, at least one source of illumination and a diffuse reflector. The light pipe has a first boundary surface comprising a first substantially planar surface interrupted by a first pattern of discrete surface relief features for extracting light from the light pipe and for directing said extracted light at the diffuse reflector, and a second boundary surface comprising a second substantially planar surface interrupted by a second pattern of laterally elongate surface relief features, each comprising an inclined surface angled towards the light source for directing light internally reflected from the second boundary surface towards the first boundary surface at a correspondingly lower angle of incidence. The areal density of the first pattern varies across the first side and generally increases along the transmission direction.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel and a backlight unit under the liquid crystal panel and including a circuit board; a plurality of LED packages mounted on the circuit board; a partition wall on the circuit board and surrounding at least one LED package; an encapsulation member covering the plurality of LED packages and the partition wall; and a reflective pattern sheet over the encapsulation member and including a plurality of first reflective patterns corresponding to the plurality of LED packages, respectively, wherein a height of the partition wall is equal to or greater than a height of the at least one LED package and smaller than or equal to a thickness of the encapsulation member.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a backlight unit and a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device includes a display panel including a red pixel, a green pixel, and a blue pixel; and a backlight unit which emits light to the display panel, wherein the backlight unit includes: a light source providing a first color light; a color conversion layer disposed on the light source and converting a part of the first color light into a second color light; an optical sheet between the display panel and the color conversion layer; and an air gap between the color conversion layer and the optical sheet.

Abstract: A lighting device includes a board on which a plurality of light emitting devices are arranged in a matrix, and a reflection sheet provided on the board and having a plurality of apertures. The apertures correspond one-to-one to the light emitting devices. The reflection sheet is extended in a predetermined specific extending direction. The apertures are formed such that a first distance in the extending direction between rims of the apertures and side surfaces of the corresponding light emitting devices within the apertures is greater than a second distance in an orthogonal direction that is orthogonal to the extending direction between the rims of the apertures and the side surfaces of the corresponding light emitting devices.

Abstract: A backlight unit includes a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) packages on a top surface of a circuit board, an encapsulation member located on the circuit board and covering the plurality of LED packages, and an integrated pattern sheet on the encapsulation member. The integrated pattern sheet includes a base layer, a plurality of reflective patterns at a bottom surface of the base layer and respectively corresponding to the plurality of LED packages, and a plurality of diffusion patterns at a top surface of the base layer, wherein the reflective patterns are configured with a relational expression of c+(t2?t1)*tan {(sin?1(1/n)}>d<1.8p, where c, t1 and p are a width, a height and a pitch of the LED package, respectively, t2 and n are a height and a refractive index of the encapsulation member, respectively, and d is a width of the reflective pattern.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a backlight device including a plurality of light sources, a display panel disposed to oppose the backlight device and incline with respect to a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the backlight device and a diffusion plate provided between the display panel and the backlight device.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to the field of display technologies, and discloses a backlight source and a display device, and the backlight source includes a back plate, a glue frame installed on the back plate, a light-guiding plate located in an accommodating space surrounded by the glue frame, and an optical film material located on the side of the light-guiding plate away from the back plate, and arranged overlapping with the light-guiding plate, wherein at least one of sides of the light-guiding plate is a light incidence side, and other sides are non-light-incidence sides; and at least one of the non-light-incidence sides, and the glue frame form together a light-eliminating structure configure to eliminate at least a part of light rays exiting from the non-light-incidence side.

Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device includes a display panel, a frame positioned in the rear of the display panel, a substrate positioned between the frame and the display panel, extended in an up-down direction of the frame, and mounted on the frame, a light source mounted on the substrate, and a lens covering the light source and mounted on the substrate. The lens includes a first stopper protruding and extending from a lower surface of the lens, and a first leg extended from the first stopper toward a lower part of the lens. The substrate includes a hole into which the first leg is inserted.

Abstract: A light source device includes a substrate and a plurality of light-emitting units disposed on a surface of the substrate. At least one of the light-emitting units includes a light source chip and an optical material layer covering the light source chip. A maximum width is defined as a distance between two farthest points on a pattern corresponding to a vertical projection of the optical material layer on the surface of the substrate, and a half of the maximum width is defined as a first width R. A maximum height H is defined as a vertical distance from the surface of the substrate to a highest point of the optical material layer away from the substrate. A ratio of R to H is between 5 and 1000. A display device applying the light source device is also provided.

Abstract: A display device and a method of manufacturing a display device are provided. A display device includes a first substrate, sub-pixel electrodes adjacent to each other on the first substrate, a second substrate positioned opposite to the first substrate, a light-transmitting pattern on the second substrate and at least partially overlapping with the first sub-pixel electrode, a wavelength conversion pattern on the second substrate, a first black matrix filling a separation space between a side surface of the light-transmitting pattern and a side surface of a first wavelength conversion pattern and including a first surface facing the first substrate and a second surface facing the second substrate, and the first surface of the first black matrix is wider than the second surface of the first black matrix, and a first surface of a second wavelength conversion pattern is wider than a second surface of the second wavelength conversion pattern.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display module is switchable between a blocking state and a displaying state on the basis of a change, caused by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer, in the orientation of liquid crystal molecules contained in the liquid crystal layer, the blocking state being a state in which transmitting light is concentrated to a blocking region on an initial optical axis, the displaying state being a state in which transmitting light is concentrated to a light-emitting region on a voltage-induced optical axis different from the initial optical axis.

Abstract: A viewing angle control film includes, in order, a first polarizer in which an absorption axis is in a direction perpendicular to a film surface; a first phase difference plate which is a ?/4 plate and has a patterned optical anisotropic layer; and a second phase difference plate which is a ?/4 plate and has a patterned optical anisotropic layer, in which the patterned optical anisotropic layers have a constant phase difference and are divided into a plurality of belt-like regions in the same plane, directions of slow axes in one belt-like region match each other and directions of slow axes of belt-like regions adjacent to each other are different from each other in the patterned optical anisotropic layer, and the belt-like region of the first phase difference plate and the belt-like region of the second phase difference plate are disposed so as to intersect with each other in a plane direction.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed to oppose the first substrate, a layer of liquid crystal located between the first substrate and the second substrate, and an alignment film disposed on the first substrate so as to be in contact with the layer of the liquid crystal. The liquid crystal has a refractive-index anisotropy ?n of 0.11 or more, the layer of the liquid crystal has a thickness d of 2.5 ?m or less, and a product ?nd of the refractive-index anisotropy ?n and the thickness d is 0.20 or more but 0.31 or less. The transmissivity of light having a wavelength of 450 nm in the first substrate and the alignment film is 85% or more but 97% or less.

Abstract: An alignment film is given a 2-layer structure comprising a photoalignment film that is photoalignable and a low-resistivity alignment film whose resistivity is smaller than that of the photoalignment film. The photoalignment film is formed by a polyimide whose precursor is polyamide acid alkyl ester, the number molecular weight of the photoalignment film is large, and the stability of alignment of the photoalignment film by photoalignment is excellent. The low-resistivity alignment film is formed by a polyimide whose precursor is polyamide acid, the number molecular weight of the low-resistivity alignment film is small, and the resistivity of the low-resistivity alignment film is small. The 2-layer structure alignment film can be maintaining an excellent photoalignment characteristic, so DC afterimages can be controlled.

Abstract: A method for aligning liquid crystals is provided, and includes steps of providing a first substrate, forming a first electrode layer and a first alignment film on the first substrate; a second substrate, forming a second electrode layer and a second alignment film on the first substrate; forming a liquid crystal layer between the first alignment film and the second alignment film; providing an electrode plate and disposing the electrode plate on a side of the first substrate away from the first electrode layer; and applying a driving voltage between the electrode plate and the second electrode layer to align on the liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pixel structure and a liquid crystal display panel. Based on the theory of color, the pixel structure includes, in each of pixel units, a first sub-pixel (P1), a second sub-pixel (P2), a third sub-pixel (P3), a the fourth sub-pixel (P4) arranged sequentially in a line. The first sub-pixel (P1) and the fourth sub-pixel (P4) are respectively arranged at two sides of the second sub-pixel (P2) and the third sub-pixel (P3). The second sub-pixel (P2) and the third sub-pixel (P3) have areas that are identical. The first sub-pixel (P1) and the fourth sub-pixel (P4) have color resists having the same color. The first sub-pixel (P1) and the fourth sub-pixel (P4) have areas that are one half of the area of the second sub-pixel (P2).

Abstract: The present invention provides an array substrate, comprising a substrate, a gate, a gate insulation layer, an active layer, a source, a drain, a data line, an organic insulation layer, a pixel electrode and a common electrode, and the pixel electrode is provided with an opening at a position corresponding to the data line, and the data line has a reflective function and forms a reflective region for reflecting light passing through the opening of the common electrode layer. The present invention further provides a manufacturing method thereof, a liquid crystal display panel and a liquid crystal display device.

Abstract: A pixel structure including a substrate, a signal line, a plurality of pixel units and a light blocking pattern layer is provided. The signal line is disposed on the substrate and has opposing first and second sides. Two adjacent pixel units are disposed respectively on the first side and the second side of the signal line. Each pixel units includes an active device, a common electrode, an insulating layer, and a pixel electrode. The insulating layer is located on the common electrode. The pixel electrode is located on the insulating layer and is electrically connected to the active device. The pixel electrode includes an edge strip electrode and a plurality of extension electrodes. The extension electrodes respectively extend from the edge strip electrode toward the signal line. The light blocking pattern layer is located between two adjacent pixel units, and the light blocking pattern layer and the signal line overlap with each other.

Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate having a top surface and a side surface extending in a direction intersecting the top surface, a second substrate, an insulating layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first insulating structure disposed between the insulating layer and the first substrate and being in contact with the insulating layer, a pixel, a signal line having a side surface substantially aligned with the side surface of the first substrate and disposed on the first substrate, a second insulating structure overlapping the signal line, being in contact with the first insulating structure, and having a side surface substantially aligned with the side surface of the first substrate, and a connection pad being in contact with the side surface of the first substrate, the side surface of the signal line, and the side surface of the second insulating structure.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pixel structure, an array substrate and a display apparatus, aiming at achieving good display effects in all viewing directions and improved viewing angles. The pixel structure comprises a plurality of transparent electrodes, which are arranged in columns and each transparent electrode corresponds to a subpixel. Each transparent electrode comprises at least two sub-electrode portions, and each sub-electrode portion is provided with a plurality of slits.

Abstract: The present invention provides an array substrate. The array substrate comprises: a bottom substrate, a common electrode layer covers on the bottom substrate, an insulating layer stacks on the common electrode layer, and a pixel electrode layer is located on the insulating layer. The pixel electrode layer comprises pixel electrodes arranged at intervals. A transparent-tapered stopper is disposed between the adjacent pixel electrodes. The shaft cross section of the transparent-tapered stopper in a direction perpendicular to the common electrode layer is triangular. Therefore, when a voltage is applied between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, the transparent-tapered stopper can prevent the liquid crystal molecules located nearby the edge of the pixel electrode from being biased toward the direction perpendicular to the common electrode layer. This makes the liquid crystal molecules in a flat lay state, so that the light transmittance of the relevant area would not be reduced.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first color filter, a second color filter spaced apart from the first color filter, and a light blocking pattern disposed between the first color filter and the second color filter, and making contact with the first color filter and the second color filter. A thickness of the light blocking pattern is smaller than a thickness of the first color filter or a thickness of the second color filter. An upper surface of the light blocking pattern is lower than an upper surface of the first or second color filter by a first height, and the light blocking pattern does not include a photosensitive material.

Abstract: An array substrate, a display panel and a display device are provided. The array substrate includes a plurality of signal lines each connected to a plurality of subpixel units. The plurality of signal lines includes first signal lines. The plurality of subpixel units connected to each first signal line is divided into at least two groups each including at least one subpixel unit. An overlapping area between a common electrode and a pixel electrode of each subpixel unit in the group of subpixel units adjacent to a signal input end of the first signal line is larger than an overlapping area between a common electrode and a pixel electrode of each subpixel unit in the group of subpixel units away from the signal input end of the first signal line.

Abstract: An array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a liquid crystal display panel are provided. The array substrate comprises a source-drain layer stacked, a pixel electrode layer and an interval layer, comprising a via hole structure. The pixel electrode layer is electrically connected to the source-drain layer through the via hole structure, comprising a via hole and a plurality of drainage grooves provided at intervals on an edge of the via hole. The pixel electrode layer forms a groove corresponding to the via hole, and the pixel electrode layer forms a sub-drainage groove corresponding to each drainage groove. When the alignment layer is disposed on the pixel electrode, an alignment liquid for forming an alignment layer flow into the groove through a sub-drainage groove, so that the groove can also cover an alignment film and ensure a normal display of the liquid crystal display panel formed by the array substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The array substrate includes: a base substrate, a gate line and a data line intersecting with each other over the base substrate, and a thin film transistor; the thin film transistor including: a gate electrode, an active layer disposed on the side of the gate electrode away from the base substrate, and a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed on the side of the active layer away from the base substrate, wherein the gate electrode is a part of the gate line; the source electrode is a part of the data line, and at least partial area of the source electrode is located within an area where orthogonal projections of the data line and of the gate line on the base substrate overlap with each other.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an array substrate, a liquid crystal display panel, and a display device. The array substrate according to the disclosure includes: an underlying substrate, and a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of data lines, the scan lines and the data lines are arranged to intersect with each other on the underlying substrate, wherein at least one of the scan lines is connected with a capacitor for adjusting common electrode voltage, and the capacitor has one end connected with one of the scan lines, and the other end connected with the common electrode voltage.

Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate including a display area at which an image is displayed, a non-display area adjacent to the display area, and a first bent portion in the non-display area thereof, the first bent portion disposed in a plane inclined to a plane in which the display area is disposed; a second substrate opposing the first substrate; and a sealing portion which is disposed in the non-display area and attaches the first substrate and the second substrate to each other.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an electro-optic device. The device comprises a first substrate comprising a first surface and a second surface. The device further comprises a second substrate comprising a third surface and a fourth surface. The first substrate and the second substrate form a cavity between the second surface and the third surface. An electrochromic medium is disposed in the cavity. A transflective coating is disposed at the third surface, wherein the transflective coating comprises a multi-layer stack comprising alternating high-index (H) material and low-index (L) material.

Abstract: Electrochromic devices such as electrochromic windows may employ accretively deposited bus bars. Forming bus bars by accretive deposition rather than by conductive inks can reduce fabrication time and costs. Accretive deposition processes may be implemented with high throughput to create highly conductive pure metal and/or alloy features that have good surface adhesion to a substrate such as glass or a transparent conducting layer. Accretive deposition may be used to mechanically and/or electrically bond a wire to a bus bar. In some processes, deposition is primarily ballistic, and particles ejected from a nozzle are deposited by mechanical or metallurgical bonding upon impact. In some cases, particles are heated via a gas or plasma before impacting a substrate.

Abstract: A display panel includes: a substrate; a plurality of first grooves formed in a surface of the substrate; a second metal layer, a dielectric layer and a first metal electrode layer disposed in sequence within each of the plurality of first grooves; electronic ink filled within each of the plurality of first grooves; a first encapsulation substrate disposed on the surface of the substrate provided with the plurality of first grooves; and a plurality of point electrodes disposed on the first encapsulation substrate. The first metal electrode layer is semi-transmissive, the dielectric layer is light-transmissive, and the second metal layer is non-transmissive. The electronic ink includes black charged particles. The plurality of first grooves are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of point electrodes.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes a switching element including a source electrode and a drain electrode, an inorganic insulating film in contact with the source electrode and the drain electrode, a metal film in contact with the inorganic insulating film and including an opening in a position superimposed on the drain electrode, a capacitor insulating film covering the metal film, an pixel electrode located on the capacitor insulating film and electrically connected to the drain electrode, an electrophoretic element located on the pixel electrode and a common electrode located on the electrophoretic element, and the metal film includes a forward tapered end portion in the opening.

Abstract: Electro-optic, especially electrophoretic, displays are used in variety of architectural and furniture applications, including a tile (100) comprising an electro-optic layer (110) capable of changing the color of the file, front and multiple rear electrodes and a light-transmissive polymeric layer (102), the exposed surface of which is textured to provide a plurality of facets inclined to the plane of the tile (100), the rear electrodes being aligned with the facets. A variable color writable board is also provided.

Abstract: The apparatus includes: an electric circuit including a first transmission line portion that propagates a second differential signal; a second amplifier that amplifies the second differential signal propagated through the first transmission line portion and outputs the amplified second differential signal as a third differential signal; a second transmission line portion that propagates the third differential signal; and an optical modulator including a first optical phase modulation portion that modulates a phase of an optical signal in response to the second differential signal propagating the first transmission line portion, an optical delay portion that delays the phase of the optical signal modulated, and a second optical phase modulation portion that modulates the phase of the optical signal delayed, in response to the third differential signal.

Abstract: A multi-section optical modulator and related method wherein two waveguide arms traverse a plurality of successive modulating sections. A differential drive signal is applied separately to each waveguide arm of each modulating sections in synchronism with the transmission of light along the waveguide arms, effecting a dual differential driving of each section. By suitably selecting the number of modulating sections and the section length, a high modulation bandwidth and a high modulation efficiency may be achieved simultaneously for a given peak-to-peak voltage swing of the drive signal.

Abstract: A Mach-Zehnder modulator includes: a first arm waveguide having first to third waveguide portions, the third waveguide portion being curved to couple the first and second waveguide portions with each other; a second arm waveguide having first to third waveguide portions, the third waveguide portion being curved to couple the first and second waveguide portions with each other, and a differential signal conductor having first and second signal conductors for driving the first and second arm waveguides, respectively. The first signal conductor has a first conductor portion and a first intersecting conductor portion connected thereto. The second signal conductor has a first conductor portion and a second intersecting conductor portion connected thereto. One of the first and second intersecting conductor portions includes an upper conducting layer, and the other includes a lower conducting layer. The upper conducting layer extends on the lower conducting layer apart therefrom.

Abstract: A first diffraction unit includes a first diffraction unit which includes a first substrate provided with a first polarizer on one side thereof and a first electrode on the other side thereof; a first diffraction lens provided on the first electrode; a second substrate provided opposite to the first substrate, a second electrode is provided on a side of the second substrate facing to the first substrate; and a first liquid crystal layer provided between the second electrode and the first diffraction lens, and having liquid crystal therein configured to be in a state in which the liquid crystal has a long axis direction parallel to an axial direction of an transmission axis of the first polarizer, or in a state in which the liquid crystal has a long axis direction perpendicular to an axial direction of an transmission axis of the first polarizer.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe optical structures and devices, and more particularly to improved, tunable optical structures including optical gratings that are dynamically affected and/or tuned by acousto-optic or electro-optic mechanisms.

Abstract: A light steeling system and method for diffractive steering of electromagnetic radiation such as visible light is disclosed. Embodiments of the light steering system include leaky-mode SAW modulators as light modulator devices. The SAW modulators preferably include reflective diffractive gratings. The gratings are mounted to/patterned upon an exit face that opposes an exit surface of the SAW modulator, in one example. Steering of light signals emitted from the SAW modulators in these systems can be accomplished by varying wavelength of light signals introduced to the SAW modulators, and/or by varying frequency of RF drive signals applied to the SAW modulators. In addition, light field generators that incorporate SAW modulators of the proposed light steering system within displays of the light field generators are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for hermetically sealing a nonlinear optical (NLO) crystal for use in a laser system. A mounted NLO crystal, an enclosure base, a lid, and a plurality of window components are moved into an oven. A vacuum bake process is then performed on the mounted NLO crystal, enclosure base, lid, and plurality of window components until a humidity level that is less than a predefined amount is reached. The mounted NLO crystal, enclosure base, lid, and plurality of window components are moved from the oven onto a stage of a glove box that includes a sealing tool. In the glove box, the mounted NLO crystal is hermetically sealed into the enclosure base by sealing the lid and plurality of window components into openings of the enclosure base.

Abstract: A device for the generation of supercontinuum in infrared fiber with a compact light source comprising a microchip laser is launched directly into an infrared fiber without a nonlinear element. Light from the laser is beyond the two-photon absorption of the infrared fiber. The broadband output has a bandwidth greater than the input laser bandwidth by at least 100% and an emission wavelength range from 2 to 14 micrometers.