Abstract: The present invention provides an anti-dazzling laminate which has anti-dazzling properties and can realize excellent glare preventive properties and black color reproducibility (gradation rendering of black color at low brightness). The optical laminate comprises a light transparent base material and an anti-dazzling layer provided on the light transparent base material. The outermost surface of the anti-dazzling layer has a concavoconvex surface, and the average spacing S determined by calculation based on data obtained by measuring a roughness curve of a concacoconvex shape of the anti-dazzling layer is not less than 0.04 mm and not more than 0.30 mm.

Abstract: A projection assembly includes a dichroic beam splitter having first and second crossed dichroic surfaces, at least one interference type light modulator panel optically coupled to the dichroic beam splitter, and at least one filter at least partially between the light modulator panel and the dichroic beam splitter.

Abstract: An optical element includes a substrate that transmits a light having a central wavelength in a wave range between 150 nm and 250 nm, and an n-layer antireflection film that is formed on the substrate, and includes, from the substrate, an n?2-th layer made of a high refractive index material, an n?1-th layer made of an amorphous material containing AlF3, and an n-th layer made of a low refractive index material, each of the high and low refractive index materials containing a crystalline material.

Abstract: An optical component has a substrate, on which at least one curved substrate surface is formed that defines an optical axis of the optical component, wherein the substrate surface is coated with a multilayer coating that is active in the ultraviolet region at a design wavelength ?0 and includes a first layer, applied to the substrate surface, made from a first dielectric material and at least one second layer, applied to the first layer, made from a second dielectric material. The substrate consists essentially of a crystal material that has an axially parallel crystal direction, running parallel to the optical axis, and edge crystal directions perpendicular to edge regions of the curved substrate surface. An angle between the axially parallel crystal direction and the edge crystal directions is at least 17°, and the first layer has an essentially untextured layer structure. An anisotropy, caused by the substrate structure, in the optical properties of the multilayer coating can thereby be avoided.

Abstract: An optical filter device for filtering radiation energy includes a substrate having a plurality of coating layers which are both transmissive to a specified wavelength band of radiation. The plurality of coating layers on a surface of the substrate each have a specified coating thickness. The plurality of coating layers cause destructive interference and/or reflection of the radiation outside the specified wavelength band of the radiation while radiation within the specified wavelength band is passed through the substrate and the plurality of coating layers. The substrate or window/filter may be positioned in a housing between a receiving element such as a pyroelectric element and the radiation energy wherein the specified wavelength band of radiation passes through the substrate and plurality of coating layers to the pyroelectric element. A signaling device communicates a signal indicating when the radiation energy within the specified wavelength band reaches the at least one pyroelectric element.

Abstract: An anti-dazzling laminate formed from an optical laminate having a light transparent base material and an anti-dazzling layer provided on the light transparent base material. The optical laminate is produced by providing the light transparent base material and forming the anti-dazzling layer having a concavoconvex shape on the light transparent base material, wherein the concavoconvex shape of the anti-dazzling layer satisfies the following requirements: Sm is not less than 100 ?m and not more than 600 ?m, ?a is not less than 0.1 degree and not more than 1.2 degrees, and Rz is more than 0.2 ?m and not more than 1 ?m, wherein Sm represents the average spacing of concavoconvexes (or profile irregularities) in the anti-dazzling layer; ?a represents the average inclination angle of the concavoconvexes (or profile irregularities); and Rz represents the average roughness of the concavoconvexes (or profile irregularities).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyester film produced by melt-extruding a polyester composed of a dicarboxylic acid unit and a diol unit, wherein 1 to 80 mol % of the diol unit is a unit containing a cyclic acetal skeleton, and the polyester film has an in-plane retardation of 20 nm or less at a wavelength of 550 nm. The polyester film is an optically isotropic polyester film which is easily produced by an extrusion-molding method and has an economical advantage. The polyester film is useful for production of optical members or optical products such as phase difference films, protective films for polarizing plates, light diffusion films, lens sheets, anti-reflection films and optical information recording media.

Abstract: A building structure includes a building transparent window glazing, and an optical interference coating overlying and contacting a first surface of the building transparent window glazing. A spectrally averaged transmission of visible light through the building transparent window glazing with the optical interference coating thereon is smaller at a higher angle of incidence than at a lower angle of incidence.

Abstract: A refractive index decrement film, includes: a transparent base layer; a plurality of refraction decreasing layers that is formed on the base layer and has different refractive indices, where the refraction decreasing layers closer to the base layer have a relatively high refractive index and the refraction decreasing layers farther from the base layer have a relatively low refractive index.

Abstract: An antireflection film comprises: a support; and at least one low refractive index layer including a first low refractive index layer, the first low refractive index layer being located most distant from the support, wherein the first low refractive index layer comprises: a resin curable upon irradiation with ionizing radiation; and a compound having a polysiloxane partial structure, and wherein the ratio Si(a)/Si(b) of a photoelectron spectral intensity {Si(a)} of silicon atom on the outermost surface of the first low refractive index layer to a photoelectron spectral intensity {Si(b)} of silicon atom in a deeper position at a depth corresponding to 80% of a thickness of the first low refractive index layer from the outermost surface is 5.0 or more.

Abstract: An optically variable device is disclosed having a substrate with an array of pyramidal structures formed upon it or within it. The structures are preferably formed by printing pyramids with an optically variable color-shifting ink using an Intaglio-like printing process. Alternatively the structure can be formed by embossing a layer of ink with positive pyramids so as to yield an array of positive embossed pyramids. Each of the structures form a pyramidal-like having at least three slanted faces and wherein one or more than one color is seen when viewing the pyramids vary as substrate is rotated at least 30 degrees about an axis orthogonal to the substrate. In order to see a color shift the device is rotated around the surface normal of the substrate, while keeping the angle of incidence to the light source the same, and keeping the viewing angle the same. Various forms of pyramids may be used, however pyramids with planar faces are most suitable.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a light filter are disclosed.

Abstract: A filter that has an excellent light room contrast, reduced double image formation, reduced external light reflection, lightweight, slim, inexpensive to produce, and a display apparatus having the filter. The filter made out of one sheet includes a reflection preventing layer arranged as the outermost layer of the filter, an electromagnetic wave shielding layer arranged on a rear surface of the reflection preventing layer and a base film arranged on a rear surface of the electromagnetic wave shielding layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plate for fireplace insert or stove, or equivalent, formed from at least one substrate made of a glass material comprising at least one reflective coating on at least one of its faces. The invention also relates to the process for manufacturing the plate and to the device that includes said plate.

Abstract: An electronic device for at least partially displaying a pixel of an image, the device comprising first and second reflectors defining an optical cavity therebetween, the optical cavity being selective of an electromagnetic wavelength at an intensity by optical interference, the device having a concentric control structure comprising at least an inner and an outermost electrode, the optical cavity being controlled only by the inner electrode.

Abstract: A reflective optical element for a projection optical system includes a base member and a dielectric multilayer film laminated thereon. The multilayer film includes, in an order from a base member side, a first multilayer group constituted by laminating at least four dielectric material layers including at least two dielectric material layers having different refractive indices from each other and has a first period length equivalent in optical film thickness, and a second multilayer group constituted by laminating at least four dielectric material layers including at least two dielectric material layers having different refractive indices from each other and has a second period length equivalent in optical film thickness longer than the first period length. The element has a superior abrasion resistance, a high reflectivity, and a small fluctuation in characteristic of a phase difference between the reflected S- and P-polarized light components depending on the wavelength.

Abstract: A hybrid lens (3) has a structure in which a resin layer (2) composed of an ultraviolet curable resin is formed on the surface of a lens base material (1) composed of translucent ceramic. The lens base material (3) is composed of translucent ceramic containing as a main component an oxide with a perovskite structure represented by A{M,(B1, B2)}O3 (A is at least one selected from Ba, Sr and Ca, B1 is at least one selected from In, Y, Zn and Mg, B2 is at least one selected from Ta and Nb, and M is at least one selected from Ti, Zr, Hf and Sn) and at least Fe and Cu as sub-components. When the Fe content and Cu content in the translucent ceramic are x and y, respectively, 3x+y is 40 ppm by weight or less so that the hybrid lens (3) having excellent uniformity in optical properties and no crack defect can be obtained.

Abstract: An optical filter including a bump, a first conformal transflective film, a conformal space layer and a second conformal transflective film is provided. The bump has a surface, wherein different areas of the surface have different normal vectors, respectively. Moreover, the first conformal transflective film is disposed on the surface of the bump, while the conformal space layer is disposed on the first conformal transflective film. Besides, the second conformal transflective film is disposed on the conformal space layer. By modulating the thickness of the conformal space layer, different colors is shown after the light is processed by the first conformal transflective film, the conformal space layer and the second conformal transflective film. The optical filter has the advantages of high color saturation and high light transmittance. Furthermore, the optical filter can mitigate color washout phenomenon appeared under large viewing angle.

Abstract: An optical coupling system is disclosed. The optical coupling system includes a first optical element, a second optical element and a layer of an optically transmissive elastic material disposed between the first optical element and the second optical element. At least one of the first optical element and the second optical element has a surface facing the elastic layer that is non-planar across the surface. An optical element having the non-planar surface is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an optical laminate which has realized effective prevention of the occurrence of interface reflection and interference infringes by eliminating the interface of a light transparent base material and a hard coat layer. The optical laminate comprises: a light transparent base material; and an optical modulating layer and a hard coat layer provided on the light transparent base material in that order, wherein the optical modulating layer comprises a component constituting the light transparent base material and a component constituting the hard coat layer.

Abstract: The present invention features a fiber optic imaging system for generating a customized spectral response comprising (a) an optional optical source for generating optical energy, (b) an optical system for focusing multi spectral optical energy to form a focal surface; (b) a fiber optic element for conveying the optical energy, wherein the fiber optic element has an input end optically coupled to the focal surface to receive the optical energy and an output end to transmit the conveyed optical energy; and (c) a spectral filter optically coupled to at least one of the input and output ends of the fiber optic element, wherein the spectral filter has a filter passband configured to provide the fiber optic element with a pre-determined wavelength transmittance capacity, such that only pre-determined wavelengths of the optical energy are transmitted through the output end, thus achieving a customized spectral response.

Abstract: The invention relates to wavelength-selective optical filters for allowing light of a narrow optical spectral band, centered around a wavelength (?c) to pass through them, while reflecting the wavelengths lying outside this band. According to the invention, the transfer function (T1,2(?)) of the component is defined by multiplying two transfer functions of spectrally offset Fabry-Perot filters.

Abstract: An ornamental display device having an interferometric modulator for displaying an ornamental image. The ornamental device may have a patterned diffuser formed on a transparent substrate to provide an ornamental image. The ornamental device may also be a piece of jewelry or an article that may be worn. The image displayed may have an iridescent appearance. A controller may also be used to control images displayed on multiple ornamental device to provide coordinated images based on externals received or pre-programmed images.

Abstract: An apparatus and process for coating surfaces of metal or metallic components including providing at least one metal having a patterned outer surface exhibiting an optical reflection greater than about 40%, providing at least one anti-reflective coating material, the anti-reflective coating material(s) including effective amount of electrically conductive light scattering and/or wavelength absorbent properties, and depositing the anti-reflective coating material(s) onto the patterned outer surface(s) of each metal, wherein the anti-reflective coating material(s) conforms to the desired patterned outer surface(s) of each metal. In another embodiment, a coated metal component includes at least one metal having a patterned outer surface(s); and, a coating of at least one antireflective material deposited on the metal patterned outer surface by deposition, wherein the antireflective coating material(s) including effective amount of electrically conductive light scattering and/or wavelength absorbent properties.

Abstract: Multiple cavity low-emissivity coatings. The coating includes three infrared-reflection film regions, which may each include silver.

Abstract: Low-emissivity coatings that are highly reflective to infrared radiation. The coating includes three infrared-reflection film regions, which may each include silver.

Abstract: The present invention targets a spectral optical element that outputs a light inputted at a predetermined incident angle to a predetermined direction depending on its wavelength. A spectral optical element according to the present invention includes a transmission diffraction optical element, and an optical phase control element that is fixed and arranged to be opposed to a diffracted light output surface of the transmission diffraction optical element so that the diffracted light is inputted therein. Then, this optical phase control element is constructed so that an optical length with respect to a light passing through the optical phase control element is changed in accordance with change of a diffraction angle of the diffracted light depending on the wavelength.

Abstract: Light to be sensed is spreaded across an entry surface of a transmission structure with a laterally varying energy transmission function. For example, the light could be output from a stimulus-wavelength converter, provided through an optical fiber, or it could come from a point-like source or broad area source. Output photons from the transmission structure can be photosensed by photosensing components such as an array, position sensor, or array of position sensors. Wavelength information from the light can be obtained in response to the photosensing component. Spreading can be performed by air, gas, transparent material, or vacuum in a gap, by a region or other part of a lens, or by an optical fiber end surface. If the light comes from more than one source, a propagation component can both spread the light and also keep light from the sources separate.

Abstract: A simple and convenient sensor and measuring apparatus utilizing the optical interference effect of an optical thin film capable of measuring the binding between biochemical substances at a high throughput and having alkali resistance. An optical thin film of silicon nitride is disposed on the first surface and the rear surface of a silicon substrate, and the thickness of the silicon nitride film is modified in a direction parallel to the film. A portion of the thin film with increased thickness is used as a sensor upon which a probe is disposed, and over which a sample-containing solution is caused to flow. The binding between the probe and biochemical sample is detected based upon the change of the intensity of reflected light.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an optical component provided with a demultiplexing function capable of reducing an insertion loss and downsizing, and a wavelength dispersion compensator using such an optical component.

Abstract: The invention provides a dichroic mirror having a transmission characteristic in which a step due to splitting of P-polarized and S-polarized light can be reduced and having a fluorescence-transmitting band extending to long wavelengths. The invention also provides a fluorescence filter set that can be constructed of environmentally conscious glass materials that do no use harmful substances, such as lead, and a fluoroscopy apparatus including such a fluorescence filter set. The dichroic mirror comprises a transparent substrate and a dielectric multilayer film formed by alternately laminating high-refractive-index layers and low-refractive-index layers on the transparent substrate. The dielectric multilayer film includes from 50 to 150 alternately laminated high-refractive-index layers and low-refractive-index layers each having an optical film thickness from 1.5?0/4 to 2.

Abstract: An antireflection structure (10) comprises a base (1), and a finely roughened antireflection part (2) formed in a surface of the base (1). The finely roughened antireflection part (2) includes a plurality of projections and depressions defined by the projections. The projections are distributed such that PMAX??MIN, where PMAX is the biggest one of distances between tips (2t) of the adjacent projections and ?MIN is the shortest one of wavelengths of visible light rays in a vacuum. The sectional area of each projection in a plane parallel to the surface of the base (1) increases continuously from the tip (2t) toward the bottom (2b) of the depression adjacent to the projection. The shape (2Mt) of a tip part (Mt) of each projection in a plane perpendicular to the surface of the base (1) is sharper than the shape (2Mb) of a bottom part (Mb) of each depression in the same plane vertical to the surface of the base (1).

Abstract: A composition comprising a phenylthioethylacrylate, a multifunctional (meth)acrylate, a curing agent, wherein the phenylthioethylacrylate comprises less than about 400 parts per million tin and less than about 2 percent by weight of the corresponding phenylthioethanol. The composition may further comprise at least one unsaturated acid.

Abstract: A micro-optical element is produced through vapor deposition techniques, such as atomic layer deposition. An optical structure having a surface with uneven structures is exposed to one or more precursor vapors to create a self-limiting film growth on the surface of the optical structure. The film thickness may be increased and controlled by subsequent exposures. The resulting film conforms to surface structures having varying complex dimensions.

Abstract: Anti-reflection film includes a transparent support, at least one optical functional layer overlaid on the support, and a low refractive index layer, overlaid on the optical functional layer, and having a lower refractive index than the optical functional layer. An anti-reflection film producing apparatus to produce this includes a coater for coating a surface of the optical functional layer with liquid for forming the low refractive index layer, to form a coating layer. A dryer promotes drying of the coating layer. A heater hardens the coating layer from the dryer at a first temperature level, and then hardens the coating layer at a second temperature level higher than the first temperature level, to form the low refractive index layer. Preferably, a difference between the first and second temperature levels is 1-50 deg. C. Also, ultraviolet rays are applied to the low refractive index layer after the hardening of the heater.

Abstract: An optical multilayer film comprising a hard coat layer and a low refractive index layer comprising aerogel, which layers are laminated, in this order, directly or with another intervening layer on one surface of a base film comprising a transparent resin, wherein the refractive index nH of the hard coat layer and the refractive index nL of the low refractive index layer satisfy the following three formulae [1], [2] and [3], 1.25?nL?1.37 Formula [1] nH?1.53 Formula [2] (nH)1/2?0.2<nL<(nH)1/2+0.2. Formula [3.

Abstract: Object: To provide a rigid light reflective sheet with excellent light reflecting characteristics, ultraviolet yellowing resistance and dimensional stability. Means to solve: A light reflective sheet wherein the void containing light reflective layer (B) is laid on the light receiving side of a substrate layer (A) composed of a thermoplastic resin composition (a1) containing an inert particle of 5 to 40% in weight, the backing layer (C) is laid on the non-light receiving side of the substrate layer (A), and the void containing light reflective layer (B) is a uniaxially or biaxially stretched sheet with a thickness (tb) of 10 to 90 ?m and diffuse reflectance of 70 to 90%.

Abstract: The invention relates to solar energy shielding window film laminates exhibiting visual light transmittance in the range of 5 to 80% with minimum progressive fading or degradation of reflective quality wherein base polyester films have a layer of adhesive sandwiched there between, the adhesive layer containing dispersed mixed metal oxides as solar-energy-screen particles optionally in combination with rare earth hexaborides, antimony containing metal oxide, indium containing metal oxide, titanium nitride, or carbon particles either singly or in combinations thereof.

Abstract: An optical film, which comprises: a transparent support; and at least two layers each containing a cured product on or above the transparent support, wherein the layer to be brought into contact with the surface of the transparent support contains a cured product of a below-described composition (I) and the outermost layer of the optical film is a layer containing a cured product of a below-described composition (II): Composition (I): a composition comprising: a polyfunctional compound (a) having two or more ethylenically unsaturated groups; at least one of a photo-polymerization initiator and a thermo-polymerization initiator; and metal oxide particles, Composition (II): a composition comprising: a binder polymer; a polyfunctional compound (b) having two or more ethylenically unsaturated groups; at least one of a photo-polymerization initiator and a thermo-polymerization initiator; and metal oxide particles; production process of the film; and polarizing plate and display device equipped with the antireflect

Abstract: An optical diffusing layer includes a resin coated layer having a surface fine concavo-convex structure. An average of peak-to-peak distance (Sm), an average of center line surface roughness (Ra), and an average of ten-point surface roughness (Rz) on the surface with fine concavo-convex structure satisfy specified equations, and the optical diffusing layer is capable of maintaining antiglare property and screen glare simultaneously controlled, when applied to an LCD in which high definition is required.

Abstract: An optical device includes a movable portion and a fixed portion having a first light reflection portion. The movable portion has a second light reflection portion facing the first light reflection portion with a first gap. The first and second light reflection portions are configured to reflect light repeatedly between the first and second light reflection portions so as to cause interference and emit light having a wavelength corresponding to a size of the first gap. The optical device also includes a first electrode portion fixed to the fixed portion so as to face a surface of the movable portion near the first light reflection portion with a second gap between the movable portion and the first electrode portion. The optical device has a second electrode portion fixed to the fixed portion so as to face another surface of the movable portion with a third gap between the movable portion and the second electrode portion.

Abstract: An optical device includes a movable portion and a fixed portion having a first light reflection portion. The movable portion has a second light reflection portion facing the first light reflection portion with a first gap. The first and second light reflection portions are configured to reflect light repeatedly between the first and second light reflection portions so as to cause interference and emit light having a wavelength corresponding to a size of the first gap. The optical device includes a first drive electrode portion facing a surface of the movable portion near the first light reflection portion with a second gap between the movable portion and the first drive electrode portion. The optical device has a second drive electrode portion facing another surface of the movable portion with a third gap between the movable portion and the second drive electrode portion.

Abstract: A light guide plate that eliminates haze while obtaining a desired uniformity of luminance to enhance light efficiency. The light guide plate can be used with a backlight unit using the light guide plate and an LCD using the backlight unit. The light guide plate includes an incidence face to allow light emitted from a light source to be incident to the light guide plate, an outgoing face to allow the incident light to exit the light guide plate, a backside face opposite to the outgoing face, and mirror patterns provided at the outgoing face or backside face, and adapted to increase an exiting rate of the light at a low luminance region defined in a vicinity of the light source.

Abstract: A diffraction grating device (100) has both reflecting (108) and transmitting (106) gratings inter leaved to allow both transmission diffraction patterns and reflection diffraction patterns to be formed by means of the same device (102). This makes it possible, for example, to produce a diffraction pattern of one older with a beam (134) directed to be diffracted by the reflecting diffraction grating or with a beam (132) directed to be diffracted by the transmitting diffraction grating when either beam is incident alone. It also makes it possible to generate a diffraction pattern of a different order when both beams are incident simultaneously, which reduces effective order of the grating.

Abstract: The method produces a plastic lens with an antireflection film which have the advantages of good adhesion of the antireflection film to any type of hard coat film that underlies it and good abrasion resistance and provides a plastic lens with an antireflection film. The method includes the steps of applying water or an aqueous solution to a plastic lens with an organosilicon compound-containing hard coat film to form a liquid film of water or the aqueous solution on the surface of the hard coat film, then allowing ozone gas to contact with the liquid film to treat the surface of the hard coat film with the ozone gas, and thereafter forming an antireflection film on the surface of the hard coat film through vapor deposition.

Abstract: A display front plane having an anti-reflection film in thickness uniformity and good adhesion between the anti-reflection film and the base material is supplied. Each of a display lenticular lens and a display fresnel lens having a sophisticated anti-reflection function with a high total light transmittance is also to be provided. As for the display front plane, lenticular lens, fresnel lens relating to the present invention, gas containing a gas for thin film formation is introduced into a discharge space under the atmospheric pressure or the pressure close to it and the gas is activated by applying a high frequency electric field in the discharge space mentioned above. And then, anti-reflection film at least on one side of the surface of the base material is formed by exposing the base material in the aforementioned activated gas.

Abstract: A method of forming an element of an imaging device and the element are disclosed. The method includes providing a first layer and a second layer. The method also includes extruding the first layer with the second layer, where the second layer has a melt flow that is at least 10% greater than a melt flow of the second layer. Moreover, the method includes forming a plurality of optical elements over a surface of the second layer.

Abstract: A projector incorporating a prism and a plurality of light valves for modulating light that passes though the prism, wherein the color splitting-converging prism includes a dichroic coating having multiple layers of high and low index of refraction and ¼ wavelength thickness at each desired angle of incidence for reducing dichroic shift and thereby minimizing light loss.

Abstract: Provided is a Fabry-Perot type wavelength tunable optical filter, comprising a first mirror; a second mirror located over the first mirror; a driving body located over the first mirror, and having both ends fixed to the first mirror through a spacer; a plurality of electrodes, each formed on both ends of the driving body; a rod structure connecting a center of the driving body and the second mirror; a plurality of fixing means, each fixed to the first mirror at both sides of the rod structure through the spacer; and a plurality of elastic bodies connecting the rod structure with the plurality of fixing means and acting as a rotational axis. And the mirror is driven by the rod structure acting as a lever that has an elastic body as a rotational axis, when warping is generated by electro-thermal expansion, electromagnetic force or external force. Thereby the mirror can be driven in the larger wavelength tunable range and the low power consumption.

Abstract: A reflective Ag alloy film includes a Ag—Bi alloy thin film, and a Bi layer and/or a Bi oxide layer formed on the surface and/or between the Ag—Bi alloy thin film and another layer formed on the Ag—Bi alloy thin film. The thickness of the Bi layer and/or the Bi oxide layer is 2.0 nm or below. The Ag—Bi alloy thin film of the reflective Ag alloy film has a Bi content in the range of 0.01 to 3.0 at %. A reflector is formed by depositing the Ag—Bi alloy thin film on a base member.