Abstract: An image forming lens consists of from an object side to an image side in the following order: a first group with a positive refractive power; an aperture stop; and a second group with a positive refractive power, wherein the second group includes, from the object side to the image side in the following order, a biconvex lens, a biconcave lens, a negative meniscus lens a convex surface of which faces the image side, a biconvex lens, and a positive meniscus lens a convex surface of which faces the image side.

Abstract: An image-forming lens consists of: from an object side to an image side in the following order, a first lens group with a positive refractive power; an aperture stop; and a second lens group with a positive refractive power, and the second lens group includes: from the object side to the image side in the following order, a second F lens group with a positive refractive power in which a biconvex lens and a biconcave lens are cemented to each other; a second M lens group having a concave shape on a surface on a most object side and a convex shape on a surface on a most image side; and a second R lens group of a positive lens.

Abstract: A projector includes: an illuminator that emits an illumination light flux; a light control mechanism that blocks at least part of the illumination light from the illuminator; a light modulator illuminated with the illumination light from the illuminator; a projection system capable of projecting modulated light formed by the light modulator and switching the f number when the modulated light is projected; and a control unit that controls the open/close state of the light control mechanism in accordance with the f number of the projection system so that illumination light having an angular distribution corresponding to the f number of the projection system is incident on the projection system.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image capturing lens system. The image capturing lens system includes an image capturing lens group having a plurality of lenses and a phase mask located in the image capturing lens group. The phase mask may satisfy phase mask functions that are defined with respect to x and y axes such that a modulation transfer function (MTF) of light is uniformized.

Abstract: A projection lens system includes, in order from a screen-side to an SLM-side thereof, a first lens group of negative refractive power which includes a first lens, and a second lens group of positive refractive power. The second lens group includes a second to fifth lenses in order from the screen-side to the SLM-side of the projection lens system. The projection lens system satisfies the following condition formulas: 1.95<|F1/Fw|<2.15, 0.5<|f4/Fw|<0.7, and 1.05<|f5/Fw|<1.25, where F1 is the effective focal length of the first lens group, f4 is the focal length of the fourth lens, and f5 is the focal length of the fifth lens, Fw is the effective focal length of the projection lens system which is in the wide-angle state.

Abstract: Provided is a concentration ratio controlling apparatus for concentration type solar cells that may adjust an opened area by mounting, to a lower portion of a solar simulator, a concentration ratio controlling apparatus combined with an adjustment unit capable of controlling the opened area and thereby adjusting the adjustment unit, and as a result, may adjust the quantity of light, that is, a concentration ratio, that is irradiated toward the surface of a solar cell disposed below a condenser by varying the quantity of light incident through a Fresnel lens disposed in a lower portion of the condenser.

Abstract: A wide angle, athermalized, achromatic, hybrid imaging lens assembly captures return light from a target over a field of view, and projects the captured return light onto an array of image sensors of a solid-state imager during electro-optical reading of the target. The assembly includes a plastic lens group for optical aberration compensation, a glass lens group spaced away from the plastic lens group along an optical axis, and an aperture stop between the lens groups and having an aperture through which the optical axis extends. The glass lens group has substantially all the optical power of the imaging lens assembly for thermal stability, and the plastic lens group has substantially no optical power. A holder holds the lenses and the aperture stop in front of the array.

Abstract: A projection lens system includes, in order from the magnified side to the reduced side thereof, a first lens group with negative refractive power, a second lens group with a positive refracting power, and a spatial light modulator. The projection lens system satisfies the following condition: 3.478<BFL/F<3.528. Wherein: BFL is a back focal length of the projection lens system; F is an effective focal length of the projection lens system.

Abstract: A lens system with positive refraction power, in order from the object-side to the image-side, includes a first lens group with negative refraction power and a second lens group with positive refraction power. The first lens group includes a first lens with negative refraction power, a second lens with positive refraction power, and a third lens with positive refraction power. The second lens group includes a fourth lens with negative refraction power, a fifth lens, and a sixth lens. The lens system satisfies the following condition: 5<D/F<5.3, wherein: D is a total length of the lens system; F is a focal length of the lens system.

Abstract: A light modulation device that modulates an incident luminous flux according to image information to form an image, includes: a light modulation section that is disposed in each of pixels constituting the image, wherein the light modulation section includes a condensing lens that concentrates the incident luminous flux, a shutter that is configured to be movable to a first position in which the shutter allows the luminous flux concentrated by the condensing lens to pass, or a second position in which the shutter blocks the luminous flux concentrated by the condensing lens, and a driver that moves the shutter to the first position or the second position.

Abstract: An optical apparatus for plasma includes a light collection lens provided to receive optical emission spectrum from plasma, a first aperture stop disposed between the light collection lens and the plasma to block out-focused light, a second aperture stop disposed between the light collection lens and an imaging area of the light collection lens to block in-focused light, and a pinhole disposed at the imaging area of the light collection lens to limit depth of focus.

Abstract: An optical image lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The second lens element has refractive power. The third lens element with refractive power is made of plastic material, wherein an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the third lens element are aspheric. The fourth lens element with negative refractive power is made of plastic material, and has a concave image-side surface, wherein an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element are aspheric, and the fourth lens element has at least one inflection point formed on at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface thereof.

Abstract: A lens module includes a barrel, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and two spacers. The first lens, the second lens, and the third lens are received in the barrel from an object side to an image side of the lens module. Each lens includes an optical portion and a non-optical portion around the optical portion. The two spacers are respectively positioned on the non-optical portions of two adjacent lenses. The non-optical portion of the second lens includes a first contact portion and two second contact portions. The first contact portion contacts an inner sidewall of the barrel. The second contact portions respectively contact the first lens and the third lens and are arranged in an acute angle with respect to an optical axis of the lens module. The non-optical portion of the second lens excluding the first contact portion and the second contact portions is nebulized.

Abstract: A lens module includes a lens barrel, a number of lenses, a number of opaque plates, and a filter glass. The barrel, the lenses, the opaque plates, and the filter glass all are received in the lens barrel. Each opaque plate is sandwiched between two adjacent lenses. Each lens includes an imaging portion and a non-imaging portion surrounding the imaging portion for engaging an inner sidewall of the lens barrel. The filter glass is arranged closer to an image-side of the lens module than the lens and the opaque plates. The projection of one of the opaque plates arranged closest to the filter glass, along the direction of incident light of the lens module, totally covers the non-imaging portion of the lens arranged closest to the filter glass.

Abstract: A mechanical shutter includes a base including a plate with an aperture and a protruding positioning projection. A core on the surface surrounds the aperture and includes a first end and a second end. The positioning projection is arranged between the first end and the second end, on one corner of the surface. A coil surrounds the core and a blade and a permanent magnet are pivoted on the positioning projection. When receiving current, the coil magnetizes to the core to generate a magnetic force and rotates the permanent magnet, and the blade, to cover and expose the aperture. An electronic device having the mechanical shutter is also provided.

Abstract: An optical image capturing lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface. The object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fifth lens element are aspheric and at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface has at least one inflection point formed thereon. The sixth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, wherein the object-side surface and the image-side surface of the sixth lens element are aspheric.

Abstract: In an image pickup element module, a light blocking plate sandwiched between a first lens and a second lens is provided with fixing holes. The light blocking plate is retained by the second lens by projections from the second lens being inserted into the fixing holes. This prevents the light blocking plate from being displaced due to vibration or impact, thus making it possible to keep the optical characteristics of the image pickup element module satisfactory and provide the image pickup element module inexpensively.

Abstract: A filter, to be disposed concentrically with an optical axis of an imaging lens, capable of accurately controlling light transmission variation characteristics and effectively providing an apodization effect or a peripheral light intensity correction effect. The filter includes opaque dots disposed according to a honeycomb arrangement from a central portion toward a peripheral portion so as to have, at least partially, a Gaussian distribution like dot density and is structured to satisfy Condition Expression (1) given below when a size of the dots is taken as d. 0.003 mm?d?0.010 mm??(1).

Abstract: A variety of optical arrangements and methods of modifying or enhancing the optical characteristics and functionality of these optical arrangements are provided. The optical arrangements being specifically designed to operate with camera arrays that incorporate an imaging device that is formed of a plurality of imagers that each include a plurality of pixels. The plurality of imagers include a first imager having a first imaging characteristics and a second imager having a second imaging characteristics. The images generated by the plurality of imagers are processed to obtain an enhanced image compared to images captured by the imagers.

Abstract: A display screen for a small-sized display device with a touch panel function includes: a Fresnel lens sheet including a Fresnel lens portion and configured to convert image light projected from an image light source into light substantially parallel to the substantial normal direction of a screen surface and emit the converted light; and a light control sheet located on the image light exiting side of the Fresnel lens sheet. The light control sheet includes: unit light transmissive portions constituting part of the image light exiting surface of the light control sheet, the unit light transmissive portions extending in the transverse direction of the screen; and unit light absorbing portions constituting part of the image light exiting surface of the light control sheet, the unit light absorbing portions extending in the transverse direction of the screen, the unit light transmissive portions and the unit light absorbing portions being alternately arranged.

Abstract: An apparatus for collimating radiation can include an aperture of subwavelength dimensions and a neighboring set of grooves defined on a metal film integrated with an active or passive device that emits radiation. Integration of the beam collimator onto the facet of a laser or other radiation-emitting device provides for beam collimation and polarization selection. Beam divergence can be reduced by more than one order of magnitude compared with the output of a conventional laser. An active beam collimator with an aperture-groove structure can be integrated with a wide range of optical devices, such as semiconductor lasers (e.g., quantum cascade lasers), light emitting diodes, optical fibers, and fiber lasers.

Abstract: There is providing a lens barrel assembly including a base, a movable module movable along a linear path between a position close to the base and an extended position from the base, and a flexible printed circuit board including a first connection part, a bent part, and a second connection part. An end of the first connection part is connected to the movable module. The bent part is bent from the other end of the first connection part. An end of the second connection part is connected to the base and the other end of the second connection part is connected to the bent part. When the movable module is at a position close to the base, the first and second connection parts are close, and when the movable module is at the extended position, the first and second connection parts spread apart from the bent part.

Abstract: A sub-millimeter solid immersion lens (SIL), comprises a body of a high-index material transparent to electromagnetic radiation in a frequency band to be observed, the body having a flat bottom surface which receives an object to be observed, and the body further having a first upper surface whose limits approximate a zone of a spherical segment and a second upper surface defined by an upper bound of the zone of the spherical segment which prevents passage of electromagnetic radiation in the frequency band to be observed. The SIL may be incorporated into an array, according to other aspects.

Abstract: A lens assembly includes a first lens and a second lens. The first lens includes a first optically active part, a first optically inactive part surrounding the first optically active part, and a first annular protrusion formed on the first optically inactive part. The first annular protrusion defines an accommodating room. The second lens includes a second optically active part, a second optically inactive part surrounding the second optically active part, a second annular protrusion formed on the second optically inactive part, and a light blocking layer formed on a surface of the second annular protrusion facing the first lens. The second lens is coupled to the first lens in such a manner that the second annular protrusion is received in the accommodating room.

Abstract: A plurality of blade members is overlapped and disposed in the shape of scales in a ring-shaped board having an optical-axis aperture at the center, and is held from above by a driving ring so that each blade member performs open/close motion. At this point, an elastic member is disposed between the blade members and the board to press each blade member against the driving ring side, or an elastic member is disposed between the blade members and the driving ring to press the blade members against the board side, and in this state, the blade members are opened and closed.

Abstract: The lens barrel of the present invention includes: a lens; and a light blocking member provided in the vicinity of the lens for blocking part of light traveling toward the lens, a main constituent of the light blocking member being a thermoplastic elastomer resin.

Abstract: An optical system for observation of a front-direction object and a substantially-lateral-direction object includes, in order from the front-direction-object side, a front group with a negative refracting power having a reflecting/refracting optical element, an aperture stop, and a rear group with a positive refracting power having a moving lens component movable along the optical axis. The reflecting/refracting optical element has a first face formed on the front-direction-object side, a second face formed on the image side, and a third face formed as a transmitting surface between the first face and the second face. The first face has a first transmitting surface formed with the optical axis being at a center thereof and a first reflecting surface annularly formed around the first transmitting surface and directed toward an image side.

Abstract: An imaging lens includes: an aperture stop; a biconvex first lens directing convex surfaces toward an object and an image; a second lens directing a convex surface toward the object near the optical axis and having negative refractive power; a biconvex third lens directing convex surfaces toward the object and the image near the optical axis; a fourth lens directing a concave surface toward the object near the optical axis and having positive refractive power; and a fifth lens directing a convex surface toward the object near the optical axis and having negative refractive power. The aperture stop and the first to fifth lenses are arranged in this order from the object side, and a conditional expression 1 being 0.50<f1/f<0.76 is satisfied, where f1 represents the focal length of the first lens and f represents the focal length of the entire imaging lens.

Abstract: A decorative coating and a method for forming a decorative coating on a substrate (2). The decorative coating comprises an absorbing film (1) to attenuate the transmission of visible light through the coating. The method comprises the steps of bringing the substrate (2) into a reaction space, and depositing the absorbing film (1) on the substrate (2). Depositing the absorbing film (1) on the substrate comprises the steps of forming a preliminary deposit of transition metal oxide on the deposition surface and subsequently purging the reaction space, and treating the deposition surface with an organometallic chemical comprising first metal and subsequently purging the reaction space. The steps of forming the preliminary deposit and treating the deposition surface are alternately repeated to increase absorption of the absorbing film (1).

Abstract: A blade drive device includes: a board including an optical path opening; first and second blades cooperatively defining an amount of light passing through the optical path opening to a given amount of light. The first blade includes a first opening. The second blade includes: a first cutout portion defining the amount of light in cooperation with the first opening; and a second cutout portion defining the amount of light in cooperation with the first opening. The second cutout portion overlaps the first blade when the first cutout portion and the first opening cooperatively define the amount of light.

Abstract: The invention relates to a selective dyeing method used for dyeing a substrate (10), selectively within a first exposed surface portion (S1) of said substrate. For this purpose, the substrate consists of a material (2) that is impervious to a dye with the exception of the first portion of the exposed surface. In particular, the impervious material can form a layer which covers a base portion (3) of the substrate in a second portion (S2) of the exposed surface. The substrate is heated such that the dye (C) penetrates a pervious material (1) which constitutes the first portion of the exposed surface. The method is particularly useful for eliminating light diffused by the walls of a multilayer structure which is supported by means of ocular glass.

Abstract: An optical apparatus includes a collimation optical member for collimating and outputting input light, a condensing optical member for condensing light from the collimation optical member and a light blocking mask member provided at a place on an optical path of the input light for light blocking part of the input light, and enhances the degree of freedom in design of an optical system.

Abstract: Disclosed are a lens assembly and a camera module. The lens assembly includes a lens unit and a spacer provided at an upper portion or a lower portion of the lens unit. The spacer includes polymer having the glass transition temperature of about 140° C. to about 500° C.

Abstract: An internal focusing lens includes sequentially from an object side, a first lens group having a positive refractive power; a second lens group having a negative refractive power; and a third lens group having a positive refractive power. During focusing, the second lens group is moved along the optical axis and, the first lens group and the third lens group are fixed. The internal focusing lens satisfies a conditional expression (1) 0.31<f1/f<0.58, where f1 is the focal length of the first lens group and f is the focal length of the entire optical system, at infinity focus.

Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a lens, including applying a second lens material to a first lens member made of a first lens material; aligning and fixing a light shielding member to the second lens material; and further applying the second lens material to the first lens member and performing curing thereon to complete a second lens member.

Abstract: The lens barrel of the present invention includes: a lens; and a light blocking member provided in the vicinity of the lens for blocking part of light traveling toward the lens, a main constituent of the light blocking member being a polymer alloy resin.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging lens composed of four lenses that can be made compact (downsized, thinned), allows a reduction in cost and is compatible with a high pixel imaging element having a megapixel or more incorporated in a small mobile product such as a mobile phone. The imaging lens 7 includes, in order from the object side to the image surface side: an aperture stop 5; a first lens 1 having positive power; a second lens 2 composed of a meniscus lens having negative power whose lens surface facing the image surface side is concave; a third lens 3 composed of a meniscus lens having positive power whose lens surface facing the image surface side is convex, and a fourth lens 4 having negative power whose lens surfaces are both aspheric and lens surface facing the image surface side is concave in the vicinity of the optical axis. A diffractive optical element is formed on one of the lens surfaces of the first lens 1 or one of the lens surfaces of the second lens 2.

Abstract: A lens assembly includes a first lens and a second lens. The first lens includes a first optically active part, a first optically inactive part surrounding the first optically active part, and a first annular protrusion formed on the first optically inactive part. The first annular protrusion defines an accommodating room. The second lens includes a second optically active part, a second optically inactive part surrounding the second optically active part, a second annular protrusion formed on the second optically inactive part, and a light blocking layer formed on a surface of the second annular protrusion facing the first lens. The second lens is coupled to the first lens in such a manner that the second annular protrusion is received in the accommodating room.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed including: an entrance aperture for admitting light from a source; an optical collector configured to receive light admitted through the entrance aperture and concentrate the light onto a receiver element; and an optical homogenizer element configured and arranged to image the entrance aperture onto the receiver element.

Abstract: Provided is a lens barrel having, in order from an object side to an image side, a first to a third group lens, the lens barrel including: a fixed frame; a cam frame supported by the fixed frame so as to be rotationally movable in a optical axis direction between a forward and a backward movement ends; and a shutter frame which moves in the optical axis direction in a rotation restricted state, through the rotation of the cam frame, in which: a third group frame is fixed to the shutter frame so that the object side of the third group lens is arranged on an inner peripheral side of the shutter frame; and the second frame is configured so that the image side of the frame is stored on the inner peripheral side of the shutter frame when the cam frame is positioned at the backward movement end.

Abstract: A zoom device for a lighting fixture has a first lens assembly of positive refractive power; a second lens assembly of negative refractive power; and a third lens assembly of positive refractive power. The first lens assembly, second lens assembly, and third lens assembly are aligned along a longitudinal axis coincident with the axis of a light beam emitted by a light source of the lighting fixture, and are characterized by respective focal lengths, which are such as to effectively adjust the size of the images projected by the lighting fixture, while at the same time maintaining compactness of the zoom device.

Abstract: An external mask-based radiance camera may be based on an external, non-refractive mask located in front of the main camera lens. The mask modulates, but does not refract, light. The camera multiplexes radiance in the frequency domain by optically mixing different spatial and angular frequency components of light. The mask may, for example, be a mesh of opaque linear elements, which collectively form a grid, an opaque medium with transparent openings, such as circles, or a pinhole mask. Other types of masks may be used. Light may be modulated by the mask and received at the main lens of a camera. The main lens may be focused on a plane between the mask and the main lens. The received light is refracted by the main lens onto a photosensor of the camera. The photosensor may capture the received light to generate a radiance image of the scene.

Abstract: An imaging optic comprising a first combination element comprised of at least two individual lens elements, aligned with each other along an optical axis and adhered to each other, a second combination element comprised of at least one individual lens element and an aperture disposed between the first and second combination elements, the surfaces of the imaging optic having less than about 3 minutes tilt relative to the optical axis and less than about 0.005 mm de-center relative to the optical axis. A method of making the imaging optic and an endoscope comprising the imaging optic.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide an optical system including a first lens group having a plurality of lenses, the first lens group being configured to correct for an axial chromatic aberration; a second lens group having a least one lens, the second lens group being disposed adjacent the first lens group; and a third lens group having a plurality of lenses, the third lens group being configured to correct for a lateral chromatic aberration and field curvature, the third lens group being disposed adjacent the second lens group. The first, second and third lens groups are configured to provide a wide field of view greater than approximately 20 deg., and an f-number of less than approximately F/2 in a wavelength range between approximately 8 ?m and approximately 12 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention provides a wide-viewing-angle imaging lens assembly comprising, in order from an object side to an image side: a front lens group, a stop, and a rear lens group. The front lens group comprises, in order from the object side to the image side: a first lens element with negative refractive power having a concave image-side surface and a second lens element. The rear lens group comprises, in order from the object side to the image side: a third lens element with positive refractive power having a concave object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, a fourth lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface and a convex image-side surface, and a fifth lens element with negative refractive power having a concave object-side surface. Such an arrangement of optical elements can effectively enlarge the field of view of the wide-viewing-angle imaging lens assembly, reduce the sensitivity of the optical system, and obtain good image quality.

Abstract: A lens unit including a first lens including a first lens section having a first optical axis along which light passes, and a second lens. The second lens includes a second lens section having a second optical axis along which light passes, and a flange provided at the outer circumferential part of the second lens section and having a surface opposed to the first lens, and a tubular section extending from the flange in the direction of the second optical axis and having an inner side face opposed to the second lens section. The first lens is fitted in the tubular section and in contact with the inner side face of the tubular section of the second lens. The tubular section of the second lens has a plurality of protrusions protruding in the direction of the second optical axis and a plurality of valleys provided between the protrusions.

Abstract: A lens that angularly redistributes light from an LED is disclosed. The desired illuminance (power per area) pattern for an LED/lens combination has a relatively flat center, a knee, and a gradual tail. By overlapping adjacent combinations' tails, the resulting illuminance pattern may be generally uniform, with relatively loose tolerances on LED/lens placement and performance. The lens has a proximal face with a concave spherical indentation with its center at the light source. The lens's distal face has a “center thickness” (CT) on-axis, a peak thickness away from a longitudinal axis of about 1.0 to 1.2 times the CT, a radius at which the peak thickness occurs of about 0.5 to 1.0 times the CT, a radius at which the thickness returns to the CT of about 1.1 to 1.5 times the CT, and a radius (maximum lateral extent) of the lens of about 1.6 to 1.9 times the CT.

Abstract: An exemplary light blocking plate includes a flat plate-like light pervious member, and a blocking and shielding layer formed on the light pervious member. The blocking and shielding layer includes a top surface facing away from the light pervious member, a bottom surface facing the light pervious member, and a through hole extending from the top surface to the bottom surface. The blocking and shielding layer includes an electromagnetic shielding layer having a first part of the top surface, and a light blocking layer. The light blocking layer includes a first portion having the bottom surface, and a second portion having a second part of the top surface, and extending from the first portion to the second part of the top surface. The electromagnetic shielding layer surrounds the second portion of the light blocking layer. The second portion of the light blocking layer surrounds the through hole.

Abstract: An imaging system is presented for imaging objects within a field of view of the system. The imaging system comprises an imaging lens arrangement, a light detector unit at a certain distance from the imaging lens arrangement, and a control unit connectable to the output of the detection unit. The imaging lens arrangement comprises an imaging lens and an optical element located in the vicinity of the lens aperture, said optical element introducing aperture coding by an array of regions differently affecting a phase of light incident thereon which are randomly distributed within the lens aperture, thereby generating an axially-dependent randomized phase distribution in the Optical Transfer Function (OTF) of the imaging system resulting in an extended depth of focus of the imaging system. The control unit is configured to decode the sampled output of the detection unit by using the random aperture coding to thereby extract 3D information of the objects in the field of view of the light detector unit.

Abstract: A filter, to be disposed concentrically with an optical axis of an imaging lens, capable of accurately controlling light transmission variation characteristics and effectively providing an apodization effect or a peripheral light intensity correction effect. The filter includes opaque dots disposed according to a honeycomb arrangement from a central portion toward a peripheral portion so as to have, at least partially, a Gaussian distribution like dot density and is structured to satisfy Condition Expression (1) given below when a size of the dots is taken as d. 0.003 mm?d?0.