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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8027088 | Catadioptric projection objective with tilted deflecting mirrors, projection exposure apparatus, projection exposure method, and mirror In general, in one aspect, the invention features a catadioptric projection objective having a plurality of optical elements arranged along an optical axis to image a pattern arranged in an object surface of the projection objective onto an image surface of the proj... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7872795 | Laminated body for optical purposes that includes a melanin-containing layer and an optical product which includes the laminate A laminated body of the present invention includes a melanin-containing layer, wherein the melanin-containing layer is formed by curing a composition that includes at least a melanin, a polymerizable monomer, and a urethane-derived composition. The composition for t... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7511885 | Methods for reducing polarization aberration in optical systems An optical system includes multiple cubic crystalline optical elements and one or more uniaxial birefringent elements in which the crystal lattices of the cubic crystalline optical elements are oriented with respect to each other to reduce the effects of intrinsic b... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7511884 | Stationary and dynamic radial transverse electric polarizer for high numerical aperture systems A radial transverse electric polarizer device is provided. The device includes a first layer of material having a first refractive index, a second layer of material having a second refractive index, and a plurality of elongated elements azimuthally and periodically ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7417796 | Wavelength discrimination filter for infrared wavelengths An optical comb filter has polarizers placed before and after two or more birefringent elements, each having a fixed retarder and an aligned tunable liquid crystal. The birefringent elements are equal in birefringence and thickness and are tuned in unison. Wavelengt... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7414785 | Ultraviolet polarization beam splitter with minimum apodization A beamsplitter includes a first fluoride prism and a second fluoride prism. A coating interface is between the first and second fluoride prisms, wherein an overall R(s)*T(p) function of the beamsplitter varies no more than ±2.74% in the range of 40-50 degrees of in... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7381339 | Increased yield of cubic crystalline optical elements by crystal orientation Increased yield of optical elements from cubic crystal rods, such as made of calcium fluoride, is made possible by orienting the optical elements for supporting the propagation of light along one of the , , or < 2 1 1> alternative crystal... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7360899 | Beamsplitting structures and methods in optical systems Various embodiments involving structures and methods for illumination can be employed, for example, in projectors, head-mounted displays, helmet-mounted displays, back projection TVs, flat panel displays as well as other optical systems. Certain embodiments may incl... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7336685 | Laser irradiation apparatus, laser irradiation method, and method for manufacturing a semiconductor device YAG laser can simultaneously emit a plurality of laser beams having different wavelengths from each other. By simultaneously irradiating the laser beams having different wavelengths from each other to a same region of a non-single crystal semiconductor film, an inte... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335874 | Method and apparatus for generating a circularly polarized illumination beam A method and apparatus for illuminating a subject with deep UV light and detecting 2-dimensional image information, e.g., a transmission image, fluorescence image, reflected light image, etc. The subject may be illuminated with a light pulse having a duration of 2 s... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333270 | Dual band night vision device A night vision device provides both an amplified visible light image and an infrared image, overlayed upon each other so that they appear to be a single image. A user may select to utilize either an intensified visual image only, an infrared image only, or ratios of... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7321465 | Method of optimizing an objective with fluoride crystal lenses, and objective with fluoride crystal lenses A numerical optimizing method serves to reduce harmful effects caused by intrinsic birefringence in lenses of a fluoride crystal material of cubic crystal structure in an objective, particularly a projection objective for a microlithography system. Under the optimiz... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317528 | Ellipsometer, measurement device and method, and lithographic apparatus and method An ellipsometer includes an optical component and a detector. The optical component has two birefringent parts in optical communication via a border surface. Light incident on the border surface is split into two reflected and two transmitted components. The detecto... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7304719 | Patterned grid element polarizer The invention relates to a patterned grid polarizer for use in lithography, comprising a substrate that is transparent to ultraviolet (UV) light; and an array of elements patterned on the substrate, wherein the elements polarize UV light. The array of elements can b... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305112 | Method of converting rare cell scanner image coordinates to microscope coordinates using reticle marks on a sample media Provided is a method for obtaining a position of an object. A slide which carries at least one object and has reticle marks arranged at positions which form substantially a right angle, is positioned in a slide holder of a first imaging system. A first coordinate sp... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7297393 | Optical film Birefringent optical films have a Brewster angle (the angle at which reflectance of p-polarized light goes to zero) which is very large or is nonexistent. This allows for the construction of multilayer mirrors and polarizers whose reflectivity for p-polarized light ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294372 | Conductive color filters A conductive color filter includes a layer of carbon nanotubes covered by a colored polymeric resin binder. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289264 | Passive broad long wave and mid-wave infrared optical limiting prism Method for limiting the amount of radiation impinging on a radiation sensitive detector (RSD) responsive to signals having infrared wavelengths of approximately 3 to 14 microns. Method includes: directing radiation signal through prism toward RSD; permitting radiati... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7262864 | Method and apparatus for determining grid dimensions using scatterometry A test structure includes a first plurality of lines and a second plurality of lines intersecting the first plurality of lines. The first and second pluralities of lines defining a grid having openings. A method for determining grid dimensions includes providing a w... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7242697 | Wavelength selection device, wavelength selection laser, and tunable laser A wavelength selection filter, a wavelenth selection laser, and a tunable laser for suppressing adverse effects of non-selected light when selected light is obtained by the wavelength selection filter. A linear polarizer is arranged on a side of the wavelength selec... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7227689 | Birefringence optical element and manufacturing method thereof A mask with an opening pattern is placed on a substrate, and etching is carried out by use of anisotropy etching of crystal. The opening pattern of the mask is composed of broken lines, each of which is discontinued by discontinuing portions. By the etching, a biref... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7221689 | Laser apparatus A laser apparatus capable of emitting laser beams of a plurality of different wavelengths includes: a solid-state laser medium which emits light of a plurality of different peak wavelengths; a resonance optical system which resonates the emitted light of the plurali... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221501 | Stationary and dynamic radial transverse electric polarizer for high numerical aperture systems A radial transverse electric polarizer device is provided. The device includes a first layer of material having a first refractive index, a second layer of material having a second refractive index, and a plurality of elongated elements azimuthally and periodically ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221495 | Thin film precursor stack for MEMS manufacturing This invention provides a precursor film stack for use in the production of MEMS devices. The precursor film stack comprises a carrier substrate, a first layer formed on the carrier substrate, a second layer of an insulator material formed on the first layer, and a ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7206059 | Stationary and dynamic radial transverse electric polarizer for high numerical aperture systems A radial transverse electric polarizer device includes a substrate material having a first refractive index and a plurality of elongated azimuthally oriented elements coupled to the substrate material, the plurality of elongated elements having a second refractive i... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7173999 | X-ray microscope having an X-ray source for soft X-ray Soft X-rays are very suitable for the examination of biological samples by means of an X-ray microscope. The X-rays are generated by focusing an electron beam onto a fluid jet, thus producing a very small electron focus on the jet and hence a very small monochromati... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170680 | Privacy screen for a display A privacy screen for a vertically polarized display (e.g., a LCD) that comprises a rotating film, a polarizing film and a birefringent film is described. The privacy screen transmits substantial amounts of light emanating from the display in an orthogonal (or near-o... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7170588 | Reduction Smith-Talbot interferometer prism for micropatterning Reduction Talbot interference imaging is carried out using a glass or fused silica prism, where at least two surfaces within the prism allow for an increase in the propagating ray angles at the image plane compared to the object (the photomask) plane. Furthermore, b... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164520 | Packaging for an interferometric modulator A package is made of a transparent substrate having an interferometric modulator and a back plate. A non-hermetic seal joins the back plate to the substrate to form a package, and a desiccant resides inside the package. A method of packaging an interferometric modul... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7158275 | Polarization modulator Systems and techniques for changing a polarization profile of light to a desired polarization profile. In some implementations, a polarization modulator is in communication with a stress modulator. The polarization modulator alters the polarization profile of light ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7158299 | Projection screen and projection system comprising the same A projection screen includes a cholesteric liquid crystalline, polarized-light selective reflection layer for selectively diffuse-reflecting a specific polarized-light component. The layer has, on its observation-side surface, a roughened part for controlling the di... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7157038 | Ultraviolet laser ablative patterning of microstructures in semiconductors Patterns with feature sizes of less than 50 microns are rapidly formed directly in semiconductors, particularly silicon, GaAs, indium phosphide, or single crystalline sapphire, using ultraviolet laser ablation. These patterns include very high aspect ratio cylindric... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153552 | Polarizing plate and display A polarizing plate provided on a surface of a liquid crystal cell of a display, containing a polarizing element, Film A and Film B each provided on each of two surfaces of the polarizing element, wherein: (i) a surface of Film B has an adhesive layer which adheres t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7145727 | Unpolarized beam splitter having polarization-independent phase difference when used as an interferometer Beam splitter designs for interferometers provide a phase difference between the two resulting interference beams that are independent of the polarization status of the incident beam. The polarization independent phase coating is achieved by making the internal beam... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7141297 | Multilayer optical bodies Optical bodies, comprising: a plurality of first optical layers comprising a first polymer composition that comprises (i) a polyester portion having terephthalate comonomer units and ethylene glycol comonomer units; and (ii) a second portion corresponding to ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7138703 | Preventive film for polarizer and polarizing plate using the same A preventive film for a polarizer which comprises a non-oriented two-layer film comprising a polycarbonate film having a glass transition temperature of 100° C. or higher and, laminated on one surface thereof, a polyester him: a preventive film for a polarizer whic... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7131737 | Housing for mounting a beamsplitter and a spatial light modulator with an output optical path A housing (500) for a wire grid polarizing beamsplitter (240) and a spatial light modulator (210) in alignment with an output optical path has a front plate having an opening (502) for admitting incident illumination and a modulator mount... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7130123 | Polarization conversion element and optical system containing such polarization conversion element A polarization conversion element with four phase plates laminated on a substrate plate, in the order of first, second, third and fourth phase plates from a light incident side. The first and fourth phase plates have substantially same retardation values, while the ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7130023 | Lithographic apparatus, mirror element, device manufacturing method, and beam delivery system A lithographic projection apparatus includes a radiation system for providing a projection beam of radiation, a support structure for supporting a patterning device, the patterning device serving to pattern the projection beam according to a desired pattern, a subst... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125951 | Monomers containing at least one biaryl unit and polymers and derivatives prepared therefrom The invention relates to bisphenol monomers containing one or more biaryl units and related polymers, derivatives and resins thereof and more particularly to Bisphenol monomers containing two biaryl units separated by a spacer group X, and to bisphenol monomers cont... | 10/24/2006 |
