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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7916390 | Monolithic polarization controlled angle diffusers, associated methods and lithographic systems incorporating controlled angle diffusers A monolithic polarization controlled angle diffuser includes a system having a first surface and a second surface, a controlled angle diffuser pattern for providing an angular distribution at an illumination plane, the controlled angle diffuser pattern being on one ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7869127 | Precision polarization optimized optical beam processor A method, element and system are provide for efficiently, accurately and without significant contribution of noise, splitting a beam of radiation or combining beams of radiation. In one embodiment of the invention, a beamsplitter front surface partially reflects inc... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7746555 | Polarizer, polarization light source and image display unit using them A polarization component, capable of efficiently reflecting an obliquely transmitted light beam toward a light source without degrading the transmission-polarization property of a perpendicular incident light beam, is provided. A C-plate having an oblique retardatio... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7633679 | Polarizing turning film A light redirecting article redirects light toward a target angle. The light redirecting article is made from a material having a refractive index greater than 1.6. The light redirecting article has an input surface for accepting incident illumination over a range o... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7619817 | Polarization filter utilizing Brewster's angle A polarization filter utilizing Brewster's angle. The polarization filter includes a stimulus receiving body having more than one facet. At least two of the more than one facet being arranged at Brewster's angle (relative to the plane of polarization of the incident... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7612939 | Transmissive phase plate, polarized beam splitter, and projection display A transmissive phase plate with a function of correcting direction of polarization of light rays in an incident divergent or convergent light flux in addition to functions as a wave plate. Conditions of polarization of incident light rays are corrected by a polariza... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7573636 | Systems for influencing laser beam polarization The invention relates to a device (1) for influencing the polarization of laser radiation using a phase-shifting element (5) and an element (7) deflecting the laser radiation. The phase-shifting element (5) is disposed in the region of an... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7535639 | Optical depolarizers and DGD generators based on optical delay Techniques and devices for depolarizing light and producing a variable differential group delays in optical signals. In one implementation, an input optical beam is split into first and second beams with orthogonal polarizations. One or two optical reflectors are th... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7532397 | Optical material, optical device fabricated therefrom, and method for fabricating the same In order to make a reflection coefficient in boundary surface between materials to be zero and permeate 100% of a light independent of a polarization direction, an optical device made of an optical material composed of a metamaterial prepared by arranging a pluralit... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7529024 | Polarization conversion system and illumination module A polarization conversion system includes at least one beam splitting and combining unit having a polarization beam splitting element and a dichroic element, a dichroic unit, a polarization beam splitting unit, a first half wave plate (HWP) and a second half wave pl... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7413317 | Polarized UV exposure system A light exposure system is used to expose an alignment layer formed of anistropically absorbing molecules so as to allow alignment of subsequently applied liquid crystal polymer (LCP) molecules. The light incident on the alignment layer is polarized. When a single p... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7379242 | Polarization beam splitter and projection apparatus having the same The present invention provides a polarization beam splitter including a multilayer film formed by laminating a first layer having a refractive index in a first range, a second layer having a refractive index in a second range which does not overlap the first range, ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7369312 | Thin layered micro optics polarization converter A thin optic electro magnetic radiation polarization converter, available in various combinations, used to convert non-polarized radiation into a single polarization state, which may be utilized in many devices requiring polarized radiation. A unique geometric confi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369314 | Optical filter and optical instrument In an optical filter, a thin film is formed by laminating low refractive index layers alternatingly from a substrate side with high refractive index layers. The thin film is provided with first, second, and third laminated portions. In the first laminated portion, t... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365906 | Projection screen and projection system containing same A projection screen capable of sharply displaying an image even under bright environmental light with high image visibility. A projection screen has a polarized-light selective reflection layer with a cholesteric liquid crystalline structure, capable of selectively ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364317 | Method and apparatus for object viewing, observation, inspection, identification, and verification In an object verifier having a housing and an object holder, an object may be placed in the object holder for observation by an operator. The object is illuminated using a collimated beam of white light that is generated by a light generator. The collimated beam of ... | 04/29/2008 |
| RE40251 | Optical element, polarization illumination device, and projector Two polarization conversion element arrays are disclosed. Each polarization conversion element array is composed of a plurality of polarization conversion elements for converting light incident upon the polarization conversion element array to a linearly polarized l... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362507 | Polarizing beam splitter A polarizing beam splitter is disclosed that includes a first prism, a second prism, and a reflective polarizing film disposed between the first prism and the second prism. The first prism comprises a first polymeric material, and has a first outer curved surface an... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362504 | Miniature circulator devices and methods for making the same Miniature optical devices, including circulator array devices, are fabricated using thin film coating technology. A typical optical device includes two refraction elements arranged opposite each other along a propagation axis and coupled on opposite ends to first an... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359122 | Prism assembly A prism assembly includes a first prism having a first front face, a first side face, and a first rear face, a second prism having a second front face parallel to the first rear face, a second side face, and a second rear face. The second prism is configured to dire... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359123 | Optical field flatteners and converters Optical field flattener and converter having an array of gradient index rod lenses. Each gradient index rod lens is substantially in proximity with at )east one other gradient index rod lens. The array is capable of receiving electromagnetic radiation and imaging th... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359596 | Micro lens array and a method of manufacturing a replication mold for the same The micro-lens array in which a plural of convexly-protruded micro-lens are closely arranged two-dimensionally and a plural of convex sub-lenses having a curvature-radius smaller than that of the micro-lens are protrusively formed on the surface of each micro-lens h... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355663 | Polarizing plate and liquid crystal display using the same A polarizing plate excellent in polarization performance in all wavebands from a short wavelength region to a long wavelength region and a liquid crystal display using such a polarizing plate. The polarizing plate including a polarizer has a portion having a polariz... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352513 | Prism assemblies and kernel configurations for use in projection systems Kernels are designed in different configurations based on design properties of an enclosure or other requirements. A prism assembly having various types of filters, waveplates, beam splitters (e.g., path length matched beam splitters) and/or other optical components... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352124 | Light recycling illumination systems utilizing light emitting diodes This invention is an illumination system that incorporates a light emitting diode and a partially reflecting optical element. The light emitting diode emits internally generated light and reflects incident light with high reflectivity. The partially reflecting optic... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351346 | Non-photolithographic method for forming a wire grid polarizer for optical and infrared wavelengths A method for forming a plurality of parallel metal lines on a substrate of thin film elastomeric material and a wire grid polarizer formed by such method. A sacrificial layer is formed by coating the substrate with a water soluble polymer while the substrate is stre... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341784 | Light management film and its preparation and use A light management film includes a first layer with a thermoplastic resin and a particular phosphonium sulfonate salt, and a second layer formed from a curable composition and having a refractive index of at least 1.5. The light management film exhibits reduced stat... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342619 | Polarization light splitting film, backlight system and liquid crystal display A polarization light splitting film having a light receiving side and a light transmitting side. The polarization light splitting film includes an optical rotation selection layer at the light receiving side for reflecting one of right and left circularly polarized ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342254 | Light-emitting device having a diffractive film on its light-output face and manufacturing method therefor Affords efficiently and at low cost practical, tiny light-emitting devices having an optically diffractive film on their light-output face. A light-emitting device (LD) includes a diffractive film (DF) formed on its light-output face; the diffractive film includes a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339735 | Polarization recovery system for projection displays A waveguide polarization recovery system both polarizes the input light energy for use with an LCD imager and converts the polarity of unusable light energy to add to the illumination of the LCD imager. The compact polarization recovery waveguide system generally in... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327916 | Beam Homogenizer, laser irradiation apparatus, and method of manufacturing a semiconductor device The present invention provides a beam homogenizer being equipped with an optical waveguide having a pair of reflection planes provided oppositely, having one end surface into which the laser beam is incident, and having the other end surface from which the laser bea... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327408 | Illuminator that generates linearly polarized light for microdisplay based light engine A hollow sphere with a scattering (e.g., white diffusive) interior surface directs light input from at least one input light source to an exit. In one embodiment, an internal hot mirror and phosphor are positioned to intercept the input light on which visible light ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321464 | Electroluminescent light source and display incorporating same A brightness enhanced reflective polarizer includes a reflective polarizer and a structured surface material. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317179 | Systems and methods to shape laser light as a homogeneous line beam for interaction with a film deposited on a substrate Systems and methods are disclosed for shaping and homogenizing a laser beam for interaction with a film. The shaping and homogenizing system may include a lens array and a lens that is positioned to receive laser light from the lens array and produce a respective el... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7310473 | Optical antenna and wireless optical system using the same A light concentrator for an optical antenna gradually narrows from the light receiving end to the end in contact with a light detector, and has a refractive index that gradually increases from the first to the second end, to afford a greater acceptance angle for the... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7301591 | Liquid crystal display device wherein the number of light emitting elements activated differs depending on whether display is performed by the first or second liquid crystal panel A liquid crystal display device has first and second liquid crystal panels (101, 102) mainly comprising liquid crystal cells (107, 108), respectively, disposed back to back to enable the visual recognition of the liquid crystal panels (101, 102)... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301701 | Compact polarization conversion system for optical displays A compact polarization conversion system (PCS) for use in optical display systems is capable of emitting substantially polarized output light in response to unpolarized input light. The PCS includes a polarizer and one or more substantially planar optical element ar... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7289416 | Optical pickup and optical disk apparatus An optical pickup for performing data recording and reproduction with respect to both CDs and DVDs and a disk apparatus incorporating the optical pickup. The optical pickup comprises a CD laser diode and a DVD laser diode, and creates a composite CD/DVD laser beam u... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289268 | Optical filter and optical instrument In an optical filter, a thin film is formed by laminating low refractive index layers alternatingly from a substrate side with high refractive index layers. The thin film is provided with first, second, and third laminated portions. In the first laminated portion, t... | 10/30/2007 |
