| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
|---|
| 359241000 | By actinic radiation (e.g., photochromic) | 60 |
| 20100157407 | PHOTOCHROMIC FILMS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a photochromic film which is formed by curing a photochromic composition and includes a multifunctional (metha)acrylate-based monomer that has two or more functional groups, and a photochromic dye, a product including the same, and a method for producing the photochromic film. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20130077148 | Plural Element Composite Materials, Methods for Making and Using the Same - The invention provides composite materials comprising a shape change element and an optical change element, which elements undergo a change in response to an applied stimulus. Also provided are objects that include the subject shape changing materials, as well as methods of making and using the same. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130077147 | Method for producing a partially coherent beam with fast pattern update rates - A method and an apparatus for producing a partially coherent optical beam with a fast update rate are based on scanning a focused input beam across the input end of a multimode optical waveguide. The update rate of the partially coherent optical beam produced at the output of the multimode optical waveguide is increased with respect of the input beam scanning rate by a factor approximately equal to the ratio of the core size of the multimode optical waveguide to the focal spot diameter of the input optical beam. The apparatus may include an angular optical beam deflector based on an electrooptic material such as potassium tantalate niobate (KTN) crystal. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20090207470 | TWO-PHOTON-ABSORPTION OPTICAL FILTER - A tunable optical filter includes a medium configured to perform polarization rotation on a portion of a linearly polarized signal beam having a frequency within a selected frequency band, wherein the medium is circularly birefringent within the frequency band, and wherein the polarization rotation is achieved based on two-photon-absorption. The medium may include a gaseous substance, a first reference laser beam having a first reference frequency and a right circular polarization state, and a second reference laser beam having a second reference frequency and a left circular polarization state. The medium may also include a gaseous substance, a reference laser beam having a reference frequency and a linear polarization state, and magnetic field. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20110279883 | POLARIZING PHOTOCHROMIC ARTICLES - Provided are photochromic articles that include a substrate, a primer layer that includes a first photochromic compound, and a photochromic-dichroic layer over the primer layer that includes a photochromic-dichroic compound. The first photochromic compound and the photochromic-dichroic compound each are selected such that the photochromic-dichroic compound has an absorbance of less than or equal to 0.1 at the wavelength of peak absorbance of the underlying first photochromic compound. The present invention also relates to such photochromic articles that further include a topcoat layer over the photochromic-dichroic layer. The topcoat layer can include a second photochromic compound that has an absorbance of less than 0.1 at the wavelength of peak absorbance of the underlying photochromic-dichroic compound. The photochromic articles provide, for example, a combination of linear polarizing properties, and reduced percent transmittance when in a colored or darkened state, such as when exposed to actinic light. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20100202033 | 3H-NAPHTH0 [2,1-B] PYRANS AS PHOTOCHROMIC DICHROIC DYES AND OPTICAL ARTICLE CONTAINING THEM - A naphthopyran compound represented by the formula (I): | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110080628 | CLEAR TO CIRCULAR POLARIZING PHOTOCHROMIC DEVICES - The present invention provides composite optical elements including a photochromic linear polarizing element and a birefringent layer such that composite optical element circularly or elliptically polarizes transmitted radiation. The photochromic linear polarizing element is formed from (i) an at least partially ordered polymeric sheet; and (ii) a reversible photochromic-dichroic material that is at least partially aligned with the polymeric sheet and has an average absorption ratio of at least 1.5 in the activated state. The birefringent layer includes a polymeric coating or a polymeric sheet connected to the photochromic linear polarizing element. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20080266639 | Optical Device Based on a Three-Arm Mach-Zehnder Interferometer - An optical device includes an interferometer having a first optical coupler, a second optical coupler and at least three arms optically coupling the first optical coupler to the second optical coupler; and a phase-shifting arrangement associated with the arms, at least one among the first and second optical couplers including a first optical input port, two first optical output ports and a second optical output port. An optical power coupling is implemented such that optical power received at the first optical input port is coupled, a first fraction into each of the first optical output ports, and a second fraction into the second optical output port. The at least one among the first and second optical couplers further includes a second optical input port and a third optical input port, and the at least one among the first and second optical couplers implements an optical power coupling such that optical power received at either one of the first or second optical input ports is coupled, the first fraction into each of the first optical output ports, and the second fraction into the second optical output port, whereas optical power received at the third optical input port is coupled, a third fraction into each of the first optical output ports, and a fourth fraction into the second optical output port, wherein the first fraction is different from the third fraction. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100118376 | MULTI-LAYERED PHOTOCHROMIC SHEET AND PHOTOCHROMIC GLASS PREPARED THEREFROM - The present invention relates to a multi-layered photochromic sheet and a photo chromic glass prepared therefrom. In particular, the present invention relates to a multi-layered photochromic sheet having excellent durability by reducing a decomposition rate of photochromic dye, in which two or more photochromic films consisting of an oxygen or moisture shielding barrier layer and photochromic layer are stacked, compared to a conventional mono layered film. Further, the present invention relates to a photochromic glass having excellent durability and appearance, in which the multi-layered photochromic sheet is disposed between two glasses, and to a glass for vehicles or buildings using the same. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20110170159 | LIGHT LIMITING WINDOW - A passive optical power limiting window comprising a transparent optical input element, a transparent optical output element, and a power-limiting element disposed between these input and output elements for transmitting optical light from these input elements to these output elements, these optical power-limiting elements comprising an optical-limiting solid mixture containing particles of at least one material that produces reversible thermal changes in response to light above a predetermined optical power level, thereby changing the optical transmission properties of these power-limiting elements. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20090296187 | Polymers responsive to radiation pressures - Polymers that undergo a reversible phase change in response to being exposed to a light from a laser having a radiation pressure greater than a threshold level. The phase changeable polymers have the ability to reduce the intensity of the laser and can advantageously scatter laser light incident on the polymers. The on-off response of such polymers is in the microsecond range and the light scattering property is independent of laser wavelength. The polymers can beneficially be incorporated into devices to protect human vision and optical instruments that are vulnerable to lasers at high intensities. Methods for making and using such devices are also disclosed. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100014144 | PLASTIC LENS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A plastic lens plastic includes a plastic substrate ( | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100220377 | OPTICAL FILTER - An optical filter that transmits light of the visible light region includes a dielectric substrate; a dielectric layer that is formed on a surface of the dielectric substrate; and a first metal structure group in which a plurality of first metal structures are arranged two-dimensionally in an isolated state in the in-plane direction of the dielectric substrate, that is provided between the dielectric substrate and the dielectric layer, comprising: the first metal structures having first and second lengths in first and second directions orthogonal to each other, which lengths are equal to or less than a first wavelength in the visible light region; and a transmittance of the first wavelength being reduced or a reflectance being increased by surface plasmons induced on a surface of the first metal structures by resonance between light incident on the dielectric substrate or the dielectric layer and the first metal structures. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100315693 | VARIABLE TRANSMITTANCE OPTICAL FILTER AND USES THEREOF - Variable transmittance optical filters capable of transitioning from a light state to a dark state on exposure to UV radiation and from a dark state to a light state with application of an electric voltage are provided. The optical filters comprise a switching material that comprises one or more chromophores that have electrochromic and photochromic properties. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110128605 | Radiation-Protection Device - A radiation-protection device is provided that includes a substrate and a surface structure formed on the substrate. The surface structure has an arrangement and interacts with radiation and the substrate to at least (a) substantially transmit or attenuate radiation at a wavelength and an energy below a threshold energy, and (b) substantially reflect radiation at the wavelength and an energy above the threshold energy. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110116151 | MULTILAYER STRUCTURE HAVING A PHOTOCHROMIC HOST MATRIX AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A photochromic structure includes a plastic support of optical grade with good light transparency, having at least one face with an adhesive layer impregnated with a solution of a solvent with photochromes, having a flexible host matrix for the photochromes, which is mounted by adhesion onto another support. A structure with a uniform flexible photochromic matrix, which has rapid transition times, notably a rapid relaxation time, is thus obtained. The structure is mountable, and advantageously repositionable. It is produced via a process using roll-milling combined with a system for dispensing the solvated solution of photochromes upstream of the rolls, via which a support strip of an adhesive is entrained by the rolls, and the adhesive is gradually impregnated and then laminated on another support. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110075239 | Fast all-optical switch - An apparatus, system, and method for fast all-optical switching is presented. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a first light transmitting medium. The apparatus may also include a second light transmitting medium coupled to the first light transmitting medium and disposed to form an interface region between the first light transmitting medium and the second light transmitting medium. Additionally, the apparatus may include a plurality of Lambda atoms disposed in the interface region, the Lambda atoms adapted to cause Electromagnetically-Induced Transparency (EIT) in the interface region in response to an incident photon. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20100039688 | 6-(BIPHENYL-ESTER)-3H-NAPHTHO[2,1-B]PYRANS AS PHOTOCHROMIC DICHROIC DYES AND OPTICAL ARTICLE CONTAINING THEM - A naphthopyran compound represented by the formula (I) wherein: n | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100039689 | ADJUSTABLE APODIZED LENS APERTURE - An adjustable apodized lens aperture is described which is constructed using photochromic material. As the excitation energy increases, the aperture constricts so as reduce the amount of light through the aperture. As the excitation energy decreases, the aperture dilates so as increase the amount of light through the aperture. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20110075238 | Method and System for Increasing Alignment Target Contrast - A semiconductor wafer is aligned using a double patterning process. A first resist layer having a first optical characteristic is deposited and foams at least one alignment mark. The first resist layer is developed. A second resist layer having a second optical characteristic is deposited over the first resist layer. The combination of first and second resist layers and alignment mark has a characteristic such that radiation of a pre-determined wavelength incident on the alignment mark produces a first or higher order diffraction as a function of the first and second optical characteristics. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20120200907 | PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOUNDS - A photochromic compound is provided, which may be a pyran, an oxazine, or a fulgide. The photochromic compound has at least one substituent Q attached thereto, each Q independently being —N | 08-09-2012 |
| 20100110521 | COATING COMPOSITION AND PHOTOCHROMIC OPTICAL ARTICLE - [Problem] To provide a coating composition capable of forming a hard coating on the surfaces of an optical base member such as a plastic lens featuring highly closely adhering property, excellent transparency and excellent scratch resistance. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20120307336 | Programmable Optical Label - The present invention is a programmable and latching retro-reflective construct suitable for use as an optical label in an optical labeling system. The invention contains retro-reflective structures such as lens beads, corner cubes or other retro-reflecting type structures. The retro-reflective construct further comprises a wavelength selective, programmable and latching reflecting structure located at the reflecting surfaces of the retro-reflective structures. The optical construct can optionally contain additional optical filtering structures. Methods for fabricating the invention are also described. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20090316246 | PHOTOCHROMIC FILM, PHOTOCHROMIC LENS COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHOTOCHROMIC LENS - The present invention relates to a photochromic film comprising a photochromic dye and a resin component. The photochromic film has a nanoindentation hardness of equal to or greater than 800 nm on at least one of surfaces, surface A, thereof. The present invention further relates to a method of manufacturing a photochromic lens. The method of manufacturing a photochromic lens of the present invention comprises forming a photochromic film having a nanoindentation hardness ranging from 500 to 5000 nm on an outermost surface thereof as well as having a smaller nanoindentation hardness on a surface facing a first mold than that on the outermost surface by coating a photochromic liquid comprising a photochromic dye and a curable component on one surface of the first mold for formation of one of surfaces of a lens and subjecting the photochromic liquid to curing treatment, and a photochromic lens comprising a photochromic film on a lens substrate is obtained by means of the above first mold. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20110317239 | COATING COMPOSITION AND OPTICAL ARTICLE - [Problems] A coating composition preferably used for forming a hard coating by being applied and cured on a light-transmitting member such as a highly refractive plastic lens or a highly refractive photochromic plastic lens having a function for developing a color, the coating composition markedly improving weather resistance (preventing discoloration) while sustaining high refractive index, scratch resistance and excellent adhesion to the optical material. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120044560 | VARIABLE TRANSMITTANCE OPTICAL FILTER AND USES THEREOF - Variable transmittance optical filters capable of transitioning from a light state to a dark state on exposure to UV radiation and from a dark state to a light state with application of an electric voltage are provided. The optical filters comprise a switching material that comprises one or more chromophores that have electrochromic and photochromic properties. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120019888 | PRIMER COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL ARTICLES AND OPTICAL ARTICLES - A primer coating composition is provided for an optical article capable of forming a coating layer having excellent impact resistance, abrasion resistance, and adhesion to various kinds of plastic materials without occurring of appearance faulty for an optical base material, for example, a plastic lens for an eyeglass. A primer composition for an optical article comprises; (A) aqueous dispersion of urethane resin having a polycarbonate-derived skeleton and the elongation of 200˜1000%; (B) an organic solvent having 3˜9 carbon atoms and having an ether bond or carbonyl bond and one hydroxyl group in a molecule; and (C) lower alcohol having 1˜4 carbon atoms, wherein the weight ratio of said organic solvent to said lower alcohol is from 0.01 to less than 2.00. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20110013252 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING PHOTOCHROMIC DYES IN AN IONIC SOLVENT - A photochromic composition that is liquid at 20° C. and includes (a) at least one photochromic dye and (b) an ionic solvent selected from (b)(i) room-temperature ionic liquids (RTIL), (b)(ii) ionic liquid mixtures that are liquid at room temperature, and (b)(iii) room-temperature liquid mixtures of at least one ionic liquid and at least one organic solvent that is miscible therewith. The use of said photochromic composition in optical devices such as ophthalmic lenses is also described. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110013251 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND OPTICAL APPARATUS - An optical device includes: a base that transmits incident light; and a first conductive film formed on one surface of the base, and that includes an indentation pattern of a predetermined period formed on a base-side surface, wherein a side portion defining an edge portion irradiated with the incident light has a form of a protrusion or a straight line as viewed from the incident side of the incident light. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20120120473 | POLARIZING PHOTOCHROMIC ARTICLES - Provided are photochromic articles including a substrate, a primer layer that includes a first photochromic compound, and a photochromic-dichroic layer over the primer layer that includes a photochromic-dichroic compound. The first photochromic compound and the photochromic-dichroic compound each are selected such that the photochromic-dichroic compound has an unactivated state terminal minimum absorbance wavelength that is less than or equal to the unactivated state terminal minimum absorbance of the underlying first photochromic compound. The present invention also relates to such photochromic articles that further include a topcoat layer over the photochromic-dichroic layer, the topcoat layer including a second photochromic compound that has an unactivated state terminal minimum absorbance wavelength that is less than the unactivated state terminal minimum absorbance wavelength of the underlying photochromic-dichroic compound. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20110002026 | POLARIZATION ELEMENT - Disclosed is a polarization element which, by utilizing the fact that the plasmon resonance frequency of a metal piece varies according to the polarization direction of a light irradiated on the metal piece, is constituted by a polarizer comprising such an aggregate of metal pieces that the plasmon resonance frequency in a predetermined direction of a metal piece is substantially equal to the frequency of light irradiated on a polarization element, and the real part and the imaginary part of permittivity at the plasmon resonance frequency of a metal material constituting the metal piece and the refractive index (na) of a dielectric layer satisfy a particular relation. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20120170098 | CHROMENE COMPOUND - A photochromic chromene compound having an indeno(2,1-f)naphtho(1,2-b)pyran structure as its basic skeleton, an aryl group or a heteroaryl group at the 6-position carbon atom of the structure and an electron donor group having a Hammett constant σ | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120075688 | OPTICAL FILTER - An optical filter that transmits light of the visible light region includes a dielectric substrate; a dielectric layer that is formed on a surface of the dielectric substrate; and a first metal structure group in which a plurality of first metal structures are arranged two-dimensionally in an isolated state in the in-plane direction of the dielectric substrate, that is provided between the dielectric substrate and the dielectric layer, comprising: the first metal structures having first and second lengths in first and second directions orthogonal to each other, which lengths are equal to or less than a first wavelength in the visible light region; and a transmittance of the first wavelength being reduced or a reflectance being increased by surface plasmons induced on a surface of the first metal structures by resonance between light incident on the dielectric substrate or the dielectric layer and the first metal structures. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120176657 | Method for Producing Photochromatic Optical Elements, and Photochromatic Optical Elements - The present invention refers to a process for the preparation of photochromatic optical elements, and corresponding photochromatic optical elements. Starting from a given optical body, the process according to the invention comprises the following steps: depositing a first layer comprising a transparent resin at least onto a part of said optical body; depositing onto the first layer previously deposited a second layer comprising photochromatic pigments. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20110122475 | PHOTOCHROMIC DICHROIC NAPHTHO-PYRANS AND OPTICAL ARTICLES CONTAINING THEM - A naphthopyran compound represented by the formulae (I) to (II) wherein:—mi, Hi2, p, q are each an integer comprised from O to 4 or 5 inclusive;—Ri, R2 and R4, represent a group selected from halogen, H, —Ra, aryl, —OH, —ORa, —SH, —SRa, —NH2, —NR8RaI, —NRbRc, —NRaI-CORa, —NRaiCO(aryl), —NRai aryl, —N-aryfe, —N(aryl)CO(aryl), —CO—R3, —CO2R3I, —OC(O)—Rd, and —X—(Re)—Y, and linear or branched (Ci-Ci8) perfluoroalkyl group, wherein R3, RaI, Rb, Rc, X, Y, Re, Rd are as defined into the description;—Zi re resent a group selected from: (formules) | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110038025 | Circularly Polarized Light-Emitting Nanoparticle - Provided is a compound semiconductor nanoparticle that exhibits circularly polarized luminescence characteristics. CdS prepared inside a core of ferritin, which is a cage-like protein, exhibits a high circularly polarized luminescence (CPL). A wavelength of the circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) can be controlled by laser irradiation, thereby enabling utilization of the compound semiconductor nanoparticle in the field of bionanotechnology, for example, in creating a WORM (Write-Once Read-Many times) memory. As the cage-like protein, which is a protein with a cavity formed therein, a protein belonging to the ferritin protein family, such as apoferritin, or a recombinant thereof can be used. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110038024 | PHOTOCHROMIC OPTICAL ARTICLE - A photochromic optical article comprises a substrate, and a photochromic coating coated on an outer surface of the substrate and having at least two photochromic layers. Each of the photochromic layers has a composition that contains a carrier and at least one photochromic dye. The compositions of the photochromic layers are different from each other. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20120275006 | COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A coated article is described. The coated article includes a substrate; and a photochromic layer formed on the substrate. The photochromic layer is a titanium layer doped with metal element ‘M’. The element ‘M’ is selected from a group consisting of nickel, iron, and chromiun. A method for applying the photochromic layer to the substrate is also described. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120140307 | Shifting alteration windows - A special windshield and windows installed to a vehicle for imposing a filter between the interior of a vehicle to include driver and passenger(s) and a source of external sunlight exposed directly to the vehicle. A direct exposure to sunlight will caused windshield and windows to turn darker as a result, the interior of a car will be kept at a low temperature and driver and passenger(s) are not exposed to sunlight. A filter, such as photochromic is imposed between the source of light and the interior of the vehicle. Silver Halide or Silver Chloride is the active ingredients that cause the lenses to darken. | 06-07-2012 |
| 359242000 | Display device | 8 |
| 20080291520 | Image display device, image display method, and image display program - An image display device having an optical modulation element, which modulates light emitted from a light source according to display information, and displaying a display image based on the display information includes: a unit adjusting the amount of illumination light with respect to light emitted from the light source on the basis of brightness information on the brightness of the display image based on the display information; a color conversion processing unit that performs a color conversion process according to the brightness information with respect to the display information so that the display image can be color-reproduced within a predetermined color space; and a display and driving unit that drives the optical modulation element on the basis of the display information having been subjected to the color conversion process so as to display the display image. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090257105 | DEVICE HAVING THIN BLACK MASK AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A thin black mask is created using a single mask process. A dielectric layer is deposited over a substrate. An absorber layer is deposited over the dielectric layer and a reflector layer is deposited over the absorber layer. The absorber layer and the reflector layer are patterned using a single mask process. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20110075240 | WRITING DEVICE INCLUDING DISPLAY PANEL AND STYLUS - A writing device includes a display panel, a stylus, a transparent first electrode layer and a second electrode layer. The display panel includes a displaying layer and a first light source. The displaying layer consists essentially of a photochromic material reversibly transformable between a first state of an electroluminescent material, and a second state of a non-electroluminescent material. The first light source is configured for emitting light to the displaying layer to transform the displaying layer into the second state. The stylus includes a second light source configured for emitting light to illuminate portions of the displaying layer, thus transforming the illuminated portions of the displaying layer into the first state. The first and second electrode layers attached on opposite sides of the displaying layer are configured to excite the illuminated portions of the displaying layer in the first state to emit light. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110188107 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT USING PHOTOSENSITIVE LENSES - Systems and methods are provided for presenting three-dimensional content on a display. An exemplary system for presenting a plurality of frames on a display comprises a first lens, a second lens, and an activation system. The activation system utilizes electromagnetic radiation to activate the first lens when a respective frame being presented on the display corresponds to the first lens, resulting in the first lens being substantially transparent and the second lens being substantially opaque, and to activate the second lens when a respective frame being presented on the display corresponds to the second lens, resulting in the second lens being substantially transparent and the first lens being substantially opaque. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110116152 | Printed Optical Members - The device includes optical elements such as microlenses or optical fibers that are printed with liquid ink, by known scanning printing techniques such as for example flexography. Each optical element ( | 05-19-2011 |
| 20120224244 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic light-emitting display device including: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed to face the first substrate; a display unit interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and comprising an organic light-emitting device; a sealing member disposed to surround the display unit between the first substrate and the second substrate and that bonds the first substrate to the second substrate; and a filler disposed in the sealing member to cover the display unit and comprising photochromic materials, wherein the photochromic materials comprise a first photochromic material that absorbs light in a wavelength of about 470 nm to about 490 nm and a second photochromic material that absorbs light in a wavelength of about 550 nm to about 580 nm. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20080297877 | Image display device, image display method, and image display program - An image display device having an optical modulation element, which modulates light emitted from a light source according to display information, and displaying a display image based on the display information includes: a unit adjusting the amount of illumination light with respect to light emitted from the light source on the basis of brightness information on the brightness of the display image based on the display information; a color conversion processing unit that performs a color conversion process according to the brightness information with respect to the display information so that the display image can be color-reproduced within a predetermined color space; and a display and driving unit that drives the optical modulation element on the basis of the display information having been subjected to the color conversion process so as to display the display image. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20120281267 | System and Method for Modulating and Displaying Optical Effects - The invention relates to a system for modulating and displaying optical effects, comprising a lighting device (BV) and at least one displaying object (DO) located outside the lighting device, wherein the lighting device (BV) comprises at least one input polarization unit (POE) for influencing polarization, in particular in a location-dependent manner, and at least one modulation unit (OME) for influencing polarization and/or retardance, in particular in a time-dependent and/or location-dependent manner, and wherein the displaying object (DO) comprises at least one object retarder unit (POB) for influencing retardance, in particular in a location-dependent and/or time-dependent manner, the at least one object retarder unit being suitable for reversibly or irreversibly impressing a piece of image information, and an output polarization unit (PE), and wherein the modulated light (Sout) exiting the lighting device (BV) hits the object retarder unit (POB) in order to interact there with the piece of image information, whereby optical effects can be visualized by means of the output polarization unit (PE). The invention further relates to a method for modulating and displaying optical effects, wherein the light quality is modulated in the modulation unit (OME) in regard to the polarization and/or the retardance, in particular in a time-dependent and/or location-dependent manner, by exposure to energy, and/or in the object retarder unit (POB), a piece of image information is reversibly or irreversibly impressed into the object retarder unit (POB), in particular in a time-dependent and/or location-dependent manner, by exposure to energy and/or by material transformation and/or by structural change, and wherein the modulation of the light quality interacts with the piece of image information in the object retarder unit (POB), whereby optical effects can be visualized by means of the output polarization unit (PE). | 11-08-2012 |
| 359243000 | Bistable device | 3 |
| 20090135462 | CLEAR TO CIRCULAR POLARIZING PHOTOCHROMIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - The present invention provides optical elements comprising a photochromic linear polarizing element and a birefringent layer that circularly or elliptically polarizes transmitted radiation. The photochromic linear polarizing element comprises a substrate and either: (1) a coating comprising an aligned, thermally reversible photochromic-dichroic compound having an average absorption ratio of at least 1.5 in an activated state, and being operable for switching from a first absorption state to a second absorption state in response to actinic radiation, to revert back to the first absorption state in response to thermal energy, and to linearly polarize transmitted radiation in at least one of the two states; or (2) an at least partially ordered polymeric sheet connected to the substrate; and a thermally reversible photochromic-dichroic compound that is at least partially aligned with the polymeric sheet and has an average absorption ratio greater than 2.3 in the activated state. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20110043884 | POLARITON MODE OPTICAL SWITCH WITH COMPOSITE STRUCTURE - Devices, methods, and techniques for frequency-dependent optical switching are provided. In one embodiment, a device includes a substrate, a first optical-field confining structure located on the substrate, a second optical-field confining structure located on the substrate, and a composite structure located between the first and second optical-field confining structures. The second optical-field confining structure may be spaced apart from the first optical-field confining structure. The composite structure may include an embedding structure with a surface to receive photons and multiple quantum structures located in the embedding structure. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20100232003 | VISION ENHANCING OPTICAL ARTICLES - The invention provides an optical article including a substrate; and a colorant composition connected to at least a portion of the substrate. The colorant composition is a fixed-tint colorant; and a photochromic material. The article exhibits a passive state and an activated state, such that the article can switch from the passive state to the activated state in response to at least actinic radiation and to revert back to the passive state in response to thermal energy. The passive state is characterized by a transmittance ranging from greater than 30% to 70% across a wavelength range of from 460 nanometers to 500 nanometers. | 09-16-2010 |
| 359244000 | Opto-optical device | 10 |
| 20080266640 | Structure and method for modulating light - A structure includes a film having a plurality of nanoapertures and a semiconductor layer in connection with the film. The nanoapertures are configured to allow the transmission of a predetermined subwavelength of light through the film via the plurality of nanoapertures. The semiconductor layer facilitates the modulation of the predetermined subwavelength of light transmitted through the film. The structure also includes a carrier generator for modulating the predetermined subwavelength of light by generating charge carriers | 10-30-2008 |
| 20120293854 | NON-LINEAR MATERIALS AND RELATED DEVICES - A non-linear optical device comprising a non-linear element made of a plasmonic material with a periodic structure having a period smaller than the wavelength of a non-linear process intrinsic to the plasmonic material. The plasmonic material is implemented as a gold film which is structured with a periodic array of asymmetric split ring slits. The metamaterial framework of the plasmonic material itself is used as the source of a strong and fast non-linearity. The cubic non-linear response is resonantly enhanced through the effect of the metamaterial structuring by more than two orders of magnitude and its sign and magnitude can be controlled by varying the metamaterial pattern. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20100053720 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS WITH MODULATION FUNCTION AND ITS DRIVING METHOD - A light source apparatus with modulation function has a wavelength conversion module ( | 03-04-2010 |
| 20110149364 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - An optical device which can operate as a single photon emitter | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110013253 | INTEGRATED PLANAR DEVICE FOR LIGHT GUIDING, CONCENTRATING, AND WAVELENGTH SHIFTING - The invention relates to an integrated film which includes a plasmonic layer including a pattern configured to support plasmon waves. The plasmonic layer is configured to receive as input light energy of an incident light including at least one photon having a first wavelength and an at least one photon of light received from one or more layers in optical communication with the plasmonic layer and to re-emit as output a guided light to the one or more layers in optical communication with the plasmonic layer. The integrated film also includes a wavelength conversion layer optically coupled to the plasmonic layer. The wavelength conversion layer is configured to receive as input the at least one photon having a first wavelength and to provide as output at least one photon having a second wavelength different than the first wave length. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20100245969 | COUPLED QUANTUM WELL STRUCTURE - In the production of optical devices or the like utilizing an intersubband transition of a coupled quantum well, a quantum well structure having strong coupling is provided. In addition, a coupled well structure of excellent productivity capable of avoiding thinning of coupling barrier layer for strengthening the coupling is provided. In the semiconductor coupled well structure of the present invention, a coupled quantum well structure disposed on the semiconductor single crystal substrate includes a coupling barrier layer | 09-30-2010 |
| 20120134002 | CONTROLLING ABSORPTION OF LIGHT IN A CAVITY - Described is a method of controlling the absorption of light in a cavity, a system in which absorption is so controlled, and an interferometer embodying the underlying physical concept. Materials can be made to completely absorb incident light when the light is imposed in a specific pattern of illumination. Coherent perfect absorption, as the process is referred to, is achieved when a cavity is illuminated coherently and monochromatically by the time-reverse of the output of a lasing mode. Varying the parameters of the incident light and/or of the cavity allows the absorption of the incident light by the cavity to be controlled; enhanced or even reduced. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120275007 | OPTICAL DEVICES FOR MODULATING LIGHT OF PHOTOREFRACTIVE COMPOSITIONS WITH THERMAL CONTROL - Described herein are optical devices comprising a photorefractive layer and at least two inert layers, such that the photorefractive layer is sandwiched between the two inert layers. The photorefractive layer may include a photorefractive composition that is photorefractive upon irradiation by a laser beam. In some embodiments, the photorefractive composition is formulated such that a grating that is irradiated into the photorefractive composition can be read out of the photorefractive composition without applying an external bias voltage. Furthermore, a grating that is written into the composition may be controlled using thermal treatment. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120140308 | WINDOW TINTING SYSTEMS - Window tinting systems provides a vehicle window tint control within the interior of a vehicle permitting a driver and/or passenger to adjust the level of tint of the vehicle window. The system may generally comprise an integrally wired photochromic component, a wiring assembly, a driver's control panel, and at least one passenger's controller. A specialty film may be coupled to the vehicle window and may serve to control the amount of sun light penetrating the vehicle window. The driver's control panel and passenger's control panel may adjustably control the tint level of the vehicle window. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20130016415 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING DYNAMIC OPTICAL ILLUSION IMAGESAANM Kurtz; Andrew F.AACI MacedonAAST NYAACO USAAGP Kurtz; Andrew F. Macedon NY USAANM Kane; Paul JamesAACI RochesterAAST NYAACO USAAGP Kane; Paul James Rochester NY US - A system for controlling a printed dynamic optical illusion image, comprising: an item including a printed optical illusion image having one or more mutable portions that can be controllably switched between first and second appearance states by application of an appropriate external stimulus; a stimulus source for providing the external stimulus; and a controller for controlling the stimulus source. The printed optical illusion image is printed on a printing device using a plurality of colorants, one or more of the colorants being appearance mutable colorants having spectral characteristics that can be controllably switched between a first colorant state and a second colorant state by applying the appropriate external stimulus, the one or more mutable portions of the optical illusion image being printed using at least one appearance mutable colorant. | 01-17-2013 |
