Liquid crystal (LC) beam modulation devices are applied to lighting control or to optical wireless communications to improve performance of lighting or communications. A flexible optical network using LC beam modulation and common control of beam intensity and solid angle of beams are also described.

A stage light with electronically adjustable lighting effects comprises a light box with a heat dissipation mechanism, a heat dissipation hole formed on a rear side communicating with the mechanism, and a light panel disposed on a front side; a dimmable glass disposed on the light panel, comprising an outer glass layer and liquid crystal molecules; and a control box disposed on the light box and having a control circuit electrically connected to the glass, the control circuit comprises a central processing unit, a voltage regulating unit and a signal receiving unit, the signal receiving unit receives a digital multiplexing signal and transmits it to the central processing unit that generates a voltage adjustment command through the signal and transmits the command to the voltage regulating unit, the voltage regulating unit controls arrangement of the liquid crystal molecules through the command to change a light transmittance of the glass.

Apparatus and methods for deployment of fixtures. The apparatus may include a system for controlling deployed fixtures. The system may receive user commands different devices in different formats. The fixtures may be independently addressable. The fixtures may be magnetically supported by a fixture support. A brace may join two or more fixture supports without reducing space available to support fixtures. The brace may join a fixture support to a fixture support accessory. An accessory may include a variable-angle junction. The fixture may include articulating joints for controlling the direction of a beam. The fixture may include a lens having an electrically controllable beam spread angle. The fixture may be stowable in the fixture support. The fixture may be slidable along a cord to adjust a height of the fixture. The fixture may include an extendable ring. The system may coordinate motions of the fixtures to follow a target. The fixture may include an elongated board. The elongated board may include a non-polar power socket.

A LED light with built-in Air flow device has AC-to-DC circuit to get DC current to supply power to LED or LEDs and-to charge inside rechargeable batteries and to the inside air flow related device or other product(s). The LED light connect IC and control circuit to make setting, changing, adjust of the said at least one of (A) LED(s) colors, brightness, on-off, duration, cycles, frequency, sequential, flashing, color changing, color selection, auto changing, or other LED light effects, (B) Air flow related parts to get desired speed of rotating fan or blade, on-off, duration, timer, countdown timer, or other desired air flow related function(s); by at least one of (1) trigger system, (2) switch, (3) sensor, (4) motion or moving or radar sensor, (5) IR or RF remote control system, (6) power fail sensor, (7) built-in Auto-Off-On or multiple selection positions switch, (8) other related LED or air flow or air-freshener or fragrance or essential oil diffusor parts or accessories; wherein the LED light connect with (i) AC power source by prongs with or without folding features, (ii) DC power from at least one outside transformer, power bank, DC power from cigarette-plug, USB related DC power source, DC power storage device, solar module, or DC generator.

To protect observer's eyes while forming a clear illumination pattern on a desired region to be illuminated. An illumination device includes a light source that emits coherent light, a collimating optical system that enlarges and collimates a beam diameter of the coherent light emitted from the light source, and a diffractive optical element that diffracts the coherent light collimated by the collimating optical system into a predetermined diffusion angle space. The diffractive optical element has a plurality of element diffractive optical portions and has a function to illuminate the region to be illuminated defined at a predetermined position and having predetermined size and shape to form the desired illumination pattern. Each of the plurality of element diffractive optical portions has a function to illuminate at least a part of the region to be illuminated, and diffractive characteristics of the element diffractive optical portions are different from each other.

A lamp shade or cover that can be readily switched from a translucent-opaque mode to a transparent mode if the shade or cover from a material with transparency properties that can be modulated. A layer of liquid crystals encapsulated between transparent electrodes is included in the shade. Normally, the liquid crystals are randomly oriented and diffuse light so as to create a translucent state. When a direct current voltage is applied across the transparent electrodes, the liquid crystals become oriented and essentially transparent. Application of a pulsed or alternating current voltage can be used to modulate the degree of transparency.

A lighting device includes a housing, a power supply, a first light source such as a LED, a variable focus lens adapted to vary the focus of light from the first light source, a switch and a controller having circuitry, The circuitry is adapted to control the current to the first light source based upon a voltage of the power supply, and is adapted to control variability of the variable focus lens.

Systems for apparatuses formed of light emitting devices. Solutions for controlling the off-state appearance of lighting system designs is disclosed. Thermochromic materials are selected in accordance with a desired off-state of an LED device. The thermochromic materials are applied to a structure that is in a light path of light emitted by the LED device. In the off-state the LED device produces a desired off-state colored appearance. When the LED device is in the on-state, the thermochromic materials heat up and become more and more transparent. The light emitted from the device in its on-state does not suffer from color shifting due to the presence of the thermochromic materials. Furthermore, light emitted from the LED device in its on-state does not suffer from attenuation due to the presence of the thermochromic materials. Techniques to select and position thermochromic materials in or around LED apparatuses are presented.

A first LED with a first LED sidewall is disclosed. A second LED with a second LED sidewall facing the first LED sidewall is also disclosed. A first dynamic optical isolation material between the first LED sidewall and the second LED sidewall and configured to change an optical state based on a state trigger such that a light behavior at the first LED sidewall for a light emitted by one of the first LED and the second LED is determined by the optical state, is also disclosed.

Apparatus and methods for deployment of fixtures. The apparatus may include a system for controlling deployed fixtures. The system may receive user commands different devices in different formats. The fixtures may be independently addressable. The fixtures may be magnetically supported by a fixture support. A brace may join two or more fixture supports without reducing space available to support fixtures. The brace may join a fixture support to a fixture support accessory. An accessory may include a variable-angle junction. The fixture may include articulating joints for controlling the direction of a beam. The fixture may include a lens having an electrically controllable beam spread angle. The fixture may be stowable in the fixture support. The fixture may be slidable along a cord to adjust a height of the fixture. The fixture may include an extendable ring. The system may coordinate motions of the fixtures to follow a target. The fixture may include an elongated board. The elongated board may include a non-polar power socket.