An optical filter including a polarizer and a visible light blocking filter is described. The polarizer is configured to transmit at least 60 percent of light in a first infrared wavelength range that is incident on the polarizer at normal incidence in a first polarization state, to transmit less than 30 percent of light in a second infrared wavelength that is incident on the polarizer at normal incidence in a second polarization state orthogonal to the first polarization state, and to transmit less than 30 percent of light in a third infrared wavelength range that is incident on the polarizer with a 50 degree angle of incidence in the second polarization state. The visible light blocking filter configured to transmit at least 60 percent of light in the first infrared wavelength range at normal incidence in the first polarization state.

Disclosed in the present specification are a wireless power transmission apparatus, and a method therefor. The wireless power transmission apparatus (Tx) according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a laser light source unit; a light output unit for outputting, for wireless charging, laser light generated by the laser light source unit to a light receiving unit of a wireless power receiving apparatus; a foreign object (FO) sensing unit for sensing an FO by utilizing supplementary light; and a control unit for controlling the laser light output when an FO is sensed by the FO sensing unit.

System and method for performance characterization of multi configuration near eye displays includes: a mirror; a lamp; a beamsplitter; a collimating and reflective lens for collimating light reflected from the beamsplitter and reflecting it back towards an image sensor having a view finder; a field-of-view (FOV) aperture to project light from the lamp onto the DUT through the objective lens; a video viewfinder digital camera for capturing an virtual image of the DUT; a spectroradiometers for performing spectroradiometric measurements on a captured image of the defined measurement area to characterize the performance of the DUT; and a controller circuit for characterizing performance of the DUT based on the spectroradiometric measurements.

An object of the present invention is to provide a signal detection system capable of removing noise caused by scattered light or the like and capable of detecting an accurate signal. The problems can be solved by providing a signal detection system including an emitting unit that emits polarized light as measurement light, a retroreflection member that retroreflects the measurement light, and a detecting unit that detects the retroreflected measurement light, in which in the retroreflection member, a reflectance of first polarized light is higher than a reflectance of second polarized light which is polarized light having a property opposite to that of the first polarized light, and at least one of a first condition in which in the measurement light emitted from the emitting unit, an intensity of the first polarized light is higher than an intensity of the second polarized light, or a second condition in which in the detecting unit, a detection sensitivity of the first polarized light is higher than a detection sensitivity of the second polarized light is satisfied.

A lens assembly is configured to be disposed under a cover glass, in a gap region and outside a display region, including a plurality of lenses, a reflector and an image sensor. The lenses, the reflector and the image sensor are sequentially arranged from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. One of the lenses is adjacent to the object side, has a minimum diameter of clear aperture, and has an outer circumferential portion which is non-circular. The lens assembly satisfies at least one of following conditions: BFL≥VL and BFL≥0.6×DL where BFL is a back focal length of the lens assembly, VL is a minimum side length of the image sensor, and DL is a diagonal length of the image sensor. A lens device includes a cover glass, a case, a display panel and the lens assembly.

A lens assembly is configured to be disposed under a cover glass, in a gap region and outside a display region, including a plurality of lenses, a reflector and an image sensor. The lenses, the reflector and the image sensor are sequentially arranged from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. One of the lenses is adjacent to the object side, has a minimum diameter of clear aperture, and has an outer circumferential portion which is non-circular. The lens assembly satisfies at least one of following conditions: BFL≥VL and BFL≥0.6×DL where BFL is a back focal length of the lens assembly, VL is a minimum side length of the image sensor, and DL is a diagonal length of the image sensor. A lens device includes a cover glass, a case, a display panel and the lens assembly.

An equine safety device for reducing risk of a vehicle-horse collision includes a set of safety reflectors. Each safety reflector is selectively couplable to at least one of hair of a tail of a horse and hair of a forelock of the horse. The set of safety reflectors is configured to enhance visibility of the horse to an operator of vehicle via light from headlights of the vehicle being reflected back to the operator.

An equine safety device for reducing risk of a vehicle-horse collision includes a set of safety reflectors. Each safety reflector is selectively couplable to at least one of hair of a tail of a horse and hair of a forelock of the horse. The set of safety reflectors is configured to enhance visibility of the horse to an operator of vehicle via light from headlights of the vehicle being reflected back to the operator.

The disclosed aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethane composition is well suited for use in thin, flexible light directing articles to impart flexibility, toughness, or protection to the light directing articles that contain optically active elements. The disclosed aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethanes have improved thermostability at higher temperatures. Specifically, the disclosed aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethanes have a cross-over temperature greater than 110 C. In one embodiment, the cross-over temperature is greater than 130 C. In one embodiment, the cross-over temperature is less than 170 C. and a Tg greater than 35 C. and less than 70 C.

The disclosed aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethane composition is well suited for use in thin, flexible light directing articles to impart flexibility, toughness, or protection to the light directing articles that contain optically active elements. The disclosed aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethanes have improved thermostability at higher temperatures. Specifically, the disclosed aliphatic thermoplastic polyurethanes have a cross-over temperature greater than 110 C. In one embodiment, the cross-over temperature is greater than 130 C. In one embodiment, the cross-over temperature is less than 170 C. and a Tg greater than 35 C. and less than 70 C.