The present invention relates to an inspection system and more particularly to a system and method for inspection of wet ophthalmic lens, preferably in an automated lens manufacturing line. The inspection system provides for capturing multiple images of an ophthalmic lens using multiple cameras, each with a customized optical unit which may use wavelength filters, and the ophthalmic lens illuminated by multiple lighting modules each configured for a different wavelength, or a different polarization and triggered to strobe the illumination at the same instance or at different instances in the time domain. Suitable filters used in the optical module for each camera ensures appropriate images at different illuminating wavelength, especially when all the illuminations are strobed at the same time. Images captured and inspected by this configuration aids in improvement in method of inspection with enhanced degree of reliability and quality.

A method of optical device metrology is provided. The method includes introducing a first type of light into a first optical device during a first time period, the first optical device including an optical substrate and an optical film disposed on the optical substrate, the first optical device further including a first surface, a second surface, and one or more sides connecting the first surface with the second surface; and measuring, during the first time period, a quantity of the first type of light transmitted from a plurality of locations on the first surface or the second surface during the first time period, wherein the measuring is performed by a detector coupled to one or more fiber heads positioned to collect the light transmitted from the plurality of locations.

A method of determining outdoor characteristics of a photochromic optical article includes: determining environmental conditions for an area; positioning the optical article to face a first direction; determining a first incident irradiance on the optical article; determining a first surface temperature and first spectrum of the optical article; rotating the optical article to face a second direction; determining a second surface temperature and Full Characterization of Lens second spectrum of the optical article; determining a second incident irradiance on the optical article; and generating a prediction model of spectral transmission of the optical article. Further using environmental and climate conditions and to select a photochromic article most appropriate for an area.

A device and method are described having/using at least a first radiation source and a second source of radiation, at least one measurement or detection device as well as at least one evaluation system with the first radiation source and second radiation source either oriented towards a top or bottom side of the optically effective object, or together oriented towards the top or bottom of the optically effective object, whereby at least the first radiation source emits reflective radiation towards the optically effective object and/or excitation radiation emitted for the stimulation of luminescence radiation in the material of the optically effective object and/or in the coating material of the optically effective object, and whereby the second radiation source at least emits radiation that penetrates through the optically effective object.

A device and a method for wavefront analysis. The device is designed for analyzing the wavefront of at least one light wave passing through an optical system, and has at least one illumination mask (105, 205, 305, 405, 406, 407), at least one first grating (120, 220, 320, 420), at least one second grating (130, 230, 330, 430) arranged in the predefined plane and at least one detector (140, 240, 340, 440) for detecting said superimposition pattern. The at least one first grating has at least one first grating structure and generates an interferogram in a predefined plane from a wavefront to be analyzed which proceeds from the illumination mask and passes through the optical system. The at least one second grating has at least one second grating structure and generates a superimposition pattern by the superimposition of the second grating structure with the interferogram generated by the first grating.

The present invention provides a method for inspecting the water content and oxygen transmissibility of an ophthalmic lens and an optical inspecting system for inspecting an ophthalmic lens. Through the voltage variation from the measurement of transmitted light the water content and oxygen transmissibility of an ophthalmic lens are obtained. The oxygen transmissibility of the ophthalmic lens which is not under the specific condition specified by the standardized inspecting method can also be obtained.

A demonstrator (1) of qualities of a spectacle lens material, includes a hollow base (10) which is open through an observation window (13), and a lens (20) which closes the observation window and includes at least one part (21) made of the spectacle lens material. The demonstrator includes at least two separate demonstration elements selected from the following list: an electrostatic element (50) that can move under the action of an electrostatic attraction; an ultraviolet mark (43) which allows the ultraviolet light to be viewed with the naked eye; and an abrasive element (30) suitable for scratching the demonstrator lens (20).

In a direct stimulus value reading type colorimetric photometer, first, second, and third colorimetric optical systems have spectral responsivities approximate to first, second, and third parts of the color matching function, respectively. A deriving unit derives a colorimetric value corresponding to a case in which the color matching function is selected as an evaluation function for colorimetry and a photometric value corresponding to a case in which the spectral luminous efficiency is selected as an evaluation function for photometry (i.e. CASE) from three signals. The spectral luminous efficiency is not consistent with any one of the first, second, and third parts. A fourth colorimetric optical system may have spectral responsivity approximate to the spectral luminous efficiency, and the deriving unit may derive the colorimetric value corresponding to the CASE from a fourth signal.

A dispersion measurement device includes a pulse forming unit, an optical detection unit, and an arithmetic operation unit. The pulse forming unit includes an SLM that presents a phase pattern, and forms an optical pulse train from the first optical pulse, the optical pulse train including a plurality of second optical pulses having a time difference from each other and having center wavelengths different from each other. The optical detection unit detects a temporal waveform of the optical pulse train. An optical component is arranged on an optical path between the pulse forming unit and the optical detection unit. The arithmetic operation unit estimates a wavelength dispersion amount of the optical component based on a feature amount of the temporal waveform. The phase pattern gives a group delay dispersion having a sign opposite to the group delay dispersion of the optical component to the first optical pulse.

A demonstration unit for demonstrating at least one photochromic characteristic of an optical article having at least one photochromic material includes a housing defining an interior, at least two activating light sources configured to radiate ultraviolet light into the interior, at least one visible light source configured to illuminate at least a portion of the interior of the housing. and a control device operatively connected to the at least two activating light sources and the at least one visible light source. The control device is configured to control operation of the activating light sources and the visible light source to activate at least one photochromic compound of the photochromic material based on at least one predetermined spectral profile corresponding to a simulated outdoor lighting condition. A method of demonstrating at least one photochromic characteristic of an optical article having a photochromic material using the demonstration unit is also disclosed.