A plurality of optical fiber groups are housed in an optical fiber cable and which of the optical fiber groups optical fibers, which constitute the optical fiber groups, belong to can be identified depending on a covering of the optical fibers. Each of optical connectors (plug, receptacle) which are respectively attached to both ends of the optical fiber cable has regions, in which insertion holes in which the optical fibers are inserted and fixed one by one are formed to be arranged in a predetermined interval, in the same number as the number of the optical fiber groups, and even though the optical fibers in one optical fiber group are inserted and fixed in the insertion holes in an identical region, an arrangement order of the optical fibers in the region of the optical connector provided on one end is not maintained as an arrangement order of the optical fibers in the region of the optical connector provided on the other end. An optical fiber cable assembly which

A plurality of optical fiber groups are housed in an optical fiber cable and which of the optical fiber groups optical fibers, which constitute the optical fiber groups, belong to can be identified depending on a covering of the optical fibers. Each of optical connectors (plug, receptacle) which are respectively attached to both ends of the optical fiber cable has regions, in which insertion holes in which the optical fibers are inserted and fixed one by one are formed to be arranged in a predetermined interval, in the same number as the number of the optical fiber groups, and even though the optical fibers in one optical fiber group are inserted and fixed in the insertion holes in an identical region, an arrangement order of the optical fibers in the region of the optical connector provided on one end is not maintained as an arrangement order of the optical fibers in the region of the optical connector provided on the other end. An optical fiber cable assembly which

The present invention relates to a guiding apparatus for an imaging light path and a guiding method thereof. The guiding apparatus comprises at least one light-projection system to project at least one visible light beam and at least one light-guiding device disposed corresponding to the light-projection system. The light-guiding device has a first end, a second end, and a light path disposed between the first end and the second end. The visible light beam projected from the light-projection system is received at the first end and guided to an image-receiving object, including but not limited to the user’s eyes, out of the second end through the light path to form a real or virtual image. The effects of high brightness of the visible light beam arriving at the image-receiving object, low consumption of light energy, and improved installation flexibility in a space-limited apparatus can be obtained.

The present invention relates to a guiding apparatus for an imaging light path and a guiding method thereof. The guiding apparatus comprises at least one light-projection system to project at least one visible light beam and at least one light-guiding device disposed corresponding to the light-projection system. The light-guiding device has a first end, a second end, and a light path disposed between the first end and the second end. The visible light beam projected from the light-projection system is received at the first end and guided to an image-receiving object, including but not limited to the user’s eyes, out of the second end through the light path to form a real or virtual image. The effects of high brightness of the visible light beam arriving at the image-receiving object, low consumption of light energy, and improved installation flexibility in a space-limited apparatus can be obtained.

A fiber optic directional sensor has a substantially hemispherical dome surface and a substantially flat surface. The sensor is formed from a plurality of optical fibers fused to one another, and each optical fiber extends from the dome surface to the flat surface. One end of each optical fiber is substantially perpendicular to the sensor's dome surface, and the opposite end of the fiber is substantially perpendicular to the sensor's flat surface such that an end face of the fiber is substantially tangent to the dome surface, and another end face of the fiber is substantially tangent to the flat surface. The sensor further includes an optical element which expands the field of view of the sensor and chromatically controls the incoming light. Using the sensor, light from projectiles, such as missiles, bullets, and other weaponry, can be detected, and the locations of the projectiles can be determined.

An inspection station identifies defects such as artifacts (e.g., dust, hair, particles) in the sealing areas of sealed sterile packages. A multi-head optical scanner can include at least two fiber optic sensors each comprised of a bundle of optical fibers arranged into a linear face coupled to an image processing module and oriented towards a scanning area of sealed packages moving through a conveyance system. An image processing module can analyze input from the at least two fiber optic sensor arrangements to identify artifacts in the sealing areas of the sealed packages.

An imager integrated circuit intended to cooperate with an optical system configured to direct light rays from a scene to an inlet face of the circuit, the circuit being configured to perform a simultaneous stereoscopic capture of N images corresponding to N distinct views of the scene, each of the N images corresponding to light rays directed by a portion of the optical system which is different from those directing the rays corresponding to the N−1 other images, including: N subsets of pixels made on a same substrate, each of the N subsets of pixels being intended to perform the capture of one of the N associated images, means interposed between each of the N subsets of pixels and the inlet face of the circuit, and configured to pass the rays corresponding to the image associated with said subset of pixels and block the other rays.

Configurations are disclosed for presenting virtual reality and augmented reality experiences to users. The system may comprise an image-generating source to provide one or more frames of image data in a time-sequential manner, a light modulator configured to transmit light associated with the one or more frames of image data, a substrate to direct image information to a user's eye, wherein the substrate houses a plurality of reflectors, a first reflector of the plurality of reflectors to reflect transmitted light associated with a first frame of image data at a first angle to the user's eye, and a second reflector to reflect transmitted light associated with a second frame of the image data at a second angle to the user's eye.

Configurations are disclosed for presenting virtual reality and augmented reality experiences to users. The system may comprise an image-generating source to provide one or more frames of image data in a time-sequential manner, a light modulator configured to transmit light associated with the one or more frames of image data, a substrate to direct image information to a user's eye, wherein the substrate houses a plurality of reflectors, a first reflector of the plurality of reflectors to reflect transmitted light associated with a first frame of image data at a first angle to the user's eye, and a second reflector to reflect transmitted light associated with a second frame of the image data at a second angle to the user's eye.

A head-mounted display (HMD) including an electronic display. The electronic display is configured to output image light. The electronic display includes a display panel including a surface configured to emit image light, and a fiber optic taper. The fiber optic taper includes a mounting surface and a display surface. The mounting surface is formed to, and affixed to, the surface of the display panel to receive the image light from the display panel. The display surface has a shape configured to output the image light corrected for optical distortion in the image light received from the cylindrically curved display panel. The HMD includes an optics block configured to optically direct the corrected image light to an exit pupil of the HMD corresponding to a location of an eye of a user of the HMD.