[Object] To switch display while reducing a difference in luminance between regions more.

[Solution] Provided is a display board including: a first region that includes a metal film that is striped in a first direction; a second region that includes the metal film that is striped in a second direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction; a composite region that partially includes the metal film and transmits two types of illumination light, which have different polarization directions, at comparable rates; and a light shielding region that has a surface entirely covered with the metal film. In addition, provided is a display device including: the display board; and a light source that emits the two types of illumination light, which have different polarization directions, toward the display board.

The present application relates to an optical filter and an organic light-emitting display device. The optical filter of the present application has excellent omnidirectional antireflection performance and color characteristics on the side as well as the front. The optical filter can be applied to an organic light-emitting device to improve visibility.

An ellipsometer includes a first separation unit configured to separate a first reflected light into two reflected lights, a first polarizing optical element configured to separate each of the two reflected lights into two linearly polarized lights, a first interference device configured to form an interference fringe by allowing components of the two linearly polarized lights to interfere with each other, a second separation unit configured to separate a second reflected light into two reflected lights, a second polarizing optical element configured to separate each of the two reflected lights into two linearly polarized lights, and a second interference device configured to form an interference fringe by allowing components of the two linearly polarized lights to interfere with each other.

A multiview backlight and mode-switchable backlight employ a planar backlight to emit scattered light and light-blocking layer having a plurality of apertures to provide a plurality of directional light beams from the scattered light. The mode-switchable backlight further includes another planar backlight configured to provide diffuse light in a two-dimensional (2D) operational mode, the plurality of directional light beams being provided in a three-dimensional (3D) mode. A 2D/3D mode-switchable display includes the mode-switchable backlight and a light valve array. A method of backlight operation includes directing scattered light from a planar backlight toward a light-blocking layer having a plurality of apertures and providing a plurality of directional light beams using an aperture of the aperture plurality.

A method for enhancing an image for facial recognition comprises capturing an image of the face with a polarizer and correcting the polarized image for non-uniformity. Stokes Parameters S.sub.0, S.sub.1, S.sub.2 are obtained by weighted subtraction of the polarized image to form Stokes images. DoLP is computed from the Stokes images, and facial recognition algorithms are applied to the DoLP image. A system for enhancing images for facial recognition comprises a polarimeter configured to record polarized image data of a subject's face, a signal processing unit and logic configured to receive and store in memory the image data from the polarimeter, calculate Stokes parameters from the image data, and compute a DoLP image from the Stokes parameters.

Disclosed is a fluorescent fundus camera which is one kind of ophthalmological diagnostic equipment, using a blue excitation light beam when a contrast medium appears in the retinal vessels. When an abnormal blood vessel is present, the contrast medium leaks into the retina or appears as color in tissues surrounding the retina, and the presence of damage to the retina and the appearance of abnormal neovascularization can be found.

Provided is a polarization spectral filter, including: a first reflector and a second reflector disposed to face each other in a first direction; and a grating layer disposed between the first reflector and the second reflector. The grating layer includes a plurality of first grating elements and a plurality of second grating elements, the plurality of first grating elements and the plurality of second grating elements being alternately arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The plurality of first grating elements include a first dielectric material having a first refractive index. The plurality of second grating elements include a second dielectric material having a second refractive index different from the first refractive index.

A method to produce a matched pair of polarizing filters includes the mounting of a first linear polarizer and a second linear polarizer in a beam of light, rotating the second linear polarizer to obtain maximum extinction of the beam of light, inserting a first quarter-wave optical retarder in the beam of light and rotating the first quarter-wave optical retarder to obtain maximum extinction of the beam of light, subsequently rotating the first quarter-wave optical retarder over an angle of 45 degrees, inserting a second quarter-wave optical retarder, rotating the second quarter-wave optical retarder to obtain maximum extinction of the beam of light before securing the first linear polarizer, the first quarter-wave optical retarder and the second linear polarizer and the second quarter-wave optical retarder. A method and apparatus to analyze a sample include birefringent particles suspended in a fluid.

Provided are a thin aerial image display system that can display an aerial image and an input device capable of a touch operation on a video displayed in the air without touch on a screen.

The aerial image display system includes: a half mirror; and a reflective member that is selected from the group consisting of a concave mirror, a Fresnel mirror, and a retroreflective member, in which the reflective member includes a reflective polarizer, and the reflective polarizer forms a reflecting surface of the reflective member.

A wearable display system includes an eyepiece stack having a world side and a user side opposite the world side, wherein during use a user positioned on the user side views displayed images delivered by the system via the eyepiece stack which augment the user’s view of the user’s environment. The wearable display system also includes an angularly selective film arranged on the world side of the of the eyepiece stack. The angularly selective film includes a polarization adjusting film arranged between pair of linear polarizers. The linear polarizers and polarization adjusting film significantly reduces transmission of visible light incident on the angularly selective film at large angles of incidence without significantly reducing transmission of light incident on the angularly selective film at small angles of incidence.