A lens array unit includes a lens array including a plurality of lenses, a first side plate, and a second side plate, the first side plate and the second side plate being configured to hold the plurality of lenses therebetween, and a frame made of resin and including a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion, the first supporting portion being in contact with an outside surface of the first side plate, the second supporting portion being in contact with an outside surface of the second side plate, the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion being configured to hold the lens array therebetween and support the lens array. The outside surface of the first side plate includes a plurality of first concave portions spaced from each other in an array direction of the lenses and configured to fit with the first supporting portion.

A rod lens array unit includes at least a rod lens array that includes a plurality of rod lenses arranged in a line, each of the rod lenses having an optical axis extending in an optical axis direction, and a pair of side plate parts stacked so as to sandwich the rod lens array. Wherein, end faces of the side plate parts in the optical axis direction of the rod lens array are positioned inside an end face of the rod lens array in the optical axis direction.

The present invention provides a lenticular sheet including a transparent resin substrate stretched in at least one direction, an ink receiving layer provided on one surface side of the transparent resin substrate, and a lenticular lens layer provided on the other surface side of the transparent resin substrate, in which the ink receiving layer is formed on the one surface side of the transparent resin substrate by stretching a transparent resin substrate which is not stretched or stretched in a first direction and on which a coating layer is formed by coating one surface side of the substrate with a coating solution for forming an ink receiving layer; a method for manufacturing a lenticular sheet; and a lenticular display body.

A light emitting device includes a substrate, a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in three or more rows on the substrate, and a light-transmissive member including a cylindrical lens portion having an array of three or more cylindrical lenses arranged parallel to each other along the rows of the light emitting elements so that each of the cylindrical lenses is on one of the three or more rows of light emitting elements. The rows of the light emitting elements are arranged with substantially uniform intervals. The cylindrical lens portion includes first cylindrical lens portions including at least cylindrical lenses at outermost sides of the array, and a second cylindrical lens portion arranged at an inner side of the first cylindrical lens portions and having a height greatest in the cylindrical lens portion.

A device (1) for applying light (4) to an inner surface (2) of a cylinder (3), comprising a homogenizer (14), into which light (4) can enter and from which the light (4) can exit, wherein the homogenizer (14) has a cylindrical internal surface (15), on which the light (4) can be reflected after entering and before exiting, and also comprising ways for introducing light (4) into the homogenizing means (14), and focusing arrangements, which can focus light (4) exiting from the homogenizer (14) onto the inner surface (2) of the cylinder (3) to which light (4) is to be applied.

The present invention relates to digital pathology. In order provide enhanced use of available imaging radiation, a digital pathology scanner (10) is provided that comprises a radiation arrangement (12), a sample receiving device (14), an optics arrangement (16), and a sensor unit (18). The radiation arrangement comprises a source (20) that provides electromagnetic radiation (22) for radiating a sample received by the sample receiving device. Further, the optics arrangement comprises at least one of the group of a lens (24) and a filter (26) that are arranged between the sample receiving device and the sensor unit. The sensor unit is configured to provide image data of the radiated sample. Still further, a lens array arrangement (28) is provided that comprises at least one lens array (30) arranged between the source and the sample receiving device. The at least one lens array comprises a plurality of linear cylindrical lenses (32) that modulate the electromagnetic radiation from the source such that, in an object plane, a radiation distribution pattern (34) is generated with a plurality of first parts of intensified radiation and a plurality of second parts of weak radiation.

An anti-glare panel includes a panel with a length and a plurality of alternating black color and non-black color strips extending along the length of the panel. A plurality of lenticular lenses extend along the length of the panel and over the plurality of alternating black color strips and non-black color strips. A single lenticular lens array extends over a pair of a black color strip and a non-black color strip. The plurality of lenticular lenses reflect light from the black color strips within a veiling glare range and reflect light from the non-black color strips outside of the veiling glare range.

A lenticular lens film includes a substrate, a plurality of lenticular lenses, and a plurality of wire grating polarizers. The substrate includes a front surface and a back surface. Each of curved surfaces of the lenticular lenses are arranged on the front surface of the substrate in parallel, and the curved surfaces of the lenticular lenses faces away from the front surface of the substrate. The wire grating polarizer includes a dielectric layer formed on the back surface of the substrate, and a metallic layer having a plurality of metal strips arranged on the dielectric layer, the metal strips are parallel to each other and are spaced apart from each other. In addition, the present disclosure also relates to a 3D display device.

A lens array sheet has a glass base and a resin lens array layer formed on the glass base, wherein the resin lens array layer includes a plurality of resin lenses and preferably includes a composite material having nanoparticles added to a matrix of the resin and the plurality of resin lenses are formed on the glass base substantially independently from each other.

An illumination unit of an embodiment of the present technology includes: an illumination optical system configured to generate illumination light; and a plurality of lenses configured to reduce a divergence angle of the illumination light. The illumination optical system includes: a light source (20) configured to apply light onto an end surface of one of a first substrate and a second substrate; and a light modulation layer (30) provided in a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate. The illumination optical system includes an electrode configured to generate an electric filed that generates, in the light modulation layer (30), a plurality of linear scattering regions (30B) in a three-dimensional mode, and to generate an electric field that generates, in the light modulation layer, a planar scattering region in a two-dimensional display mode. The lenses are arranged side by side in a direction in which the linear scattering regions extend, and are also arranged side by side in a direction intersecting with the direction in which the linear scattering regions extend.