A backlight module including a light guide plate, a light source, a prism sheet and a light absorbing sheet is provided. The light guide plate has a light incident surface, a light emitting surface connected to the light incident surface and a bottom surface opposite to the light emitting surface. At least one of the light emitting surface and the bottom surface of the light guide plate is disposed with a plurality of micro lens structures. The light source is disposed on a side of the light incident surface of the light guide plate. The prism sheet is overlapped with the light emitting surface of the light guide plate and has a plurality of prism structures facing the light emitting surface with an extending direction parallel to the light incident surface. The light absorbing sheet is disposed on a side of the bottom surface of the light guide plate.

A head mounted display (HMD) device and method of manufacturing the same. The HMD includes a frame housing a micro-display to project display light, a lightguide configured to receive the display light from the micro-display, and a corrective layer having a world-side surface coupled to the eye-side surface of the lightguide. The lightguide is further configured to have a world-side surface with a radius of curvature based on an ophthalmic corrective prescription and an eye-side surface having an outcoupler feature formed thereon such that the coupled lightguide and corrective layer form a lens configured to fit within the frame.

A microfluidic apparatus is provided. The microfluidic apparatus includes a first substrate having a first side and a second side opposite to each other; a grating layer on the second side of the first substrate, the grating layer including a plurality of grating blocks of different wavelength selectivity; a second substrate having a third side and a fourth side opposite to each other; the fourth side of the second substrate on a side of the third side away from the first substrate, and the second side of the first substrate on a side of the first side away from the second substrate; a light detection layer on the third side of the second substrate, the light detection layer including a plurality of detectors; and a microfluidic layer between the first substrate and the light detection layer, the microfluidic layer including a plurality of microfluidic channels.

A vehicle interior lighting system includes an illuminating unit provided in an interior of a vehicle, an imaging unit that captures a depth image including a distance to an object person in the interior, an estimating unit that estimates a three-dimensional human body model of an object person from a depth image captured by the imaging unit, a predicting unit that predicts a movement intention of an object person in an interior based on the human body model estimated by the estimating unit, and an operation controller that controls lighting of the illuminating unit according to the movement intention predicted by the predicting unit.

A beverage dispensing head includes a housing having a front, a rear, and a base that extends between the front and the rear. A mixing nozzle is configured to dispense a flow of beverage via the base. A valve is configured to control the flow of beverage via the mixing nozzle, and a switch is movable into and between a closed position in which the valve opens the flow of beverage via the mixing nozzle and an open position in which the valve closes the flow of beverage via the mixing nozzle. A lighting module disposed in the housing is configured to illuminate the front of the housing and the base of the housing when the switch is moved into the closed position.

A microfluidic apparatus is provided. The microfluidic apparatus includes a first substrate having a first side and a second side opposite to each other; a grating layer on the second side of the first substrate, the grating layer including a plurality of grating blocks of different wavelength selectivity; a second substrate having a third side and a fourth side opposite to each other; the fourth side of the second substrate on a side of the third side away from the first substrate, and the second side of the first substrate on a side of the first side away from the second substrate; a light detection layer on the third side of the second substrate, the light detection layer including a plurality of detectors; and a microfluidic layer between the first substrate and the light detection layer, the microfluidic layer including a plurality of microfluidic channels.

An optical component, in particular a passive component, for optical waveguiding, includes: optical waveguides formed in a carrier substrate as a waveguide pattern. The optical waveguides are formed in the carrier substrate by recesses by cutting out the optical waveguide. In an embodiment, the optical waveguide is connected to the carrier substrate by web-shaped supporting structures.

A first waveguide of the HUD includes a first input coupler and a first output coupler. The first input coupler is configured to receive first light in a first bandwidth and provide the first light to the first output coupler. The first output coupler is configured to provide the first light in a first field of view. The first input coupler is configured to receive second light in a second bandwidth and provide the second light to the first output coupler. A second waveguide of the HUD includes a second input coupler and a second output coupler. The second input coupler is configured to receive third light in the first bandwidth and provide the third light to the second output coupler. The second output coupler is configured to provide the third light in the second field of view.

A variety of illumination devices are disclosed that are configured to manipulate light provided by one or more light-emitting elements (LEEs). In general, embodiments of the illumination devices feature one or more optical couplers that redirect illumination from the LEEs to a reflector which then directs the light into a range of angles. In some embodiments, the illumination device includes a second reflector that reflects at least some of the light from the first reflector. In certain embodiments, the illumination device includes a light guide that guides light from the collector to the first reflector. The components of the illumination device can be configured to provide illumination devices that can provide a variety of intensity distributions. Such illumination devices can be configured to provide light for particular lighting applications, including office lighting, task lighting, cabinet lighting, garage lighting, wall wash, stack lighting, and downlighting.

The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a base substrate and light-shielding strips. The base substrate includes light-shielding regions and light-transmitting regions. The display panel further includes a backlight module including a light guide plate and light extraction gratings. The display panel further includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a liquid crystal layer. The first and second electrode layers are configured to, in response to a control signal, control the liquid crystal layer to forms a plurality of liquid crystal grating periods. The liquid crystal within each of the plurality of liquid crystal grating periods includes a plurality of segments with different refractive indices, and the refractive indices of the plurality of segments progressively increase in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the first electrodes in the first electrode layer.