A display device is provided. The display device includes at least one virtual object image source, at least one display device for displaying a virtual object image, and at least one variable lens. The at least one variable lens includes at least two variable optical cells.

An optical structure is provided. The optical structure includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a sealant, a light-modulating layer and a first conductive layer. The second substrate is disposed opposite to the first substrate. The sealant is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The sealant is disposed around to form a visible area. The light-modulating layer is disposed in the visible region between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first conductive layer has a plurality of strip structures. The plurality of strip structures are disposed in the visible area to form an effective area. The visible area partially overlaps the effective area.

An ophthalmic lens has a changeable corrective effect, which automatically changes over a predetermined period of time. Further, the ophthalmic lens provides a gradually increasing undercorrection of the far point of the eye over the course of a day, which brings about a deceleration in the axial length growth of the eyeball. In addition, a method for automatically adapting a corrective effect, a pair of spectacles, and a use of an ophthalmic lens are disclosed.

An apparatus for performing optometric measurements includes an opto-adjustable lens, the optical power of which is adjustable, with the lens being controlled by a periodic signal configured for producing a periodic optical power wave over time. The apparatus also includes a component for the adjustment of the mean value of the periodic optical power wave. The apparatus further includes an optical projector system for projecting a plane of the opto-adjustable lens onto a plane external to the apparatus, and in that the periodic signal has an amplitude such that it produces an amplitude of the periodic optical power wave corresponding to a chromatic difference of focus between a first wavelength and a second wavelength of visible light which passes the opto-adjustable lens. A system for the performance of optometric measurements and a method for adjusting the optical power of an adjustable lens are related to the apparatus.

An active optical element includes an active material encased between a first substrate and a second substrate, first electrode(s), second electrodes employed as a ground plane, and means for applying and modulating additional impedance between an electrical ground and the second electrodes. The second electrodes divide the active optical element into segments. The first electrode(s) are driven at given voltage(s). At least one of the second electrodes corresponding to at least one of the segments is selectively connected to an electrical ground without any additional impedance, while applying and modulating the additional impedance between the electrical ground and a remainder of the plurality of second electrodes. The active material in the at least one of the plurality of segments is controlled by a potential difference generated between the given voltage(s) and the electrical ground to produce a given optical power.

An apparatus with a built-in self-test includes a sensor electrode, an impedance sensor coupled to the sensor electrode to measure a test impedance of the sensor electrode as influenced by an external load, a secondary electrode disposed adjacent to the sensor electrode to inductively couple with the sensor electrode and influence the external load on the sensor electrode, a first switch coupled to the secondary electrode to selectively change a second impedance of the secondary electrode, and a controller coupled to the impedance sensor and the first switch. The controller includes logic for adjusting the first switch to wirelessly load the sensor electrode with the secondary electrode in a predetermined impedance state, measuring the test impedance with the impedance sensor while the secondary electrode is in the predetermined impedance state, and comparing the measured test impedance against a threshold impedance range to perform a self-test.

An optical apparatus includes eye-tracking means, an active optical element per eye including an active material, and means for controlling the active material to generate optical powers. Gaze directions of a user’s eyes are determined. When it is detected, based on the gaze directions, that the user is looking through a predefined portion of the active optical element, a drive signal is generated to drive said means to control the active material to produce a predefined optical power. When it is detected that the user’s gaze is moving towards a periphery of the predefined portion, at least one other drive signal is generated to drive said means to control the active material to produce at least one intermediate optical power lying in a range between a zero optical power and the predefined optical power.

An optical apparatus includes an active optical element including an active material encased between a first substrate and a second substrate. Means for selectively controlling the active material in a central portion and a plurality of sectors of the active optical element is employed. The central portion and the plurality of sectors are arranged around an optical axis of the active optical element, wherein the plurality of sectors surround the central portion. A processor of the optical apparatus is configured to generate a drive signal to drive said means to selectively control the active material in at least one of: the central portion, at least one of the plurality of sectors to produce a given optical power thereat.

An optical apparatus includes means for determining an optical depth at which a user is looking, an active optical element per eye, controlling means for controlling an active material in the active optical element to generate one or more optical powers, and a processor . The processor is configured to process data, collected by the means for determining, to determine the optical depth at which the user is looking; detect when the optical depth at which the user is looking is greater than a predefined optical depth; and when it is detected that the optical depth is greater than the predefined optical depth, generate a drive signal to drive the controlling means to control the active material in a portion of the active optical element to produce a predefined optical power thereat, wherein the predefined optical power is a negative optical power.

An optical device (20) includes an electro-optical layer, including a liquid crystal material (24) with a heliconical structure having a pitch that is less than 250 nm and is modifiable by an electric field. An array of excitation electrodes (28) extends over the electro-optical layer. Control circuitry (23) is coupled to apply control voltage waveforms to the excitation electrodes and is configured to modify the control voltage waveforms so as to locally modify a molecule director angle of the heliconical structure and thus to generate a specified phase modulation profile in the electro-optical layer.