A light shield device, a light shield control method, an electronic device and a vehicle are provided. The light shield device includes a controller module and a light shield structure, the light shield structure includes an accommodating cavity, an electrowetting material being in the accommodating cavity and having a light-shielding property, and at least one fluid tube which is communicated with the accommodating cavity; and the controller module is configured to apply a voltage to the light shield structure, so that wettability of a surface of the at least one fluid tube is changed to allow the electrowetting material to fill the at least one fluid tube.

The present invention relates to an optical device (1), comprising: a container (2) forming a fluidic lens, the container (2) comprising a transparent and elastically expandable membrane (10), a transparent optical element (20) facing the membrane (10), and a wall member (3), wherein the optical element (20) and the membrane (10) are connected to the wall member, and wherein said container encloses a volume (V) that is filled with a fluid (F), a lens shaping part (11) that is in contact with said membrane (10) for defining a curvature adjustable area (10c) of the membrane (10), which area (10c) faces said optical element (20), and a circumferential lens barrel (50) extending in an axial direction, which lens barrel (50) surrounds an opening (50c) in which at least one rigid lens (51) is arranged that is held by the lens barrel (50), and a voice coil motor (5) that is designed to move the lens shaping part (11) along an axial direction (z) with respect to said container (2), so as to adjust a curvature of said area (10c) and therewith a focal length of the fluidic lens, wherein the voice coil motor (5) comprises at least one coil (30, 31) arranged on a movable part (6) and a plurality of magnetic structures (40, 41) arranged on a motor holder (7), wherein said movable part (6) is movably mounted to the motor holder (7) via a spring structure (8) so that it can be moved along said axial direction (z), and wherein the lens shaping part (11) is mounted to said movable part (6).

Subject matter disclosed herein relates to improving a contact diameter of an adhesive/sealing material on surfaces of substrates by altering rheological properties of the adhesive/sealing material. An electrowetting display device comprises a first substrate and a second substrate, a first fluid and a second fluid disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first fluid is immiscible with the second fluid. An adhesive/sealing material comprising UV curable epoxy glue is in contact with the second fluid and couples the second substrate to the first substrate. The adhesive/sealing material further comprises silica particles in a range of 1-6% mass fraction of silica that alter rheological properties of the UV curable epoxy glue.

An electro-responsive gel lens having automatic multifocal and image stabilization functions according to the present invention comprises: a first electrode and a second electrode formed on a substrate and having different polarities; and a transmissive part which is formed of an electroactive polymer, and the shape of which is deformed when a voltage is applied to the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is formed in the plural, and a voltage is individually applied so as to change the shape of the transmissive part in three dimensions, such that the location of the focal point of light passing through the transmissive part is changed in three dimensions.

Tunable optical device comprising an actuator, a transmission element, a mount and an optical component, wherein the optical component comprises a window member and a ring member, wherein an optical property of the optical component is adjustable by altering the position of the ring member with respect to the window member. The actuator is arranged to generate an actuation force along an axial direction, the transmission element is arranged to transmit the actuation force from the actuator to the optical component, the transmitted actuation force alters the position of the ring member with respect to the window member. The transmission element comprises a bridge portion and a meander portion, wherein the bridge portion couples the ring member to the actuator and the window member is attached to the mount, or the bridge portion couples the window member to the actuator and the ring member is attached to the mount. The meander portion couples the bridge portion to the mount, and a stiffness of the bridge portion is larger than a stiffness of the meander portion along the axial direction, and a stiffness of the meander portion in directions obliquely with respect to the axial direction is larger than the stiffness of the meander portion along the axial direction.

The present application provides a display panel and a manufacturing method of the display panel. When an electrochromic layer is completely closed, a metasurface structure and an electrowetting structure reflect a light with corresponding wavelength to form a reflection state. When the electrochromic layer is partially closed, the metasurface structure and the electrowetting structure corresponding to a part of the closed electrochromic layer reflect the light with corresponding wavelength to form the reflection state, and the light penetrates through the wetted metasurface structure and a part of the unclosed electrochromic layer to form a transparent state.

Improved fluorescent imaging and other sensor data imaging processes, including hyperspectral imaging, devices, and systems are provided to enhance endoscopes with multiple wavelength capabilities and providing sequential imaging and display. A first optical device is provided for endoscopy imaging in a white light and a fluoresced light mode with an imaging unit including one or more image sensors. A mechanism in the first optical device to automatically adjust the focus of the first optical device using one or more deformable, variable-focus lenses, wherein the automatic focus adjustment compensates for a chromatic focal difference between the light collected at distinct wavelength bands caused by the dispersive or diffractive properties of the optical materials or optical design employed in the construction of the first or second optical devices, or both. Further variable spectrum imaging is enhanced with the use of adjustable spectral filters.

The invented optical chamber is sealed and encapsulated by a transparent element, a connection element and a transparent substrate or another transparent element. The optical chamber is filled with a transparent fluid and equipped with an electronic sensing and execution component. The surface state, the position and the inclination of the optical chamber are adjusted by the electronic sensing and execution component or through a movable part of the connection element, thereby adjusting the output direction and the focal length of the light beam. The optical chambers are combined in series or in array to constitute an operational solar concentrator adapted to output more than one controlled convergent light beam or a directional light beam to support various light energy applications, such as long-distance lighting, heating, light energy and signal transmission, increased electric energy production, and weather control. The invention is provided to adjust the internal temperature and pressure to adapt to extremely high power and extreme environments. Biotechnology is useful for obtaining the same structure and function.

A light control system includes a housing, a controllable power source, a light source, and a plurality of cube-shaped tunable prisms. The controllable power source supplies at least four variable voltages. The light source is operable to emit a light beam. The cube-shaped tunable prisms are arranged in a manner so there are no gaps between adjacent tunable prisms. Each tunable prism receives a portion of the emitted light beam, each has a tunable deflection angle that is variable in two dimensions, and each is configured to optically steer the emitted light beam in the two dimensions based on the tunable deflection angle. Each tunable prism is further coupled to receive the four variable voltages. Each tunable prism comprises a liquid that varies the tunable deflection angle in two dimensions in response to the four variable voltages supplied thereto, to thereby deflect the light beam.

The invention relates to a tunable lens where the optical power can be adjusted. The lens consists of a deformable, non-fluid lens body sandwiched between a thin, flexible membrane and transparent back window, and an actuator system serving to change the overall shape of the membrane and lens body. The membrane is pre-shaped to have a Sag or Sagittal of at least 10 μm so that the lens has a non-zero optical power when the actuator system is not activated. In order to achieve a large optical power range for the lens, the membrane should preferably be made of a material having a Young's modulus in the range 2-1.000 MPa.