An optical sheet 5 is an optical sheet, at least a first surface of the optical sheet has unevenness. A sparkle contrast of the first surface measured in conformity with JIS C 1006: 2019 is 4% or less. An arithmetic average roughness Ra of the first surface measured in conformity with JIS B 0601: 2001 (with an assessment length set to 290 .Math.m) may be 0.6 .Math.m or less. A peak count RPc of the first surface measured in conformity with JIS B 0601: 2001 (with an assessment length set to 290 .Math.m) may be 16 or more.

A method and an apparatus for providing a matte affect while enhancing an output of a display that comprises multiple display pixels, the apparatus may include a first array of microlenses that is configured to scatter ambient light; a second array of microlenses; wherein first array of microlenses is parallel to the second array of microlenses; wherein microlenses of the first array of microlenses and the microlenses of the second array have a dimension of tens of microns; and wherein the first array of microlenses and the second array of microlenses are shaped and positioned to pass through the image from the display, when the apparatus is attached to the display.

An angular image of a scene may be displayed using a light field display. The light field display may comprise a plurality of projection units. Each of the projections units may comprise an imaging system and an optical system. The imaging system may illuminate pixels of a planar image of the scene. Light corresponding to each of the pixels may be directed towards the optical system. The optical system may comprise first and second lenses for redirecting each light beam corresponding to a pixel in different directions. In some embodiments the first and second lenses form a globe lens. A diffusion system may conceal the optical systems. Additionally, or alternatively, the diffusion system may produce a uniform distribution of light at a plurality of different viewing angles.

An angular image of a scene may be displayed using a light field display. The light field display may comprise a plurality of projection units. Each of the projections units may comprise an imaging system and an optical system. The imaging system may illuminate pixels of a planar image of the scene. Light corresponding to each of the pixels may be directed towards the optical system. The optical system may comprise first and second lenses for redirecting each light beam corresponding to a pixel in different directions. In some embodiments the first and second lenses form a globe lens. A diffusion system may conceal the optical systems. Additionally, or alternatively, the diffusion system may produce a uniform distribution of light at a plurality of different viewing angles.

A unitary radome layer assembly is provided and includes a first nanocomposite formulation and a second nanocomposite formulation. The first and second nanocomposite formulations are provided together in a unitary radome layer with respective distribution gradients.

The present invention relates to an optical film exhibiting excellent optical properties such as low gloss value and reflectance, and an appropriate level of haze properties, and to an image display device including the same. The optical film comprises: a light-transmitting substrate film; an antiglare layer including a binder containing a (meth)acrylate-based crosslinked polymer, and organic fine particles of a micron (μm) scale dispersed on the binder and inorganic fine particles of a nanometer (nm) scale dispersed on the binder; and a low refractive index layer which is formed on the antiglare layer and includes a binder resin containing a (co)polymer of a photopolymerizable compound, and hollow silica particles dispersed in the binder resin, wherein the organic and inorganic fine particles exhibit a predetermined particle size distribution, refractive index difference, and content range.

The present invention relates to an optical film exhibiting excellent optical properties such as low gloss value and reflectance, and an appropriate level of haze properties, and to an image display device including the same. The optical film comprises: a light-transmitting substrate film; an antiglare layer including a binder containing a (meth)acrylate-based crosslinked polymer, and organic fine particles of a micron (μm) scale dispersed on the binder and inorganic fine particles of a nanometer (nm) scale dispersed on the binder; and a low refractive index layer which is formed on the antiglare layer and includes a binder resin containing a (co)polymer of a photopolymerizable compound, and hollow silica particles dispersed in the binder resin, wherein the organic and inorganic fine particles exhibit a predetermined particle size distribution, refractive index difference, and content range.

A laser despeckle device includes a light source, a despeckle element, and a plurality of optical transmission modules. The light source is configured to emit a laser light. The despeckle element is disposed along the optical axis of the laser light. The optical transmission modules alternatively disposed at two opposite sides of the despeckle element.

The present disclosure describes a Lambertian gas-sensing system that may enable gas sensing in a compact form factor. The Lambertian gas-sensing system may include a hollow cavity, one or more light-emitting diode (LED) illuminators, one or more light-absorption detectors, and a gas exchange manifold. The hollow cavity may mechanically integrate the gas exchange manifold, the one or more LED illuminators, and one or more light-absorption detectors (such as one or more optical detectors). The gas exchange manifold may introduce gas into the hollow cavity and the one or more LED illuminators may emit light into the hollow cavity through one or more ports. The one or more light-absorption detectors may receive light from the hollow cavity through one or more ports.

Provided is a reflective screen and a projection image display system in which a transmittance of light can be selectively changed, a transmittance in a transparent state is sufficiently high, a voltage does not need to be applied constantly, and a voltage is applied to decrease a transmittance of light in a case where the reflective screen is irradiated with video light. The reflective screen includes: a light reflecting layer that is formed of a cholesteric liquid crystal layer and where a selective reflection wavelength at a polar angle of 60° is present in a visible range, in which senses of helix of all of cholesteric liquid crystal layers are the same and Expression (1) is satisfied; and a transparent first electrode, a transparent second electrode, and a light control layer that are provided on a rear side with respect to the light reflective layer, the light control layer being disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, in which the light control layer includes a polymer network and liquid crystal molecules and changes between a first state where light is scattered and a second state where transmission of light is allowed by changing a magnitude of a voltage applied, the polymer network having a three-dimensional net shape having a plurality of domains, and the liquid crystal molecules being positioned in the domains.

R[−60,40](550)/R[−60,30](550)≥1.5  Expression (1)