G02B5/0858

MIRROR WITH DISPLAY DEVICE

A mirror with display device includes a transparent planar material; and a display device. The transparent planar material has a metallic thin film. A light-shielding part is formed in the transparent planar material so that the transparent planar material has a translucent part. A display part of the display device for displaying an image is bonded to the translucent part via an adhesive layer.

OPTICAL DEVICES
20230236066 · 2023-07-27 ·

An optical device is provided. The optical device includes a time-of-flight (TOF) sensor array, a photon conversion thin film, and a light source. The photon conversion thin film is disposed above the time-of-flight sensor array. The light source emits light with a first wavelength towards the photon conversion thin film to be converted into light with a second wavelength received by the time-of-flight sensor array. The second wavelength is longer than the first wavelength.

Wetting layers for optical device enhancement

Embodiments described herein relate to methods and materials for optical device fabrication. In one embodiment, a method of fabricating an optical device is provided. The method includes depositing a dielectric film on a substrate, depositing a wetting layer on the dielectric film, and depositing a metal containing film on the wetting layer. In another embodiment, an optical device is provided. The device includes a substrate, a dielectric film deposited on and contacting the substrate, a wetting layer deposited on and contacting the dielectric film, and a metal containing film deposited on and contacting the wetting layer.

Near-infrared ray absorbing article and method for manufacturing thereof, and optical filter and method for manufacturing thereof

The present invention relates to a near-infrared absorbing article and an optical filter utilizing the same, wherein the near-infrared absorbing article comprises a glass substrate including a compressive stress layer having a predetermined thickness, thus to provide a thin thickness and a certain level of strength or more. Therefore, it has an advantage that can be cut by using a blade or a laser.

Manufacturing Method of Monolithic Mirror
20230026756 · 2023-01-26 ·

After a step of etching a core layer, a lower cladding layer, and a substrate so that a recessed opening including one end of an optical waveguide is formed relative to a multilayer board and a step of forming mask layers on a top surface of the substrate including the opening, in a step, crystal is grown with respect to the mask layers in the opening, and a tilt surface to be used as the monolithic mirror is formed. An upper cladding layer is formed covering the core layer at the same time. Then, formation of an optical waveguide pattern, formation of the optical waveguide and an end surface of the optical waveguide, formation of a dielectric film for preventing reflection, and formation of a metal film on a surface of the tilt surface are executed.

Catadioptric lens and optical system comprising such a lens
11561381 · 2023-01-24 · ·

A catadioptric lens includes at least two optical elements arranged along an optical axis. Both optical elements are configured as a mirror having a substrate and a highly reflective coating applied to an interface of the substrate. The highly reflective coating extends from the interface of the substrate along a surface normal. At least one of the highly reflective coatings has one or a plurality of layers. The optical total layer thickness of the one layer of the plurality of layers increases radially from the inner area outward.

Reflective optical element

Reflective optical element with extended service life for VUV wavelengths includes a substrate (41) and a metal layer (49) thereon. At least one metal fluoride layer (43) on the metal layer faces away from the substrate and at least one oxide layer (45) on the metal fluoride layer faces away from the substrate. The thicknesses of the layers on the metal layer facing away from the substrate are selected so that the electrical field of a standing wave, formed when a relevant wavelength is reflected, has a minimum in the region of the oxide layer. In addition, the relevant wavelength is selected so that, from a minimum VUV wavelength range to the relevant wavelengths, the integral over the extinction coefficients of the material of the at least one oxide layer is between 15% and 47% of the corresponding integral from the minimum wavelengths to a maximum wavelength.

PLASTIC LIGHT-FOLDING ELEMENT, IMAGING LENS ASSEMBLY MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE
20220373715 · 2022-11-24 ·

A plastic light-folding element includes an incident surface, an exit surface, a reflective surface and a reflective optical layer. The incident surface and the exit surface are configured to lead an imaging light enter and exit the plastic light-folding element, respectively. The reflective surface is configured to fold the imaging light. The reflective optical layer is disposed on the reflective surface, and includes an Ag layer, a bottom layer optical film and a top layer optical film. The bottom layer optical film is contacted with the Ag layer, and the bottom layer optical film is closer to the reflective surface than the Ag layer to the reflective surface. A refractive index of the top layer optical film is lower than a refractive index of the bottom layer optical film, and the top layer optical film is not contacted with the Ag layer.

Structurally-colored articles and methods for making and using structurally-colored articles
11612208 · 2023-03-28 · ·

As described above, one or more aspects of the present disclosure provide articles having structural color, and methods of making articles having structural color. The present disclosure provides for articles that exhibit structural colors through the use of an optical element, where structural colors are visible colors produced, at least in part, through optical effects. The optical element (e.g., a single layer reflector, a single layer filter, a multilayer reflector or a multilayer filter) can include the reflective layer(s), constituent layers, and an optional textured surface. The optical element has a minimum percent reflectance in a wavelength range within the wavelength range of about 380 to 625 nanometers. The optical element imparts a structural color that corresponds substantially to the range of wavelength range.

Omnidirectional high chroma red structural colors

A multilayer thin film that reflects an omnidirectional high chroma red structural color. The multilayer thin film may include a reflector layer, at least one absorber layer extending across the reflector layer, and an outer dielectric layer extending across the at least one absorber layer. The multilayer thin film reflects a single narrow band of visible light when exposed to white light and the outer dielectric layer has a thickness of less than or equal to 2.0 quarter wave (QW) of a center wavelength of the single narrow band of visible light.