Abstract:
A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal modulator that includes first and second electrodes, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second electrodes, and a controller for changing at least one of potential provided to the first electrode and central potential of the potential provided to the second electrode so that flicker falls within a specific range after power is turned on and before a charging phenomenon in the liquid crystal modulator is stabilized.
Abstract:
The invention provides a laser etching method for optical ablation working by irradiating a work article formed of an inorganic material with a laser light from a laser oscillator capable of emitting in succession light pulses of a large energy density in space and time with a pulse radiation time not exceeding 1 picosecond, wherein, in laser etching of the work article formed of the inorganic material by irradiation thereof with the laser light from the laser oscillator with a predetermined pattern and with a predetermined energy density, there is utilized means for preventing deposition of a work by-product around the etching position.
Abstract:
An illumination optical system which can use light from a light source with high efficiency and can provide an illumination luminous flux with highly uniform illuminance, is disclosed. The illumination optical system illuminates an illumination surface with a generally telecentric illumination luminous flux. In light intensity distribution of illumination light on the illumination surface changing depending on a deviation angle of an incident ray with respect to a normal to the illumination surface, the illumination optical system operates the illumination luminous flux such that a ratio of angle widths at which light intensity reaches half of a peak value in each of two axis directions orthogonal to each other on the illumination surface is an aspect ratio of 2:1.
Abstract:
An optical system is disclosed which is capable of improving of its contrast characteristic and displaying of images which have a brightness according to the brightness of the use environment. The optical system comprises an optical integrator which divides and recombines the illumination luminous flux in a first axis direction and a light intensity distribution converter which converts the light intensity distribution of the illumination luminous flux in a second axis direction. The optical system further comprises a luminous flux limiting unit which has an aperture. The size of the aperture is changeable in the second axis direction and unchangeable in the first axis direction.
Abstract:
A processing method for processing a discharge nozzle in a liquid jet recording head includes the steps of: providing a surface of the discharge port formation plate on the liquid discharge side with a sacrifice layer made of material capable of being processed by the laser light; processing and forming a discharge nozzle on the discharge port formation plate by irradiation of laser light; and removing the sacrifice layer.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing an ink jet head. In a thick film laminating step, a patterning layer corresponding to the configuration of ink flow paths on a member provided with a pressure generating source is formed, and an inorganic material layer is overcoated on the patterning layer to form an ink discharge surface. A patterned image of a predetermined ink discharge port configuration is irradiated by a laser capable of completing a sublimate ablation process before the laser beams are dispersed in a work piece as thermal energy. Subsequently, the sublimate ablation process is executed on ink discharge ports almost simultaneously from the inorganic material layer on the ink discharge side up to the interior of the thickness of the patterning layer. The patterning layer is removed after processing the ink discharge ports.
Abstract:
A method for forming through holes, which has laser beam as the light source to project the laser beam to the work object using an optical system through a photomask for the formation of through holes on the work object by ablation processing, comprises the steps of increasing the concentration of the optical processing energy contributing to the process using the reflected beam created from the work object in the laser ablation processing; and forming each of through holes having the configuration enabling the narrower end to be changed to the wider end in the incident direction of laser beam. With the structure thus arranged, it becomes possible to increase the energy concentration that contributes to the process as compared with the usual ablation processing, because the reflected beam created in the ablation processing can be utilized again for the optical processing. Then, each of the through holes can be formed easily in the configuration in which the narrower end changes to the wider end in the incident direction of laser beam, which cannot be easily processed by the application of the usual ablation processing.
Abstract:
An image can be outputted with a high sharpness without deteriorating a resolution. In order to output an image of a high picture quality while suppressing the occurrence of a moire, an exposure amount is modulated in accordance with pixel density information of the image divided into pixels of a predetermined size by an exposure amount modulating unit in a light scanning unit, thereby expressing an image dark/light state. In this case, in a highlight density region in which a pixel density is equal to or less than ⅓ of the maximum image density, the density data of two adjoining pixels is modulated by one pixel and the other pixel is not recorded. In a density region in which the image density lies within a range from ⅓ to ½ of the maximum image density, a part of the density data of one of the two adjoining pixels is transposed to the other pixel. In a density region in which the image density is equal to or larger than ½ of the maximum density, the pixel transposition is not performed.
Abstract:
A plurality of elongated beams are generated by dividing a laser beam, said plurality of beams being respectively applied to corresponding lens elements of a flyeye lens array. The structure is arranged in such a manner that the diameter of the plurality of the beams in the shorter direction is made smaller than that of each of the lens elements, so that the plurality of beams are further divided into a plurality of elongated secondary beams by the flyeye lens. The plurality of the secondary beams are bundled on a diaphragm in such a manner that their lengthwise directions substantially coincide with each other so that a beam pattern is formed. A row of openings arranged in the lengthwise direction of the beam pattern and formed in the diaphragm member are uniformly and efficiently irradiated with the thus-formed beam pattern. Then, the image of the row of openings is projected onto a plastic plate or the like so that a multiplicity of holes are formed in the plate. As a result, a nozzle plate of an ink jet printer head can be accurately and quickly manufactured.
Abstract:
An achromatic-type scanning optical arrangement includes a laser source, a first optical system for converging a beam of light emanating from the laser source, a deflecting device for deflecting the beam of light converged by the first optical system and a second optical system for focusing the beam of light deflected by the deflecting device onto a predetermined position. The entire optical system including the first optical system and the second optical system is corrected for chromatic aberration, as a whole, to eliminate the adverse influence of wavelength variations in the laser source upon variations in the focus position of the aforesaid beam of light.