Abstract:
An optical element is provided to improve light transmissivity, heat resistance, and luster resistance by restricting difference between refractive indexes of thermosetting resin and fine particles within a range of the following formula, 0
Abstract:
An image projection device is provided to perform expansion projection, correct a color aberration, and have high image quality. An image projection device has a projection optical system unit(PU) for guiding an image beam emitted from a light modulation element(MD) and projecting the guided image beam on a projection surface. The projection optical system unit(PU) includes a refractive optical system(BS), a curved surface mirror optical system(MCS), and an optical path change mirror optical system(MHS). The refractive optical system(BS) has an optical aperture iris. The curved surface mirror optical system(MCS) has at least the first curved surface mirror and the second curved surface mirror for reflecting a reflective beam passing through the first curved surface mirror. The optical path change mirror optical system(MHS) changes a progress direction of the image beam at least once. When the image beam toward the center of the projection surface from the center of a display surface of the light modulation element(MD) is a base ray, an incident angle(thetaalpha) of the base ray for the projection surface satisfies 55
Abstract:
An imaging lens, an imaging apparatus having the imaging lens, and a personal communication device having the imaging apparatus are provided to correct various aberrations satisfactorily, and to cope with an imaging device of a great number of pixels. An imaging lens(10) images light from a subject on an imaging device, and includes an aperture stop(S), a first lens(L1), a second lens(L2), a third lens(L3), and a fourth lens(L4) in order from an object. The first lens(L1) has a plus refractive force. The second lens(L2) has a minus refractive force, and a concave surface thereof faces an image side. The third lens(L3) has a plus refractive force. The fourth lens(L4) has a minus refractive force, and a concave surface thereof faces the image side. When the radius of curvature of the image side surface of the second lens(L2) is r4, and the focal distance of the imaging lens(10) is f, a formula: 0.2
Abstract:
An optical pickup device comprising an object optical system for focusing a first light beam of a first wavelength lambda1 onto an information recording surface of a first optical disk of a recording density rho1, focusing a second light beam of a second wavelength lambda2 (lambda2>lambda1) onto an information recording surface of a second optical disk of a recording density rho2 (rho2 lambda2) onto an information recording surface of a third optical disk of a recording density rho3 (rho3
Abstract:
An optical scanning device (1) for scanning an information layer (4) of an optical record carrier (2), the device (1) comprising a radiation source (11) for generating a radiation beam (12, 15, 20) and an objective system (18) for converging the radiation beam on the information layer, the information layer being covered by a transparent layer (3) of thickness td and refractive index nd. The objective system comprises a lens having a protection device projecting away from the lens towards the optical record carrier such that the distance between the protection device and the optical record carrier is less than the free working distance. The lens satisfies the condition: where D is the entrance pupil diameter, FWD is the free working distance, and D, FWD, t and td are all expressed in millimeters and where FWD + td/nd
Abstract:
Methods of optimizing optical alignment in an optical package are provided. In one embodiment, the optical package includes a laser diode, a wavelength conversion device, coupling optics positioned along an optical path extending from the laser diode to the wavelength conversion device, and one or more adaptive actuators. The method involves adjusting the optical alignment of the wavelength conversion device in a non-adaptive degree of freedom by referring to a thermally-dependent output intensity profile of the laser diode and a thermally-dependent coupling efficiency profile of the optical package. The adjustment in the non-adaptive degree of freedom is quantified such that, over a given operating temperature range of the optical package, portions of the coupling efficiency profile characterized by relatively low coupling efficiency offset portions of the output intensity profile characterized by relatively high laser output intensity and portions of the coupling efficiency profile characterized by relatively high coupling efficiency offset portions of the output intensity profile characterized by relatively low laser output intensity. Additional embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
Abstract:
A variable power optical system which keeps a lens production difficulty level at a conventional level while making it sufficiently compact. The variable power optical system comprises sequentially form an object side a first lens group having a negative optical power, and a second lens group having a positive optical power, the interval between the first and second lens groups being reduced at variable-powering from a wide-angle end to a telescopic end. The first lens group consists of a negative lens and a positive meniscus lens, and the second lens group consists of a biconvex positive lens and a negative meniscus lens. The following relations are satisfied when the thickness on the optical axis AX from the front-most surface of the first lens group to the rear-most surface of the first lens group is D1, a synthetic focal distance of the entire optical system at the wide-angle end of the variable power optical system is fw, and a synthetic focal distance of the second lens group is f2. 0.5
Abstract:
A position detector (3) capable of obtaining an output having a linearity in a wide range includes: a magnetic field generating member (11) attached to a movable member (10) movable in a predetermined movable direction (x); and magnetic field detection means (12) for detecting a magnetic field change caused by movement of the magnetic field generating member (11). The magnetic field generating member (11) includes an N-pole portion (13) magnetized into N-pole, an S-pole portion (14) magnetized into S-pole arranged in the movable direction with the N-pole portion (13), and a non-magnetized portion (15) not magnetized between the N-pole portion (13) and the S-pole portion (14).
Abstract:
This invention is directed to an optical pickup apparatus which includes a first laser source (BL) which emits a first beam, a second laser source (AL) which emits a second beam having a polarization plane substantially perpendicular to a polarization plane of the first beam, a polarization diffraction element (HOE) which selectively diffracts one of the first beam and the second beam in accordance with polarized states therof, and an objective lens (OBJ) which records and/or reproduces information by focusing the first beam whch has passed through the polarization diffraction element (HOE) onto an information recording surface of a first optical information recording medium (DSC1), and records and/or reproduces information by focusing the second beam which has passed through the polarization diffraction element (HOE) onto an information recording surface of a second optical information recording medium (DSC2).
Abstract:
An optical scanning device (1) for scanning an information layer (4) of an optical record carrier (2), the device (1) comprising a radiation source (11) for generating a radiation beam (12, 15, 20) and an objective system (18) for converging the radiation beam on the information layer, the information layer being covered by a transparent layer (3) of thickness td and refractive index nd. The objective system comprises a lens having a protection device projecting away from the lens towards the optical record carrier such that the distance between the protection device and the optical record carrier is less than the free working distance. The lens satisfies the condition: where D is the entrance pupil diameter, FWD is the free working distance, and D, FWD, t and td are all expressed in millimeters and where FWD + td/nd