Abstract:
Techniques are described for operating an optical system. In some embodiments, light associated with a world object is received at the optical system. Virtual image light is projected onto an eyepiece of the optical system. A portion of a system field of view of the optical system to be at least partially dimmed is determined based on information detected by the optical system. A plurality of spatially-resolved dimming values for the portion of the system field of view may be determined based on the detected information. The detected information may include light information, gaze information, and/or image information. A dimmer of the optical system may be adjusted to reduce an intensity of light associated with the world object in the portion of the system field of view according to the plurality of dimming values.
Abstract:
A liquid crystal device that is flexible and includes a cholesteric liquid crystal material erased by flexing. Totally free of electronics and electrically conductive electrodes, the liquid crystal device takes advantage of a reverse mode effect observed in cholesteric liquid crystals whereby pressure applied to the device changes a reflective texture to a transmissive texture to create an image. The image is erased and the device reinitialized by flexing to create reflective texture surroundings.
Abstract:
Provided is a display apparatus including a first cholesteric liquid crystal panel, a second cholesteric liquid crystal panel, and a third cholesteric liquid crystal panel. The first cholesteric liquid crystal panel has a light receiving surface. The second cholesteric liquid crystal panel overlaps the first cholesteric liquid crystal panel and is disposed on a side of the first cholesteric liquid crystal panel away from the light receiving surface. The third cholesteric liquid crystal panel overlaps the second cholesteric liquid crystal panel and is disposed on a side of the second cholesteric liquid crystal panel away from the first cholesteric liquid crystal panel. One of the first cholesteric liquid crystal panel, the second cholesteric liquid crystal panel, and the third cholesteric liquid crystal panel is provided with multiple first light shielding patterns separated from each other.
Abstract:
A structural interface having an adaptive liquid crystal material that is positioned to receive electromagnetic radiation and adapted to reflect a selective band of the received electromagnetic radiation so as to help with cooling of a structure in the summer and/or heating of the structure in the winter. The adaptive liquid crystal material is designed to change its selective reflection band when exposed to an activating temperature or an activating light or both. Depending on the interior and/or exterior conditions, the adaptive liquid crystal material has one or more selective reflection bands with a peak wavelength selected from the following: within a sunlight wavelength span, outside a thermal infrared wavelength span, outside the sunlight wavelength span, or within the thermal infrared wavelength span. The structural interface may be applied to an exterior or interior surface of a structural envelop or be integrated into a structural envelope material.
Abstract:
A transparent display device and a driving method thereof. The transparent display device includes a light guide plate transmitting incident light impinging from its exterior or its back surface and reflecting backlight light impinging from its side surface to its front surface; and an active reflector disposed on the back surface of the light guide plate. The active reflector includes a cholesteric liquid crystal layer transmitting the incident light in a planar phase in a transparent mode.
Abstract:
A pixel structure having a plurality of display regions is provided. The pixel structure includes a transparent substrate, an active device layer, and a plurality of reflective display units. The transparent substrate has a first side and a second side opposite to each other. The active device layer is disposed on one of the first side and the second side of the substrate. The reflective display units are respectively located in the display regions and driven by the active device layer. Two reflective display units are located at the same display region to provide different display colors. Two closely adjacent display regions provide different display colors when display simultaneously.
Abstract:
A transparent display device and a driving method thereof. The transparent display device includes a light guide plate transmitting incident light impinging from its exterior or its back surface and reflecting backlight light impinging from its side surface to its front surface; and an active reflector disposed on the back surface of the light guide plate. The active reflector includes a cholesteric liquid crystal layer transmitting the incident light in a planar phase in a transparent mode.
Abstract:
A wavelength selective reflection display (10) comprises a wavelength selective reflection medium (20) and a backing member (30) having a first, non-reflective optical state, and a second, reflective optical state. Both the wavelength selective reflection medium (20) and the backing member (30) are divided into pixels (40, 50, 60), and the backing member (30) is switchable between its first and second optical states on a pixel-by-pixel basis. The pixels of the backing member (30) are substantially aligned with those of the wavelength selective reflection medium (20).
Abstract:
A reflective display device (2) comprises a plurality of controllable light absorption layers (8) arranged in a stack. Each of the layers (8) is capable of absorbing incident light in a specified wavelength band. A selective reflector (10) is immediately behind at least one of the layers (8) and is adapted to reflect at least some wavelengths of light within the wavelength band and substantially to transmit light of other wavelengths.
Abstract:
A light reflective film is produced by (a) forming a hard coat layer having a surface energy of less than 30 mN/m and a pencil hardness of at least 2H on a resin film, (b) applying a curable liquid crystal composition onto the surface of the opposite side, (c) drying the applied curable liquid crystal composition to be in a state of a cholesteric liquid crystal phase, (d) promoting the curing reaction to form a light reflective layer, and (e) repeating at least once the process of from (b) to (d).