Abstract:
Head-up display (100) projects an image on windshield (220) to allow an observer to visually recognize a virtual image. Head-up display (100) includes display device (110) and projection optical system (120). Projection optical system (120) includes refractive optical system (121) and concave mirror (122). Display device (110) displays an image to be displayed. Projection optical system (120) projects the image to be displayed on display device (110) to a visual point of the observer. Refractive optical system (121) includes at least one optical element. Concave mirror (122) has a concave reflection surface. Refractive optical system (121) is positioned between display device (110) and concave mirror (122) on an optical path. A surface of the optical element to which light of the image to be displayed on display device (110) is first incident is a concave surface.
Abstract:
A lighting device is provided that includes a plurality of laser diodes each producing light in respective beams and a plurality of collimating lenses optically aligned with respective beams of the plurality of laser diodes. The lighting device also includes a field lens optically aligned to receive the laser light emitted by each of the plurality of laser diodes and directed thereto by the plurality of collimating lenses. The lighting device further has a light diffusing fiber having a terminal end located near a focal point of the field lens to receive the laser light, wherein the light diffusing fiber emits light from a side wall.
Abstract:
A head-up display device 1 includes a display element 110, a beam splitter 120, a movable mirror 130, first and second mirrors 150, 160, and a movable unit 140. The display element 110 emits light to form a display image. The beam splitter 120 being an optical member that reflects light or through which light is transmitted, reflects light emitted from the display element 110. The movable mirror 130 reflects light reflected off the beam splitter 120. The first and second mirrors 150, 160 that reflect light transmitted through the beam splitter 120 after being reflected off the movable mirror 130, or through which the light transmitted through the beam splitter 120 is transmitted, project a virtual image. The movable unit 140 adjusts a distance between the movable mirror 130 and the beam splitter 120 to adjust a projection distance of the virtual image.
Abstract:
A light fixture has an array of light emitting diodes arranged on a substrate, an array of lenses arranged adjacent the diodes, each lens corresponding to a diode, and having a center, the array of lenses arranged such that the each lens center is offset from a location of the diode. A light fixture has an array of light emitting diodes arranged in a x-y grid on a substrate, and an array of lenses arranged adjacent the array of light emitting diodes, each lens corresponding to a diode and having a center, the array of lenses arranged such that each lens center is offset a distance along a location axis of the diode.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a light transmission inspection device for detecting structures of a container, like a bottle, having a lighting unit arranged at a first side of a transport path for the container for transilluminating at least one container portion, and having an optical unit arranged on a second side of the transport path for detecting a transmitted light image of the container portion. In order to provide an improved inspection device for detecting structures of a container during the movement thereof on a transport path, according to the invention a lens for the orientation of the light beams emitted by the lighting unit is arranged on the lighting unit.
Abstract:
This projector (100, 200) includes a laser light generation portion (23, 24, 25), a projection portion (28) scanning laser light, and a speckle noise reducing projection screen (1). The projection screen includes a lens member (11) including a plurality of lens portions (111) splitting the laser light and a member (12) arranged to be opposed to the lens member, having an incident surface (122) and a diffusion portion. The diffusion portion of the diffusion member is arranged at a position apart by a distance larger than the focal length of the lens member along an optical axis (114) with respect to the optical principal surface (113) of the lens member.
Abstract:
An optical manifold for efficiently combining a plurality of blue LED outputs to illuminate a phosphor for a single, substantially homogeneous output, in a small, cost-effective package. Embodiments are disclosed that use a single or multiple LEDs and a remote phosphor, and an intermediate wavelength-selective filter arranged so that backscattered photoluminescence is recycled to boost the luminance and flux of the output aperture. A further aperture mask is used to boost phosphor luminance with only modest loss of luminosity. Alternative non-recycling embodiments provide blue and yellow light in collimated beams, either separately or combined into white.
Abstract:
A compact and efficient optical system featuring planar multi-layered LED light source arrays concentrating their polarized or unpolarized output within a limited angular range. The optical system manipulates light emitted by a planar light emitters such as electrically-interconnected LED chips. Each light emitting region in the array is surrounded by reflecting side-walls whose output is processed by elevated prismatic films, polarization converting films, or both. The optical interaction between light emitters, reflecting sidewalls and the elevated prismatic films create overlapping virtual images between emitting regions that contribute to the greater optical uniformity. Practical illumination applications of such uniform light source arrays include compact LCD of DMD video image projectors, as well as general lighting, automotive lighting, and LCD backlighting.