公开(公告)号：US07075056B2

公开(公告)日：2006-07-11

申请号：US10515352

申请日：2003-05-21

申请人： Takashi Harada ,  Kazuhiko Mizuno ,  John A. Wheatley ,  Timothy J. Nevitt ,  Andrew J. Ouderkirk

发明人： Takashi Harada ,  Kazuhiko Mizuno ,  John A. Wheatley ,  Timothy J. Nevitt ,  Andrew J. Ouderkirk

IPC分类号： G01J3/50

CPC分类号： G01J3/51 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G02B5/22

摘要： A detector system, filter therefor, and method of making same is disclosed. The filter includes an interference element having a reflection band disposed primarily in the near infrared, and having a high transmission over most of the visible region. The filter also includes an absorptive element that absorbs light non-uniformly over the visible region. The filter when combined with a semiconductor photodiode or other suitable detector yields a detector system whose spectral responsivity closely matches the visual response of the human eye.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种检测器系统，滤波器及其制造方法。 滤波器包括干涉元件，该干涉元件主要设置在近红外线处的反射带，并且在大部分可见光区域具有高透射率。 滤光器还包括在可见光区域上不均匀地吸收光的吸收元件。 当与半导体光电二极管或其他合适的检测器组合时，滤光器产生检测器系统，其光谱响应度与人眼的视觉响应密切相关。

公开(公告)号：US20120206674A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-16

申请号：US13501860

申请日：2010-10-22

申请人： Michael F. Weber ,  Timothy J. Nevitt ,  Tao Liu ,  John A. Wheatley

发明人： Michael F. Weber ,  Timothy J. Nevitt ,  Tao Liu ,  John A. Wheatley

IPC分类号： G02F1/1333 ,  G02B5/30

CPC分类号： G02B5/305 ,  G02B6/005 ,  G02F1/13362

摘要： A film construction (610) includes a group of microlayers that reflect normally incident light polarized along a first axis more than normally incident light polarized along a second axis. The microlayers are arranged into optical repeat units (ORUs) that have a layer thickness distribution along a thickness axis perpendicular to the first and second axes that provides the group of microlayers with an intermediate reflectivity over an extended reflection band for a given incidence condition. The ORUs include thinner ORUs whose thicknesses are less than an average thickness, and thicker ORUs whose thicknesses are greater than the average thickness. The group of microlayers is optically immersed in a medium having a refractive index greater than air, such that “supercritical light” can propagate through the microlayers. The microlayers are oriented such that, on average, the thinner ORUs are closer than the thicker ORUs to an output surface of the construction. By “supercritical light” is meant that travels through the film at an angle that is more oblique than can be achieved by illumination from air using a flat, smooth air/film interface.

摘要翻译： 膜结构（610）包括一组微层，其反射正常入射的光沿着第一轴偏振，而不是沿着第二轴偏振的正常入射光。 微层布置成光学重复单元（ORU），其具有沿着垂直于第一和第二轴线的厚度轴线的层厚度分布，其为给定的入射条件在延伸的反射带上提供中间反射率的微层。 ORU包括厚度小于平均厚度的更薄的ORU，以及厚度大于平均厚度的较厚ORU。 微组织光学地浸入折射率大于空气的介质中，使得“超临界光”可以传播通过微层。 微层的取向使得平均来说，更薄的ORU比较厚的ORU更接近于结构的输出表面。 “超临界光”是指以比通过使用平坦，平滑的空气/膜界面的空气照明可以实现的倾斜更倾斜的角度穿过膜。

公开(公告)号：US06207260B1

公开(公告)日：2001-03-27

申请号：US09006118

申请日：1998-01-13

申请人： John A. Wheatley ,  Timothy J. Nevitt ,  William W. Merrill ,  Michael F. Weber

发明人： John A. Wheatley ,  Timothy J. Nevitt ,  William W. Merrill ,  Michael F. Weber

IPC分类号： B32B702

CPC分类号： G02B5/282 ,  G02B5/305 ,  Y10T428/24942 ,  Y10T428/2495 ,  Y10T428/26

摘要： Multilayer polymeric films and other optical bodies are provided. The films, which have at least three layers of different composition in the optical repeating unit, reflect light in a first portion of the spectrum while transmitting light in a second portion of the spectrum, exhibit improved reflectivities at oblique angles, and can be designed to suppress one or more higher order harmonics of the main reflection band.

摘要翻译： 提供多层聚合物膜和其他光学体。 在光学重复单元中具有至少三层不同成分的膜在光谱的第二部分中透射光的同时在光谱的第一部分中反射光，在倾斜角度表现出改善的反射率，并且可以设计成 抑制主反射带的一个或多个更高次谐波。

公开(公告)号：US20100238686A1

公开(公告)日：2010-09-23

申请号：US12600878

申请日：2008-05-19

申请人： Michael F. Weber ,  Timothy J. Nevitt ,  John A. Wheatley ,  Rolf W. Biernath ,  David G. Freier ,  Gilles J. Benoit ,  Charles D. Hoyle ,  Adrew J. Ouderkirk ,  Zhachui Yang

发明人： Michael F. Weber ,  Timothy J. Nevitt ,  John A. Wheatley ,  Rolf W. Biernath ,  David G. Freier ,  Gilles J. Benoit ,  Charles D. Hoyle ,  Adrew J. Ouderkirk ,  Zhachui Yang

IPC分类号： F21V7/22 ,  F21V7/00

CPC分类号： F21V7/00 ,  F21K9/60 ,  G02B6/0055 ,  G02B6/0056 ,  G02B6/0096 ,  G02F1/133605 ,  G02F1/133606 ,  G02F1/133611 ,  G02F1/133615 ,  G02F1/13362

摘要： A hollow light-recycling backlight has a “semi-specular” component providing a balance of specularly and diffusely reflected light improving the uniformity of the light output. The component may be arranged on the reflectors (1021), (1014) or inside the cavity (1016). This balance is achieved by designing the component's “transport ratio” defined by (F−B)/(F+B), (F and B are the amounts of incident light scattered forwards and backwards respectively by the component in the plane of the cavity) to lie in a certain range. Furthermore, the product of the front and back reflector “hemispherical” reflectivities should also lie in a given range. Alternatively, the “cavity transport value”, a measure of how well the cavity can spread injected light from the injection point to distant points in the cavity should lie in a further range and the “hemispherical” reflectivity of the back reflector should be >0.7.

摘要翻译： 中空回光背光具有“半镜面”部件，提供镜面和漫反射光的平衡，从而提高光输出的均匀性。 部件可以布置在反射器（1021），（1014）上或腔体（1016）内。 该平衡通过设计由（F-B）/（F + B）定义的部件的“传送比”来实现，（F和B分别是由腔内的部件向前和向后散射的入射光量） ）在一定范围内。 此外，前后反射镜“半球”反射率的乘积也应在给定范围内。 或者，“空穴输送值”是空穴将喷射点扩散到空腔中的远点的程度的量度应该在更远的范围内，背反射器的“半球形”反射率应当> 0.7 。

公开(公告)号：US08662687B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-04

申请号：US13129430

申请日：2009-11-17

申请人： Michael F. Weber ,  Timothy J. Nevitt ,  John A. Wheatley

发明人： Michael F. Weber ,  Timothy J. Nevitt ,  John A. Wheatley

IPC分类号： F21V9/14 ,  G02B5/30 ,  G02B27/28 ,  G02B1/10

CPC分类号： G02B6/0056 ,  G02B5/305 ,  G02F1/133536 ,  G02F1/1336 ,  G02F1/133606 ,  G02F1/133611 ,  G02F1/133615 ,  G02F2001/133543 ,  G02F2001/133545 ,  G02F2001/133607 ,  G02F2413/11 ,  G02F2413/12

摘要： Multilayer optical films are disclosed that exhibit high reflectivity at normal incidence for all polarizations but preferentially transmit high angle rays in one or two orthogonal planes of incidence. Both symmetrical and asymmetrical constructions are disclosed. The films can be used in direct-lit backlights and in lighting systems other than direct-lit backlights, such as edge-lit backlights, and non-backlight lighting systems such as systems intended for general illumination without the need for any graphic component, such as luminaires and task lights.

摘要翻译： 公开了在所有极化的正常入射下表现出高反射率但在一个或两个正交入射平面中优先传输高角度光线的多层光学膜。 公开了对称和非对称结构。 这些胶片可以用于直射式背光灯和除直接照明背光之外的照明系统中，例如边缘照明背光源和非背光照明系统，例如用于一般照明的系统，而不需要任何图形部件，例如 作为灯具和任务灯。

公开(公告)号：US06667095B2

公开(公告)日：2003-12-23

申请号：US09769971

申请日：2001-01-25

申请人： John A. Wheatley ,  Timothy J. Nevitt ,  William W. Merrill ,  Michael F. Weber

发明人： John A. Wheatley ,  Timothy J. Nevitt ,  William W. Merrill ,  Michael F. Weber

IPC分类号： B32B702

CPC分类号： G02B5/282 ,  G02B5/305 ,  Y10T428/24942 ,  Y10T428/2495 ,  Y10T428/26

摘要： Multilayer polymeric films and other optical bodies are provided. The films, which have at least three layers of different composition in the optical repeating unit, reflect light in a first portion of the spectrum while transmitting light in a second portion of the spectrum, exhibit improved reflectivities at oblique angles, and can be designed to suppress one or more higher order harmonics of the main reflection band.

摘要翻译： 提供多层聚合物膜和其他光学体。 在光学重复单元中具有至少三层不同成分的膜在光谱的第二部分中透射光的同时在光谱的第一部分中反射光，在倾斜角度表现出改善的反射率，并且可以设计成 抑制主反射带的一个或多个更高次谐波。

公开(公告)号：US09057843B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-16

申请号：US13501860

申请日：2010-10-22

申请人： Michael F. Weber ,  Timothy J. Nevitt ,  Tao Liu ,  John A. Wheatley

发明人： Michael F. Weber ,  Timothy J. Nevitt ,  Tao Liu ,  John A. Wheatley

IPC分类号： G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02B5/30 ,  F21V8/00

CPC分类号： G02B5/305 ,  G02B6/005 ,  G02F1/13362

摘要： A film construction (610) includes a group of microlayers that reflect normally incident light polarized along a first axis more than normally incident light polarized along a second axis. The microlayers are arranged into optical repeat units (ORUs) that have a layer thickness distribution along a thickness axis perpendicular to the first and second axes that provides the group of microlayers with an intermediate reflectivity over an extended reflection band for a given incidence condition. The ORUs include thinner ORUs whose thicknesses are less than an average thickness, and thicker ORUs whose thicknesses are greater than the average thickness. The group of microlayers is optically immersed in a medium having a refractive index greater than air, such that “supercritical light” can propagate through the microlayers. The microlayers are oriented such that, on average, the thinner ORUs are closer than the thicker ORUs to an output surface of the construction. By “supercritical light” is meant that travels through the film at an angle that is more oblique than can be achieved by illumination from air using a flat, smooth air/film interface.

摘要翻译： 膜结构（610）包括一组微层，其反射正常入射的光沿着第一轴偏振，而不是沿着第二轴偏振的正常入射光。 微层布置成光学重复单元（ORU），其具有沿着垂直于第一和第二轴线的厚度轴线的层厚度分布，其为给定的入射条件在延伸的反射带上提供中间反射率的微层。 ORU包括厚度小于平均厚度的更薄的ORU，以及厚度大于平均厚度的较厚ORU。 微组织光学地浸入折射率大于空气的介质中，使得“超临界光”可以传播通过微层。 微层的取向使得平均来说，更薄的ORU比较厚的ORU更接近于结构的输出表面。 “超临界光”是指以比通过使用平坦，平滑的空气/膜界面的空气照明可以实现的倾斜更倾斜的角度穿过膜。

公开(公告)号：US20110228511A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-22

申请号：US13129430

申请日：2009-11-17

申请人： Michael F. Weber ,  Timothy J. Nevitt ,  John A. Wheatley

发明人： Michael F. Weber ,  Timothy J. Nevitt ,  John A. Wheatley

IPC分类号： F21V9/14 ,  F21V7/00 ,  G02F1/13357 ,  F21V7/22

CPC分类号： G02B6/0056 ,  G02B5/305 ,  G02F1/133536 ,  G02F1/1336 ,  G02F1/133606 ,  G02F1/133611 ,  G02F1/133615 ,  G02F2001/133543 ,  G02F2001/133545 ,  G02F2001/133607 ,  G02F2413/11 ,  G02F2413/12

摘要： Multilayer optical films are disclosed that exhibit high reflectivity at normal incidence for all polarizations but preferentially transmit high angle rays in one or two orthogonal planes of incidence. Both symmetrical and asymmetrical constructions are disclosed. The films can be used in direct-lit backlights and in lighting systems other than direct-lit backlights, such as edge-lit backlights, and non-backlight lighting systems such as systems intended for general illumination without the need for any graphic component, such as luminaires and task lights.

摘要翻译： 公开了在所有极化的正常入射下表现出高反射率但在一个或两个正交入射平面中优先传输高角度光线的多层光学膜。 公开了对称和非对称结构。 这些胶片可以用于直射式背光灯和除直接照明背光之外的照明系统中，例如边缘照明背光源和非背光照明系统，例如用于一般照明的系统，而不需要任何图形部件，例如 作为灯具和任务灯。

公开(公告)号：US07407313B2

公开(公告)日：2008-08-05

申请号：US11691782

申请日：2007-03-27

申请人： Craig R. Schardt ,  John C. Schultz ,  Andrew J. Ouderkirk ,  John A. Wheatley ,  Michael F. Weber ,  Kenneth A. Epstein ,  James E. Watson

发明人： Craig R. Schardt ,  John C. Schultz ,  Andrew J. Ouderkirk ,  John A. Wheatley ,  Michael F. Weber ,  Kenneth A. Epstein ,  James E. Watson

IPC分类号： F21V7/04

CPC分类号： G02B6/0018 ,  G02B6/0008 ,  G02B6/0021 ,  G02B6/0026 ,  G02B6/0028 ,  G02B6/0046 ,  G02B6/005 ,  G02B6/0068

摘要： An illumination system including a light source, light guides coupled to the light source, each including an input surface and an output surface, emissive material positioned to receive light from at least one light guide, and a first interference reflector positioned between the emissive material and the output surfaces of the light guides is disclosed. The light source emits light having a first optical characteristic. The emissive material emits light having a second optical characteristic when illuminated with light having the first optical characteristic. The first interference reflector substantially transmits light having the first optical characteristic and substantially reflects light having the second optical characteristic.

摘要翻译： 一种照明系统，包括光源，耦合到光源的光导体，每个光源包括输入表面和输出表面，定位成接收来自至少一个光导的光的发射材料和位于发射材料和 公开了光导的输出表面。 光源发射具有第一光学特性的光。 当用具有第一光学特性的光照射时，发光材料发射具有第二光学特性的光。 第一干涉反射器基本透射具有第一光学特性的光，并且基本上反射具有第二光学特性的光。

公开(公告)号：US07357554B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-15

申请号：US11682090

申请日：2007-03-05

申请人： Michael F. Weber ,  John A. Wheatley ,  Andrew J. Ouderkirk ,  Kenneth A. Epstein ,  James E. Watson

发明人： Michael F. Weber ,  John A. Wheatley ,  Andrew J. Ouderkirk ,  Kenneth A. Epstein ,  James E. Watson

IPC分类号： F21V7/04

CPC分类号： G02B6/0068 ,  G02B6/0008 ,  G02B6/0026 ,  G02B6/0028 ,  G02B6/0066

摘要： An illumination system including a light source, a light guide including an output surface, emissive material positioned to receive light from the output surface of the light guide, and an interference reflector positioned such that the emissive material is between the output surface of the light guide and the interference reflector is disclosed. The light source emits light having a first optical characteristic. The emissive material emits light having a second optical characteristic when illuminated with light having the first optical characteristic. The interference reflector substantially transmits light having the second optical characteristic and substantially reflects light having the first optical characteristic.

摘要翻译： 一种照明系统，包括光源，包括输出表面的光导，定位成接收来自光导的输出表面的光的发射材料以及定位成使得发光材料位于光导的输出表面之间的干涉反射器 并且公开了干涉反射器。 光源发射具有第一光学特性的光。 当用具有第一光学特性的光照射时，发光材料发射具有第二光学特性的光。 干涉反射器基本透射具有第二光学特性的光，并基本上反射具有第一光学特性的光。