摘要:
This invention has as its object to reduce the apparatus scale by simplifying the arrangement of an image reading apparatus for radiating light including both visible and non-visible components, and detecting light obtained from a predetermined image, and provides an image reading apparatus which has illumination means for simultaneously radiating both light including a visible component and light including a non-visible component, and detection means for detecting light obtained from a predetermined image in accordance with the light radiated from the illumination means, including filter means which can be switched in accordance with whether the visible or non-visible component is radiated from the illumination means onto the predetermined image, and control means for controlling a switching operation of the filter means.
摘要:
A liquid crystal device is constituted by (a) a pair of base plates each having an orientation control film thereon, and (b) a liquid crystal composition interposed between the base plates. The liquid crystal composition comprises at least two liquid crystal compounds including at least one liquid crystal compound which has a temperature range in which it shows cholesteric phase. The liquid crystal composition has a temperature range in which it shows cholesteric phase and is placed in chiral smectic phase which has been formed through cholesteric phase on temperature decrease. The liquid crystal composition comprises liquid crystal molecules having long axes forming a pre-tilt in the chiral smectic phase.
摘要:
A color image display apparatus includes: an image recording medium comprising a recording layer capable of selectively forming a light-scattering state and a transparent state, and a color filter having a pattern of plural color segments operatively associated with the recording layer, a light source, a viewing position, and display means for selectively sending to the viewing position a colored optical image composed of scattered light having passed through the recording layer. The display means may include direction means for directing light from the light source to be incident to the recording layer in a direction not normal to the recording layer.
摘要:
An optical modulation device is provided by forming an optical modulation layer comprising a polymer liquid crystal having a helical structure and a non-helical structure in chiral smectic C phase. The helical structure of the polymer liquid crystal is selectively formed or removed to provide a recorded state. The recorded state is held below the glass transition point of the polymer liquid crystal. The helical pitch of the helical structure can be selectively changed to form a recorded state. The helical structure can be formed to dispose its principal axis perpendicularly to the polymer liquid crystal layer. The recorded state may be read out by detecting a reflectance from the polymer liquid crystal layer.
摘要:
A bifunctional optically active liquid crystal intermediate compound represented by the following Formula (I): X--Y--C.sub.* H(M)--CH.sub.2 --OH is disclosed, wherein X represents CH.sub.2 .dbd.CH--, HOCH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --, HSCH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --, HOCH.sub.2 --, HOOC--, HOCH.sub.2 CH.dbd.CH--, CH.sub.3 CH(OH)-- or HOCH.sub.2 C.sub.* H(Z)--; Y represents --CH.sub.2).sub.n or --CH.sub.2 (.sub.m O).sub.l CH.sub.2 --, where n represents an integer of 1 to 18, m represents an integer of 1 to 12, and l represents an integer of 1 to 4; M and Z each represents halogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group, said halogen atom being selected from the group consisting of I, Cl, Br and F, and said alkyl group or alkoxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; and the mark * represents an asymmetric carbon atom. A process for preparing the intermediate compound is also disclosed.
摘要:
A particle measuring device having a light source for irradiating particles to be examined, light wavelength convertor provided in the optical path of the a light source and at least emitting a light converted into the short wavelength side relative to the wavelength of the incident light from the light source, and photometer for photometering the light from the particles to be examined.
摘要:
A liquid crystal device having a pair of base plates and a liquid crystal composition interposed between the pair of base plates. The liquid crystal composition contains a liquid crystal showing at least a chiral smectic phase and a liquid crystal showing at least a cholesteric phase. At least one of the pair of base plates has a face which has been provided with a function of preferentially orienting the axes of the liquid crystal molecules contacting the face in one direction.
摘要:
An optical image recording apparatus includes an image holding member comprising a polymer recording layer capable of recording and holding data through heat application, thermal recording means for applying heat to the polymer recording layer, a photosensitive member, and exposure means for recording the data recorded by the recording layer by the photosensitive member. The polymer recording layer is preferably composed from a polymer liquid crystal. The polymer recording layer and the photosensitivie member can be provided in a laminated form. The data recorded on the photosensitive member may be subjected to an electrophotographic image forming process.
摘要:
A nonlinear optical material is provided by mixing a polymer liquid crystal having a chiral center and a nonlinear optical compound. The polymer liquid crystal may be a ferroelectric polymer liquid crystal. The nonlinear optical material is preferably in the form of a solid solution. A nonlinear optical device is formed by orienting the nonlinear optical material to provide an optical member.
摘要:
A ferroelectric liquid crystal composition containing an optically active mesomorphic compound represented by the following formula (I) or (II): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are respectively an alkyl, and C with * represents an asymmetric carbon atom. The mesomorphic compound provides the ferroelectric liquid crystal composition with an extended operational life in a liquid crystal device.