摘要:
A sensing device may include a cholesteric crystal device including two optically transparent substrates; a liquid crystal having portions adapted for producing a plurality of optical states, said liquid crystal being arranged between the two optically transparent substrates; an optical sensor for changing optical states of respective portions of said liquid crystal to produce a range of respective optical states including all optical states produced by said liquid crystal ranging from one state to any combination of broadband reflection, tunable narrow band reflection, light scattering, and transparency in accordance with an amount of voltage applied across said cholesteric crystal device for changing optical states.
摘要:
A method of producing an iridescent reflecting surface on an object is presented. Flakes of dry non metallic reflecting material such as cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) material are applied to the surface so that the flakes are parallel with the surface and bound with a binder to the surface.
摘要:
Technology for constructing a single layer polarization insensitive electrically switchable liquid crystal mirror is disclosed which serves as the basic element for constructing an optical router switch array in free space as well as waveguide format. The optical router switch array includes a plurality of switchable liquid crystal mirror elements having liquid crystal arranged in stack cells and/or in a waveguide configuration. The resulted optical router switches are motionless, polarization insensitive, stable within the operational spectral region, and stable versus temperature. The invention also includes methods for manufacturing a single switchable liquid crystal mirror element and the optical switch arrays. The same technology is further extended to constructing an electrically tunable optical filter that is motionless and polarization insensitive.
摘要:
A device and method of manufacturing a single layer multi-state ultra-fast cholesteric liquid crystal includes two optically transparent states with a liquid crystal arranged therebetween, and changing the optical states of the liquid crystal ranging from one state to any combination of broadband reflection, tunable narrow band reflection, light scattering, and transparency in accordance with a voltage applied to the device. A surfactant can be added to reduce the response time and a dichroic dye may be added to include the property of light absorption and reduce the bandwidth. The device can provide any and all of the aforementioned optical states for infrared light, visible light, and ultra-violet light. The desired outputs can be formed according to need, so that predetermined optical states can operate with either no voltage or a particular voltage or voltage range.
摘要:
An optical viewing apparatus may include an objective lens assembly and an one eye piece assembly connected to the objective lens assembly. The optical viewing apparatus may exhibit a field of view in the range of between 40° and, preferably beyond 80°, and an eye-relief of at least 15 mm, and the optical viewing apparatus may exhibit a foveated image for at least one field of view (FOV) wherein the optical on-axis resolution decays toward the periphery of the field of view.
摘要:
An H-bridge micro inverter grid-connected device is invented to solve the problem that failure of any photovoltaic panel on the existing solar photovoltaic system cascade can cause efficiency reduction of the whole photovoltaic panel module. The H-bridge micro inverter grid-connected device comprises a single-chip microcomputer controller, a CPLD controller, a MOSFET full-bridge circuit, a high-frequency transformer, a half-bridge rectifying circuit, an SCR full-bridge circuit and a filter circuit, wherein the MOSFET full-bridge circuit is in the full-bridge type, the high-frequency transformer is a single-phase transformer with a central tap, and the SCR full-bridge circuit is applied. The integral structure above is characterized by the decreasing number of components, the reduction of power switches, and the simplification of the control circuits and driving circuits, so as to decrease the number of full-control switch components, improve the system reliability and reduce the system costs.
摘要:
An H-bridge micro inverter grid-connected device is invented to solve the problem that failure of any photovoltaic panel on the existing solar photovoltaic system cascade can cause efficiency reduction of the whole photovoltaic panel module. The H-bridge micro inverter grid-connected device comprises a single-chip microcomputer controller, a CPLD controller, a MOSFET full-bridge circuit, a high-frequency transformer, a half-bridge rectifying circuit, an SCR full-bridge circuit and a filter circuit, wherein the MOSFET full-bridge circuit is in the full-bridge type, the high-frequency transformer is a single-phase transformer with a central tap, and the SCR full-bridge circuit is applied. The integral structure above is characterized by the decreasing number of components, the reduction of power switches, and the simplification of the control circuits and driving circuits, so as to decrease the number of full-control switch components, improve the system reliability and reduce the system costs.
摘要:
A sensing device may include a cholesteric crystal device including two optically transparent substrates; a liquid crystal having portions adapted for producing a plurality of optical states, said liquid crystal being arranged between the two optically transparent substrates; an optical sensor for changing optical states of respective portions of said liquid crystal to produce a range of respective optical states including all optical states produced by said liquid crystal ranging from one state to any combination of broadband reflection, tunable narrow band reflection, light scattering, and transparency in accordance with an amount of voltage applied across said cholesteric crystal device for changing optical states.
摘要:
Electro-optically operated transmitters containing a wave guide liquid crystal beam steering device in series of fine beam steering devices as well as electrically switchable mirror are disclosed. The wave guide beam steering device is constructed on a planar lightwave circuit that contains a plurality of liquid crystal switching elements intersecting a plurality of optical wave guides and one main wave guide that has a curvature for light propagation. The transceiver is capable of continuously steering multiple beams of light into separate independent directions with a field-of-regard close to 4π. The resulted optical transmitter device is motionless, polarization sensitive or insensitive, stable within the operational spectral region, and stable versus temperature. When an optical receiver is integrated, the transmitters become transceivers. The invention also includes the methods for manufacturing the wave guide beam steering device.