摘要:
A functional optical element comprises a first optical member, a second optical member provided in contact with said first optical member, the interface between said first optical member and said second optical member being non-flat planar, a means for changing the refractive index of said second optical member, said means for changing refractive index being capable of creating selectively a first state in which said first optical member and said second optical member have an equal refractive index and a second state in which said first optical member and said second optical member have different refractive indices by changing the refractive index of said second optical member.
摘要:
A variable aberration imaging optical system comprises an imaging optical system and an optical device disposed in the optical system and capable of controlling the imaging characteristic of the imaging optical system. The optical device has a medium for forming an index gradient therein by heat, and a device for imparting heat to a desired position on the medium.
摘要:
This specification discloses a light modulating device comprising a liquid medium whose physical properties are variable by heat, and a heat-generating element for heating the liquid medium to such a degree that boiling does not occur to the liquid medium. The specification also discloses a light modulation apparatus comprising a liquid medium whose physical properties are variable by heat, a heat-generating element for heating the liquid medium to such a degree that boiling does not occur to the liquid medium, and a optical system for taking out one of a light flux modulated by the variation in physical properties of the liquid medium and a light flux not modulated by said variation from a state in which the light fluxes are mixedly present.
摘要:
An optical element whose focal length is variable comprises a medium whose refractive index is variable by temperature, a heating device for imparting heat to the medium to cause an index gradient resulting from a temperature distribution to be created in the medium, and a device for controlling the amount of heat imparted to the medium by the heating device to vary the shape of the index gradient formed in the medium.
摘要:
An optical system for scanning a medium with a beam spot includes a light beam generator, a deflector for deflecting the light beam in a predetermined direction and in deflection plane, and an imaging optical system between the deflector and the medium for imaging the light beam from the deflector on the medium as a beam spot, the imaging optical system having at least one lens element mode of a moisture absorbing material. The lens element has a shape in which the dimension in a direction parallel to the deflection plane of the light beam is greater than the dimension in a direction perpendicular to the deflection plane of the light beam. A device mitigates any influence on the imaged condition of the light beam on the medium caused by the lens element being subjected to moisture.
摘要:
A colored image reading apparatus has a light source for illuminating the surface of an original, a transmitting optical system for dividing the light beam from the surface of the original into two beams of short wavelength zone and long wavelength zone and transmitting them to a light detector, a processing circuit for effecting an operation between the signals from the light detector and obtaining a plurality of electrical signals, and a converter circuit for converting the plurality of electrical signals into signals corresponding to respective colors, and is capable of well discriminating and reading four colors, black, blue, red and white, by selecting to predetermined values the wavelength .lambda.'b of the overall spectral characteristic on the short wavelength zone side including all of the spectral characteristics of the light source, the transmitting optical system and the light detector relative to the maximum value of the transmission factor and the wavelength .lambda.'r of the overall spectral characteristic on the long wavelength zone side relative to the maximum value of the transmission factor.
摘要:
An optical device having a variable optical surface is given by the combination of an elastic body and a relatively rigid member having an opening and disposed to contact the elastic body to expose a part of the surface of the elastic body. The exposed surface part forms a variable optical surface, the shape of which is changed by deforming the elastic body to vary the focal length.
摘要:
An array lens comprises a member having a plurality of arranged openings, an elastic member provided in intimate contact with the member and having its surface shape deformable by an extraneous pressure, and means for imparting a force to the elastic member to deform the surface shape of the elastic member in the openings of the member.
摘要:
An optical device having an elastic body sandwiched between typically two optical surfaces, which are capable of changing relative positions through deformation of the elastic body. The two optical surfaces may be given by, for example, parallel flat plate glasses or lenses. By changing the distnace or relative positions between the two optical surfaces, focusing or correction of chromatic aberration of photographic lenses, etc. can be effected.
摘要:
Optical modulation is carried out by providing a transparent member having a surface, providing an elastomeric body disposed spaced apart from the surface, irradiating the surface with a light beam, and causing the elastomeric body to contact the surface so that the proportion of the light beam transmitted through the surface is changed.