Device for tilting an optical element, particularly a mirror

    公开(公告)号:US10684464B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-16

    申请号:US15517522

    申请日:2015-09-18

    申请人: Optotune AG

    摘要: The invention relates to a device (1, 2) for pivoting an optical element (10), comprising: an optical element (10), wherein the optical element is movably mounted so that the optical element can be tilted at least about a first axis (A), a magnet (20) extending in an extension direction (Z), wherein the magnet (20) comprises a magnetization (M) aligned with said extension direction (Z), and wherein the magnet (20) comprises a front side (20a), and wherein optical element (10) is rigidly coupled to the magnet (20) or to a first conductor section (30) that faces the front side (20a) of the magnet (20) in the extension direction (Z), wherein the first conductor section (30) extends along the first axis (A), and a current source means (50) electrically connected to the first conductor section (30), which current source means (50) is designed to apply an electrical current (I) to said first conductor section (30), so that a Lorentz force is generated that tilts the optical element (10) about said first axis (A) along a first tilting direction (x).

    FOCUS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A FOCUS SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220350110A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-03

    申请号:US17734070

    申请日:2022-05-01

    申请人: Optotune AG

    摘要: Focus system (1) comprising an imaging objective (10) with an optical element (100), two emitters (20) for emitting a beam (200) respectively, wherein the imaging objective (10) is arranged to depict an object (3) located in an object plane (30) in an image plane (31), the optical element is arranged to adjust a distance (300) from the object plane (30) to the imaging objective (10), the beams (200) are transmitted through or reflected by the optical element (20), and the beams (200) intersect at the object plane (30).

    OPTICAL DEVICE AND LASER MACHINING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20220134474A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-05

    申请号:US17515482

    申请日:2021-10-31

    申请人: Optotune AG

    摘要: Optical device (1) comprising a carrier (4), an optical element (2) and a radiation sink (3), wherein the optical element (2) is mounted on the carrier (4), the optical element (2) is movably attached to the carrier (4), the carrier (4) has a recess (7), wherein the optical device (1) is arranged to interact with electromagnetic radiation (9), dividing the electromagnetic radiation (9) in a first portion (91) and a second portion (92), the optical element is arranged to deflect the first portion in a definable direction, and the second portion (92) is incident into the recess (7) and impinges onto the radiation sink (3).

    SYSTEM FOR EYE TRAINING AND USE OF THE SYSTEM FOR EYE TRAINING

    公开(公告)号:US20200297572A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-24

    申请号:US16822422

    申请日:2020-03-18

    申请人: Optotune AG

    发明人: Manuel Aschwanden

    IPC分类号: A61H5/00

    摘要: The invention relates to an eye training system (1) with the spectacles (10) that comprise at least the following components: A frame member (11) configured to keep the spectacles (10) on the head of a person wearing the spectacles (10), two optical assemblies (12) arranged at the frame member (11), wherein the optical assemblies (12) are arranged such at the frame member (11) that when the spectacles (10) are worn on the head of the person said optical assemblies (12) are in front of the eyes of the person, wherein each optical assembly (12) comprises a focus-tunable lens (13) with an adjustable focal length, a control circuit (22) comprising a processor, wherein the control circuit is configured to control the focal lengths of the focus-tunable lenses (13) in response to data (200) received from an external computer or provided by the processor. The invention further relates to a method and a computer program for performing eye training with the eye training system (1).

    Variable focus lens
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10371870B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-06

    申请号:US15561054

    申请日:2016-03-24

    申请人: Optotune AG

    摘要: The invention relates to a variable focus lens comprising an elastically deformable optical element (7) and a circumferential mechanism (10, 1, 5, 2, 3, 8, 21) to transfer a rotational movement to an axial movement, wherein by using a ball bearing system (9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17) the mechanism is optimized in a manner to reduce mechanical friction, friction variation and to improve force-direction dependent positioning insensitivity.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE OPTICAL PROPERTY OF A VISUAL AID FOR A PERSON

    公开(公告)号:US20220373805A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-24

    申请号:US17748064

    申请日:2022-05-19

    申请人: Optotune AG

    发明人: Manuel Aschwanden

    IPC分类号: G02B27/01 G02B3/06 G06T19/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to a method for determining at least one optical property of a visual aid (e.g. eyeglasses) for a person, the method comprising the steps of: Observation of a test pattern (T) by the person through an tunable lens (20, 21) of a virtual reality (VR) and/or augmented reality (AR) headset (2) worn by the person, the tunable lens (20, 21) being positioned in front of an eye of the person, and adjusting at least one optical property of the tunable lens (20, 21) so that the person perceives the test pattern (T) as being sharp, or adjusting at least one optical property of the tunable lens (20, 21) until a sensor device (30, 31) detects accommodation of the eye of the person to the test pattern (T).

    Tiltable Mirror Device
    8.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220334349A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-20

    申请号:US17722355

    申请日:2022-04-17

    申请人: Optotune AG

    摘要: The invention relates to a tiltable mirror device (1) comprising the components: a tiltable portion (2) comprising a substrate (2.1) having a reflective layer (2.2) for reflecting electromagnetic waves, a fixed portion (3) relative to which the tiltable portion (2) is movable, a bearing assembly (4) mechanically connecting the fixed portion (3) and the tiltable portion (2), wherein the bearing assembly (4) is arranged to render the tiltable portion (2) tiltable around at least one axis of rotation (100) with respect to the fixed portion (3), an actuator assembly, wherein the actuator assembly comprises two components, namely a coil portion (6) comprising one or more coils (6.1, 6.2) each comprising an electric conductor (6.3), and a magnetic assembly (5), wherein one component of the actuator assembly is comprised by the tiltable portion (2), and wherein the other component of the actuator assembly is comprised by the fixed portion (3), wherein the components of the actuator assembly are arranged to move the tiltable portion (2) with respect to the fixed portion (3) by means of a Lorentz force, wherein the actuator assembly is arranged, particularly completely arranged in an actuation space (300) extending away from the reflective layer (2.2) on a single side of the reflective layer (2.2).

    Tunable non-round fluidic lens with immersed lens shaper

    公开(公告)号:US11448900B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-20

    申请号:US16324923

    申请日:2017-05-05

    申请人: OPTOTUNE AG

    IPC分类号: G02C7/08

    摘要: The invention relates to an optical device (1), comprising: at least a first lens 100) having an adjustable focal length, wherein the first lens (100) comprises a container (2) that defines a volume (V) which is filled with a transparent fluid (F), and wherein the container (2) comprises a front wall (20), which front wall (20) comprises a transparent membrane (21) that is flexible and stretchable and a transparent lens shaper (22) that is immersed in the fluid (F) and connected to the membrane (21), so that the lens shaper (22) defines a curvature-adjustable area (23) of the membrane (21), and wherein the container (2) comprises a back wall (30) facing the front wall (20), wherein the fluid (F) is arranged between the front wall (20) and the back wall (30), and wherein the back wall (30) forms a lens.

    CORRECTIVE LENS AND METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF A CORRECTIVE LENS

    公开(公告)号:US20210364824A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-25

    申请号:US17326342

    申请日:2021-05-21

    申请人: Optotune AG

    IPC分类号: G02C7/04

    摘要: The corrective lens described herein comprises a carrier, a tuning element and an actuator. The corrective lens may be a contact lens which is arranged to be placed directly on the surface of the eyes. The corrective lens may be an intraocular lens, which is arranged to be implanted in the eye for example as part of a treatment for cataracts or myopia.