Electrically-reconfigurable optical device structures with phase change materials

    公开(公告)号:US12130507B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-29

    申请号:US18204158

    申请日:2023-05-31

    IPC分类号: G02F1/01 G01J1/04 G02F1/17

    摘要: A reconfigurable optical frequency selective structure having embedded therein:



    (a) an array of optical antennas for picking up propagating radiation in a visible or infrared frequency region and achieving preferential absorption of electromagnetic energy at a target wavelength k within the region,
    (b) an array of optical mesa structures of sub-wavelength scale including a phase-change material, the array of optical antennas being disposed atop the array of optical mesa structures respectively;
    (c) a metal ground plane disposed beneath the array of optical mesa structures, the array of optical mesa structures standing above the ground plane or an interfacial layer and being separated from one another to inhibit parasitic capacitance coupling therebetween; and
    (d) a plurality of heaters for selectively heating any one of the array of optical mesa structures to cause the phase change material in the selected optical mesa structure to change from an amorphous state, wherein the antenna atop the selected mesa structure is capacitively coupled to the metal ground plane, to a crystalline state wherein the antenna atop the selected mesa structure is electrically shunted to the ground plane via the selected mesa structure.

    Imaging apparatus with belt driven simultaneous filter unit movement

    公开(公告)号:US12114053B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-08

    申请号:US17979124

    申请日:2022-11-02

    发明人: Hiroyuki Kuroki

    IPC分类号: H04N23/50 G02F1/01

    CPC分类号: H04N23/50 G02F1/0121

    摘要: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging element including an imaging surface; a first filter unit including a first optical filter; and a drive mechanism configured to move the first filter unit in parallel in a second direction intersecting a first direction being a normal direction of the imaging surface and between a first filtering position and a first retraction position. The first filtering position is a position at which the first optical filter is present in front of the imaging surface, and the first retraction position is a position at which the first optical filter is deviated from a front of the imaging surface. The drive mechanism includes a belt member coupled to the first filter unit, and a belt drive member configured to rotate in a state where the belt member is partially wound, the belt drive member configured to move a first portion of the belt member to which the first filter unit is coupled in the second direction.

    LIQUID CRYSTAL TUNABLE POLARIZATION FILTERS FOR COLOR IMAGERS

    公开(公告)号:US20240329434A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18554749

    申请日:2021-06-22

    摘要: A color camera system according to an example includes a red, green, blue (RGB) color camera device to capture images of an object, and a polarized illumination source to illuminate the object during the capture of the images. The color camera system further includes a liquid crystal tunable polarization filter positioned between the camera device and the object, wherein the liquid crystal tunable polarization filter is to provide the camera device with selectable linear polarization viewing states for capturing the images of the object, and is to provide capability for each RGB pixel to be uniquely processed using RGB color distinct polarization filter parameters.

    SERIAL ARRAY OF MODULATORS AND DETECTORS
    8.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240319006A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-26

    申请号:US18615915

    申请日:2024-03-25

    发明人: Guifang Li

    摘要: An optical receiver may include multiple photodetectors connected in serial and an amplifier connected to the photodetectors, where the amplifier is configured to amplify an electrical signal generated by the photodetectors in response to illumination. The receiver may further include one or more optical elements to receive signal light and direct the signal light to a subset of the plurality of photodetectors. The receiver may further include an illumination source to illuminate the plurality of photodetectors with flood illumination during operation. An optical modulator may include multiple modulators connected in serial and driven by a common voltage driver.

    Pi cell drive waveform
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12099264B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-24

    申请号:US17888804

    申请日:2022-08-16

    申请人: zSpace, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G02B30/25 G02F1/01 H05B47/10

    摘要: Systems and methods for providing an electrical waveform to a pi-cell polarization switch. The electrical waveform may reduce/limit ion accumulation in and/or light leakage associated with the polarization switch. The electrical waveform may include multiple segments, e.g., a first segment may drive the polarization switch to a first polarization state and may be defined by a first portion having a first voltage level and a first polarity and a second portion having the first voltage level and a second polarity opposite the first polarity and a second segment, occurring after the first segment, that may drive the polarization switch to the second polarization state. The second segment may be defined by a second voltage level having the first polarity. An absolute value of the first voltage level may be greater than an absolute value of the second voltage level.

    Display device having visual angle control film

    公开(公告)号:US12092938B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-17

    申请号:US17475960

    申请日:2021-09-15

    IPC分类号: G02F1/17 G02F1/01

    CPC分类号: G02F1/17 G02F1/0102

    摘要: A display device having a visual angle control film can attenuate an interference phenomenon between a panel and a visual angle control film and effectively shield unnecessary light of a visual angle, the display device comprises a display panel; and a visual angle control film disposed on the display panel, wherein the visual angle control film may include a plurality of light-shielding patterns for shielding light advancing in a side direction except a front direction of the display panel in a visual angle control mode, and each of the plurality of light-shielding patterns may have a thickness in the range of 8% to 25% of a pixel area of the display panel, an interval in the range of 33% to 39% of the pixel size, and a slope angle in the range of ±5° to 15° based on 90°.