Abstract:
A method and a device for the optical viewing of objects, the method comprising the stages of illuminating an object with ultraviolet radiation, and acquiring an image of the object thereby illuminated using a lens (3) comprising at least a forward optical group (30) and an aperture diaphragm (31) exhibiting a transparent window (35) located at a focal point of the forward optical group (30) defined for the ultraviolet radiation.
Abstract:
An optical apparatus (fig. 1) for producing light of a predetermined intensity from light sources of less than the predetermined intensity includes a first light source; a second light source; a double dove anti-Gaussian generator in optical communication with the first light source; and a compensator in optical communication with the second light source. Light from the first light source passes through the double dove anti-Gaussian generator and light from the second light source passes through the compensator, and are combined to produce a flattened Gaussian intensity distribution.
Abstract:
A lens assembly is constructed to accommodate certain, often competing, design characteristics. The lens assembly provides high optical performance in a compact and easy to manufacture system. The lens assembly allows a manufacturer to produce a system that is common among various aperture sizes so that manufacturability is enhanced. The lens assembly is also suitable for use in connection with additional components, such as filters and/or electronic detectors, such as CCD's and/or CMOS's. The lens assembly may be arranged to provide a relatively wide angle, such as approximately 40 degrees, with minimal distortion, for example, less than 1 % a ratio of the length of the lens assembly to the back focal length of approximately 1.39 to accommodate additional components, such as optical filters. The lens assembly may be configured as a four group, six element, lens assembly for example of the double Gauss (Biotar) type. The lens assembly may contain compensating aberrations to compensate the aberrations of plane parallel plates that may be used in connection with the lens assembly.
Abstract:
Telecentric projecctin lenses for use with pixelized panels (PP) are provided. The projection lenses have a negative first unit (U1) which has at least one negative meniscus element (N1) having at least one aspheric surface and a positive second unit (U2) which has at least one positive element (P1) having at least one aspheric surface. The lens' aperture stop (AS) is located between the two units, and a third lens unit (U3) may be used in the vicinity of the aperture stop to improve the correction of axial color. The lenses have small forward vertex distances, small clear apertures, and long back focal lengths which make them particularly well-suite for use in the manufacture of compact projection systems.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a projection illumination system and a projection lens comprising a lens arrangement consisting of at least one group of negative refractive lenses (LG2). Said lens group is comprised of at least 4 negative refractive lenses. A positive refractive lens (L9) is arranged in said lens group (LG2) after the third negative refractive lens (L8).
Abstract:
A single method and apparatus for producing many of the most common types of hologram from digital data is disclosed. In one embodiment the data are generated entirely by a computer as a 3-D (animated) model. In another embodiment the data are generated from multiple 2-D camera images taken of a real 3-D (moving) object or scene from a plurality of different camera positions. The data are digitally processed and displayed on a small high resolution spatial light modulator (SLM). A compact low energy pulsed laser, which avoids the usual vibration problems encountered at high rates of production and the installation in normal working environments, is used to record composite holograms on an holographic emulsion using a special optical design. The present invention permits the creation of restricted or full parallax master transmission or reflection type composite holograms, known as H1 holograms, that can be copied using traditional methods to produce full or single colour rainbow white-light transmission holograms, achromatic white-light transmission holograms or single or full-colour white-light reflection holograms. Alternatively the same invention and apparatus permits the direct writing of full or single colour rainbow white-light transmission composite holograms, achromatic white-light transmission composite holograms or single or full-colour white-light reflection composite holograms without the need to pass through the intermediate stage of the H1 transmission hologram. The present invention allows the creation of a compact rugged machine that is capable of producing holograms covering a large size range. In addition the invention produces holograms that can be tiled together to form composite holograms much larger than the component panels.
Abstract:
An apparatus for projecting images (100, 200, 300, 400) onto a projection screen is disclosed. The apparatus incorporates novel features to reduce both cost and size while providing a high level of illumination uniformity at the projection surface (308). Specifically, the apparatus uses an illumination focusing group (104, 210, 220, 222) for providing a uniform level of light on the image (106) to be projected. The illumination focusing group (104, 210, 220, 222) is designed to make use of lenses unsuitable for use as projection lenses (108, 110, 220, 222), thus reducing scrap and the attendant cost thereof.
Abstract:
A single method and apparatus for producing many of the most common types of hologram from digital data is disclosed. The data are generated entirely by a computer as a 3-D (animated) model or from multiple 2-D camera images taken of a real 3-D (moving) object or scene from a plurality of different camera positions. The data are digitally processed and displayed on a small high resolution spatial light modulator (SLM). A compact low energy pulsed laser, is used to record composite holograms. The present invention permits the creation of restricted or full parallax master transmission or reflection type composite holograms, known as H1 holograms, that can be copied using traditional methods. Alternatively the same invention and apparatus permits the direct writing of hologram without the need to pass through the intermediate stage of the H1 transmission hologram.
Abstract:
A camera with an objective and a sensor serving as an optoelectronic transducer is known in prior art. Said camera can be used, for instance, to monitor traffic in a vehicle or to assist during reverse driving. Conventional CCD sensors have limited brightness dynamics thus making it necessary to provide a controllable diaphragm or a brightness control device for the objective. Novel semiconductor sensors have substantially higher brightness dynamics in the range of 120 dB and can utilize all brightness values occurring in practice without a controllable diaphragm. In a camera having no controllable diaphragm, the entire amount of light always hits the objective. In the presence of intensive brightness, this causes considerable scatterings and reflections and ghost images in the resulting picture. The invention aims at making it possible to achieve practically no disturbing reflections even when no controllable diaphragms are used. This is achieved by combining a sensor (5) having a non-linear conversion characteristic curve (W) and high brightness dynamics and an objective having means for reducing reflections and scattered light. Said means consist, for instance, of an optical gel (8) mounted between the components of the objective or a special configuration of the lens (2, 3) and/or the holder (1) receiving the lens.