ELECTROOPTIC CHROMOPHORES WITH LARGE OPTICAL BIREFRINGENCE FOR APPLICATIONS AT HIGH SPEED AND SHORT WAVELENGTHS
    1.
    发明申请
    ELECTROOPTIC CHROMOPHORES WITH LARGE OPTICAL BIREFRINGENCE FOR APPLICATIONS AT HIGH SPEED AND SHORT WAVELENGTHS 审中-公开
    具有高光和短波长应用的大光学双电极的电解色素

    公开(公告)号:WO2006055919A3

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-14

    申请号:PCT/US2005042190

    申请日:2005-11-18

    IPC分类号: G02B5/23

    摘要: Disclosed is a series of materials, which exhibit large birefringence under the influence of an applied electric field. These materials are capable of switching this large birefringence with a characteristic time on the order of 1 microsecond or less. In addition, these materials have good optical loss at this wavelength, and are stable under irradiation. These materials are suitable for fabrication of optical devices such a variable optical attenuators, switches, and modulators that respond in these time frames or slower. These materials are also suitable for use across a wide range of wavelengths. As a second component of this invention, some of these novel materials exhibit these desired optical properties (large birefringence, low loss, stability under illumination) at wavelengths as short as about 400 nm. These materials are suitable for fabrication of optical devices operating at or about 405 nm, where conventional EO materials strongly absorb and/or quickly degrade.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一系列在施加的电场的影响下显示出大的双折射的材料。 这些材料能够以1微秒或更小的特征时间切换这种大的双折射。 此外,这些材料在该波长处具有良好的光学损失,并且在照射下是稳定的。 这些材料适用于制造光学器件,例如在这些时间帧或更慢时间响应的可变光衰减器,开关和调制器。 这些材料也适用于广泛的波长范围。 作为本发明的第二组分,这些新型材料中的一些在短达约400nm的波长下表现出这些所需的光学性质(大的双折射,低损耗,照射下的稳定性)。 这些材料适用于制造在约405nm或约405nm下工作的光学器件,其中常规EO材料强烈吸收和/或快速降解。

    ELECTROOPTIC CHROMOPHORES WITH LARGE OPTICAL BIREFRINGENCE FOR APPLICATIONS AT HIGH SPEED AND SHORT WAVELENGTHS
    8.
    发明申请
    ELECTROOPTIC CHROMOPHORES WITH LARGE OPTICAL BIREFRINGENCE FOR APPLICATIONS AT HIGH SPEED AND SHORT WAVELENGTHS 审中-公开
    具有高光和短波长应用的大光学双电极的电解色素

    公开(公告)号:WO2006055919A2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-26

    申请号:PCT/US2005/042190

    申请日:2005-11-18

    IPC分类号: C07C17/42

    摘要: Disclosed is a series of materials, which exhibit large birefringence under the influence of an applied electric field. These materials are capable of switching this large birefringence with a characteristic time on the order of 1 microsecond or less. In addition, these materials have good optical loss at this wavelength, and are stable under irradiation. These materials are suitable for fabrication of optical devices such a variable optical attenuators, switches, and modulators that respond in these time frames or slower. These materials are also suitable for use across a wide range of wavelengths. As a second component of this invention, some of these novel materials exhibit these desired optical properties (large birefringence, low loss, stability under illumination) at wavelengths as short as about 400 nm. These materials are suitable for fabrication of optical devices operating at or about 405 nm, where conventional EO materials strongly absorb and/or quickly degrade.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一系列在施加的电场的影响下显示出大的双折射的材料。 这些材料能够以大于1微秒或更小的特征时间来切换这种大的双折射。 此外,这些材料在该波长处具有良好的光学损失,并且在照射下是稳定的。 这些材料适用于制造光学器件,例如在这些时间帧或更慢时间响应的可变光衰减器,开关和调制器。 这些材料也适用于广泛的波长范围。 作为本发明的第二组分,这些新型材料中的一些在短至约400nm的波长下表现出所需的光学性质(大双折射,低损耗,照射下的稳定性)。 这些材料适用于制造在约405nm或约405nm下工作的光学器件,其中常规EO材料强烈吸收和/或快速降解。

    ADJUSTABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS
    9.
    发明申请
    ADJUSTABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS 审中-公开
    可调节内窥镜

    公开(公告)号:WO2009124231A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-08

    申请号:PCT/US2009/039409

    申请日:2009-04-03

    IPC分类号: A61F2/16

    摘要: Methods and devices for altering the power of a lens, such as an intraocular lens, are disclosed. In one method, the lens comprises a single polymer matrix containing crosslinkable pendant groups, wherein the polymer matrix increases in volume when crosslinked. The lens does not contain free monomer. Upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation, crosslinking causes the exposed portion of the lens to increase in volume, causing an increase in the refractive index. In another method, the lens comprises a polymer matrix containing photobleachable chromophores. Upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation, photobleaching causes a decrease in refractive index in the exposed portion without any change in lens thickness. These methods avoid the need to wait for diffusion to occur to change the lens shape and avoid the need for a second exposure to radiation to lock in the changes to the lens.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于改变诸如人工晶状体的透镜的功率的方法和装置。 在一种方法中,透镜包含含有可交联侧基的单一聚合物基质,其中当交联时聚合物基体的体积增加。 镜头不含有游离单体。 当暴露于紫外线辐射时,交联使得透镜的暴露部分体积增加,导致折射率增加。 在另一种方法中,透镜包含含有可光漂白的发色团的聚合物基质。 在紫外线照射下,光漂白导致曝光部分的折射率降低,透镜厚度没有变化。 这些方法避免了等待发生扩散以改变透镜形状的需要,并且避免了第二次暴露于辐射以锁定透镜变化的需要。

    LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIALS AND ELECTROOPTIC DEVICES WITH A LIQUID CRYSTAL-CONTAINING CLADDING
    10.
    发明申请
    LIQUID CRYSTAL MATERIALS AND ELECTROOPTIC DEVICES WITH A LIQUID CRYSTAL-CONTAINING CLADDING 审中-公开
    液晶材料和含有液晶包层的电光器件

    公开(公告)号:WO2005038497A3

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-15

    申请号:PCT/US2004034017

    申请日:2004-10-14

    摘要: Broadly, then, one aspect of the present invention is a functional optical material composed of a liquid crystal (LC) evidencing a pair of refractive indices (RI's) and a polymer in which the LC is dispersed. The refractive index (RI) of said polymer may be outside of the L C RI's by at least about 0.03. Another aspect of the present invention is a functional optical material composed of a liquid crystal (LC) and a polymer in which the LC is dispersed, wherein said LC is less than about 5% miscible in said polymer. A further aspect of the present invention is a functional optical material composed of a liquid crystal (LC) and a polymer in which the LC is dispersed, wherein the cladding contains not more than about 20wt% LC. In all of these embodiments, the functional optical material can be clad to an optical waveguide and can optionally contain a chromophore. In yet another aspect of the present invention, a functional optical waveguide is composed of a polymer having a refractive index, RIP and an optical waveguide clad having a refractive index, RIWG, wherein RIP is at least about 0.3% lower than RIWG under operating conditions of said clad optical waveguide.

    摘要翻译: 广义地说,本发明的一个方面是由表现出一对折射率(RI)的液晶(LC)和其中分散有LC的聚合物组成的功能光学材料。 所述聚合物的折射率(RI)可以在L C RI之外至少约0.03。 本发明的另一方面是由液晶(LC)和其中分散有LC的聚合物组成的功能性光学材料,其中所述聚合物中所述LC小于约5%。 本发明的另一方面是一种由液晶(LC)和其中分散有LC的聚合物组成的功能光学材料,其中包层含有不超过约20wt%的LC。 在所有这些实施例中,功能光学材料可以被包覆到光波导并且可以可选地包含发色团。 在本发明的另一方面,功能性光波导由具有折射率的聚合物RIP和包含折射率RIWG的光波导包层组成,其中RIP在工作条件下比RIWG低至少约0.3% 的所述包层光波导。